diff --git a/commands/bake.go b/commands/bake.go
index 391db4c925e6..480949841a58 100644
--- a/commands/bake.go
+++ b/commands/bake.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type bakeOptions struct {
 
 	sbom       string
 	provenance string
+	policy     []string
 	allow      []string
 
 	builder      string
@@ -120,6 +121,14 @@ func runBake(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in ba
 	if in.provenance != "" {
 		overrides = append(overrides, fmt.Sprintf("*.attest=%s", buildflags.CanonicalizeAttest("provenance", in.provenance)))
 	}
+
+	policyOverrides, disablePolicy, err := bakePolicyOverrides(in.policy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if len(policyOverrides) > 0 {
+		overrides = append(overrides, policyOverrides...)
+	}
+
 	contextPathHash, _ := os.Getwd()
 
 	ent, err := bake.ParseEntitlements(in.allow)
@@ -241,6 +250,12 @@ func runBake(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, targets []string, in ba
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if disablePolicy {
+		policy := buildflags.PolicyConfigs{{Disabled: true}}
+		for _, t := range tgts {
+			t.Policy = slices.Clone(policy)
+		}
+	}
 
 	var sourceDateEpoch *string
 	for _, t := range tgts {
@@ -526,6 +541,7 @@ func bakeCmd(dockerCli command.Cli, rootOpts *rootOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	flags.BoolVar(&options.exportPush, "push", false, `Shorthand for "--set=*.output=type=registry". Conditional.`)
 	flags.StringVar(&options.sbom, "sbom", "", `Shorthand for "--set=*.attest=type=sbom"`)
 	flags.StringVar(&options.provenance, "provenance", "", `Shorthand for "--set=*.attest=type=provenance"`)
+	flags.StringArrayVar(&options.policy, "policy", []string{}, `Global policy evaluation options (format: "[disabled=true|false][,strict=true|false][,log-level=level]")`)
 	flags.StringArrayVar(&options.overrides, "set", nil, `Override target value (e.g., "targetpattern.key=value")`)
 	flags.StringArrayVar(&options.vars, "var", nil, `Set a variable value (e.g., "name=value")`)
 	flags.StringVar(&options.callFunc, "call", "build", `Set method for evaluating build ("check", "outline", "targets")`)
@@ -550,6 +566,30 @@ func bakeCmd(dockerCli command.Cli, rootOpts *rootOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func bakePolicyOverrides(in []string) ([]string, bool, error) {
+	configs, err := buildflags.ParsePolicyConfigs(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	}
+	overrides := make([]string, 0, len(in))
+	for i, cfg := range configs {
+		if len(cfg.Files) > 0 {
+			return nil, false, errors.New(`--policy does not accept filename; define policy files in the bake definition`)
+		}
+		if cfg.Reset {
+			return nil, false, errors.New(`--policy does not accept reset; define policy composition in the bake definition`)
+		}
+		if cfg.Disabled {
+			if cfg.Strict != nil || cfg.LogLevel != nil || len(configs) > 1 {
+				return nil, false, errors.New("disabled policy cannot be combined with other policy flags")
+			}
+			return nil, true, nil
+		}
+		overrides = append(overrides, "*.policy+="+in[i])
+	}
+	return overrides, false, nil
+}
+
 func bakeEnvFiles(lookup func(string string) (string, bool)) ([]string, error) {
 	sep, _ := lookup(bakeEnvFileSeparator)
 	if sep == "" {
diff --git a/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md b/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
index 0dd0777fbdb4..939341747a1d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
+++ b/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Build from a file
 | [`--load`](#load)                   | `bool`        |         | Shorthand for `--set=*.output=type=docker`. Conditional.                                                              |
 | [`--metadata-file`](#metadata-file) | `string`      |         | Write build result metadata to a file                                                                                 |
 | [`--no-cache`](#no-cache)           | `bool`        |         | Do not use cache when building the image                                                                              |
+| `--policy`                          | `stringArray` |         | Global policy evaluation options (format: `[disabled=true\|false][,strict=true\|false][,log-level=level]`)            |
 | [`--print`](#print)                 | `bool`        |         | Print the options without building                                                                                    |
 | [`--progress`](#progress)           | `string`      | `auto`  | Set type of progress output (`auto`, `none`,  `plain`, `quiet`, `rawjson`, `tty`). Use plain to show container output |
 | [`--provenance`](#provenance)       | `string`      |         | Shorthand for `--set=*.attest=type=provenance`                                                                        |
diff --git a/tests/policy_bake.go b/tests/policy_bake.go
index a417de9bae01..632a1b894091 100644
--- a/tests/policy_bake.go
+++ b/tests/policy_bake.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ target "disabled-combined" {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name            string
 		target          string
+		policyArgs      []string
 		wantErrContains string
 	}{
 		{
@@ -160,15 +161,42 @@ target "disabled-combined" {
 			target:          "disabled-combined",
 			wantErrContains: "disabled policy cannot be combined with other policy flags",
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "global-disabled-skips-target-policies",
+			target:     "fail-extra",
+			policyArgs: []string{"--policy", "disabled=true"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "global-policy-rejects-filename",
+			target:          "pass-both",
+			policyArgs:      []string{"--policy", "filename=extra.rego"},
+			wantErrContains: "--policy does not accept filename",
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "global-policy-rejects-reset",
+			target:          "pass-both",
+			policyArgs:      []string{"--policy", "reset=true"},
+			wantErrContains: "--policy does not accept reset",
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "global-disabled-cannot-combine",
+			target:          "pass-both",
+			policyArgs:      []string{"--policy", "disabled=true,strict=true"},
+			wantErrContains: "disabled policy cannot be combined with other policy flags",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cmd := buildxCmd(sb, withDir(dir), withArgs(
+			args := []string{
 				"bake",
 				"--progress=plain",
 				"--file", "docker-bake.hcl",
-				tc.target,
+			}
+			args = append(args, tc.policyArgs...)
+			args = append(args, tc.target)
+			cmd := buildxCmd(sb, withDir(dir), withArgs(
+				args...,
 			))
 			out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 			if tc.wantErrContains == "" {