diff --git a/tests/docker/Makefile.include b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
index 037cb9e9e7..012a2fc1af 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ docker:
 	@echo '                         (default is 1)'
 	@echo '    DEBUG=1              Stop and drop to shell in the created container'
 	@echo '                         before running the command.'
+	@echo '    NETWORK=1            Enable virtual network interface with default backend.'
+	@echo '    NETWORK=$BACKEND     Enable virtual network interface with $BACKEND.'
 	@echo '    NOUSER               Define to disable adding current user to containers passwd.'
 	@echo '    NOCACHE=1            Ignore cache when build images.'
 	@echo '    EXECUTABLE=<path>    Include executable in image.'
@@ -132,7 +134,8 @@ docker-run: docker-qemu-src
 		$(SRC_PATH)/tests/docker/docker.py run 			\
 			$(if $(NOUSER),,-u $(shell id -u)) -t 		\
 			$(if $V,,--rm) 					\
-			$(if $(DEBUG),-i,--net=none) 			\
+			$(if $(DEBUG),-i,)				\
+			$(if $(NETWORK),$(if $(subst $(NETWORK),,1),--net=$(NETWORK)),--net=none) \
 			-e TARGET_LIST=$(TARGET_LIST) 			\
 			-e EXTRA_CONFIGURE_OPTS="$(EXTRA_CONFIGURE_OPTS)" \
 			-e V=$V -e J=$J -e DEBUG=$(DEBUG)		\