diff --git a/bin/docker-image-tool.sh b/bin/docker-image-tool.sh
index e26da80bd9a76..735a6fc5c84fe 100755
--- a/bin/docker-image-tool.sh
+++ b/bin/docker-image-tool.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ function image_ref {
   echo "$image"
 }
 
+function docker_push {
+  local image_name="$1"
+  if [ ! -z $(docker images -q "$(image_ref ${image_name})") ]; then
+    docker push "$(image_ref ${image_name})"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      error "Failed to push $image_name Docker image."
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "$(image_ref ${image_name}) image not found. Skipping push for this image."
+  fi
+}
+
 function build {
   local BUILD_ARGS
   local IMG_PATH
@@ -72,26 +84,36 @@ function build {
     base_img=$(image_ref spark)
   )
   local BASEDOCKERFILE=${BASEDOCKERFILE:-"$IMG_PATH/spark/Dockerfile"}
-  local PYDOCKERFILE=${PYDOCKERFILE:-"$IMG_PATH/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile"}
-  local RDOCKERFILE=${RDOCKERFILE:-"$IMG_PATH/spark/bindings/R/Dockerfile"}
+  local PYDOCKERFILE=${PYDOCKERFILE:-false}
+  local RDOCKERFILE=${RDOCKERFILE:-false}
 
   docker build $NOCACHEARG "${BUILD_ARGS[@]}" \
     -t $(image_ref spark) \
     -f "$BASEDOCKERFILE" .
 
-  docker build $NOCACHEARG "${BINDING_BUILD_ARGS[@]}" \
-    -t $(image_ref spark-py) \
-    -f "$PYDOCKERFILE" .
+  if [ "${PYDOCKERFILE}" != "false" ]; then
+    docker build $NOCACHEARG "${BINDING_BUILD_ARGS[@]}" \
+      -t $(image_ref spark-py) \
+      -f "$PYDOCKERFILE" .
+      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        error "Failed to build PySpark Docker image, please refer to Docker build output for details."
+      fi
+  fi
 
-  docker build $NOCACHEARG "${BINDING_BUILD_ARGS[@]}" \
-    -t $(image_ref spark-r) \
-    -f "$RDOCKERFILE" .
+  if [ "${RDOCKERFILE}" != "false" ]; then
+    docker build $NOCACHEARG "${BINDING_BUILD_ARGS[@]}" \
+      -t $(image_ref spark-r) \
+      -f "$RDOCKERFILE" .
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      error "Failed to build SparkR Docker image, please refer to Docker build output for details."
+    fi
+  fi
 }
 
 function push {
-  docker push "$(image_ref spark)"
-  docker push "$(image_ref spark-py)"
-  docker push "$(image_ref spark-r)"
+  docker_push "spark"
+  docker_push "spark-py"
+  docker_push "spark-r"
 }
 
 function usage {
@@ -106,8 +128,10 @@ Commands:
 
 Options:
   -f file               Dockerfile to build for JVM based Jobs. By default builds the Dockerfile shipped with Spark.
-  -p file               Dockerfile to build for PySpark Jobs. Builds Python dependencies and ships with Spark.
-  -R file               Dockerfile to build for SparkR Jobs. Builds R dependencies and ships with Spark.
+  -p file               (Optional) Dockerfile to build for PySpark Jobs. Builds Python dependencies and ships with Spark.
+                        Skips building PySpark docker image if not specified.
+  -R file               (Optional) Dockerfile to build for SparkR Jobs. Builds R dependencies and ships with Spark.
+                        Skips building SparkR docker image if not specified.
   -r repo               Repository address.
   -t tag                Tag to apply to the built image, or to identify the image to be pushed.
   -m                    Use minikube's Docker daemon.
@@ -127,6 +151,9 @@ Examples:
   - Build image in minikube with tag "testing"
     $0 -m -t testing build
 
