diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e37202e..2c3ad60 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ services:
       - rclone-cache:/cache
       # Scratch space for any local-FS remotes that point here.
       - rclone-data:/data
+      # Expose the host /root tree to local filesystem transfer jobs.
+      - /root:/root
     environment:
       - XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/config
       - RCLONE_CACHE_DIR=/cache