diff --git a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
index c4e288ea1..618223f10 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ impl BuildRequest {
                 true => cargo_args.push("release".to_string()),
                 false => cargo_args.push(self.build.server_profile.to_string()),
             };
+
+            // If the user provided a server target, use it, otherwise use the default host target.
+            if let Some(target) = self.build.target_args.server_target.as_deref() {
+                cargo_args.push("--target".to_string());
+                cargo_args.push(target.to_string());
+            }
         } else {
             // Add required profile flags. --release overrides any custom profiles.
             let custom_profile = &self.build.profile.as_ref();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli/target.rs b/packages/cli/src/cli/target.rs
index b0099fb2d..57914f8b4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli/target.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli/target.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ pub(crate) struct TargetArgs {
     /// Rustc platform triple
     #[clap(long)]
     pub(crate) target: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Specify the server rustc target triple.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pub(crate) server_target: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl TargetArgs {