diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 69b39106..9245f270 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 FROM node:current-alpine
 
+ARG INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS=""
 
 #Add non-root user, add installation directories and assign proper permissions
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/meshcentral
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /opt/meshcentral
 WORKDIR /opt/meshcentral
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache bash
+RUN if [ "$INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS" == "yes" ] || [ "$INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS" == "YES" ]; then apk add --no-cache mongodb-tools; fi
 
 RUN mkdir /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral
 COPY ./ /opt/meshcentral/meshcentral/
diff --git a/docker/readme.md b/docker/readme.md
index 485e63b5..07a8c466 100644
--- a/docker/readme.md
+++ b/docker/readme.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 > docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --force-rm -t meshcentral .
 
+# alternative, if you want to include the mongodb-tools (mongodump, ...), you can add the 'INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS=yes' build argument
+> docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --force-rm --build-arg INCLUDE_MONGODBTOOLS=yes -t meshcentral .
+
 # (optional) cleanup after docker build:
 > cd ..
 > rm -rf MeshCentral/