diff --git a/lib/kamal/cli/build.rb b/lib/kamal/cli/build.rb
index 9a23117d..379fd12a 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/cli/build.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/cli/build.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require "uri"
+
 class Kamal::Cli::Build < Kamal::Cli::Base
   class BuildError < StandardError; end
 
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ class Kamal::Cli::Build < Kamal::Cli::Base
   desc "create", "Create a build setup"
   def create
     mutating do
+      if (remote_host = KAMAL.config.builder.remote_host)
+        connect_to_remote_host(remote_host)
+      end
+
       run_locally do
         begin
           debug "Using builder: #{KAMAL.builder.name}"
@@ -103,4 +109,12 @@ class Kamal::Cli::Build < Kamal::Cli::Base
         end
       end
     end
+
+    def connect_to_remote_host(remote_host)
+      remote_uri = URI.parse(remote_host)
+      options = { user: remote_uri.user, port: remote_uri.port }.compact
+      on(remote_uri.host, options) do
+        execute "true"
+      end
+    end
 end
diff --git a/test/cli/build_test.rb b/test/cli/build_test.rb
index 35e8b761..c64a4917 100644
--- a/test/cli/build_test.rb
+++ b/test/cli/build_test.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ class CliBuildTest < CliTestCase
     end
   end
 
+  test "create remote" do
+    run_command("create", fixture: :with_remote_builder).tap do |output|
+      assert_match "Running /usr/bin/env true on 1.1.1.5", output
+      assert_match "docker context create kamal-app-native-remote-amd64 --description 'kamal-app-native-remote amd64 native host' --docker 'host=ssh://app@1.1.1.5'", output
+      assert_match "docker buildx create --name kamal-app-native-remote kamal-app-native-remote-amd64 --platform linux/amd64", output
+    end
+  end
+
   test "create with error" do
     stub_setup
     SSHKit::Backend::Abstract.any_instance.stubs(:execute)
@@ -95,8 +103,8 @@ class CliBuildTest < CliTestCase
   end
 
   private
-    def run_command(*command)
-      stdouted { Kamal::Cli::Build.start([*command, "-c", "test/fixtures/deploy_with_accessories.yml"]) }
+    def run_command(*command, fixture: :with_accessories)
+      stdouted { Kamal::Cli::Build.start([*command, "-c", "test/fixtures/deploy_#{fixture}.yml"]) }
     end
 
     def stub_dependency_checks
diff --git a/test/fixtures/deploy_with_remote_builder.yml b/test/fixtures/deploy_with_remote_builder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44103499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/deploy_with_remote_builder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+service: app
+image: dhh/app
+servers:
+  web:
+    - "1.1.1.1"
+    - "1.1.1.2"
+  workers:
+    - "1.1.1.3"
+    - "1.1.1.4"
+registry:
+  username: user
+  password: pw
+
+accessories:
+  mysql:
+    image: mysql:5.7
+    host: 1.1.1.3
+    port: 3306
+    env:
+      clear:
+        MYSQL_ROOT_HOST: '%'
+      secret:
+        - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
+    files:
+      - test/fixtures/files/my.cnf:/etc/mysql/my.cnf
+    directories:
+      - data:/var/lib/mysql
+  redis:
+    image: redis:latest
+    roles:
+      - web
+    port: 6379
+    directories:
+      - data:/data
+
+readiness_delay: 0
+
+builder:
+  remote:
+    arch: amd64
+    host: ssh://app@1.1.1.5