diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index fed0cdcba..c0341e2c9 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if [[ -d $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc ]]; then
   done
 fi
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+export DOKKU_HOST_ROOT=${DOKKU_HOST_ROOT:=$DOKKU_ROOT}
 
 export DOKKU_DISTRO
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/exec-app-json-scripts b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/exec-app-json-scripts
index e9b6f4bcb..9cbd4540d 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/exec-app-json-scripts
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/exec-app-json-scripts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ execute_script() {
     COMMAND+=" fi "
 
     local CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/cache"
+    local CACHE_HOST_DIR="$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT/$APP/cache"
     [[ -d $CACHE_DIR ]] || mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
 
     local DOCKER_ARGS=$(: | plugn trigger docker-args-deploy "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG")
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ execute_script() {
     DOKKU_APP_SHELL="$(config_get "$APP" DOKKU_APP_SHELL || echo "$DOKKU_APP_SHELL")"
     [[ -z "$DOKKU_APP_SHELL" ]] && DOKKU_APP_SHELL="/bin/bash"
 
-    id=$(docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" -e DOKKU_TRACE="$DOKKU_TRACE" --label=dokku_phase_script="${PHASE_SCRIPT_KEY}" -d -v "$CACHE_DIR:/cache" "${ARG_ARRAY[@]}" "$IMAGE" "$DOKKU_APP_SHELL" -c "$COMMAND")
+    id=$(docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" -e DOKKU_TRACE="$DOKKU_TRACE" --label=dokku_phase_script="${PHASE_SCRIPT_KEY}" -d -v "$CACHE_HOST_DIR:/cache" "${ARG_ARRAY[@]}" "$IMAGE" "$DOKKU_APP_SHELL" -c "$COMMAND")
     if test "$(docker wait "$id")" -eq 0; then
       dokku_container_log_verbose_quiet "$id"
       if [[ "$PHASE_SCRIPT_KEY" != "postdeploy" ]];then
diff --git a/plugins/apps/pre-delete b/plugins/apps/pre-delete
index 8fe4e5fe2..f3cf812d6 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/pre-delete
+++ b/plugins/apps/pre-delete
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 apps_pre_delete() {
   declare desc="apps pre-delete plugin trigger"
   local trigger="apps_pre_delete"
-  local APP="$1"; local IMAGE_TAG="$2"; local IMAGE=$(get_deploying_app_image_name "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG"); local CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/cache"
+  local APP="$1"; local IMAGE_TAG="$2"; local IMAGE=$(get_deploying_app_image_name "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG"); local CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/cache"; local CACHE_HOST_DIR="$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT/$APP/cache"
   verify_app_name "$APP"
 
   if ! is_image_herokuish_based "$IMAGE"; then
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ apps_pre_delete() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -d $CACHE_DIR ]]; then
-    docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$CACHE_DIR:/cache" "$IMAGE" find /cache -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -Rf {} \; || true
+    docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$CACHE_HOST_DIR:/cache" "$IMAGE" find /cache -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -Rf {} \; || true
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/apps/subcommands/clone b/plugins/apps/subcommands/clone
index 1223aeb32..e9c88d3bf 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/subcommands/clone
+++ b/plugins/apps/subcommands/clone
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ apps_clone_cmd() {
   [[ -z "$OLD_APP" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
   [[ -d "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Name is already taken"
   local NEW_CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/cache"
+  local NEW_CACHE_HOST_DIR="$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT/$NEW_APP/cache"
 
   apps_create "$NEW_APP"
   pushd "$DOKKU_ROOT/$OLD_APP/." > /dev/null
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ apps_clone_cmd() {
   popd > /dev/null 2>&1 || pushd "/tmp" > /dev/null
 
   if [[ -d "$NEW_CACHE_DIR" ]] && ! rmdir "$NEW_CACHE_DIR"; then
-    docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$NEW_CACHE_DIR:/cache" "dokku/$OLD_APP" chmod 777 -R /cache
+    docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$NEW_CACHE_HOST_DIR:/cache" "dokku/$OLD_APP" chmod 777 -R /cache
   fi
   rm -rf "$NEW_CACHE_DIR"
 
