diff --git a/cmd/runtimetest/main.go b/cmd/runtimetest/main.go
index ad30bef92..77e3e15b8 100644
--- a/cmd/runtimetest/main.go
+++ b/cmd/runtimetest/main.go
@@ -1091,14 +1091,32 @@ func mountMatch(configMount rspec.Mount, sysMount *mount.Info) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mount destination expected: %v, actual: %v", configMount.Destination, sys.Destination)
 	}
 
-	if configMount.Type != sys.Type {
+	isBind := false
+	for _, opt := range configMount.Options {
+		if opt == "bind" || opt == "rbind" {
+			isBind = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	// Type is an optional field in the spec: only check if it is set
+	if configMount.Type != "" && configMount.Type != sys.Type {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mount %v type expected: %v, actual: %v", configMount.Destination, configMount.Type, sys.Type)
 	}
 
-	if filepath.Clean(configMount.Source) != sys.Source {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mount %v source expected: %v, actual: %v", configMount.Destination, configMount.Source, sys.Source)
+	// For bind mounts, the source is not the block device but the path on the host that is being bind mounted.
+	// sysMount.Root is that path.
+	if isBind {
+		// Source is an optional field in the spec: only check if it is set
+		// We only test the base name here, in case the tests are being run in a chroot environment
+		if configMount.Source != "" && filepath.Base(configMount.Source) != filepath.Base(sysMount.Root) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("mount %v source expected: %v, actual: %v", configMount.Destination, filepath.Base(configMount.Source), filepath.Base(sysMount.Root))
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Source is an optional field in the spec: only check if it is set
+		if configMount.Source != "" && filepath.Clean(configMount.Source) != sys.Source {
+			return fmt.Errorf("mount %v source expected: %v, actual: %v", configMount.Destination, configMount.Source, sys.Source)
+		}
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/validation/mounts/mounts.go b/validation/mounts/mounts.go
index 416014824..8cd373805 100644
--- a/validation/mounts/mounts.go
+++ b/validation/mounts/mounts.go
@@ -6,22 +6,85 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	defaultOptions := []string{
+		"nosuid",
+		"strictatime",
+		"mode=755",
+		"size=1k",
+	}
+
+	// Different combinations of mount types, mount options, mount propagation modes
+	mounts := []rspec.Mount{
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/tmp/test-shared",
+			Type:        "tmpfs",
+			Source:      "tmpfs",
+			Options:     []string{"shared"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/tmp/test-slave",
+			Type:        "tmpfs",
+			Source:      "tmpfs",
+			Options:     []string{"slave"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/tmp/test-private",
+			Type:        "tmpfs",
+			Source:      "tmpfs",
+			Options:     []string{"private"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-shared",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"bind", "shared"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-rshared",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"rbind", "rshared"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-slave",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"bind", "slave"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-rslave",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"rbind", "rslave"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-private",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"bind", "private"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-rprivate",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"rbind", "rprivate"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-unbindable",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"bind", "unbindable"},
+		},
+		rspec.Mount{
+			Destination: "/mnt/etc-runbindable",
+			Source:      "/etc",
+			Options:     []string{"rbind", "runbindable"},
+		},
+	}
+
 	g, err := util.GetDefaultGenerator()
 	if err != nil {
 		util.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	mount := rspec.Mount{
-		Destination: "/tmp",
-		Type:        "tmpfs",
-		Source:      "tmpfs",
-		Options: []string{
-			"nosuid",
-			"strictatime",
-			"mode=755",
-			"size=1k",
-		},
+
+	for _, m := range mounts {
+		m.Options = append(defaultOptions, m.Options...)
+
+		g.AddMount(m)
 	}
-	g.AddMount(mount)
 	err = util.RuntimeInsideValidate(g, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		util.Fatal(err)