diff --git a/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs b/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs
index 8a62fa02..be46e12e 100644
--- a/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs
+++ b/crates/muvm/src/bin/muvm.rs
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
         emulator: options.emulator,
         cwd,
         init_commands,
+        user_init_commands: options.user_init_commands,
     };
     let mut muvm_config_file = NamedTempFile::new()
         .context("Failed to create a temporary file to store the muvm guest config")?;
diff --git a/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs b/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs
index 92e608c1..7cde5e8b 100644
--- a/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs
+++ b/crates/muvm/src/cli_options.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct Options {
     pub publish_ports: Vec<String>,
     pub emulator: Option<Emulator>,
     pub init_commands: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    pub user_init_commands: Vec<PathBuf>,
     pub command: PathBuf,
     pub command_args: Vec<String>,
 }
@@ -136,12 +137,20 @@ pub fn options() -> OptionParser<Options> {
     let init_commands = long("execute-pre")
         .short('x')
         .help(
-            "Command to run inside the VM before guest server starts.
+            "Command to run inside the VM before guest server starts, while still running as root.
             Can be used for e.g. setting up additional mounts.
             Can be specified multiple times.",
         )
         .argument("COMMAND")
         .many();
+    let user_init_commands = long("user-execute-pre")
+        .short('X')
+        .help(
+            "Command to run inside the VM before guest server starts, but after the user is set up.
+            Can be specified multiple times.",
+        )
+        .argument("COMMAND")
+        .many();
     let command = positional("COMMAND").help("the command you want to execute in the vm");
     let command_args = any::<String, _, _>("COMMAND_ARGS", |arg| {
         (!["--help", "-h"].contains(&&*arg)).then_some(arg)
@@ -163,6 +172,7 @@ pub fn options() -> OptionParser<Options> {
         publish_ports,
         emulator,
         init_commands,
+        user_init_commands,
         // positionals
         command,
         command_args,
diff --git a/crates/muvm/src/guest/bin/muvm-guest.rs b/crates/muvm/src/guest/bin/muvm-guest.rs
index 892e9898..5ed7d0f7 100644
--- a/crates/muvm/src/guest/bin/muvm-guest.rs
+++ b/crates/muvm/src/guest/bin/muvm-guest.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         Err(err) => return Err(err).context("Failed to set up user, bailing out"),
     };
 
+    for init_command in options.user_init_commands {
+        let code = Command::new(&init_command)
+            .current_dir(&options.cwd)
+            .spawn()?
+            .wait()?;
+        if !code.success() {
+            return Err(anyhow!("Executing `{}` failed", init_command.display()));
+        }
+    }
+
     let pulse_path = run_path.join("pulse");
     std::fs::create_dir(&pulse_path)
         .context("Failed to create `pulse` directory in `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`")?;
diff --git a/crates/muvm/src/utils/launch.rs b/crates/muvm/src/utils/launch.rs
index 7b95dcae..6a50d5a6 100644
--- a/crates/muvm/src/utils/launch.rs
+++ b/crates/muvm/src/utils/launch.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct GuestConfiguration {
     pub emulator: Option<Emulator>,
     pub cwd: PathBuf,
     pub init_commands: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    pub user_init_commands: Vec<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 pub const PULSE_SOCKET: u32 = 3333;