diff --git a/pkg/filesystem/lazy_directory.go b/pkg/filesystem/lazy_directory.go
index 78abceb6..c6232ce7 100644
--- a/pkg/filesystem/lazy_directory.go
+++ b/pkg/filesystem/lazy_directory.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package filesystem
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/buildbarn/bb-storage/pkg/filesystem"
@@ -245,3 +246,21 @@ func (d *lazyDirectory) Apply(arg interface{}) error {
 	defer underlying.Close()
 	return underlying.Apply(arg)
 }
+
+func (d *lazyDirectory) Mount(mountpoint path.Component, source string, fstype string, options int) error {
+	underlying, err := d.openUnderlying()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer underlying.Close()
+	return underlying.Mount(mountpoint, source, fstype, options)
+}
+
+func (d *lazyDirectory) Unmount(lock *sync.Mutex, mountpoint path.Component) error {
+	underlying, err := d.openUnderlying()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer underlying.Close()
+	return underlying.Unmount(lock, mountpoint)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/runner/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/runner/BUILD.bazel
index f134f66a..33d33f87 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/runner/BUILD.bazel
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ go_library(
         "@org_golang_google_protobuf//proto",
         "@org_golang_google_protobuf//types/known/anypb",
         "@org_golang_google_protobuf//types/known/emptypb",
+        "@org_golang_x_sys//unix",
     ] + select({
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:android": [
             "//pkg/proto/resourceusage",
diff --git a/pkg/runner/local_runner.go b/pkg/runner/local_runner.go
index 34ac73a1..048a9944 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/local_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/local_runner.go
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ package runner
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/buildbarn/bb-remote-execution/pkg/proto/runner"
 	"github.com/buildbarn/bb-storage/pkg/filesystem"
 	"github.com/buildbarn/bb-storage/pkg/filesystem/path"
 	"github.com/buildbarn/bb-storage/pkg/util"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -18,6 +22,21 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 )
 
+// Mount information for the special filesystems
+// to mount in the input root when using 'chroot'.
+var (
+	procMountpointComponent = path.MustNewComponent("proc")
+	sysMountpointComponent  = path.MustNewComponent("sys")
+	mounts                  = []struct {
+		mountpoint path.Component
+		fstype     string
+		source     string
+	}{
+		{procMountpointComponent, "proc", "/proc"},
+		{sysMountpointComponent, "sysfs", "/sys"},
+	}
+)
+
 // logFileResolver is an implementation of path.ComponentWalker that is
 // used by localRunner.Run() to traverse to the directory of stdout and
 // stderr log files, so that they may be opened.
@@ -66,6 +85,7 @@ type localRunner struct {
 	buildDirectory               filesystem.Directory
 	buildDirectoryPath           *path.Builder
 	commandCreator               CommandCreator
+	chdirLock                    *sync.Mutex
 	setTmpdirEnvironmentVariable bool
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +126,7 @@ func NewLocalRunner(buildDirectory filesystem.Directory, buildDirectoryPath *pat
 		buildDirectory:               buildDirectory,
 		buildDirectoryPath:           buildDirectoryPath,
 		commandCreator:               commandCreator,
+		chdirLock:                    &sync.Mutex{},
 		setTmpdirEnvironmentVariable: setTmpdirEnvironmentVariable,
 	}
 }
@@ -151,6 +172,44 @@ func (r *localRunner) Run(ctx context.Context, request *runner.RunRequest) (*run
 	}
 	cmd.Stdout = stdout
 
+	// Mount special filesystems.
+	requiresSpecialFilesystems := cmd.SysProcAttr != nil && cmd.SysProcAttr.Chroot != ""
+	var MountRootDirectory filesystem.Directory
+
+	if requiresSpecialFilesystems {
+		var dir filesystem.Directory
+		dir = r.buildDirectory
+		// TODO(nils): How to best open the input root `Directory`
+		// It must be a `localDirectory`, but outer directories can be `lazyDirectory`.
+		for _, segment := range strings.Split(request.InputRootDirectory, "/") {
+			component := path.MustNewComponent(segment)
+			dircloser, err := dir.EnterDirectory(component)
+			// We want to keep the input root open so we can use its file descriptor.
+			if segment != "root" {
+				defer dircloser.Close()
+			}
+
+			dir = dircloser.(filesystem.Directory)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not enter directory component '%s' in '%#v'", segment, inputRootDirectory)
+			}
+		}
+		MountRootDirectory = dir
+
+		for _, mount := range mounts {
+			err := MountRootDirectory.Mkdir(mount.mountpoint, 0o555)
+			if err != nil {
+				if err != unix.EEXIST {
+					return nil, util.StatusWrapf(err, "Failed to create mount point: '%#v' in the input root", mount.mountpoint)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err := MountRootDirectory.Mount(mount.mountpoint, mount.source, mount.fstype, 0); err != nil {
+				return nil, util.StatusWrapf(err, "Failed to mount '%#v' in the input root", mount)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	stderr, err := r.openLog(request.StderrPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		stdout.Close()
@@ -181,6 +240,14 @@ func (r *localRunner) Run(ctx context.Context, request *runner.RunRequest) (*run
 		}
 	}
 
+	if requiresSpecialFilesystems {
+		for _, mount := range mounts {
+			if err := MountRootDirectory.Unmount(r.chdirLock, mount.mountpoint); err != nil {
+				return nil, util.StatusWrapf(err, "Failed to unmount '%#v' in the input root", mount)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Attach rusage information to the response.
 	posixResourceUsage, err := anypb.New(getPOSIXResourceUsage(cmd))
 	if err != nil {