diff --git a/salt/modules/cmdmod.py b/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
index e0daa5d48018..1e49246142be 100644
--- a/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
+++ b/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
@@ -2904,6 +2904,7 @@ def run_chroot(root,
                group=None,
                shell=DEFAULT_SHELL,
                python_shell=True,
+               binds=None,
                env=None,
                clean_env=False,
                template=None,
@@ -2929,19 +2930,17 @@ def run_chroot(root,
 
     :param str root: Path to the root of the jail to use.
 
-    stdin
-        A string of standard input can be specified for the command to be run using
-        the ``stdin`` parameter. This can be useful in cases where sensitive
-        information must be read from standard input.:
+    :param str stdin: A string of standard input can be specified for
+        the command to be run using the ``stdin`` parameter. This can
+        be useful in cases where sensitive information must be read
+        from standard input.:
 
-    runas
-        User to run script as.
+    :param str runas: User to run script as.
 
-    group
-        Group to run script as.
+    :param str group: Group to run script as.
 
-    shell
-        Shell to execute under. Defaults to the system default shell.
+    :param str shell: Shell to execute under. Defaults to the system
+        default shell.
 
     :param str cmd: The command to run. ex: ``ls -lart /home``
 
@@ -2965,6 +2964,11 @@ def run_chroot(root,
         arguments. Set to True to use shell features, such as pipes or
         redirection.
 
+    :param list binds: List of directories that will be exported inside
+        the chroot with the bind option.
+
+        .. versionadded:: Sodium
+
     :param dict env: Environment variables to be set prior to execution.
 
         .. note::
@@ -2983,11 +2987,11 @@ def run_chroot(root,
         engine will be used to render the downloaded file. Currently jinja,
         mako, and wempy are supported.
 
-    :param bool rstrip:
-        Strip all whitespace off the end of output before it is returned.
+    :param bool rstrip: Strip all whitespace off the end of output
+        before it is returned.
 
-    :param str umask:
-         The umask (in octal) to use when running the command.
+    :param str umask: The umask (in octal) to use when running the
+         command.
 
     :param str output_encoding: Control the encoding used to decode the
         command's output.
@@ -3061,6 +3065,15 @@ def run_chroot(root,
         'sysfs',
         fstype='sysfs')
 
+    binds = binds if binds else []
+    for bind_exported in binds:
+        bind_exported_to = os.path.relpath(bind_exported, os.path.sep)
+        bind_exported_to = os.path.join(root, bind_exported_to)
+        __salt__['mount.mount'](
+            bind_exported_to,
+            bind_exported,
+            opts='default,bind')
+
     # Execute chroot routine
     sh_ = '/bin/sh'
     if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(root, 'bin/bash')):
@@ -3111,6 +3124,11 @@ def run_chroot(root,
         log.error('Processes running in chroot could not be killed, '
                   'filesystem will remain mounted')
 
+    for bind_exported in binds:
+        bind_exported_to = os.path.relpath(bind_exported, os.path.sep)
+        bind_exported_to = os.path.join(root, bind_exported_to)
+        __salt__['mount.umount'](bind_exported_to)
+
     __salt__['mount.umount'](os.path.join(root, 'sys'))
     __salt__['mount.umount'](os.path.join(root, 'proc'))
     __salt__['mount.umount'](os.path.join(root, 'dev'))
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py b/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py
index 8da672dd229c..492252127755 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py
@@ -433,3 +433,33 @@ def test_run_all_output_encoding(self):
             ret = cmdmod.run_all('some command', output_encoding='latin1')
 
         self.assertEqual(ret['stdout'], stdout)
+
+    def test_run_chroot_mount(self):
+        '''
+        Test cmdmod.run_chroot mount / umount balance
+        '''
+        mock_mount = MagicMock()
+        mock_umount = MagicMock()
+        mock_run_all = MagicMock()
+        with patch.dict(cmdmod.__salt__, {
+                'mount.mount': mock_mount,
+                'mount.umount': mock_umount}):
+            with patch('salt.modules.cmdmod.run_all', mock_run_all):
+                cmdmod.run_chroot('/mnt', 'cmd')
+                self.assertEqual(mock_mount.call_count, 3)
+                self.assertEqual(mock_umount.call_count, 3)
+
+    def test_run_chroot_mount_bind(self):
+        '''
+        Test cmdmod.run_chroot mount / umount balance with bind mount
+        '''
+        mock_mount = MagicMock()
+        mock_umount = MagicMock()
+        mock_run_all = MagicMock()
+        with patch.dict(cmdmod.__salt__, {
+                'mount.mount': mock_mount,
+                'mount.umount': mock_umount}):
+            with patch('salt.modules.cmdmod.run_all', mock_run_all):
+                cmdmod.run_chroot('/mnt', 'cmd', binds=['/var'])
+                self.assertEqual(mock_mount.call_count, 4)
+                self.assertEqual(mock_umount.call_count, 4)