diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index 1e01e61c26..91fcab6631 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ func (c *DockerContainer) Host(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 
 // MappedPort gets externally mapped port for a container port
 func (c *DockerContainer) MappedPort(ctx context.Context, port nat.Port) (nat.Port, error) {
+	inspect, err := c.inspectContainer(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if inspect.ContainerJSONBase.HostConfig.NetworkMode == "host" {
+		return port, nil
+	}
 	ports, err := c.Ports(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/docker_test.go b/docker_test.go
index 39b69044f6..d4d21a98a7 100644
--- a/docker_test.go
+++ b/docker_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,35 @@ func TestContainerWithNetworkModeAndNetworkTogether(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestContainerWithHostNetworkOptionsAndWaitStrategy(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	gcr := GenericContainerRequest{ContainerRequest: ContainerRequest{
+		Image:       "nginx",
+		SkipReaper:  true,
+		NetworkMode: "host",
+		WaitingFor:  wait.ForListeningPort("80/tcp"),
+	},
+		Started: true,
+	}
+
+	nginxC, err := GenericContainer(ctx, gcr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer nginxC.Terminate(ctx)
+
+	host, err := nginxC.Host(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected host %s. Got '%d'.", host, err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = http.Get("http://" + host + ":80")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected OK response. Got '%d'.", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestContainerReturnItsContainerID(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	nginxA, err := GenericContainer(ctx, GenericContainerRequest{