diff --git a/cmd/rootlesskit/main.go b/cmd/rootlesskit/main.go
index e508101e..f63f8c3f 100644
--- a/cmd/rootlesskit/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rootlesskit/main.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/network/pasta"
 	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/network/slirp4netns"
 	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/network/vpnkit"
+	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/network/none"
 	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/parent"
 	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/port/builtin"
 	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/port/portutil"
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ See https://rootlesscontaine.rs/getting-started/common/ .
 		}, CategoryState),
 		Categorize(&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "net",
-			Usage: "network driver [host, pasta(experimental), slirp4netns, vpnkit, lxc-user-nic(experimental)]",
+			Usage: "network driver [host, none, pasta(experimental), slirp4netns, vpnkit, lxc-user-nic(experimental)]",
 			Value: "host",
 		}, CategoryNetwork),
 		Categorize(&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ func createParentOpt(clicontext *cli.Context, pipeFDEnvKey, stateDirEnvKey, pare
 	}
 
 	disableHostLoopback := clicontext.Bool("disable-host-loopback")
-	if !disableHostLoopback && clicontext.String("net") != "host" {
+	if !disableHostLoopback && clicontext.String("net") != "host" && clicontext.String("net") != "none" {
 		logrus.Warn("specifying --disable-host-loopback is highly recommended to prohibit connecting to 127.0.0.1:* on the host namespace (requires pasta, slirp4netns, or VPNKit)")
 	}
 
@@ -388,6 +389,26 @@ func createParentOpt(clicontext *cli.Context, pipeFDEnvKey, stateDirEnvKey, pare
 		if ifname != "" {
 			return opt, errors.New("ifname cannot be specified for --net=host")
 		}
+	case "none":
+		if mtu != 0 {
+			logrus.Warnf("unsupported mtu for --net=none: %d", mtu)
+		}
+		if ipnet != nil {
+			return opt, errors.New("custom cidr is not supported for --net=none")
+		}
+		if ifname != "" {
+			return opt, errors.New("ifname cannot be specified for --net=none")
+		}
+		switch portDriver := clicontext.String("port-driver"); portDriver {
+		case "none", "builtin":
+			// NOP
+		default:
+			return opt, errors.New("network \"none\" requires either port driver \"none\" or \"builtin\"")
+		}
+		opt.NetworkDriver, err = none.NewParentDriver()
+		if err != nil {
+			return opt, err
+		}
 	case "pasta":
 		logrus.Warn("\"pasta\" network driver is experimental. Needs very recent version of pasta (see docs/network.md).")
 		binary := clicontext.String("pasta-binary")
@@ -582,6 +603,8 @@ func createChildOpt(clicontext *cli.Context, pipeFDEnvKey, stateDirEnvKey string
 	switch s := clicontext.String("net"); s {
 	case "host":
 		// NOP
+	case "none":
+		// NOP
 	case "pasta":
 		opt.NetworkDriver = pasta.NewChildDriver()
 	case "slirp4netns":
diff --git a/pkg/network/none/none.go b/pkg/network/none/none.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..844fa146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/none/none.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package none
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/messages"
+	"github.com/rootless-containers/rootlesskit/v2/pkg/network"
+)
+
+func NewParentDriver() (network.ParentDriver, error) {
+	return &parentDriver{}, nil
+}
+
+type parentDriver struct {
+}
+
+const DriverName = "none"
+
+func (d *parentDriver) MTU() int {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (d *parentDriver) Info(ctx context.Context) (*api.NetworkDriverInfo, error) {
+	return &api.NetworkDriverInfo{
+		Driver: DriverName,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (d *parentDriver) ConfigureNetwork(childPID int, stateDir, detachedNetNSPath string) (*messages.ParentInitNetworkDriverCompleted, func() error, error) {
+	var cleanups []func() error
+
+	if detachedNetNSPath != "" {
+		cmd := exec.Command("nsenter", "-t", strconv.Itoa(childPID), "-n"+detachedNetNSPath, "-m", "-U", "--no-fork", "--preserve-credentials", "sleep", "infinity")
+		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
+			Pdeathsig: syscall.SIGKILL,
+		}
+		err := cmd.Start()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		childPID = cmd.Process.Pid
+	}
+
+	cmds := [][]string{
+		[]string{"nsenter", "-t", strconv.Itoa(childPID), "-n", "-m", "-U", "--no-fork", "--preserve-credentials", "ip", "address", "add", "127.0.0.1/8", "dev", "lo"},
+		[]string{"nsenter", "-t", strconv.Itoa(childPID), "-n", "-m", "-U", "--no-fork", "--preserve-credentials", "ip", "link", "set", "lo", "up"},
+	}
+	if err := common.Execs(os.Stderr, os.Environ(), cmds); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	netmsg := messages.ParentInitNetworkDriverCompleted{}
+	return &netmsg, common.Seq(cleanups), nil
+}