diff --git a/run-docker.sh b/run-docker.sh
index 88fabff2fa..d7785fe9a7 100755
--- a/run-docker.sh
+++ b/run-docker.sh
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "build_custom" ]; then
   BUILD_CUSTOM_DIR=$(readlink -f "$2")
   FLOW_NAME=${3:-build}
   FINN_DOCKER_EXTRA+="-v $BUILD_CUSTOM_DIR:$BUILD_CUSTOM_DIR -w $BUILD_CUSTOM_DIR "
+  FINN_DOCKER_EXTRA+="-v $BUILD_CUSTOM_DIR/../../ci:$BUILD_CUSTOM_DIR/../../ci "
   DOCKER_INTERACTIVE="-it"
   #FINN_HOST_BUILD_DIR=$BUILD_DATAFLOW_DIR/build
   gecho "Running build_custom: $BUILD_CUSTOM_DIR/$FLOW_NAME.py"
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ DOCKER_EXEC+="-v $SCRIPTPATH:$SCRIPTPATH "
 DOCKER_EXEC+="-v $FINN_HOST_BUILD_DIR:$FINN_HOST_BUILD_DIR "
 DOCKER_EXEC+="-e FINN_BUILD_DIR=$FINN_HOST_BUILD_DIR "
 DOCKER_EXEC+="-e FINN_ROOT="$SCRIPTPATH" "
+DOCKER_EXEC+="-e VERIFICATION_EN=$VERIFICATION_EN "
 DOCKER_EXEC+="-e LOCALHOST_URL=$LOCALHOST_URL "
 DOCKER_EXEC+="-e VIVADO_IP_CACHE=$VIVADO_IP_CACHE "
 DOCKER_EXEC+="-e PYNQ_BOARD=$PYNQ_BOARD "
diff --git a/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_config.py b/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_config.py
index e35c1cd346..5d69802337 100644
--- a/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_config.py
+++ b/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_config.py
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class VerificationStepType(str, Enum):
     STREAMLINED_PYTHON = "streamlined_python"
     #: verify after step_apply_folding_config, using C++ for each HLS node
     FOLDED_HLS_CPPSIM = "folded_hls_cppsim"
+    #: verify after step_hw_ipgen
+    NODE_BY_NODE_RTLSIM = "node_by_node_rtlsim"
     #: verify after step_create_stitched_ip, using stitched-ip Verilog
     STITCHED_IP_RTLSIM = "stitched_ip_rtlsim"
 
diff --git a/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_steps.py b/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_steps.py
index e202a74956..b8ed8daec7 100644
--- a/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_steps.py
+++ b/src/finn/builder/build_dataflow_steps.py
@@ -527,6 +527,11 @@ def step_hw_ipgen(model: ModelWrapper, cfg: DataflowBuildConfig):
     estimate_layer_resources_hls = model.analysis(hls_synth_res_estimation)
     with open(report_dir + "/estimate_layer_resources_hls.json", "w") as f:
         json.dump(estimate_layer_resources_hls, f, indent=2)
+
+    if VerificationStepType.NODE_BY_NODE_RTLSIM in cfg._resolve_verification_steps():
+        model = model.transform(PrepareRTLSim())
+        model = model.transform(SetExecMode("rtlsim"))
+        verify_step(model, cfg, "node_by_node_rtlsim", need_parent=True)
     return model