diff --git a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Machine/MachineCreate.swift b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Machine/MachineCreate.swift
index 12881a7b5..869369979 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Machine/MachineCreate.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Machine/MachineCreate.swift
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ extension Application {
         @Option(name: .long, help: "User's home directory mount option (ro, rw, none). Default: rw")
         public var homeMount: String?
 
+        @Option(name: .long, help: "Custom home directory mount source path")
+        public var homeMountPath: String?
+
         @Argument(help: "Container image reference (e.g., alpine:3.22)")
         var image: String
 
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ extension Application {
                     "cpus": cpus.map { "\($0)" },
                     "memory": memory,
                     "home-mount": homeMount,
+                    "home-mount-path": homeMountPath,
                 ].compactMapValues { $0 }
             )
 
diff --git a/Sources/ContainerPersistence/MachineConfig.swift b/Sources/ContainerPersistence/MachineConfig.swift
index 62878fc16..20c03d0b6 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerPersistence/MachineConfig.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerPersistence/MachineConfig.swift
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ public struct MachineConfig: Codable, Sendable {
 
     public static let defaultHomeMount: HomeMountOption = .rw
 
+    public static var defaultHomeMountPath: String {
+        FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser.path
+    }
+
     /// Home mount option for the /Users/<name> directory.
     public enum HomeMountOption: String, Sendable, Codable {
         case ro
@@ -50,18 +54,22 @@ public struct MachineConfig: Codable, Sendable {
     public let memory: MemorySize
     /// Home mount configuration. nil = system default.
     public let homeMount: HomeMountOption
+    /// Custom home directory mount source path.
+    public let homeMountPath: String
 
     /// Settable keys and their descriptions, for CLI help text generation.
     public static let settableKeys: [(key: String, valueName: String, description: String)] = [
         ("cpus", "<number>", "Number of virtual CPUs"),
         ("memory", "<size>", "Memory allocation (e.g., 2G, 1G). Default: half of system memory"),
         ("home-mount", "<string>", "User home directory mount option (ro, rw, none). Default: rw"),
+        ("home-mount-path", "<path>", "Custom home directory mount source path. Default: current user home"),
     ]
 
-    public init(cpus: Int?, memory: MemorySize?, homeMount: HomeMountOption?) throws {
+    public init(cpus: Int?, memory: MemorySize?, homeMount: HomeMountOption?, homeMountPath: String? = nil) throws {
         self.cpus = cpus ?? Self.defaultCPUs
         self.memory = memory ?? Self.defaultMemory
         self.homeMount = homeMount ?? Self.defaultHomeMount
+        self.homeMountPath = homeMountPath ?? Self.defaultHomeMountPath
 
         try self.validate()
     }
@@ -72,8 +80,9 @@ public struct MachineConfig: Codable, Sendable {
         let cpus = try container.decodeIfPresent(Int.self, forKey: .cpus)
         let memory = try container.decodeIfPresent(MemorySize.self, forKey: .memory)
         let homeMount = try container.decodeIfPresent(HomeMountOption.self, forKey: .homeMount)
+        let homeMountPath = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .homeMountPath)
 
-        try self.init(cpus: cpus, memory: memory, homeMount: homeMount)
+        try self.init(cpus: cpus, memory: memory, homeMount: homeMount, homeMountPath: homeMountPath)
     }
 
     private func validate() throws {
@@ -90,6 +99,13 @@ public struct MachineConfig: Codable, Sendable {
                 message: "invalid memory value '\(self.memory)'. Must be greater than 1gb."
             )
         }
+
+        guard !self.homeMountPath.isEmpty else {
+            throw ContainerizationError(
+                .invalidArgument,
+                message: "home mount path must not be empty"
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -117,11 +133,13 @@ extension MachineConfig {
         let cpus = try kwargs["cpus"].map { try Self.parseInt($0, for: "cpus") }
         let memory = try kwargs["memory"].map { try MemorySize($0) }
         let homeMount = try kwargs["home-mount"].map { try Self.parseHomeMount($0) }
+        let homeMountPath = kwargs["home-mount-path"]
 
         return try .init(
             cpus: cpus ?? self.cpus,
             memory: memory ?? self.memory,
-            homeMount: homeMount ?? self.homeMount
+            homeMount: homeMount ?? self.homeMount,
+            homeMountPath: homeMountPath ?? self.homeMountPath
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Services/MachineAPIService/Server/MachinesService.swift b/Sources/Services/MachineAPIService/Server/MachinesService.swift
index a80cc7698..3f89f6505 100644
--- a/Sources/Services/MachineAPIService/Server/MachinesService.swift
+++ b/Sources/Services/MachineAPIService/Server/MachinesService.swift
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ public actor MachinesService {
                 sbin: path.appending(MachineBundle.sbinDirectory),
                 initializedFile: path.appending(MachineBundle.initializedFile),
                 homeMountOption: bootConfig.homeMount,
+                homeMountPath: bootConfig.homeMountPath,
             )
 
             config.resources.cpus = bootConfig.cpus
@@ -628,6 +629,7 @@ extension MachineConfiguration {
         sbin: FilePath,
         initializedFile: FilePath,
         homeMountOption: MachineConfig.HomeMountOption,
+        homeMountPath: String,
     ) async throws -> ContainerConfiguration {
         var config = ContainerConfiguration(
             id: cid,
@@ -642,7 +644,7 @@ extension MachineConfiguration {
             )
         )
 
-        let home = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser.path
+        let home = homeMountPath
         config.mounts = [
             .virtiofs(
                 source: sbin.string,
diff --git a/docs/command-reference.md b/docs/command-reference.md
index 1492c7f28..fe8078efc 100644
--- a/docs/command-reference.md
+++ b/docs/command-reference.md
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ container registry list [--format <format>] [--quiet] [--debug]
 
 ### `container machine create`
 
-Creates a container machine from an image and boots it. Use `--cpus`, `--memory`, and `--home-mount` to configure it, or `--no-boot` to create it without booting.
+Creates a container machine from an image and boots it. Use `--cpus`, `--memory`, `--home-mount`, and `--home-mount-path` to configure it, or `--no-boot` to create it without booting.
 
 **Usage**
 
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ container machine create [<options>] <image>
 *   `--cpus <cpus>`: Number of virtual CPUs
 *   `--memory <memory>`: Memory allocation (e.g., 2G, 8G). Default: half of system memory
 *   `--home-mount <home-mount>`: User's home directory mount option (ro, rw, none). Default: rw
+*   `--home-mount-path <path>`: Custom home directory mount source path (default: current user home)
 
 **Management Options**
 
@@ -1213,6 +1214,7 @@ container machine set [--name <name>] [--debug] <setting> ...
 *   `cpus=<number>`: Number of virtual CPUs
 *   `memory=<size>`: Memory allocation (e.g., 2G, 1G). Default: half of system memory
 *   `home-mount=<string>`: User home directory mount option (ro, rw, none). Default: rw
+*   `home-mount-path=<path>`: Custom home directory mount source path (default: current user home)
 
 **Options**