diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 360fd97f..24f1159e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Changelog
 Unreleased
 ==========
 
+- Added ``runner`` parameter to ``util.project_wheel_metadata``
+  (`PR #566`_, Fixes `#553`_)
 - Modified ``ProjectBuilder`` constructor signature,
   added alternative ``ProjectBuilder.from_env`` constructor,
   redefined ``env.IsolatedEnv`` interface, and exposed ``env.DefaultIsolatedEnv``,
@@ -15,7 +17,9 @@ Unreleased
   from an ``IsolatedEnv`` in a consistent manner.  Mutating the project builder is no longer supported.
   (`PR #537`_)
 
+.. _#553: https://github.com/pypa/build/issues/553
 .. _PR #537: https://github.com/pypa/build/pull/537
+.. _PR #566: https://github.com/pypa/build/pull/566
 
 
 0.10.0 (2023-01-11)
diff --git a/src/build/util.py b/src/build/util.py
index 96823b22..9f0570ee 100644
--- a/src/build/util.py
+++ b/src/build/util.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import pyproject_hooks
 
-from . import PathType, ProjectBuilder
+from . import PathType, ProjectBuilder, RunnerType
 from .env import DefaultIsolatedEnv
 
 
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def _project_wheel_metadata(builder: ProjectBuilder) -> importlib_metadata.Packa
 def project_wheel_metadata(
     source_dir: PathType,
     isolated: bool = True,
+    *,
+    runner: RunnerType = pyproject_hooks.quiet_subprocess_runner,
 ) -> importlib_metadata.PackageMetadata:
     """
     Return the wheel metadata for a project.
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ def project_wheel_metadata(
     :param isolated: Whether or not to run invoke the backend in the current
                      environment or to create an isolated one and invoke it
                      there.
+    :param runner: An alternative runner for backend subprocesses
     """
 
     if isolated:
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ def project_wheel_metadata(
             builder = ProjectBuilder.from_isolated_env(
                 env,
                 source_dir,
-                runner=pyproject_hooks.quiet_subprocess_runner,
+                runner=runner,
             )
             env.install(builder.build_system_requires)
             env.install(builder.get_requires_for_build('wheel'))
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ def project_wheel_metadata(
     else:
         builder = ProjectBuilder(
             source_dir,
-            runner=pyproject_hooks.quiet_subprocess_runner,
+            runner=runner,
         )
         return _project_wheel_metadata(builder)