diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 9f1ad04490..044dbfa3ee 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
 )
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ type FromDockerfile struct {
 type ContainerRequest struct {
 	FromDockerfile
 	Image           string
+	Entrypoint      []string
 	Env             map[string]string
 	ExposedPorts    []string // allow specifying protocol info
 	Cmd             []string
diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index dbe8bdddf5..ba8fd741cd 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, req ContainerReque
 	}
 
 	dockerInput := &container.Config{
+		Entrypoint:   req.Entrypoint,
 		Image:        tag,
 		Env:          env,
 		ExposedPorts: exposedPortSet,
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, req ContainerReque
 	return c, nil
 }
 
-//attemptToPullImage tries to pull the image while respecting the ctx cancellations.
+// attemptToPullImage tries to pull the image while respecting the ctx cancellations.
 // Besides, if the image cannot be pulled due to ErrorNotFound then no need to retry but terminate immediately.
 func (p *DockerProvider) attemptToPullImage(ctx context.Context, tag string, pullOpt types.ImagePullOptions) error {
 	var (
diff --git a/docker_test.go b/docker_test.go
index 4acc7deb02..d75022e6de 100644
--- a/docker_test.go
+++ b/docker_test.go
@@ -1036,6 +1036,36 @@ func TestCMD(t *testing.T) {
 	defer c.Terminate(ctx)
 }
 
+func TestEntrypoint(t *testing.T) {
+	/*
+		echo a unique statement to ensure that we
+		can pass in an entrypoint to the ContainerRequest
+		and it will be run when we run the container
+	*/
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	req := ContainerRequest{
+		Image: "alpine",
+		WaitingFor: wait.ForAll(
+			wait.ForLog("entrypoint override!"),
+		),
+		Entrypoint: []string{"echo", "entrypoint override!"},
+	}
+
+	c, err := GenericContainer(ctx, GenericContainerRequest{
+		ContainerRequest: req,
+		Started:          true,
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// defer not needed, but keeping it in for consistency
+	defer c.Terminate(ctx)
+}
+
 func ExampleDockerProvider_CreateContainer() {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	req := ContainerRequest{