diff --git a/docs/CLI.md b/docs/CLI.md
index 8efbde82e3..6a7014245b 100644
--- a/docs/CLI.md
+++ b/docs/CLI.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Generates a JavaScript bundle containing the specified entrypoint and its descen
 | `source-map` |  | Whether Metro should generate source maps | Boolean |
 | `source-map-url` |  | URL where the source map can be found | String |
 | `legacy-bundler` |  | Whether Metro should use the legacy bundler | Boolean |
+| `resolver-option` |  | [Custom resolver options](./Resolution.md#customresolveroptions-string-mixed) of the form `key=value` | Array |
+| `transform-option` |  | Custom transform options of the form `key=value` | Array |
 
 
 ## `serve`
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/cli/__tests__/parseKeyValueParamArray-test.js b/packages/metro/src/cli/__tests__/parseKeyValueParamArray-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e26e769e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/cli/__tests__/parseKeyValueParamArray-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict-local
+ * @format
+ * @oncall react_native
+ */
+
+import parseKeyValueParamArray from '../parseKeyValueParamArray';
+
+test('empty', () => {
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray([])).toEqual({});
+});
+
+test('result has nullish prototype', () => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-proto
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray([]).__proto__).toBe(undefined);
+});
+
+test('single prop', () => {
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray(['foo=bar'])).toEqual({
+    foo: 'bar',
+  });
+});
+
+test('repeated prop, last one wins', () => {
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray(['foo=bar', 'foo=baz'])).toEqual({
+    foo: 'baz',
+  });
+});
+
+test('multiple props', () => {
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray(['foo=bar', 'baz=quux'])).toEqual({
+    foo: 'bar',
+    baz: 'quux',
+  });
+});
+
+test('"&" is not allowed', () => {
+  expect(() =>
+    parseKeyValueParamArray(['foo=bar&baz=quux']),
+  ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+    `"Parameter cannot include \\"&\\" but found: foo=bar&baz=quux"`,
+  );
+});
+
+test('"=" is required', () => {
+  expect(() =>
+    parseKeyValueParamArray(['foo', 'bar']),
+  ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+    `"Expected parameter to include \\"=\\" but found: foo"`,
+  );
+});
+
+test('multiple "=" characters', () => {
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray(['a=b=c'])).toEqual({a: 'b=c'});
+});
+
+test('performs URL decoding', () => {
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray(['a=b%20c'])).toEqual({a: 'b c'});
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray(['a=b%26c'])).toEqual({a: 'b&c'});
+  expect(parseKeyValueParamArray(['a%3Db=c'])).toEqual({'a=b': 'c'});
+});
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/cli/parseKeyValueParamArray.js b/packages/metro/src/cli/parseKeyValueParamArray.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d89af4a7cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/cli/parseKeyValueParamArray.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict-local
+ * @format
+ * @oncall react_native
+ */
+
+import querystring from 'querystring';
+
+export default function coerceKeyValueArray(
+  keyValueArray: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
+): {
+  [key: string]: string,
+  __proto__: null,
+} {
+  const result: {[key: string]: string, __proto__: null} = Object.create(null);
+  for (const item of keyValueArray) {
+    if (item.indexOf('=') === -1) {
+      throw new Error('Expected parameter to include "=" but found: ' + item);
+    }
+    if (item.indexOf('&') !== -1) {
+      throw new Error('Parameter cannot include "&" but found: ' + item);
+    }
+    Object.assign(result, querystring.parse(item));
+  }
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/commands/build.js b/packages/metro/src/commands/build.js
index 7208c426e9..391d12be30 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/commands/build.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/commands/build.js
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
  * @oncall react_native
  */
 
-'use strict';
+import parseKeyValueParamArray from '../cli/parseKeyValueParamArray';
 
+import type {CustomTransformOptions} from 'metro-babel-transformer';
+import type {CustomResolverOptions} from 'metro-resolver';
 import type {RunBuildOptions} from '../index';
 import typeof Yargs from 'yargs';
 import type {ModuleObject} from 'yargs';
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ type Args = $ReadOnly<{
   resetCache?: boolean,
   sourceMap?: boolean,
   sourceMapUrl?: string,
+  transformOption: CustomTransformOptions,
+  resolverOption: CustomResolverOptions,
 }>;
 
 module.exports = (): {
@@ -69,6 +73,23 @@ module.exports = (): {
 
     yargs.option('config', {alias: 'c', type: 'string'});
 
+    yargs.option('transform-option', {
+      type: 'string',
+      array: true,
+      alias: 'transformer-option',
+      coerce: (parseKeyValueParamArray: $FlowFixMe),
+      describe:
+        'Custom transform options of the form key=value. URL-encoded. May be specified multiple times.',
+    });
+
+    yargs.option('resolver-option', {
+      type: 'string',
+      array: true,
+      coerce: (parseKeyValueParamArray: $FlowFixMe),
+      describe:
+        'Custom resolver options of the form key=value. URL-encoded. May be specified multiple times.',
+    });
+
     // Deprecated
     yargs.option('reset-cache', {type: 'boolean'});
   },
@@ -83,6 +104,8 @@ module.exports = (): {
       platform: argv.platform,
       sourceMap: argv.sourceMap,
       sourceMapUrl: argv.sourceMapUrl,
+      customResolverOptions: argv.resolverOption,
+      customTransformOptions: argv.transformOption,
     };
 
     // Inline require() to avoid circular dependency with ../index
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/index.flow.js b/packages/metro/src/index.flow.js
index 9a31e20db0..6c31045363 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/index.flow.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/index.flow.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+import type {CustomResolverOptions} from 'metro-resolver';
 import type {ReadOnlyGraph} from './DeltaBundler';
 import type {ServerOptions} from './Server';
 import type {OutputOptions, RequestOptions} from './shared/types.flow.js';
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ export type RunBuildOptions = {
   platform?: string,
   sourceMap?: boolean,
   sourceMapUrl?: string,
+  customResolverOptions?: CustomResolverOptions,
+  customTransformOptions?: CustomTransformOptions,
 };
 
 type BuildCommandOptions = {} | null;
@@ -347,6 +350,8 @@ exports.runServer = async (
 exports.runBuild = async (
   config: ConfigT,
   {
+    customResolverOptions,
+    customTransformOptions,
     dev = false,
     entry,
     onBegin,
@@ -378,6 +383,8 @@ exports.runBuild = async (
       sourceMapUrl: sourceMap === false ? undefined : sourceMapUrl,
       createModuleIdFactory: config.serializer.createModuleIdFactory,
       onProgress,
+      customResolverOptions,
+      customTransformOptions,
     };
 
     if (onBegin) {
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/shared/types.flow.js b/packages/metro/src/shared/types.flow.js
index 928f2db455..0bf2b40ca7 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/shared/types.flow.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/shared/types.flow.js
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ export type RequestOptions = {
   platform: string,
   createModuleIdFactory?: () => (path: string) => number,
   onProgress?: (transformedFileCount: number, totalFileCount: number) => void,
+  +customResolverOptions?: CustomResolverOptions,
+  +customTransformOptions?: CustomTransformOptions,
 };
 
 export type {MinifierOptions};