diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index a9f2d583db..5e935c6782 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -193,23 +193,11 @@ func (c *DockerContainer) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	shortID := c.ID[:12]
-
 	if err := c.provider.client.ContainerStart(ctx, c.ID, types.ContainerStartOptions{}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer c.provider.Close()
 
-	// if a Wait Strategy has been specified, wait before returning
-	if c.WaitingFor != nil {
-		c.logger.Printf("🚧 Waiting for container id %s image: %s", shortID, c.Image)
-		if err := c.WaitingFor.WaitUntilReady(ctx, c); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	c.isRunning = true
-
 	err = c.startedHook(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -1027,6 +1015,27 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, req ContainerReque
 						}
 					}
 
+					return nil
+				},
+			},
+			PostStarts: []ContainerHook{
+				// first post-start hook is to wait for the container to be ready
+				func(ctx context.Context, c Container) error {
+					dockerContainer := c.(*DockerContainer)
+
+					// if a Wait Strategy has been specified, wait before returning
+					if dockerContainer.WaitingFor != nil {
+						dockerContainer.logger.Printf(
+							"🚧 Waiting for container id %s image: %s. Waiting for: %+v",
+							dockerContainer.ID[:12], dockerContainer.Image, dockerContainer.WaitingFor,
+						)
+						if err := dockerContainer.WaitingFor.WaitUntilReady(ctx, c); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+					}
+
+					dockerContainer.isRunning = true
+
 					return nil
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/lifecycle.go b/lifecycle.go
index 600adbe4c7..55dd48cf7f 100644
--- a/lifecycle.go
+++ b/lifecycle.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package testcontainers
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ func (c *DockerContainer) startingHook(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for _, lifecycleHooks := range c.lifecycleHooks {
 		err := containerHookFn(ctx, lifecycleHooks.PreStarts)(c)
 		if err != nil {
+			c.printLogs(ctx)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ func (c *DockerContainer) startedHook(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for _, lifecycleHooks := range c.lifecycleHooks {
 		err := containerHookFn(ctx, lifecycleHooks.PostStarts)(c)
 		if err != nil {
+			c.printLogs(ctx)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -149,6 +152,24 @@ func (c *DockerContainer) startedHook(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// printLogs is a helper function that will print the logs of a Docker container
+// We are going to use this helper function to inform the user of the logs when an error occurs
+func (c *DockerContainer) printLogs(ctx context.Context) {
+	reader, err := c.Logs(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Printf("failed accessing container logs: %w\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Printf("failed reading container logs: %w\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.logger.Printf("container logs:\n%s", b)
+}
+
 // stoppingHook is a hook that will be called before a container is stopped
 func (c *DockerContainer) stoppingHook(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for _, lifecycleHooks := range c.lifecycleHooks {
diff --git a/lifecycle_test.go b/lifecycle_test.go
index 2b5db5fcaa..2b3ac8ed29 100644
--- a/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package testcontainers
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/internal/testcontainersdocker"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
 )
 
 func TestPreCreateModifierHook(t *testing.T) {
@@ -634,6 +637,76 @@ func TestLifecycleHooks_WithMultipleHooks(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 20, len(dl.data))
 }
 
+type linesTestLogger struct {
+	data []string
+}
+
+func (l *linesTestLogger) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	l.data = append(l.data, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+}
+
+func TestPrintContainerLogsOnError(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client, err := testcontainersdocker.NewClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	req := ContainerRequest{
+		Image:      "docker.io/alpine",
+		Cmd:        []string{"echo", "-n", "I am expecting this"},
+		WaitingFor: wait.ForLog("I was expecting that").WithStartupTimeout(5 * time.Second),
+	}
+
+	arrayOfLinesLogger := linesTestLogger{
+		data: []string{},
+	}
+
+	container, err := GenericContainer(ctx, GenericContainerRequest{
+		ProviderType:     providerType,
+		ContainerRequest: req,
+		Logger:           &arrayOfLinesLogger,
+		Started:          true,
+	})
+	// it should fail because the waiting for condition is not met
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	terminateContainerOnEnd(t, ctx, container)
+
+	containerLogs, err := container.Logs(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer containerLogs.Close()
+
+	// read container logs line by line, checking that each line is present in the stdout
+	rd := bufio.NewReader(containerLogs)
+	for {
+		line, err := rd.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			if err.Error() == "EOF" {
+				break
+			}
+
+			t.Fatal("Read Error:", err)
+		}
+
+		// the last line of the array should contain the line of interest,
+		// but we are checking all the lines to make sure that is present
+		found := false
+		for _, l := range arrayOfLinesLogger.data {
+			if strings.Contains(l, line) {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		assert.True(t, found, "container log line not found in the output of the logger: %s", line)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func lifecycleHooksIsHonouredFn(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, container Container, prints []string) {
 	require.Equal(t, 20, len(prints))