diff --git a/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs b/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs
index 8e23d8227..86d4a4900 100644
--- a/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs
+++ b/src/uu/chroot/src/chroot.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ mod options {
     pub const GROUP: &str = "group";
     pub const GROUPS: &str = "groups";
     pub const USERSPEC: &str = "userspec";
+    pub const COMMAND: &str = "command";
 }
 
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
@@ -39,7 +40,12 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
         .version(crate_version!())
         .about(ABOUT)
         .usage(SYNTAX)
-        .arg(Arg::with_name(options::NEWROOT).hidden(true).required(true))
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(options::NEWROOT)
+                .hidden(true)
+                .required(true)
+                .index(1),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name(options::USER)
                 .short("u")
@@ -71,6 +77,12 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
                 )
                 .value_name("USER:GROUP"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(options::COMMAND)
+                .hidden(true)
+                .multiple(true)
+                .index(2),
+        )
         .get_matches_from(args);
 
     let default_shell: &'static str = "/bin/sh";
@@ -94,7 +106,14 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
         );
     }
 
-    let command: Vec<&str> = match matches.args.len() {
+    let commands = match matches.values_of(options::COMMAND) {
+        Some(v) => v.collect(),
+        None => vec![],
+    };
+
+    // TODO: refactor the args and command matching
+    // See: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/2365#discussion_r647849967
+    let command: Vec<&str> = match commands.len() {
         1 => {
             let shell: &str = match user_shell {
                 Err(_) => default_shell,
@@ -102,14 +121,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
             };
             vec![shell, default_option]
         }
-        _ => {
-            let mut vector: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
-            for (&k, v) in matches.args.iter() {
-                vector.push(k);
-                vector.push(v.vals[0].to_str().unwrap());
-            }
-            vector
-        }
+        _ => commands,
     };
 
     set_context(newroot, &matches);