diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.rst b/docs/formatdomain.rst
index 9392c80113..9dda39dbcb 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.rst
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.rst
@@ -3234,6 +3234,7 @@ A directory on the host that can be accessed directly from the guest.
          <driver type='virtiofs' queue='1024'/>
          <binary path='/usr/libexec/virtiofsd' xattr='on'>
             <cache mode='always'/>
+            <sandbox mode='namespace'/>
             <lock posix='on' flock='on'/>
          </binary>
          <source dir='/path'/>
@@ -3358,6 +3359,9 @@ A directory on the host that can be accessed directly from the guest.
    ``cache`` element, possible ``mode`` values being ``none`` and ``always``.
    Locking can be controlled via the ``lock`` element - attributes ``posix`` and
    ``flock`` both accepting values ``on`` or ``off``. ( :since:`Since 6.2.0` )
+   The sandboxing method used by virtiofsd can be configured with the ``sandbox``
+   element, possible ``mode`` values being ``namespace`` and
+   ``chroot``. ( :since:`Since 7.2.0` )
 ``source``
    The resource on the host that is being accessed in the guest. The ``name``
    attribute must be used with ``type='template'``, and the ``dir`` attribute
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 1dbfc68f18..6404ebf210 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -2960,6 +2960,18 @@
             </optional>
           </element>
         </optional>
+        <optional>
+          <element name="sandbox">
+            <optional>
+              <attribute name="mode">
+                <choice>
+                  <value>namespace</value>
+                  <value>chroot</value>
+                </choice>
+              </attribute>
+            </optional>
+          </element>
+        </optional>
         <optional>
           <element name="lock">
             <optional>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index b0eba9f7bd..70a900ee25 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -538,6 +538,13 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainFSCacheMode,
               "always",
 );
 
+VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainFSSandboxMode,
+              VIR_DOMAIN_FS_SANDBOX_MODE_LAST,
+              "default",
+              "namespace",
+              "chroot",
+);
+
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainNet,
               VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_LAST,
@@ -10373,6 +10380,7 @@ virDomainFSDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
         g_autofree char *binary = virXPathString("string(./binary/@path)", ctxt);
         g_autofree char *xattr = virXPathString("string(./binary/@xattr)", ctxt);
         g_autofree char *cache = virXPathString("string(./binary/cache/@mode)", ctxt);
+        g_autofree char *sandbox = virXPathString("string(./binary/sandbox/@mode)", ctxt);
         g_autofree char *posix_lock = virXPathString("string(./binary/lock/@posix)", ctxt);
         g_autofree char *flock = virXPathString("string(./binary/lock/@flock)", ctxt);
         int val;
@@ -10406,6 +10414,16 @@ virDomainFSDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
             def->cache = val;
         }
 
+        if (sandbox) {
+            if ((val = virDomainFSSandboxModeTypeFromString(sandbox)) <= 0) {
+                virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR,
+                               _("cannot parse sandbox mode '%s' for virtiofs"),
+                               sandbox);
+                goto error;
+            }
+            def->sandbox = val;
+        }
+
         if (posix_lock) {
             if ((val = virTristateSwitchTypeFromString(posix_lock)) <= 0) {
                 virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
@@ -25483,6 +25501,11 @@ virDomainFSDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
                               virDomainFSCacheModeTypeToString(def->cache));
         }
 
+        if (def->sandbox != VIR_DOMAIN_FS_SANDBOX_MODE_DEFAULT) {
+            virBufferAsprintf(&binaryBuf, "<sandbox mode='%s'/>\n",
+                              virDomainFSSandboxModeTypeToString(def->sandbox));
+        }
+
         if (def->posix_lock != VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ABSENT) {
             virBufferAsprintf(&lockAttrBuf, " posix='%s'",
                               virTristateSwitchTypeToString(def->posix_lock));
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 0b8895bbdf..d77b04847b 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -846,6 +846,14 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_FS_CACHE_MODE_LAST
 } virDomainFSCacheMode;
 
+typedef enum {
+    VIR_DOMAIN_FS_SANDBOX_MODE_DEFAULT = 0,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_FS_SANDBOX_MODE_NAMESPACE,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_FS_SANDBOX_MODE_CHROOT,
+
+    VIR_DOMAIN_FS_SANDBOX_MODE_LAST
+} virDomainFSSandboxMode;
+
 struct _virDomainFSDef {
     int type;
     int fsdriver; /* enum virDomainFSDriverType */
@@ -870,6 +878,7 @@ struct _virDomainFSDef {
     virDomainFSCacheMode cache;
     virTristateSwitch posix_lock;
     virTristateSwitch flock;
+    virDomainFSSandboxMode sandbox;
     virDomainVirtioOptionsPtr virtio;
     virObjectPtr privateData;
 };
@@ -3800,6 +3809,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainFSAccessMode);
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainFSWrpolicy);
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainFSModel);
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainFSCacheMode);
+VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainFSSandboxMode);
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainNet);
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainNetBackend);
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainNetVirtioTxMode);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index cb9fe7c80a..04b2bc9dcd 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ virDomainFSDriverTypeToString;
 virDomainFSIndexByName;
 virDomainFSInsert;
 virDomainFSRemove;
+virDomainFSSandboxModeTypeToString;
 virDomainFSTypeFromString;
 virDomainFSTypeToString;
 virDomainFSWrpolicyTypeFromString;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c b/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
index 2e239cad66..988b757d6f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ qemuVirtioFSBuildCommandLine(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
     virQEMUBuildBufferEscapeComma(&opts, fs->src->path);
     if (fs->cache)
         virBufferAsprintf(&opts, ",cache=%s", virDomainFSCacheModeTypeToString(fs->cache));
+    if (fs->sandbox)
+        virBufferAsprintf(&opts, ",sandbox=%s", virDomainFSSandboxModeTypeToString(fs->sandbox));
 
     if (fs->xattr == VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ON)
         virBufferAddLit(&opts, ",xattr");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-user-fs-fd-memory.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-user-fs-fd-memory.xml
index 2277850c2c..abddf0870b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-user-fs-fd-memory.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-user-fs-fd-memory.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       <driver type='virtiofs' queue='1024'/>
       <binary path='/usr/libexec/virtiofsd' xattr='on'>
         <cache mode='always'/>
+        <sandbox mode='chroot'/>
         <lock posix='off' flock='off'/>
       </binary>
       <source dir='/path'/>