+  - Build PySpark docker image
+    $0 -r docker.io/myrepo -t v2.3.0 -p kubernetes/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile build
+
   - Build and push image with tag "v2.3.0" to docker.io/myrepo
     $0 -r docker.io/myrepo -t v2.3.0 build
     $0 -r docker.io/myrepo -t v2.3.0 push
diff --git a/docs/running-on-kubernetes.md b/docs/running-on-kubernetes.md
index 037e1d54661e3..8720697d4f7d2 100644
--- a/docs/running-on-kubernetes.md
+++ b/docs/running-on-kubernetes.md
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ $ ./bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r <repo> -t my-tag build
 $ ./bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r <repo> -t my-tag push
 ```
 
+By default `bin/docker-image-tool.sh` builds docker image for running JVM jobs. You need to opt-in to build additional 
+language binding docker images.
+
+Example usage is
+```bash
+# To build additional PySpark docker image
+$ ./bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r <repo> -t my-tag -p ./kubernetes/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile build
+
+# To build additional SparkR docker image
+$ ./bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r <repo> -t my-tag -R ./kubernetes/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/R/Dockerfile build
+```
+
 ## Cluster Mode
 
 To launch Spark Pi in cluster mode,
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/scripts/setup-integration-test-env.sh b/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/scripts/setup-integration-test-env.sh
index ccfb8e767c529..36e30d7b2cffb 100755
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/scripts/setup-integration-test-env.sh
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/integration-tests/scripts/setup-integration-test-env.sh
@@ -71,19 +71,42 @@ if [[ $IMAGE_TAG == "N/A" ]];
 then
   IMAGE_TAG=$(uuidgen);
   cd $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ
-  if [[ $DEPLOY_MODE == cloud ]] ;
-  then
-    $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r $IMAGE_REPO -t $IMAGE_TAG build
-    if  [[ $IMAGE_REPO == gcr.io* ]] ;
-    then
-      gcloud docker -- push $IMAGE_REPO/spark:$IMAGE_TAG
-    else
-      $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r $IMAGE_REPO -t $IMAGE_TAG push
-    fi
-  else
-    # -m option for minikube.
-    $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/bin/docker-image-tool.sh -m -r $IMAGE_REPO -t $IMAGE_TAG build
-  fi
+
+  # Build PySpark image
+  LANGUAGE_BINDING_BUILD_ARGS="-p $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/kubernetes/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile"
+
+  # Build SparkR image
+  LANGUAGE_BINDING_BUILD_ARGS="$LANGUAGE_BINDING_BUILD_ARGS -R $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/kubernetes/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/R/Dockerfile"
+
+  case $DEPLOY_MODE in
+    cloud)
+      # Build images
+      $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r $IMAGE_REPO -t $IMAGE_TAG $LANGUAGE_BINDING_BUILD_ARGS build
+
+      # Push images appropriately
+      if [[ $IMAGE_REPO == gcr.io* ]] ;
+      then
+        gcloud docker -- push $IMAGE_REPO/spark:$IMAGE_TAG
+      else
+        $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r $IMAGE_REPO -t $IMAGE_TAG push
+      fi
+      ;;
+
+    docker-for-desktop)
+       # Only need to build as this will place it in our local Docker repo which is all
+       # we need for Docker for Desktop to work so no need to also push
+       $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/bin/docker-image-tool.sh -r $IMAGE_REPO -t $IMAGE_TAG $LANGUAGE_BINDING_BUILD_ARGS build
+       ;;
+
+    minikube)
+       # Only need to build and if we do this with the -m option for minikube we will
+       # build the images directly using the minikube Docker daemon so no need to push
+       $UNPACKED_SPARK_TGZ/bin/docker-image-tool.sh -m -r $IMAGE_REPO -t $IMAGE_TAG $LANGUAGE_BINDING_BUILD_ARGS build
+       ;;
+    *)
+       echo "Unrecognized deploy mode $DEPLOY_MODE" && exit 1
+       ;;
+  esac
   cd -
 fi