diff --git a/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename b/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
index 34da3df31..d18604445 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
+++ b/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ apps_rename_cmd() {
   local OLD_APP="$2"
   local NEW_APP="$3"
   local OLD_CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$OLD_APP/cache"
+  local OLD_CACHE_HOST_DIR="$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT/$OLD_APP/cache"
 
   if [[ -d "$OLD_CACHE_DIR" ]] && ! rmdir "$OLD_CACHE_DIR"; then
-    docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$OLD_CACHE_DIR:/cache" "dokku/$OLD_APP" chmod 777 -R /cache
+    docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$OLD_CACHE_HOST_DIR:/cache" "dokku/$OLD_APP" chmod 777 -R /cache
   fi
   rm -rf "$OLD_CACHE_DIR"
   apps_create "$NEW_APP"
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 6045babf2..05b60ad50 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ dokku_build() {
   verify_app_name "$APP"
 
   local DOKKU_APP_CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/cache"
+  local DOKKU_APP_HOST_CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT/$APP/cache"
 
   eval "$(config_export app "$APP")"
   pushd "$TMP_WORK_DIR" &> /dev/null
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ dokku_build() {
       declare -a ARG_ARRAY
       eval "ARG_ARRAY=($DOCKER_ARGS)"
       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      cid=$(docker run $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS -d -v $DOKKU_APP_CACHE_DIR:/cache -e CACHE_PATH=/cache "${ARG_ARRAY[@]}" $IMAGE /build)
+      cid=$(docker run $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS -d -v $DOKKU_APP_HOST_CACHE_DIR:/cache -e CACHE_PATH=/cache "${ARG_ARRAY[@]}" $IMAGE /build)
       docker attach "$cid"
       test "$(docker wait "$cid")" -eq 0
       docker commit "$cid" "$IMAGE" > /dev/null
@@ -959,4 +960,4 @@ suppress_output() {
     return "$exit_code"
   }
   return 0
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go b/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go
index 29b04cd75..6a39cde85 100644
--- a/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go
+++ b/plugins/repo/src/subcommands/purge-cache/purge-cache.go
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	cacheDir := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT"), appName, "cache"}, "/")
+	cacheHostDir := strings.Join([]string{common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_HOST_ROOT"), appName, "cache"}, "/")
 	dokkuGlobalRunArgs := common.MustGetEnv("DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS")
 	image := common.GetDeployingAppImageName(appName, "", "")
 	if info, _ := os.Stat(cacheDir); info != nil && info.IsDir() {
 		purgeCacheCmd := common.NewShellCmd(strings.Join([]string{"docker run --rm", dokkuGlobalRunArgs,
-			"-v", strings.Join([]string{cacheDir, ":/cache"}, ""), image,
+			"-v", strings.Join([]string{cacheHostDir, ":/cache"}, ""), image,
 			`find /cache -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -Rf {} ;`}, " "))
 		purgeCacheCmd.Execute()
 		err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0644)
diff --git a/tests/unit/20_build-env.bats b/tests/unit/20_build-env.bats
index 8addb9dbb..014b8dbbf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/20_build-env.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/20_build-env.bats
@@ -70,3 +70,28 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: "$status
   assert_output "herokuish"
 }
+
+@test "(build-env) DOKKU_ROOT cache bind is used by default" {
+  deploy_app
+
+  BUILD_CID=$(docker ps -a |grep $TEST_APP |grep /bin/bash | awk '{print $1}')
+  run /bin/bash -c "docker inspect --format '{{ .HostConfig.Binds }}' $BUILD_CID | tr -d '[]' | cut -f1 -d:"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output "$DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/cache"
+}
+
+@test "(build-env) DOKKU_HOST_ROOT cache bind is used if set" {
+  TMP_ROOT=$(mktemp -d)
+  mkdir -p $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc
+  echo export DOKKU_HOST_ROOT="$TMP_ROOT" > $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc/HOST_ROOT
+  DOKKU_HOST_ROOT="$TMP_ROOT" deploy_app
+
+  BUILD_CID=$(docker ps -a |grep $TEST_APP |grep /bin/bash | awk '{print $1}')
+  run /bin/bash -c "docker inspect --format '{{ .HostConfig.Binds }}' $BUILD_CID | tr -d '[]' | cut -f1 -d:"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output "$TMP_ROOT/$TEST_APP/cache"
+
+  rm -rf $TMP_ROOT $DOKKU_ROOT/.dokkurc/HOST_ROOT
+}