diff --git a/contrib/ci/Dockerfiles/z3_build.Dockerfile b/contrib/ci/Dockerfiles/z3_build.Dockerfile
index 8b922edff..2d16d5394 100644
--- a/contrib/ci/Dockerfiles/z3_build.Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/ci/Dockerfiles/z3_build.Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ARG Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
 ARG Z3_STATIC_BUILD=0
 # Blank default indicates use latest.
 ARG Z3_SYSTEM_TEST_GIT_REVISION
+ARG Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=SERIOUS_ONLY
 ARG Z3_VERBOSE_BUILD_OUTPUT=0
 
 ENV \
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ ENV \
   Z3_STATIC_BUILD=${Z3_STATIC_BUILD} \
   Z3_SYSTEM_TEST_DIR=/home/user/z3_system_test \
   Z3_SYSTEM_TEST_GIT_REVISION=${Z3_SYSTEM_TEST_GIT_REVISION} \
+  Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=${Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS} \
   Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX=${Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX}
 
 # We add context across incrementally to maximal cache reuse
diff --git a/contrib/ci/README.md b/contrib/ci/README.md
index 31bb504b6..2e117c8b1 100644
--- a/contrib/ci/README.md
+++ b/contrib/ci/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ the future.
 * `Z3_VERBOSE_BUILD_OUTPUT` - Show compile commands in CMake builds (`0` or `1`)
 * `Z3_STATIC_BUILD` - Build Z3 binaries and libraries statically (`0` or `1`)
 * `Z3_SYSTEM_TEST_GIT_REVISION` - Git revision of [z3test](https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3test). If empty lastest revision will be used.
+* `Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS` - Set the `WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS` CMake option pased to Z3 (`OFF`, `ON`, or `SERIOUS_ONLY`)
 
 ### Linux
 
diff --git a/contrib/ci/scripts/build_z3_cmake.sh b/contrib/ci/scripts/build_z3_cmake.sh
index 98a9724c7..76fd0fb84 100755
--- a/contrib/ci/scripts/build_z3_cmake.sh
+++ b/contrib/ci/scripts/build_z3_cmake.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 : ${DOTNET_BINDINGS?"DOTNET_BINDINGS must be specified"}
 : ${JAVA_BINDINGS?"JAVA_BINDINGS must be specified"}
 : ${USE_LTO?"USE_LTO must be specified"}
-: ${Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX?"Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX"}
+: ${Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX?"Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX must be specified"}
+: ${Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS?"Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS must be specified"}
 
 ADDITIONAL_Z3_OPTS=()
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ cmake \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${Z3_BUILD_TYPE} \
   -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${Z3_INSTALL_PREFIX} \
+  -DWARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=${Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS} \
   "${ADDITIONAL_Z3_OPTS[@]}" \
   "${Z3_SRC_DIR}"
 
diff --git a/contrib/ci/scripts/travis_ci_linux_entry_point.sh b/contrib/ci/scripts/travis_ci_linux_entry_point.sh
index 21b97788f..84b2dd400 100755
--- a/contrib/ci/scripts/travis_ci_linux_entry_point.sh
+++ b/contrib/ci/scripts/travis_ci_linux_entry_point.sh
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ if [ -n "${NO_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT}" ]; then
   )
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS}" ]; then
+  BUILD_OPTS+=( \
+    "--build-arg" \
+    "Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=${Z3_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS}" \
+  )
+fi
+
 case ${LINUX_BASE} in
   ubuntu_14.04)
     BASE_DOCKER_FILE="${DOCKER_FILE_DIR}/z3_base_ubuntu_14.04.Dockerfile"