diff --git a/bubblewrap.c b/bubblewrap.c
index f6062576..13e4ca23 100644
--- a/bubblewrap.c
+++ b/bubblewrap.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ typedef enum {
   SETUP_OVERLAY_SRC,
   SETUP_MOUNT_PROC,
   SETUP_MOUNT_DEV,
+  SETUP_MOUNT_SYS,
   SETUP_MOUNT_TMPFS,
   SETUP_MOUNT_MQUEUE,
   SETUP_MAKE_DIR,
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ enum {
   PRIV_SEP_OP_BIND_MOUNT,
   PRIV_SEP_OP_OVERLAY_MOUNT,
   PRIV_SEP_OP_PROC_MOUNT,
+  PRIV_SEP_OP_SYS_MOUNT,
   PRIV_SEP_OP_TMPFS_MOUNT,
   PRIV_SEP_OP_DEVPTS_MOUNT,
   PRIV_SEP_OP_MQUEUE_MOUNT,
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@ usage (int ecode, FILE *out)
            "    --file-label LABEL           File label for temporary sandbox content\n"
            "    --proc DEST                  Mount new procfs on DEST\n"
            "    --dev DEST                   Mount new dev on DEST\n"
+           "    --sys DEST                   Mount new sysfs on DEST\n"
            "    --tmpfs DEST                 Mount new tmpfs on DEST\n"
            "    --mqueue DEST                Mount new mqueue on DEST\n"
            "    --dir DEST                   Create dir at DEST\n"
@@ -1122,6 +1125,11 @@ privileged_op (int         privileged_op_socket,
         die_with_mount_error ("Can't mount proc on %s", arg1);
       break;
 
+    case PRIV_SEP_OP_SYS_MOUNT:
+      if (mount ("sysfs", arg1, "sysfs", MS_NOSUID | MS_NOEXEC | MS_NODEV, NULL) != 0)
+        die_with_mount_error ("Can't mount sys on %s", arg1);
+      break;
+
     case PRIV_SEP_OP_TMPFS_MOUNT:
       {
         cleanup_free char *mode = NULL;
@@ -1191,6 +1199,7 @@ setup_newroot (bool unshare_pid,
 {
   SetupOp *op;
   int tmp_overlay_idx = 0;
+  struct stat sbuf;
 
   for (op = ops; op != NULL; op = op->next)
     {
@@ -1443,6 +1452,36 @@ setup_newroot (bool unshare_pid,
 
           break;
 
+        case SETUP_MOUNT_SYS:
+          if (ensure_dir (dest, 0755) != 0)
+            die_with_error ("Can't mkdir %s", op->dest);
+
+          if (unshare_pid || opt_pidns_fd != -1)
+            {
+              /* Our own sysfs */
+              privileged_op (privileged_op_socket,
+                             PRIV_SEP_OP_SYS_MOUNT, 0, 0, 0,
+                             dest, NULL);
+
+              /* In case the host utilizes SELinux, /sys/fs/selinux should be shared with the sandbox */
+              char *selinux_src_dir = "oldroot/sys/fs/selinux";
+              cleanup_free char *selinux_dest_dir = strconcat (dest, "/fs/selinux");
+              if (stat (selinux_src_dir, &sbuf) == 0 && stat (selinux_dest_dir, &sbuf) == 0)
+                {
+                  privileged_op (privileged_op_socket,
+                                 PRIV_SEP_OP_BIND_MOUNT, 0, 0, 0,
+                                 selinux_src_dir, selinux_dest_dir);
+                }
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              /* Use system sysfs, as we share pid namespace anyway */
+              privileged_op (privileged_op_socket,
+                             PRIV_SEP_OP_BIND_MOUNT, 0, 0, 0,
+                             "oldroot/sys", dest);
+            }
+          break;
+
         case SETUP_MOUNT_TMPFS:
           assert (dest != NULL);
           assert (op->perms >= 0);
@@ -1642,6 +1681,7 @@ resolve_symlinks_in_ops (void)
         case SETUP_TMP_OVERLAY_MOUNT:
         case SETUP_MOUNT_PROC:
         case SETUP_MOUNT_DEV:
+        case SETUP_MOUNT_SYS:
         case SETUP_MOUNT_TMPFS:
         case SETUP_MOUNT_MQUEUE:
         case SETUP_MAKE_DIR:
@@ -2100,6 +2140,17 @@ parse_args_recurse (int          *argcp,
           op = setup_op_new (SETUP_MOUNT_PROC);
           op->dest = argv[1];
 
+          argv += 1;
+          argc -= 1;
+        }
+      else if (strcmp (arg, "--sys") == 0)
+        {
+          if (argc < 2)
+            die ("--sys takes an argument");
+
+          op = setup_op_new (SETUP_MOUNT_SYS);
+          op->dest = argv[1];
+
           argv += 1;
           argc -= 1;
         }
diff --git a/bwrap.xml b/bwrap.xml
index f379f0fa..35d50ec3 100644
--- a/bwrap.xml
+++ b/bwrap.xml
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@
       <term><option>--dev <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
       <listitem><para>Mount new devtmpfs on <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term><option>--sys <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
+      <listitem><para>Mount sysfs on <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
       <term><option>--tmpfs <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
       <listitem>
diff --git a/completions/bash/bwrap b/completions/bash/bwrap
index e7a523c2..3e484a91 100644
--- a/completions/bash/bwrap
+++ b/completions/bash/bwrap
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ _bwrap() {
 		--size
 		--symlink
 		--sync-fd
+		--sys
 		--tmp-overlay
 		--uid
 		--unsetenv
diff --git a/completions/zsh/_bwrap b/completions/zsh/_bwrap
index fbddda43..1e580d52 100644
--- a/completions/zsh/_bwrap
+++ b/completions/zsh/_bwrap
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ _bwrap_args=(
     '--size[Set size in bytes for next action argument]: :->after_size'
     '--symlink[Create symlink at DEST with target SRC]:symlink target:_files:symlink to create:_files:'
     '--sync-fd[Keep this fd open while sandbox is running]: :_guard "[0-9]#" "file descriptor to keep open"'
+    '--sys[Mount new sysfs on DEST]:mount point for sysfs:_files -/'
     '--uid[Custom uid in the sandbox (requires --unshare-user or --userns)]: :_guard "[0-9]#" "numeric group ID"'
     '(--clearenv)--unsetenv[Unset an environment variable]:variable to unset:_parameters -g "*export*"'
     '--unshare-all[Unshare every namespace we support by default]'