diff --git a/cibuildwheel/__main__.py b/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
index 1a157495..2a3d6610 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/__main__.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ def main():
     before_build = get_option_from_environment('CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD', platform=platform)
     skip_config = os.environ.get('CIBW_SKIP', '')
     environment_config = get_option_from_environment('CIBW_ENVIRONMENT', platform=platform) or ''
+    manylinux1_x86_64_image = os.environ.get('CIBW_MANYLINUX1_X86_64_IMAGE', None)
+    manylinux1_i686_image = os.environ.get('CIBW_MANYLINUX1_I686_IMAGE', None)
 
     try:
         environment = parse_environment(environment_config)
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ def main():
         os.makedirs(output_dir)
 
     if platform == 'linux':
-        cibuildwheel.linux.build(**build_options)
+        cibuildwheel.linux.build(manylinux1_x86_64_image=manylinux1_x86_64_image, manylinux1_i686_image=manylinux1_i686_image, **build_options)
     elif platform == 'windows':
         cibuildwheel.windows.build(**build_options)
     elif platform == 'macos':
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/linux.py b/cibuildwheel/linux.py
index 68b0349e..5525f0d8 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/linux.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/linux.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ except ImportError:
     from pipes import quote as shlex_quote
 
 
-def build(project_dir, package_name, output_dir, test_command, test_requires, before_build, skip, environment):
+def build(project_dir, package_name, output_dir, test_command, test_requires, before_build, skip, environment, manylinux1_x86_64_image, manylinux1_i686_image):
     try:
         subprocess.check_call(['docker', '--version'])
     except:
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def build(project_dir, package_name, output_dir, test_command, test_requires, be
     python_configurations = [c for c in python_configurations if not skip(c.identifier)]
 
     platforms = [
-        ('manylinux1_x86_64', 'quay.io/pypa/manylinux1_x86_64'),
-        ('manylinux1_i686', 'quay.io/pypa/manylinux1_i686'),
+        ('manylinux1_x86_64', manylinux1_x86_64_image or 'quay.io/pypa/manylinux1_x86_64'),
+        ('manylinux1_i686', manylinux1_i686_image or 'quay.io/pypa/manylinux1_i686'),
     ]
 
     for platform_tag, docker_image in platforms:
diff --git a/test/06_docker_images/environment.json b/test/06_docker_images/environment.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5e73cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/06_docker_images/environment.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "CIBW_MANYLINUX1_X86_64_IMAGE": "dockcross/manylinux-x64",
+    "CIBW_MANYLINUX1_I686_IMAGE": "dockcross/manylinux-x86",
+    "CIBW_SKIP": "*macos* *win*"
+}
diff --git a/test/06_docker_images/setup.py b/test/06_docker_images/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48d7c00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/06_docker_images/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import os
+
+from setuptools import setup, Extension
+
+if os.environ.get('CIBUILDWHEEL', '0') != '1':
+    raise Exception('CIBUILDWHEEL environment variable is not set to 1')
+
+setup(
+    name="spam",
+    ext_modules=[Extension('spam', sources=['spam.c'])],
+    version="0.1.0",
+)
diff --git a/test/06_docker_images/spam.c b/test/06_docker_images/spam.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1ab0f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/06_docker_images/spam.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include <Python.h>
+
+static PyObject *
+spam_system(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    const char *command;
+    int sts;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &command))
+        return NULL;
+    sts = system(command);
+    return PyLong_FromLong(sts);
+}
+
+/* Module initialization */
+
+#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+    #define MOD_INIT(name) PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_##name(void)
+    #define MOD_DEF(m, name, doc, methods, module_state_size) \
+        static struct PyModuleDef moduledef = { \
+            PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT, name, doc, module_state_size, methods, }; \
+        m = PyModule_Create(&moduledef);
+    #define MOD_RETURN(m) return m;
+#else
+    #define MOD_INIT(name) PyMODINIT_FUNC init##name(void)
+    #define MOD_DEF(m, name, doc, methods, module_state_size) \
+        m = Py_InitModule3(name, methods, doc);
+    #define MOD_RETURN(m) return;
+#endif
+
+static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
+    {"system", (PyCFunction)spam_system, METH_VARARGS, 
+     "Execute a shell command."},
+    {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+MOD_INIT(spam)
+{
+    PyObject* m;
+
+    MOD_DEF(m, 
+            "spam", 
+            "Example module", 
+            module_methods,
+            -1)
+
+    MOD_RETURN(m)
+}