diff --git a/newsfragments/build-platform.feature b/newsfragments/build-platform.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d19de68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/build-platform.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added support for "platform" property in the build command.
diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index 35c4aa5..a324e13 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -2375,6 +2375,8 @@ async def build_one(compose, args, cnt):
     if not os.path.exists(dockerfile):
         raise OSError("Dockerfile not found in " + ctx)
     build_args = ["-f", dockerfile, "-t", cnt["image"]]
+    if "platform" in cnt:
+        build_args.extend(["--platform", cnt["platform"]])
     for secret in build_desc.get("secrets", []):
         build_args.extend(get_secret_args(compose, cnt, secret, podman_is_building=True))
     for tag in build_desc.get("tags", []):