diff --git a/lib/container.ex b/lib/container.ex
index a64dd8d..e0a593f 100644
--- a/lib/container.ex
+++ b/lib/container.ex
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ defmodule Testcontainers.Container do
     bind_volumes: [],
     labels: %{},
     auto_remove: false,
-    container_id: nil
+    container_id: nil,
+    network_mode: nil
   ]
 
   @doc """
@@ -151,6 +152,13 @@ defmodule Testcontainers.Container do
     %__MODULE__{config | auth: registry_auth_token}
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Sets a network mode to apply to the container object in docker.
+  """
+  def with_network_mode(%__MODULE__{} = config, mode) when is_binary(mode) do
+    %__MODULE__{config | network_mode: mode}
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Gets the host port on the container for the given exposed port.
   """
diff --git a/lib/docker/api.ex b/lib/docker/api.ex
index 283ab9f..405a311 100644
--- a/lib/docker/api.ex
+++ b/lib/docker/api.ex
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ defmodule Testcontainers.Docker.Api do
         PortBindings: map_port_bindings(container_config),
         Privileged: container_config.privileged,
         Binds: map_binds(container_config),
-        Mounts: map_volumes(container_config)
+        Mounts: map_volumes(container_config),
+        NetworkMode: container_config.network_mode
       }
     }
   end
diff --git a/test/container_test.exs b/test/container_test.exs
index b4c10dd..35bb942 100644
--- a/test/container_test.exs
+++ b/test/container_test.exs
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ defmodule Testcontainers.ContainerTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "with_network_mode/2" do
+    test "returns the network host type" do
+      container = Container.new("my-image") |> Container.with_network_mode("host")
+      assert container.network_mode == "host"
+    end
+
+    test "returns nil if the network mode is not set" do
+      container = Container.new("my-image")
+      assert container.network_mode == nil
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "with_auth/3" do
     test "sets the authentication token for the container" do
       container = Container.new("my-image")
diff --git a/test/generic_container_test.exs b/test/generic_container_test.exs
index 0f3f2e2..98b1e9c 100644
--- a/test/generic_container_test.exs
+++ b/test/generic_container_test.exs
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 defmodule Testcontainers.GenericContainerTest do
   use ExUnit.Case, async: true
 
+  import TestHelper, only: [port_open?: 2]
+
   test "can start and stop generic container" do
     config = %Testcontainers.Container{image: "redis:latest"}
     assert {:ok, container} = Testcontainers.start_container(config)
     assert :ok = Testcontainers.stop_container(container.container_id)
   end
+
+  test "can start and stop generic container with network mode set to host" do
+    config = %Testcontainers.Container{image: "redis:latest", network_mode: "host"}
+    assert {:ok, container} = Testcontainers.start_container(config)
+    Process.sleep(5000)
+    assert :ok = port_open?("127.0.0.1", 6379)
+    assert :ok = Testcontainers.stop_container(container.container_id)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/support/test_helper.ex b/test/support/test_helper.ex
index 89b4190..3176c16 100644
--- a/test/support/test_helper.ex
+++ b/test/support/test_helper.ex
@@ -68,4 +68,18 @@ defmodule TestHelper do
         do_wait_for_lambda(lambda, retries - 1, interval, counter + 1)
     end
   end
+
+  @doc """
+  test if specific tcp port is open on localhost host address.
+  """
+  def port_open?(address, port) when is_binary(address) do
+    case :gen_tcp.connect(to_charlist(address), port, [:binary, active: false], 1000) do
+      {:ok, socket} ->
+        :gen_tcp.close(socket)
+        :ok
+
+      _ ->
+        :error
+    end
+  end
 end