diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b7f6d51..428d0af1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ The following list of options are currently supported:
 containerRunOptions:
   user: "root"                  # set the --user/-u flag
   privileged: true              # set the --privileged flag (default: false)
+  network: "bridge"             # set the --net flag (default: bridge)
   allocateTty: true             # set the --tty flag (default: false)
   envFile: path/to/.env         # load environment variables from file and pass to container (equivalent to --env-file)
   envVars:                      # if not empty, read each envVar from the environment and pass to test (equivalent to --env/e)
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/docker_driver.go b/pkg/drivers/docker_driver.go
index 47083f98..282c232c 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/docker_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/docker_driver.go
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -64,27 +65,22 @@ func NewDockerDriver(args DriverConfig) (Driver, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *DockerDriver) hostConfig() *docker.HostConfig {
-	if d.runOpts.IsSet() && d.runtime != "" {
-		return &docker.HostConfig{
-			Capabilities: d.runOpts.Capabilities,
-			Binds:        d.runOpts.BindMounts,
-			Privileged:   d.runOpts.Privileged,
-			Runtime:      d.runtime,
-		}
-	}
+	var hc *docker.HostConfig
 	if d.runOpts.IsSet() {
-		return &docker.HostConfig{
+		hc = &docker.HostConfig{
 			Capabilities: d.runOpts.Capabilities,
 			Binds:        d.runOpts.BindMounts,
 			Privileged:   d.runOpts.Privileged,
+			NetworkMode:  d.runOpts.Network,
 		}
 	}
 	if d.runtime != "" {
-		return &docker.HostConfig{
-			Runtime: d.runtime,
+		if hc == nil {
+			hc = &docker.HostConfig{}
 		}
+		hc.Runtime = d.runtime
 	}
-	return nil
+	return hc
 }
 
 func (d *DockerDriver) Destroy() {
diff --git a/pkg/types/unversioned/types.go b/pkg/types/unversioned/types.go
index 84dfb602..975f7f52 100644
--- a/pkg/types/unversioned/types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/unversioned/types.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type ContainerRunOptions struct {
 	EnvFile      string   `yaml:"envFile"`
 	Capabilities []string
 	BindMounts   []string `yaml:"bindMounts"`
+	Network      string   `yaml:"network"`
 }
 
 func (opts *ContainerRunOptions) IsSet() bool {
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ func (opts *ContainerRunOptions) IsSet() bool {
 		len(opts.EnvFile) > 0 ||
 		(opts.EnvVars != nil && len(opts.EnvVars) > 0) ||
 		(opts.Capabilities != nil && len(opts.Capabilities) > 0) ||
-		(opts.BindMounts != nil && len(opts.BindMounts) > 0)
+		(opts.BindMounts != nil && len(opts.BindMounts) > 0) ||
+		len(opts.Network) != 0
 }
 
 type TestResult struct {
diff --git a/tests/amd64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml b/tests/amd64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81437bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/amd64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "host"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network host exposes host network interfaces"
+    command: "cat"
+    args: ["/proc/net/dev"]
+    expectedOutput: ["eth0|en[a-z0-9]+|ens|eno|wlan"]
diff --git a/tests/amd64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml b/tests/amd64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5d3c66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/amd64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "none"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network none test"
+    command: "getent"
+    args: ["hosts", "google.com"]
+    exitCode: 2
diff --git a/tests/arm64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml b/tests/arm64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81437bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arm64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "host"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network host exposes host network interfaces"
+    command: "cat"
+    args: ["/proc/net/dev"]
+    expectedOutput: ["eth0|en[a-z0-9]+|ens|eno|wlan"]
diff --git a/tests/arm64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml b/tests/arm64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5d3c66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arm64/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "none"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network none test"
+    command: "getent"
+    args: ["hosts", "google.com"]
+    exitCode: 2
diff --git a/tests/ppc64le/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml b/tests/ppc64le/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81437bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ppc64le/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "host"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network host exposes host network interfaces"
+    command: "cat"
+    args: ["/proc/net/dev"]
+    expectedOutput: ["eth0|en[a-z0-9]+|ens|eno|wlan"]
diff --git a/tests/ppc64le/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml b/tests/ppc64le/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5d3c66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ppc64le/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "none"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network none test"
+    command: "getent"
+    args: ["hosts", "google.com"]
+    exitCode: 2
diff --git a/tests/s390x/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml b/tests/s390x/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81437bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/s390x/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "host"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network host exposes host network interfaces"
+    command: "cat"
+    args: ["/proc/net/dev"]
+    expectedOutput: ["eth0|en[a-z0-9]+|ens|eno|wlan"]
diff --git a/tests/s390x/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml b/tests/s390x/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5d3c66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/s390x/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+schemaVersion: "2.0.0"
+containerRunOptions:
+  network: "none"
+commandTests:
+  - name: "network none test"
+    command: "getent"
+    args: ["hosts", "google.com"]
+    exitCode: 2
diff --git a/tests/structure_test_tests.sh b/tests/structure_test_tests.sh
index 87fac56a..c024daac 100755
--- a/tests/structure_test_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/structure_test_tests.sh
@@ -144,6 +144,27 @@ else
   echo "PASS: Run options (envFile) test case passed"
 fi
 
+res=$(./out/container-structure-test test --image "$test_image" --config "${test_config_dir}/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_none_test.yaml")
+code=$?
+if ! [[ ("$res" =~ "PASS" && "$code" == "0") ]];
+then
+  echo "FAIL: Run options (network none) test case failed"
+  echo "$res"
+  failures=$((failures +1))
+else
+  echo "PASS: Run options (network none) test case passed"
+fi
+
+res=$(./out/container-structure-test test --image "$test_image" --config "${test_config_dir}/ubuntu_22_04_containeropts_network_host_test.yaml")
+code=$?
+if ! [[ ("$res" =~ "PASS" && "$code" == "0") ]];
+then
+  echo "FAIL: Run options (network host) test case failed"
+  echo "$res"
+  failures=$((failures +1))
+else
+  echo "PASS: Run options (network host) test case passed"
+fi
 
 HEADER "Metadata Test Case"
 # test image metadata
@@ -218,8 +239,7 @@ HEADER "OCI layout test case"
 
 go install github.com/google/go-containerregistry/cmd/crane
 tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
-
-crane pull "$test_image" --format=oci "$tmp" --platform="linux/$go_architecture"
+"$(go env GOPATH)/bin/crane" pull "$test_image" --format=oci "$tmp" --platform="linux/$go_architecture"
 
 
 res=$(./out/container-structure-test test --image-from-oci-layout="$tmp" --config "${test_config_dir}/ubuntu_22_04_test.yaml" 2>&1)
@@ -263,7 +283,7 @@ fi
 
 res=$(./out/container-structure-test test --image "$test_image" --platform="linux/riscv64" --config "${test_config_dir}/ubuntu_22_04_test.yaml" 2>&1)
 code=$?
-if ! [[ "$res" =~ image\ with\ reference.+was\ found\ but\ its\ platform\ \(linux\/${go_architecture}\)\ does\ not\ match\ the\ specified\ platform\ \(linux\/riscv64\) && "$code" == "1" ]];
+if ! [[ ("$res" =~ image\ with\ reference.+was\ found\ but\ does\ not\ provide\ the\ specified\ platform\ \(linux\/riscv64\) || "$res" =~ image\ with\ reference.+was\ found\ but\ its\ platform\ \(linux\/${go_architecture}\)\ does\ not\ match\ the\ specified\ platform\ \(linux\/riscv64\)) && "$code" == "1" ]];
 then
   echo "FAIL: platform failing test case"
   echo "$res"