diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb b/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb
index 4588260b0cc..95c93f0c27e 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb
@@ -15,10 +15,17 @@ ARG BUILD_GIT_BRANCH
 # Allows docker builds to set the BUILD_GIT_REV
 ARG BUILD_GIT_REV
 
+# Allows private repo go dependencies
+ARG GH_ACCESS_TOKEN
+
 # Re-copy sources from working tree
 USER root
 COPY . /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
 
+# Allow checkout of github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons (private repo)
+ENV GOPRIVATE=github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons
+RUN git config --global url.https://$GH_ACCESS_TOKEN@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/
+
 # Build Vitess
 RUN make build
 
diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb103 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb103
index 37445e48d69..804bd739a96 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb103
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.mariadb103
@@ -15,10 +15,17 @@ ARG BUILD_GIT_BRANCH
 # Allows docker builds to set the BUILD_GIT_REV
 ARG BUILD_GIT_REV
 
+# Allows private repo go dependencies
+ARG GH_ACCESS_TOKEN
+
 # Re-copy sources from working tree
 USER root
 COPY . /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
 
+# Allow checkout of github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons (private repo)
+ENV GOPRIVATE=github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons
+RUN git config --global url.https://$GH_ACCESS_TOKEN@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/
+
 # Build Vitess
 RUN make build
 
diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.mysql80 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.mysql80
index 58f8d760d8e..3a20f07dce3 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.mysql80
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.mysql80
@@ -15,10 +15,17 @@ ARG BUILD_GIT_BRANCH
 # Allows docker builds to set the BUILD_GIT_REV
 ARG BUILD_GIT_REV
 
+# Allows private repo go dependencies
+ARG GH_ACCESS_TOKEN
+
 # Re-copy sources from working tree
 USER root
 COPY . /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
 
+# Allow checkout of github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons (private repo)
+ENV GOPRIVATE=github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons
+RUN git config --global url.https://$GH_ACCESS_TOKEN@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/
+
 # Build Vitess
 RUN make build
 
diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona57 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona57
index 4e99b987c89..8551851d379 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona57
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona57
@@ -29,10 +29,17 @@ ARG BUILD_GIT_BRANCH
 # Allows docker builds to set the BUILD_GIT_REV
 ARG BUILD_GIT_REV
 
+# Allows private repo go dependencies
+ARG GH_ACCESS_TOKEN
+
 # Re-copy sources from working tree
 USER root
 COPY . /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
 
+# Allow checkout of github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons (private repo)
+ENV GOPRIVATE=github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons
+RUN git config --global url.https://$GH_ACCESS_TOKEN@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/
+
 # Build Vitess
 RUN make build
 
diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona80 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona80
index 0a473579046..ac1889e1ec3 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona80
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.percona80
@@ -29,10 +29,17 @@ ARG BUILD_GIT_BRANCH
 # Allows docker builds to set the BUILD_GIT_REV
 ARG BUILD_GIT_REV
 
+# Allows private repo go dependencies
+ARG GH_ACCESS_TOKEN
+
 # Re-copy sources from working tree
 USER root
 COPY . /vt/src/vitess.io/vitess
 
+# Allow checkout of github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons (private repo)
+ENV GOPRIVATE=github.com/slackhq/vitess-addons
+RUN git config --global url.https://$GH_ACCESS_TOKEN@github.com/.insteadOf https://github.com/
+
 # Fix permissions
 RUN chown -R vitess:vitess /vt
 USER vitess