diff --git a/kolla/common/config.py b/kolla/common/config.py
index 2db6f5e7d0..a214c1b376 100755
--- a/kolla/common/config.py
+++ b/kolla/common/config.py
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ _CLI_OPTS = [
                help='Time in seconds after which any operation times out'),
     cfg.MultiOpt('template-override', types.String(),
                  help='Path to template override file'),
+    cfg.MultiOpt('docker-dir', types.String(),
+                 help='Path to additional docker file template directory',
+                 short='D', default=[]),
     cfg.StrOpt('logs-dir', help='Path to logs directory'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('pull', default=True,
                 help='Attempt to pull a newer version of the base image'),
diff --git a/kolla/image/build.py b/kolla/image/build.py
index 262513a2e4..db218e7a68 100755
--- a/kolla/image/build.py
+++ b/kolla/image/build.py
@@ -643,6 +643,18 @@ class KollaWorker(object):
                 os.path.join(self.working_dir, "base", "apt_preferences")
             )
 
+    def copy_dir(self, src, dest):
+        if not os.path.isdir(dest):
+            shutil.copytree(src, dest)
+        else:
+            for file in os.listdir(src):
+                src_path = os.path.join(src, file)
+                dest_path = os.path.join(dest, file)
+                if os.path.isdir(src_path):
+                    self.copy_dir(src_path, dest_path)
+                else:
+                    shutil.copy2(src_path, dest_path)
+
     def setup_working_dir(self):
         """Creates a working directory for use while building."""
         if self.conf.work_dir:
@@ -653,7 +665,9 @@ class KollaWorker(object):
                 '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_')
             self.temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='kolla-' + ts)
             self.working_dir = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, 'docker')
-        shutil.copytree(self.images_dir, self.working_dir)
+        self.copy_dir(self.images_dir, self.working_dir)
+        for dir in self.conf.docker_dir:
+            self.copy_dir(dir, self.working_dir)
         self.copy_apt_files()
         LOG.debug('Created working dir: %s', self.working_dir)
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/additional-docker-dir-7121c33da7eec160.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/additional-docker-dir-7121c33da7eec160.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3120e590d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/additional-docker-dir-7121c33da7eec160.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Kolla now supports additional dockerfile directory building if they
+    follow Kolla template standard. To add custom docker directory run
+    kolla-build --docker-dir /path/to/custom/dockerfiles