diff --git a/salt/states/cmd.py b/salt/states/cmd.py
index 4d20b5138175..86934f9ffc4b 100644
--- a/salt/states/cmd.py
+++ b/salt/states/cmd.py
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ def wait(name,
          unless=None,
          creates=None,
          cwd=None,
+         root=None,
          runas=None,
          shell=None,
          env=(),
@@ -436,6 +437,10 @@ def wait(name,
         The current working directory to execute the command in, defaults to
         /root
 
+    root
+        Path to the root of the jail to use. If this parameter is set, the command
+        will run inside a chroot
+
     runas
         The user name to run the command as
 
@@ -674,6 +679,7 @@ def run(name,
         unless=None,
         creates=None,
         cwd=None,
+        root=None,
         runas=None,
         shell=None,
         env=None,
@@ -707,6 +713,10 @@ def run(name,
         The current working directory to execute the command in, defaults to
         /root
 
+    root
+        Path to the root of the jail to use. If this parameter is set, the command
+        will run inside a chroot
+
     runas
         The user name to run the command as
 
@@ -882,6 +892,7 @@ def run(name,
 
     cmd_kwargs = copy.deepcopy(kwargs)
     cmd_kwargs.update({'cwd': cwd,
+                       'root': root,
                        'runas': runas,
                        'use_vt': use_vt,
                        'shell': shell or __grains__['shell'],
@@ -912,10 +923,11 @@ def run(name,
 
     # Wow, we passed the test, run this sucker!
     try:
-        cmd_all = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](
-            name, timeout=timeout, python_shell=True, **cmd_kwargs
+        run_cmd = 'cmd.run_all' if not root else 'cmd.run_chroot'
+        cmd_all = __salt__[run_cmd](
+            cmd=name, timeout=timeout, python_shell=True, **cmd_kwargs
         )
-    except CommandExecutionError as err:
+    except Exception as err:
         ret['comment'] = six.text_type(err)
         return ret
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/states/test_cmd.py b/tests/unit/states/test_cmd.py
index 5c5ddb680427..34056bb7a033 100644
--- a/tests/unit/states/test_cmd.py
+++ b/tests/unit/states/test_cmd.py
@@ -148,6 +148,29 @@ def test_run(self):
                                 'skip_watch': True})
                     self.assertDictEqual(cmd.run(name, onlyif=''), ret)
 
+    def test_run_root(self):
+        '''
+        Test to run a command with a different root
+        '''
+        name = 'cmd.script'
+
+        ret = {'name': name,
+               'result': False,
+               'changes': {},
+               'comment': ''}
+
+        with patch.dict(cmd.__grains__, {'shell': 'shell'}):
+            with patch.dict(cmd.__opts__, {'test': False}):
+                mock = MagicMock(side_effect=[CommandExecutionError,
+                                              {'retcode': 1}])
+                with patch.dict(cmd.__salt__, {'cmd.run_chroot': mock}):
+                    ret.update({'comment': '', 'result': False})
+                    self.assertDictEqual(cmd.run(name, root='/mnt'), ret)
+
+                    ret.update({'comment': 'Command "cmd.script" run',
+                                'result': False, 'changes': {'retcode': 1}})
+                    self.assertDictEqual(cmd.run(name, root='/mnt'), ret)
+
     # 'script' function tests: 1
 
     def test_script(self):