diff --git a/playground/local_runner.go b/playground/local_runner.go
index 863c8e9..6c38221 100644
--- a/playground/local_runner.go
+++ b/playground/local_runner.go
@@ -648,11 +648,16 @@ func (d *LocalRunner) toDockerComposeService(s *Service) (map[string]interface{}
 
 	// create the bind volumes
 	for localPath, volumeName := range s.VolumesMapped {
-		volumeDirAbsPath, err := d.createVolume(s.Name, volumeName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		// If the volume name is an absolute path, use it directly
+		if filepath.IsAbs(volumeName) {
+			volumes[volumeName] = localPath
+		} else {
+			volumeDirAbsPath, err := d.createVolume(s.Name, volumeName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			volumes[volumeDirAbsPath] = localPath
 		}
-		volumes[volumeDirAbsPath] = localPath
 	}
 
 	volumesInLine := []string{}
@@ -671,6 +676,10 @@ func (d *LocalRunner) toDockerComposeService(s *Service) (map[string]interface{}
 		"labels":   labels,
 	}
 
+	if s.Privileged {
+		service["privileged"] = true
+	}
+
 	if d.platform != "" {
 		service["platform"] = d.platform
 	}
diff --git a/playground/manifest.go b/playground/manifest.go
index 8904734..f71402b 100644
--- a/playground/manifest.go
+++ b/playground/manifest.go
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	Tag        string `json:"tag,omitempty"`
 	Image      string `json:"image,omitempty"`
 	Entrypoint string `json:"entrypoint,omitempty"`
+	Privileged bool   `json:"privileged,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type instance struct {
@@ -409,6 +410,11 @@ func (s *Service) WithArgs(args ...string) *Service {
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *Service) WithPrivileged() *Service {
+	s.Privileged = true
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *Service) WithVolume(name string, localPath string) *Service {
 	if s.VolumesMapped == nil {
 		s.VolumesMapped = make(map[string]string)
@@ -417,6 +423,20 @@ func (s *Service) WithVolume(name string, localPath string) *Service {
 	return s
 }
 
+// WithAbsoluteVolume adds a volume mapping using an absolute path on the host.
+// This is useful for binding system paths like /var/run/docker.sock.
+// The path must be absolute and will be used as-is without any modification.
+func (s *Service) WithAbsoluteVolume(containerPath string, hostPath string) *Service {
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(hostPath) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("host path must be absolute: %s", hostPath))
+	}
+	if s.VolumesMapped == nil {
+		s.VolumesMapped = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	s.VolumesMapped[containerPath] = hostPath
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *Service) WithArtifact(localPath string, artifactName string) *Service {
 	if s.FilesMapped == nil {
 		s.FilesMapped = make(map[string]string)