diff --git a/osbuild/__main__.py b/osbuild/__main__.py
index 64d6d660..04508d07 100755
--- a/osbuild/__main__.py
+++ b/osbuild/__main__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Build operating system images")
     parser.add_argument("pipeline_path", metavar="PIPELINE",
                         help="json file containing the pipeline that should be built")
+    parser.add_argument("--build-pipeline", metavar="PIPELINE", type=os.path.abspath,
+                        help="json file containing the pipeline to create a build environment")
     parser.add_argument("--store", metavar="DIRECTORY", type=os.path.abspath,
                         default=".osbuild/store",
                         help="the directory where intermediary os trees are stored")
@@ -27,6 +29,11 @@ def main():
     with open(args.pipeline_path) as f:
         pipeline = osbuild.load(json.load(f))
 
+    if args.build_pipeline:
+        with open(args.build_pipeline) as f:
+            build = osbuild.load(json.load(f))
+        pipeline.prepend_build_pipeline(build)
+
     try:
         pipeline.run(args.output_dir, args.store, interactive=True, libdir=args.libdir)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/osbuild/pipeline.py b/osbuild/pipeline.py
index 07d78ea0..0b3a3921 100644
--- a/osbuild/pipeline.py
+++ b/osbuild/pipeline.py
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ class Pipeline:
     def set_assembler(self, name, options=None):
         self.assembler = Assembler(name, options or {})
 
+    def prepend_build_pipeline(self, build):
+        pipeline = self
+        while pipeline.build:
+            pipeline = pipeline.build
+        pipeline.build = build
+
     def description(self):
         description = {}
         if self.build:
diff --git a/test/__main__.py b/test/__main__.py
index 6bf20172..9d9c7674 100644
--- a/test/__main__.py
+++ b/test/__main__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def test_firewall(extract_dir):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run integration tests')
     parser.add_argument('--list', dest='list', action='store_true', help='list test cases')
+    parser.add_argument('--build-pipeline', dest='build_pipeline', metavar='PIPELINE',
+                        type=os.path.abspath, help='the build pipeline to run tests in')
     parser.add_argument('--case', dest='specific_case', metavar='TEST_CASE', help='run single test case')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     f30_boot = IntegrationTestCase(
         name="f30-boot",
         pipeline="f30-boot.json",
+        build_pipeline=args.build_pipeline,
         output_image="f30-boot.qcow2",
         test_cases=[test_is_system_running],
         type=IntegrationTestType.BOOT_WITH_QEMU
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     timezone = IntegrationTestCase(
         name="timezone",
         pipeline="timezone.json",
+        build_pipeline=args.build_pipeline,
         output_image="timezone.tar.xz",
         test_cases=[test_timezone],
         type=IntegrationTestType.EXTRACT
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     firewall = IntegrationTestCase(
         name="firewall",
         pipeline="firewall.json",
+        build_pipeline=args.build_pipeline,
         output_image="firewall.tar.xz",
         test_cases=[test_firewall],
         type=IntegrationTestType.EXTRACT
diff --git a/test/integration_tests/build.py b/test/integration_tests/build.py
index 09a572b0..f8802086 100644
--- a/test/integration_tests/build.py
+++ b/test/integration_tests/build.py
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import sys
 from .config import *
 
 
-def run_osbuild(pipeline: str, check=True):
+def run_osbuild(pipeline: str, build_pipeline: str, check=True):
     cmd = OSBUILD + ["--store", OBJECTS, "-o", OUTPUT_DIR, pipeline]
+    if build_pipeline:
+        cmd += ["--build-pipeline", build_pipeline]
     logging.info(f"Running osbuild: {cmd}")
     osbuild = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True)
     if osbuild.returncode != 0:
@@ -21,5 +23,5 @@ def run_osbuild(pipeline: str, check=True):
     return osbuild.returncode
 
 
-def build_testing_image(pipeline_full_path):
-    run_osbuild(pipeline_full_path)
+def build_testing_image(pipeline_full_path, build_pipeline_full_path):
+    run_osbuild(pipeline_full_path, build_pipeline_full_path)
diff --git a/test/integration_tests/test_case.py b/test/integration_tests/test_case.py
index bc2bb2da..e6f03970 100644
--- a/test/integration_tests/test_case.py
+++ b/test/integration_tests/test_case.py
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ class IntegrationTestType(Enum):
 class IntegrationTestCase:
     name: str
     pipeline: str
+    build_pipeline: str
     output_image: str
     test_cases: List[Callable[[Any], None]]
     type: IntegrationTestType
 
     def run(self):
-        run_osbuild(rel_path(f"pipelines/{self.pipeline}"))
+        run_osbuild(rel_path(f"pipelines/{self.pipeline}"), self.build_pipeline)
         if self.type == IntegrationTestType.BOOT_WITH_QEMU:
             self.run_and_test()
         else: