diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index ddc1e48..02ea5a8 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@
 
 Use ``-run-with async-teardown=on`` instead.
 
+``-chroot`` (since 8.1)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use ``-run-with chroot=dir`` instead.
+
 ``-singlestep`` (since 8.1)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/os-posix.c b/os-posix.c
index 90ea717..cfcb965 100644
--- a/os-posix.c
+++ b/os-posix.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
+#include "qemu/module.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
         }
         break;
     case QEMU_OPTION_chroot:
+        warn_report("option is deprecated, use '-run-with chroot=...' instead");
         chroot_dir = optarg;
         break;
     case QEMU_OPTION_daemonize:
@@ -158,18 +160,25 @@
     case QEMU_OPTION_asyncteardown:
         init_async_teardown();
         break;
+#endif
     case QEMU_OPTION_run_with: {
+        const char *str;
         QemuOpts *opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("run-with"),
                                                  optarg, false);
         if (!opts) {
             exit(1);
         }
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINUX)
         if (qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "async-teardown", false)) {
             init_async_teardown();
         }
+#endif
+        str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "chroot");
+        if (str) {
+            chroot_dir = str;
+        }
         break;
     }
-#endif
     default:
         return -1;
     }
@@ -348,3 +357,27 @@
     return -ENOSYS;
 #endif
 }
+
+static QemuOptsList qemu_run_with_opts = {
+    .name = "run-with",
+    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_run_with_opts.head),
+    .desc = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_LINUX)
+        {
+            .name = "async-teardown",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+        },
+#endif
+        {
+            .name = "chroot",
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+        },
+        { /* end of list */ }
+    },
+};
+
+static void register_runwith(void)
+{
+    qemu_add_opts(&qemu_run_with_opts);
+}
+opts_init(register_runwith);
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 9608750..f8f384e 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -4677,11 +4677,12 @@
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
-    "-chroot dir     chroot to dir just before starting the VM\n",
+    "-chroot dir     chroot to dir just before starting the VM (deprecated)\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 SRST
 ``-chroot dir``
+    Deprecated, use '-run-with chroot=...' instead.
     Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
     directory. Especially useful in combination with -runas.
 ERST
@@ -4868,13 +4869,16 @@
     This option is deprecated and should no longer be used. The new option
     ``-run-with async-teardown=on`` is a replacement.
 ERST
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
 DEF("run-with", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_run_with,
-    "-run-with async-teardown[=on|off]\n"
-    "                misc QEMU process lifecycle options\n"
-    "                async-teardown=on enables asynchronous teardown\n",
+    "-run-with [async-teardown=on|off][,chroot=dir]\n"
+    "                Set miscellaneous QEMU process lifecycle options:\n"
+    "                async-teardown=on enables asynchronous teardown (Linux only)\n"
+    "                chroot=dir chroot to dir just before starting the VM\n",
     QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 SRST
-``-run-with``
+``-run-with [async-teardown=on|off][,chroot=dir]``
     Set QEMU process lifecycle options.
 
     ``async-teardown=on`` enables asynchronous teardown. A new process called
@@ -4887,6 +4891,10 @@
     performed correctly. This only works if the cleanup process is not
     forcefully killed with SIGKILL before the main QEMU process has
     terminated completely.
+
+    ``chroot=dir`` can be used for doing a chroot to the specified directory
+    immediately before starting the guest execution. This is especially useful
+    in combination with -runas.
 ERST
 #endif
 
diff --git a/util/async-teardown.c b/util/async-teardown.c
index 3ab19c8..62cdeb0 100644
--- a/util/async-teardown.c
+++ b/util/async-teardown.c
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "qemu/config-file.h"
-#include "qemu/option.h"
-#include "qemu/module.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -147,21 +144,3 @@
     clone(async_teardown_fn, new_stack_for_clone(), CLONE_VM, NULL);
     sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old_signals, NULL);
 }
-
-static QemuOptsList qemu_run_with_opts = {
-    .name = "run-with",
-    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_run_with_opts.head),
-    .desc = {
-        {
-            .name = "async-teardown",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
-        },
-        { /* end of list */ }
-    },
-};
-
-static void register_teardown(void)
-{
-    qemu_add_opts(&qemu_run_with_opts);
-}
-opts_init(register_teardown);