diff --git a/Meta/run.py b/Meta/run.py
index 14e6757738b..3ce1ae55898 100755
--- a/Meta/run.py
+++ b/Meta/run.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import which
 from subprocess import run
 from typing import Any, Callable, Literal
+import shlex
 
 QEMU_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_MAJOR_VERSION = 6
 QEMU_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_MINOR_VERSION = 2
@@ -826,6 +827,8 @@ def assemble_arguments(config: Configuration) -> list[str | Path]:
         boch_src = Path(config.serenity_src or ".", "Meta/bochsrc")
         return [config.bochs_binary, "-q", "-f", boch_src]
 
+    passed_qemu_args = shlex.split(environ.get("SERENITY_EXTRA_QEMU_ARGS", ""))
+
     return [
         config.qemu_binary or "",
         # Deviate from standard order here:
@@ -851,6 +854,7 @@ def assemble_arguments(config: Configuration) -> list[str | Path]:
         *config.network_default_arguments,
         *config.boot_drive_arguments,
         *config.character_device_arguments,
+        *passed_qemu_args,
     ]