diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/nixos-container/nixos-container.pl b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/nixos-container/nixos-container.pl
index 5cb7e3b560b..18ee2f111b4 100755
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/nixos-container/nixos-container.pl
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/nixos-container/nixos-container.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ umask 0022;
 sub showHelp {
     print <<EOF;
 Usage: nixos-container list
-       nixos-container create <container-name> [--nixos-path <path>] [--system-path <path>] [--config-file <path>] [--config <string>] [--ensure-unique-name] [--auto-start]
+       nixos-container create <container-name> [--nixos-path <path>] [--system-path <path>] [--config-file <path>] [--config <string>] [--ensure-unique-name] [--auto-start] [--bridge <iface>]
        nixos-container destroy <container-name>
        nixos-container start <container-name>
        nixos-container stop <container-name>
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ my $systemPath;
 my $nixosPath;
 my $ensureUniqueName = 0;
 my $autoStart = 0;
+my $bridge;
 my $extraConfig;
 my $signal;
 my $configFile;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ GetOptions(
     "help" => sub { showHelp() },
     "ensure-unique-name" => \$ensureUniqueName,
     "auto-start" => \$autoStart,
+    "bridge=s" => \$bridge,
     "system-path=s" => \$systemPath,
     "signal=s" => \$signal,
     "nixos-path=s" => \$nixosPath,
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ if ($action eq "create") {
     push @conf, "PRIVATE_NETWORK=1\n";
     push @conf, "HOST_ADDRESS=$hostAddress\n";
     push @conf, "LOCAL_ADDRESS=$localAddress\n";
+    push @conf, "HOST_BRIDGE=$bridge\n";
     push @conf, "AUTO_START=$autoStart\n";
     write_file($confFile, \@conf);