diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile/Dockerfile b/tests/apps/dockerfile/Dockerfile
index a7e312a9d22..d868d777ecd 100644
--- a/tests/apps/dockerfile/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile/Dockerfile
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ COPY . /var/www/html
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
 RUN npm install
 
+ARG GITHUB_TOKEN=latest
+RUN echo "TOKEN is: $GITHUB_TOKEN"
+
 CMD npm start
diff --git a/tests/unit/docker-options.bats b/tests/unit/docker-options.bats
index 3b4a40acb36..ca0d350ff78 100644
--- a/tests/unit/docker-options.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/docker-options.bats
@@ -360,3 +360,13 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
 }
+
+@test "(docker-options) build arguments" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku docker-options:add $TEST_APP build '--build-arg GITHUB_TOKEN=\"hello\"'"
+
+  run deploy_app dockerfile
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "TOKEN is: hello"
+}