diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index d112eb5c..142897e4 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ def arguments_qemu(subparser):
     display.add_argument("--display", dest="qemu_display", const="sdl,gl=on",
                          help="Qemu's display parameter (default: sdl,gl=on)",
                          default="sdl,gl=on", nargs="?")
+
+    ret.add_argument("--host-qemu", dest="host_qemu", action='store_true',
+                     help="Use the host system's qemu")
+
     return ret
 
 
diff --git a/pmb/qemu/run.py b/pmb/qemu/run.py
index 8ef0e4ae..2a41469f 100644
--- a/pmb/qemu/run.py
+++ b/pmb/qemu/run.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ def command_qemu(args, arch, device, img_path, spice_enabled):
     """
     Generate the full qemu command with arguments to run postmarketOS
     """
-    qemu_bin = which_qemu(args, arch)
     deviceinfo = pmb.parse.deviceinfo(args, device=device)
     cmdline = deviceinfo["kernel_cmdline"]
     if args.cmdline:
@@ -118,7 +117,24 @@ def command_qemu(args, arch, device, img_path, spice_enabled):
         flavor = args.flavor
     else:
         flavor = pmb.chroot.other.kernel_flavors_installed(args, suffix)[0]
-    command = [qemu_bin]
+
+    if args.host_qemu:
+        qemu_bin = which_qemu(args, arch)
+        env = {}
+        command = [qemu_bin]
+    else:
+        rootfs_native = args.work + "/chroot_native"
+        env = {"QEMU_MODULE_PATH": rootfs_native + "/usr/lib/qemu",
+               "GBM_DRIVERS_PATH": rootfs_native + "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri",
+               "LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH": rootfs_native + "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri"}
+
+        command = [rootfs_native + "/lib/ld-musl-" +
+                   args.arch_native + ".so.1"]
+        command += ["--library-path=" + rootfs_native + "/lib:" +
+                    rootfs_native + "/usr/lib"]
+        command += [rootfs_native + "/usr/bin/qemu-system-" + arch]
+        command += ["-L", rootfs_native + "/usr/share/qemu/"]
+
     command += ["-kernel", rootfs + "/boot/vmlinuz-" + flavor]
     command += ["-initrd", rootfs + "/boot/initramfs-" + flavor]
     command += ["-append", '"' + cmdline + '"']
@@ -182,7 +198,7 @@ def command_qemu(args, arch, device, img_path, spice_enabled):
             command += ["-vga", "virtio"]
         command += ["-display", args.qemu_display]
 
-    return command
+    return (command, env)
 
 
 def resize_image(args, img_size_new, img_path):
@@ -227,6 +243,17 @@ def sigterm_handler(number, frame):
                        " and killed the Qemu VM it was running.")
 
 
+def install_depends(args, arch):
+    """
+    Install any necessary qemu dependencies in native chroot
+    """
+    depends = ["qemu", "qemu-system-" + arch, "qemu-ui-sdl", "qemu-ui-gtk",
+               "mesa-gl", "mesa-egl", "mesa-dri-ati", "mesa-dri-freedreno",
+               "mesa-dri-intel", "mesa-dri-nouveau", "mesa-dri-swrast",
+               "mesa-dri-virtio", "mesa-dri-vmwgfx"]
+    pmb.chroot.apk.install(args, depends)
+
+
 def run(args):
     """
     Run a postmarketOS image in qemu
@@ -237,12 +264,13 @@ def run(args):
         arch = pmb.parse.arch.uname_to_qemu(args.arch)
     device = pmb.parse.arch.qemu_to_pmos_device(arch)
     img_path = system_image(args, device)
+    install_depends(args, arch)
     logging.info("Running postmarketOS in QEMU VM (" + arch + ")")
 
     # Get the Qemu and spice commands
     spice = command_spice(args)
     spice_enabled = True if spice else False
-    qemu = command_qemu(args, arch, device, img_path, spice_enabled)
+    qemu, env = command_qemu(args, arch, device, img_path, spice_enabled)
 
     # Workaround: Qemu runs as local user and needs write permissions in the
     # system image, which is owned by root
@@ -266,9 +294,10 @@ def run(args):
     process = None
     try:
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigterm_handler)
-        process = pmb.helpers.run.user(args, qemu, background=spice_enabled)
+        process = pmb.helpers.run.user(args, qemu,
+                                       background=spice_enabled, env=env)
         if spice:
-            pmb.helpers.run.user(args, spice)
+            pmb.helpers.run.user(args, spice, env=env)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         # Don't show a trace when pressing ^C
         pass