diff --git a/bubblewrap.c b/bubblewrap.c
index 3b9719c4..06be1a39 100644
--- a/bubblewrap.c
+++ b/bubblewrap.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ static char *opt_args_data = NULL;  /* owned */
 static int opt_userns_fd = -1;
 static int opt_userns2_fd = -1;
 static int opt_pidns_fd = -1;
+static int opt_netns_fd = -1;
 static int opt_tmp_overlay_count = 0;
 static int next_perms = -1;
 static size_t next_size_arg = 0;
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ usage (int ecode, FILE *out)
            "    --disable-userns             Disable further use of user namespaces inside sandbox\n"
            "    --assert-userns-disabled     Fail unless further use of user namespace inside sandbox is disabled\n"
            "    --pidns FD                   Use this pid namespace (as parent namespace if using --unshare-pid)\n"
+           "    --netns FD                   Use this net namespace (cannot combine with --unshare-net)\n"
            "    --uid UID                    Custom uid in the sandbox (requires --unshare-user or --userns)\n"
            "    --gid GID                    Custom gid in the sandbox (requires --unshare-user or --userns)\n"
            "    --hostname NAME              Custom hostname in the sandbox (requires --unshare-uts)\n"
@@ -2210,6 +2212,26 @@ parse_args_recurse (int          *argcp,
 
           opt_pidns_fd = the_fd;
 
+          argv += 1;
+          argc -= 1;
+        }
+      else if (strcmp (arg, "--netns") == 0)
+        {
+          int the_fd;
+          char *endptr;
+
+          if (argc < 2)
+            die ("--netns takes an argument");
+
+          if (opt_netns_fd != -1)
+            warn_only_last_option ("--netns");
+
+          the_fd = strtol (argv[1], &endptr, 10);
+          if (argv[1][0] == 0 || endptr[0] != 0 || the_fd < 0)
+            die ("Invalid fd: %s", argv[1]);
+
+          opt_netns_fd = the_fd;
+
           argv += 1;
           argc -= 1;
         }
@@ -2656,6 +2678,9 @@ main (int    argc,
   if (opt_userns_fd != -1 && opt_unshare_user_try)
     die ("--userns is not compatible with --unshare-user-try");
 
+  if (opt_netns_fd != -1 && opt_unshare_net)
+    die ("--netns is not compatible with --unshare-net");
+
   if (opt_disable_userns && !opt_unshare_user)
     die ("--disable-userns requires --unshare-user");
 
@@ -2798,6 +2823,9 @@ main (int    argc,
       die_with_error ("Joining specified user namespace failed");
     }
 
+  if (opt_netns_fd != -1 && setns (opt_netns_fd, CLONE_NEWNET) != 0)
+    die_with_error ("Joining specified net namespace failed");
+
   /* Sometimes we have uninteresting intermediate pids during the setup, set up code to pass the real pid down */
   if (opt_pidns_fd != -1)
     {
@@ -2938,6 +2966,10 @@ main (int    argc,
    */
   switch_to_user_with_privs ();
 
+  /* If a pre-existing network namespace is specified via --netns, we assume
+   * that it already contains a loopback interface, so we do not call
+   * loopback_setup().
+   */
   if (opt_unshare_net)
     loopback_setup (); /* Will exit if unsuccessful */
 
diff --git a/bwrap.xml b/bwrap.xml
index ca717abd..13ee82f9 100644
--- a/bwrap.xml
+++ b/bwrap.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@
       <listitem><para>Use an existing pid namespace instead of creating one. This is often used with --userns, because the pid namespace must be owned by the same user namespace that bwrap uses. </para>
       <para>Note that this can be combined with --unshare-pid, and in that case it means that the sandbox will be in its own pid namespace, which is a child of the passed in one.</para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term><option>--netns <arg choice="plain">FD</arg></option></term>
+      <listitem><para>Use an existing net namespace instead of creating one. This cannot be combined with <option>--unshare-net</option>.</para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
       <term><option>--uid <arg choice="plain">UID</arg></option></term>
       <listitem><para>Use a custom user id in the sandbox (requires <option>--unshare-user</option>)</para></listitem>
diff --git a/completions/bash/bwrap b/completions/bash/bwrap
index e7a523c2..232d4711 100644
--- a/completions/bash/bwrap
+++ b/completions/bash/bwrap
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ _bwrap() {
 		--hostname
 		--info-fd
 		--lock-file
+		--netns
 		--overlay
 		--overlay-src
 		--perms
diff --git a/completions/zsh/_bwrap b/completions/zsh/_bwrap
index fbddda43..20b71287 100644
--- a/completions/zsh/_bwrap
+++ b/completions/zsh/_bwrap
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ _bwrap_args=(
     '--lock-file[Take a lock on DEST while sandbox is running]:lock file:_files'
     '--mqueue[Mount new mqueue on DEST]:mount point for mqueue:_files -/'
     '--new-session[Create a new terminal session]'
+    '--netns[Use this net namespace (cannot combine with --unshare-net)]: :'
     '--perms[Set permissions for next action argument]: :_guard "[0-7]#" "permissions in octal": :->after_perms'
     '--pidns[Use this user namespace (as parent namespace if using --unshare-pid)]: :'
     '--proc[Mount new procfs on DEST]:mount point for procfs:_files -/'
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 87bf709e..69db7ef3 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ executable(
 test_scripts = [
   'test-run.sh',
   'test-seccomp.py',
+  'test-specifying-netns.sh',
   'test-specifying-pidns.sh',
   'test-specifying-userns.sh',
 ]
diff --git a/tests/test-specifying-netns.sh b/tests/test-specifying-netns.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e8d762f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-specifying-netns.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -xeuo pipefail
+
+srcd=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
+. "${srcd}/libtest.sh"
+
+echo "1..1"
+
+# This test needs user namespaces
+if test -n "${bwrap_is_suid:-}"; then
+    echo "ok - # SKIP no setuid support for --unshare-user"
+else
+    # Start the server inside a bubblewrap sandbox with a new user and net namespace
+    $RUN --info-fd 42 --unshare-user --unshare-net python3 -c "
+import socket
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+s.bind(('127.0.0.1', 0))
+port = s.getsockname()[1]
+with open('server-port.txt', 'w') as f:
+    f.write(str(port))
+s.listen(1)
+conn, addr = s.accept()
+conn.sendall(b'hello from netns\n')
+conn.close()
+" 42>info.json &
+
+    # Wait for the server to write the port file
+    while ! test -f server-port.txt; do sleep 0.1; done
+    SANDBOX1PID=$(extract_child_pid info.json)
+
+    # Run the client inside another bubblewrap sandbox, joining the user and net namespaces of the first
+    ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 LSAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 \
+    $RUN --userns 11 --netns 12 python3 -c "
+import socket
+with open('server-port.txt', 'r') as f:
+    port = int(f.read().strip())
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+s.connect(('127.0.0.1', port))
+data = s.recv(1024)
+print(data.decode().strip())
+s.close()
+" 11< /proc/$SANDBOX1PID/ns/user 12< /proc/$SANDBOX1PID/ns/net > client-output.txt
+
+    # Verify the output
+    echo "hello from netns" > expected.txt
+    assert_files_equal expected.txt client-output.txt
+
+    rm -f info.json server-port.txt client-output.txt expected.txt
+
+    echo "ok - Test --netns"
+fi