diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/54-docker_image-build-platform.yml b/changelogs/fragments/54-docker_image-build-platform.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdd138dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/54-docker_image-build-platform.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker_image - support ``platform`` when building images (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/issues/22, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/pull/54)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_image.py b/plugins/modules/docker_image.py
index 3daf0090..949125ec 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_image.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_image.py
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ options:
           - When building an image specifies an intermediate build stage by
             name as a final stage for the resulting image.
         type: str
+      platform:
+        description:
+          - Platform in the format C(os[/arch[/variant]]).
+        type: str
+        version_added: 1.1.0
   archive_path:
     description:
       - Use with state C(present) to archive an image to a .tar file.
@@ -365,6 +370,7 @@ class ImageManager(DockerBaseClass):
         self.http_timeout = build.get('http_timeout')
         self.push = parameters.get('push')
         self.buildargs = build.get('args')
+        self.build_platform = build.get('platform')
         self.use_config_proxy = build.get('use_config_proxy')
 
         # If name contains a tag, it takes precedence over tag parameter.
@@ -634,6 +640,8 @@ class ImageManager(DockerBaseClass):
                 params['buildargs'] = {}
         if self.target:
             params['target'] = self.target
+        if self.build_platform is not None:
+            params['platform'] = self.build_platform
 
         build_output = []
         for line in self.client.build(**params):
@@ -702,6 +710,7 @@ def main():
             use_config_proxy=dict(type='bool'),
             target=dict(type='str'),
             etc_hosts=dict(type='dict'),
+            platform=dict(type='str'),
         )),
         archive_path=dict(type='path'),
         force_source=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -736,12 +745,16 @@ def main():
     def detect_etc_hosts(client):
         return client.module.params['build'] and bool(client.module.params['build'].get('etc_hosts'))
 
+    def detect_platform(client):
+        return client.module.params['build'] and client.module.params['build'].get('platform') is not None
+
     option_minimal_versions = dict()
     option_minimal_versions["build.cache_from"] = dict(docker_py_version='2.1.0', docker_api_version='1.25', detect_usage=detect_build_cache_from)
     option_minimal_versions["build.network"] = dict(docker_py_version='2.4.0', docker_api_version='1.25', detect_usage=detect_build_network)
     option_minimal_versions["build.target"] = dict(docker_py_version='2.4.0', detect_usage=detect_build_target)
     option_minimal_versions["build.use_config_proxy"] = dict(docker_py_version='3.7.0', detect_usage=detect_use_config_proxy)
     option_minimal_versions["build.etc_hosts"] = dict(docker_py_version='2.6.0', docker_api_version='1.27', detect_usage=detect_etc_hosts)
+    option_minimal_versions["build.platform"] = dict(docker_py_version='3.0.0', docker_api_version='1.32', detect_usage=detect_platform)
 
     client = AnsibleDockerClient(
         argument_spec=argument_spec,
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/docker_image/tasks/tests/options.yml b/tests/integration/targets/docker_image/tasks/tests/options.yml
index b04fa8ea..5122715e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/docker_image/tasks/tests/options.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/docker_image/tasks/tests/options.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       pull: no
     source: build
   register: buildargs_1
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: buildargs (idempotency)
   docker_image:
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
       pull: no
     source: build
   register: buildargs_2
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: cleanup
   docker_image:
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
 - assert:
     that:
     - buildargs_1 is changed
-    - buildargs_2 is not changed
+    - buildargs_2 is not failed and buildargs_2 is not changed
   when: docker_py_version is version('1.6.0', '>=')
 
 - assert:
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
   when: docker_py_version is version('1.6.0', '<')
 
 ####################################################################
-## container_limits ################################################
+## build.container_limits ##########################################
 ####################################################################
 
 - name: container_limits (Failed due to min memory limit)
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@
     - "container_limits_1 is changed or container_limits_2 is changed and not (container_limits_1 is changed and container_limits_2 is changed)"
 
 ####################################################################
-## dockerfile ######################################################
+## build.dockerfile ################################################
 ####################################################################
 
 - name: dockerfile
@@ -133,6 +135,56 @@
     - "('FROM ' ~ docker_test_image_alpine) in dockerfile_1.stdout"
     - dockerfile_1['image']['Config']['WorkingDir'] == '/newdata'
 
+####################################################################
+## build.platform ##################################################
+####################################################################
+
+- name: cleanup
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ iname }}"
+    state: absent
+    force_absent: yes
+
+- name: build.platform
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ iname }}"
+    build:
+      path: "{{ output_dir }}/files"
+      platform: linux
+      pull: no
+    source: build
+  register: platform_1
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: build.platform (idempotency)
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ iname }}"
+    build:
+      path: "{{ output_dir }}/files"
+      platform: linux
+      pull: no
+    source: build
+  register: platform_2
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: cleanup
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ iname }}"
+    state: absent
+    force_absent: yes
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - platform_1 is changed
+    - platform_2 is not failed and platform_2 is not changed
+  when: docker_py_version is version('3.0.0', '>=')
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - platform_1 is failed
+    - platform_2 is failed
+  when: docker_py_version is version('3.0.0', '<')
+
 ####################################################################
 ## force ###########################################################
 ####################################################################
@@ -216,7 +268,7 @@
     - archive_image['image']['Id'] == load_image['image']['Id']
 
 ####################################################################
-## path ############################################################
+## build.path ######################################################
 ####################################################################
 
 - name: Build image
@@ -249,7 +301,7 @@
       - path_2 is not changed
 
 ####################################################################
-## target ##########################################################
+## build.target ####################################################
 ####################################################################
 
 - name: Build multi-stage image