diff --git a/help/cli-commands/container-monitor.md b/help/cli-commands/container-monitor.md
index 4d941d86ec3..e01b6dda61c 100644
--- a/help/cli-commands/container-monitor.md
+++ b/help/cli-commands/container-monitor.md
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ For more detailed advice, include the path to the Dockerfile for the image.
 
 Specify a custom Snyk project name.
 
+### `--target-reference=<TARGET_REFERENCE>`
+
+Specify a reference that differentiates this project, for example, a branch name or version. Projects having the same reference can be grouped based on that reference.
+
+For more information see [Group projects by branch or version for monitoring](https://docs.snyk.io/snyk-cli/scan-and-maintain-projects-using-the-cli/group-projects-by-branch-or-version-for-monitoring)
+
 ### `--policy-path=<PATH_TO_POLICY_FILE>`
 
 Manually pass a path to a `.snyk` policy file.
diff --git a/src/lib/ecosystems/monitor.ts b/src/lib/ecosystems/monitor.ts
index 0cb7918f6ea..b9a2a4a76e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecosystems/monitor.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ecosystems/monitor.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export async function generateMonitorDependenciesRequest(
   // WARNING! This mutates the payload. The project name logic should be handled in the plugin.
   scanResult.name =
     options['project-name'] || config.PROJECT_NAME || scanResult.name;
+  scanResult.targetReference = options['target-reference'];
   // WARNING! This mutates the payload. Policy logic should be in the plugin.
   const policy = await findAndLoadPolicyForScanResult(scanResult, options);
   if (policy !== undefined) {
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
index a8df7357ca6..f8d869633a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export interface MonitorOptions {
   'project-name'?: string;
   'print-deps'?: boolean;
   'print-dep-paths'?: boolean;
+  'target-reference'?: string;
   scanAllUnmanaged?: boolean;
   allProjects?: boolean;
   // An experimental flag to allow monitoring of bigtrees (with degraded deps info and remediation advice).
diff --git a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-container/container.spec.ts b/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-container/container.spec.ts
index 077392ef0c1..8194fb3e389 100644
--- a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-container/container.spec.ts
+++ b/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-container/container.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { startSnykCLI, TestCLI } from '../../util/startSnykCLI';
 import { runSnykCLI } from '../../util/runSnykCLI';
 import { FakeServer, fakeServer } from '../../../acceptance/fake-server';
 import { RunCommandOptions, RunCommandResult } from '../../util/runCommand';
+import { getServerPort } from '../../util/getServerPort';
 
 jest.setTimeout(1000 * 60);
 
@@ -304,6 +305,55 @@ DepGraph end`,
     });
   });
 
+  describe('snyk container monitor supports --target-reference', () => {
+    let server: ReturnType<typeof fakeServer>;
+    let env: Record<string, string>;
+
+    beforeAll((done) => {
+      const port = getServerPort(process);
+      const baseApi = '/api/v1';
+      env = {
+        ...process.env,
+        SNYK_API: 'http://localhost:' + port + baseApi,
+        SNYK_HOST: 'http://localhost:' + port,
+        SNYK_TOKEN: '123456789',
+        SNYK_DISABLE_ANALYTICS: '1',
+        DEBUG: 'snyk*',
+      };
+      server = fakeServer(baseApi, env.SNYK_TOKEN);
+      server.listen(port, () => {
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      server.restore();
+    });
+
+    afterAll((done) => {
+      server.close(() => done());
+    });
+
+    it('forwards value of target-reference to monitor-dependencies endpoint', async () => {
+      const { code } = await runSnykCLI(
+        `container monitor ${TEST_DISTROLESS_STATIC_IMAGE} --target-reference=test-target-ref`,
+        {
+          env,
+        },
+      );
+      expect(code).toEqual(0);
+
+      const monitorRequests = server
+        .getRequests()
+        .filter((request) => request.url?.includes('/monitor-dependencies'));
+
+      expect(monitorRequests.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+      monitorRequests.forEach((request) => {
+        expect(request.body.scanResult.targetReference).toBe('test-target-ref');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   function assertCliExitCode(
     code: number,
     expectedCode: number,