diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/serve/serve.ts b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/serve/serve.ts
index 98c9982b21..04a8cff2f6 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/serve/serve.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/commands/serve/serve.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export default async function serve(opts: OptionValues) {
     ? mkdocsDockerAddr
     : mkdocsLocalAddr;
   const mkdocsConfigFileName = opts.mkdocsConfigFileName;
+  const mkdocsConfigs = opts.mkdocsConfig.split(' ');
   const siteName = opts.siteName;
 
   const { path: mkdocsYmlPath, configIsTemporary } = await getMkdocsYml('./', {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ export default async function serve(opts: OptionValues) {
     stdoutLogFunc: mkdocsLogFunc,
     stderrLogFunc: mkdocsLogFunc,
     mkdocsConfigFileName: mkdocsYmlPath,
+    mkdocsConfigs: mkdocsConfigs,
   });
 
   // Wait until mkdocs server has started so that Backstage starts with docs loaded
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.test.ts b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.test.ts
index 8484c4e242..73203a69e9 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,21 @@ describe('runMkdocsServer', () => {
         expect.objectContaining({}),
       );
     });
+
+    it('should accept additinoal mkdocs CLI parameters', async () => {
+      await runMkdocsServer({ mkdocsConfigs: ['--clean', '--strict'] });
+      expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'docker',
+        expect.arrayContaining([
+          'serve',
+          '--dev-addr',
+          '0.0.0.0:8000',
+          '--clean',
+          '--strict',
+        ]),
+        expect.objectContaining({}),
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('mkdocs', () => {
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.ts b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.ts
index 42409acb46..ff412bd87f 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/src/lib/mkdocsServer.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const runMkdocsServer = async (options: {
   stdoutLogFunc?: LogFunc;
   stderrLogFunc?: LogFunc;
   mkdocsConfigFileName?: string;
+  mkdocsConfigs?: string[];
 }): Promise<ChildProcess> => {
   const port = options.port ?? '8000';
   const useDocker = options.useDocker ?? true;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export const runMkdocsServer = async (options: {
         ...(options.mkdocsConfigFileName
           ? ['--config-file', options.mkdocsConfigFileName]
           : []),
+        ...(options.mkdocsConfigs ?? []),
       ],
       {
         stdoutLogFunc: options.stdoutLogFunc,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export const runMkdocsServer = async (options: {
       ...(options.mkdocsConfigFileName
         ? ['--config-file', options.mkdocsConfigFileName]
         : []),
+      ...(options.mkdocsConfigs ?? []),
     ],
     {
       stdoutLogFunc: options.stdoutLogFunc,