diff --git a/craft_parts/ctl.py b/craft_parts/ctl.py
index dcd12fc09..982fd08f4 100644
--- a/craft_parts/ctl.py
+++ b/craft_parts/ctl.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def run(cls, cmd: str, args: list[str]) -> str | None:
 
         :raises RuntimeError: If the command is not handled.
         """
-        if cmd in ["default", "set"]:
+        if cmd in ["default", "set", "chroot"]:
             _client(cmd, args)
             return None
 
diff --git a/craft_parts/executor/step_handler.py b/craft_parts/executor/step_handler.py
index 56ab60951..d7ab5ad68 100644
--- a/craft_parts/executor/step_handler.py
+++ b/craft_parts/executor/step_handler.py
@@ -378,6 +378,52 @@ def _process_api_commands(
                     message=f"invalid arguments to command {cmd_name!r}",
                 )
             self._execute_builtin_handler(step)
+        elif cmd_name == "chroot":
+            if self._step_info.step != step.OVERLAY:
+                raise invalid_control_api_call(
+                    message=f"{cmd_name!r} can only run in overlay step",
+                )
+            if len(cmd_args) < 1:
+                raise invalid_control_api_call(
+                    message=(
+                        f"invalid arguments to command {cmd_name!r} (want at least 1 argument)"
+                    ),
+                )
+
+            try:
+                target_dir = self._part.part_layer_dir
+                commands = [
+                    f"mkdir -p {target_dir}/etc {target_dir}/dev {target_dir}/sys {target_dir}/proc {target_dir}/usr/share/ca-certificates {target_dir}/etc/apt {target_dir}/etc/ssl/certs",
+                    f"cp /etc/resolv.conf {target_dir}/etc/",
+                    f"mount --bind /dev {target_dir}/dev",
+                    f"mount --bind /sys {target_dir}/sys",
+                    f"mount --bind /proc {target_dir}/proc",
+                    f"mount --bind /usr/share/ca-certificates/ {target_dir}/usr/share/ca-certificates",
+                    f"mount --bind /etc/ssl/certs/ {target_dir}/etc/ssl/certs/",
+                    f"mount --bind /etc/apt {target_dir}/etc/apt",
+                    f"cp /etc/ca-certificates.conf {target_dir}/etc/",
+                    " ".join(cmd_args),
+                    f"umount {target_dir}/dev",
+                    f"umount {target_dir}/sys",
+                    f"umount {target_dir}/proc",
+                    f"umount {target_dir}/etc/apt",
+                    f"umount {target_dir}/usr/share/ca-certificates",
+                    f"umount {target_dir}/etc/ssl/certs",
+                ]
+                _create_and_run_script(
+                    commands,
+                    script_path=target_dir.absolute() / "overlay-chroot.sh",
+                    cwd=target_dir,
+                    stdout=self._stdout,
+                    stderr=self._stderr,
+                    with_root_access=True,
+                )
+            except (ValueError, RuntimeError) as err:
+                raise errors.InvalidControlAPICall(
+                    part_name=self._part.name,
+                    scriptlet_name=scriptlet_name,
+                    message=str(err),
+                ) from err
         elif cmd_name == "set":
             if len(cmd_args) != 1:
                 raise invalid_control_api_call(
@@ -443,6 +489,8 @@ def _create_and_run_script(
     stdout: Stream,
     stderr: Stream,
     build_environment_script_path: Path | None = None,
+    *,
+    with_root_access: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     """Create a script with step-specific commands and execute it."""
     with script_path.open("w") as run_file:
@@ -460,4 +508,9 @@ def _create_and_run_script(
     script_path.chmod(0o755)
     logger.debug("Executing %r", script_path)
 
-    process.run([script_path], cwd=cwd, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, check=True)
+    if with_root_access and Path("/usr/bin/sudo").exists():
+        process.run(
+            ["sudo", script_path], cwd=cwd, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, check=True
+        )
+    else:
+        process.run([script_path], cwd=cwd, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, check=True)
diff --git a/tests/integration/lifecycle/test_craftctl.py b/tests/integration/lifecycle/test_craftctl.py
index 415cfdced..c8595d637 100644
--- a/tests/integration/lifecycle/test_craftctl.py
+++ b/tests/integration/lifecycle/test_craftctl.py
@@ -51,6 +51,65 @@ def setup_fixture(new_dir, mocker):
     mocker.patch("craft_parts.utils.os_utils.umount")
 
 
+def test_craftctl_chroot(new_dir, partitions, capfd, mocker):
+    mocker.patch("craft_parts.lifecycle_manager._ensure_overlay_supported")
+    mocker.patch("craft_parts.overlays.OverlayManager.refresh_packages_list")
+
+    parts_yaml = textwrap.dedent(
+        """\
+        parts:
+          foo:
+            plugin: dump
+            source: foo
+            override-pull: |
+              echo "pull step"
+              craftctl default
+            overlay-script: |
+              echo "overlay step"
+              craftctl chroot touch test.txt
+        """
+    )
+    parts = yaml.safe_load(parts_yaml)
+
+    Path("foo").mkdir()
+    Path("foo/foo.txt").touch()
+
+    lf = craft_parts.LifecycleManager(
+        parts,
+        application_name="test_ctl",
+        cache_dir=new_dir,
+        base_layer_dir=new_dir,
+        base_layer_hash=b"hash",
+        partitions=partitions,
+    )
+
+    # Check if planning resulted in the correct list of actions.
+    actions = lf.plan(Step.OVERLAY)
+    assert actions == [
+        Action("foo", Step.PULL),
+        Action("foo", Step.OVERLAY),
+    ]
+
+    # Execute each step and verify if scriptlet and built-in handler
+    # ran as expected.
+
+    with lf.action_executor() as ctx:
+        # Execute the pull step. The source file must have been
+        # copied to the part src directory.
+        ctx.execute(actions[0])
+        captured = capfd.readouterr()
+        assert captured.out == "pull step\n"
+
+        # Execute the overlay step and add a file to the overlay
+        # directory to track file migration.
+        ctx.execute(actions[1])
+        captured = capfd.readouterr()
+        assert Path("parts/foo/layer/test.txt").exists() is True
+        assert Path("parts/foo/layer/etc/resolv.conf").exists() is True
+        assert captured.out == "overlay step\n"
+        assert Path("overlay")
+
+
 def test_craftctl_default(new_dir, partitions, capfd, mocker):
     mocker.patch("craft_parts.lifecycle_manager._ensure_overlay_supported")
     mocker.patch("craft_parts.overlays.OverlayManager.refresh_packages_list")