diff --git a/docs/self-building.md b/docs/self-building.md
index d8dc03e03..31b7a5ef8 100644
--- a/docs/self-building.md
+++ b/docs/self-building.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ List of roles where self-building the Docker image is currently possible:
 - `matrix-corporal`
 - `matrix-ma1sd`
 - `matrix-mailer`
+- `matrix-bridge-appservice-irc`
 - `matrix-bridge-appservice-slack`
 - `matrix-bridge-mautrix-facebook`
 - `matrix-bridge-mautrix-hangouts`
diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 4415c86c9..7c736ba4a 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ matrix_appservice_slack_database_password: "{{ matrix_synapse_macaroon_secret_ke
 # We don't enable bridges by default.
 matrix_appservice_irc_enabled: false
 
+matrix_appservice_irc_container_self_build: "{{ matrix_architecture != 'amd64' }}"
+
 # Normally, matrix-nginx-proxy is enabled and nginx can reach matrix-appservice-irc over the container network.
 # If matrix-nginx-proxy is not enabled, or you otherwise have a need for it, you can expose
 # matrix-appservice-irc's client-server port to the local host.
diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/defaults/main.yml
index 0b671e762..ba4e1e1b2 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 matrix_appservice_irc_enabled: true
 
+matrix_appservice_irc_container_self_build: false
+matrix_appservice_irc_docker_repo: "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc.git"
+matrix_appservice_irc_docker_src_files_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/appservice-irc/docker-src"
+
 matrix_appservice_irc_docker_image: "docker.io/matrixdotorg/matrix-appservice-irc:release-0.17.1"
 matrix_appservice_irc_docker_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_docker_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/tasks/setup_install.yml
index 00568c0df..09e1d4bab 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bridge-appservice-irc/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 
 - name: Ensure Appservice IRC paths exist
   file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
     state: directory
     mode: 0750
     owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
   with_items:
-    - "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_base_path }}"
-    - "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_config_path }}"
-    - "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_data_path }}"
+    - { path: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_base_path }}", when: true }
+    - { path: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_config_path }}", when: true }
+    - { path: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_data_path }}", when: true }
+    - { path: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_docker_src_files_path }}", when: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_container_self_build }}" }
+  when: item.when|bool
 
 - name: Check if an old passkey file already exists
   stat:
@@ -59,6 +61,26 @@
     source: "{{ 'pull' if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor > 7 else omit }}"
     force_source: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_docker_image_force_pull if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else omit }}"
     force: "{{ omit if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else matrix_appservice_irc_docker_image_force_pull }}"
+  when: "matrix_appservice_irc_enabled|bool and not matrix_appservice_irc_container_self_build|bool"
+
+- name: Ensure matrix-appservice-irc repository is present when self-building
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_docker_repo }}"
+    dest: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_docker_src_files_path }}"
+    force: "yes"
+  register: matrix_appservice_irc_git_pull_results
+  when: "matrix_appservice_irc_enabled|bool and matrix_appservice_irc_container_self_build|bool"
+
+- name: Ensure matrix-appservice-irc Docker image is build
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_docker_image }}"
+    source: build
+    force_source: yes
+    build:
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      path: "{{ matrix_appservice_irc_docker_src_files_path }}"
+      pull: yes
+  when: "matrix_appservice_irc_enabled|bool and matrix_appservice_irc_container_self_build|bool and matrix_appservice_irc_git_pull_results.changed"
 
 - name: Ensure Matrix Appservice IRC config installed
   copy: