diff --git a/commands/policy/eval.go b/commands/policy/eval.go
index 9cd484cdd..7454a61df 100644
--- a/commands/policy/eval.go
+++ b/commands/policy/eval.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type evalOpts struct {
 	filename    string
 	printOutput bool
 	fields      []string
+	platform    string
 	builder     *string
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func evalCmd(dockerCli command.Cli, rootOpts RootOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.filename, "filename", "Dockerfile", "Policy filename to evaluate")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.printOutput, "print", false, "Print policy output")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.fields, "fields", nil, "Fields to evaluate")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.platform, "platform", "", "Target platform for policy evaluation")
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -81,29 +83,29 @@ func runEval(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, source string, opts eva
 		return err
 	}
 
-	workers, err := c.ListWorkers(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	var p ocispecs.Platform
+	if opts.platform != "" {
+		parsedPlatform, err := parsePlatform(opts.platform)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		p = *parsedPlatform
+	} else {
+		workers, err := c.ListWorkers(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if len(workers) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("no workers available in the builder")
-	}
+		if len(workers) == 0 {
+			return errors.New("no workers available in the builder")
+		}
 
-	defaultPlatform := workers[0].Platforms[0]
-	p := ocispecs.Platform{
-		Architecture: defaultPlatform.Architecture,
-		OS:           defaultPlatform.OS,
-		Variant:      defaultPlatform.Variant,
+		p = workers[0].Platforms[0]
 	}
 	metaResolver := sourcemeta.NewResolver(c)
 	defer metaResolver.Close()
 
-	platform := &pb.Platform{
-		Architecture: p.Architecture,
-		OS:           p.OS,
-		Variant:      p.Variant,
-	}
+	platform := toPBPlatform(p)
 	verifier := policy.SignatureVerifier(confutil.NewConfig(dockerCli))
 
 	if opts.printOutput {
diff --git a/commands/policy/eval_test.go b/commands/policy/eval_test.go
index 77522a5b3..e1cc6f46b 100644
--- a/commands/policy/eval_test.go
+++ b/commands/policy/eval_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,39 @@ import (
 	policytypes "github.com/docker/buildx/policy"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/sourcemeta"
 	gwpb "github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/gateway/pb"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/solver/pb"
 	ocispecs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestParsePlatform(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("normalize", func(t *testing.T) {
+		platform, err := parsePlatform("linux/arm/v7")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, &ocispecs.Platform{
+			OS:           "linux",
+			Architecture: "arm",
+			Variant:      "v7",
+		}, platform)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		platform, err := parsePlatform("not-a-platform")
+		require.Nil(t, platform)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "invalid platform \"not-a-platform\"")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "unknown operating system or architecture")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestToPBPlatform(t *testing.T) {
+	platform := ocispecs.Platform{OS: "linux", Architecture: "amd64"}
+	require.Equal(t, &pb.Platform{
+		OS:           "linux",
+		Architecture: "amd64",
+	}, toPBPlatform(platform))
+}
+
 func TestSourceResolverOptIncludesResolveAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	req := &gwpb.ResolveSourceMetaRequest{
 		ResolveMode: "default",
diff --git a/commands/policy/platform.go b/commands/policy/platform.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cca1be0d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/policy/platform.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package policy
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/solver/pb"
+	ocispecs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+func parsePlatform(platform string) (*ocispecs.Platform, error) {
+	p, err := platforms.Parse(platform)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid platform %q", platform)
+	}
+	p = platforms.Normalize(p)
+	return &p, nil
+}
+
+func toPBPlatform(platform ocispecs.Platform) *pb.Platform {
+	return &pb.Platform{
+		Architecture: platform.Architecture,
+		OS:           platform.OS,
+		Variant:      platform.Variant,
+	}
+}