diff --git a/cli/command/container/client_test.go b/cli/command/container/client_test.go
index b883ad1db1..67ae04904f 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/client_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/client_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 )
 
 type fakeClient struct {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ type fakeClient struct {
 	createContainerFunc func(config *container.Config,
 		hostConfig *container.HostConfig,
 		networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig,
+		platform *specs.Platform,
 		containerName string) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error)
 	containerStartFunc      func(container string, options types.ContainerStartOptions) error
 	imageCreateFunc         func(parentReference string, options types.ImageCreateOptions) (io.ReadCloser, error)
@@ -69,10 +71,11 @@ func (f *fakeClient) ContainerCreate(
 	config *container.Config,
 	hostConfig *container.HostConfig,
 	networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig,
+	platform *specs.Platform,
 	containerName string,
 ) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 	if f.createContainerFunc != nil {
-		return f.createContainerFunc(config, hostConfig, networkingConfig, containerName)
+		return f.createContainerFunc(config, hostConfig, networkingConfig, platform, containerName)
 	}
 	return container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/container/create.go b/cli/command/container/create.go
index 0141775b5a..743878be18 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/create.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/create.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/image"
@@ -14,9 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
 	apiclient "github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/registry"
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -233,13 +236,26 @@ func createContainer(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, containerConfig
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	var platform *specs.Platform
+	// Engine API version 1.41 first introduced the option to specify platform on
+	// create. It will produce an error if you try to set a platform on older API
+	// versions, so check the API version here to maintain backwards
+	// compatibility for CLI users.
+	if opts.platform != "" && versions.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(dockerCli.Client().ClientVersion(), "1.41") {
+		p, err := platforms.Parse(opts.platform)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing specified platform")
+		}
+		platform = &p
+	}
+
 	if opts.pull == PullImageAlways {
 		if err := pullAndTagImage(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	response, err := dockerCli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, networkingConfig, opts.name)
+	response, err := dockerCli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, networkingConfig, platform, opts.name)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Pull image if it does not exist locally and we have the PullImageMissing option. Default behavior.
 		if apiclient.IsErrNotFound(err) && namedRef != nil && opts.pull == PullImageMissing {
@@ -250,7 +266,7 @@ func createContainer(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, containerConfig
 			}
 
 			var retryErr error
-			response, retryErr = dockerCli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, networkingConfig, opts.name)
+			response, retryErr = dockerCli.Client().ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, networkingConfig, platform, opts.name)
 			if retryErr != nil {
 				return nil, retryErr
 			}
diff --git a/cli/command/container/create_test.go b/cli/command/container/create_test.go
index 4e0bfa07ca..15a9c41749 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/create_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/create_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/fs"
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerImagePullPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 				config *container.Config,
 				hostConfig *container.HostConfig,
 				networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig,
+				platform *specs.Platform,
 				containerName string,
 			) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 				defer func() { c.ResponseCounter++ }()
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ func TestNewCreateCommandWithContentTrustErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			createContainerFunc: func(config *container.Config,
 				hostConfig *container.HostConfig,
 				networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig,
+				platform *specs.Platform,
 				containerName string,
 			) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 				return container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody{}, fmt.Errorf("shouldn't try to pull image")
@@ -244,6 +247,7 @@ func TestNewCreateCommandWithWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 				createContainerFunc: func(config *container.Config,
 					hostConfig *container.HostConfig,
 					networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig,
+					platform *specs.Platform,
 					containerName string,
 				) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 					return container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody{}, nil
@@ -280,6 +284,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerWithProxyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		createContainerFunc: func(config *container.Config,
 			hostConfig *container.HostConfig,
 			networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig,
+			platform *specs.Platform,
 			containerName string,
 		) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 			sort.Strings(config.Env)
diff --git a/cli/command/container/run_test.go b/cli/command/container/run_test.go
index 8c5f3c3d85..5821d66e66 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/run_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/run_test.go
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/cli/internal/test/notary"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
 )
 
 func TestRunLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	cli := test.NewFakeCli(&fakeClient{
-		createContainerFunc: func(_ *container.Config, _ *container.HostConfig, _ *network.NetworkingConfig, _ string) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
+		createContainerFunc: func(_ *container.Config, _ *container.HostConfig, _ *network.NetworkingConfig, _ *specs.Platform, _ string) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 			return container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody{
 				ID: "id",
 			}, nil
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func TestRunCommandWithContentTrustErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			createContainerFunc: func(config *container.Config,
 				hostConfig *container.HostConfig,
 				networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig,
+				platform *specs.Platform,
 				containerName string,
 			) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 				return container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody{}, fmt.Errorf("shouldn't try to pull image")