diff --git a/core/testcontainers/core/image.py b/core/testcontainers/core/image.py
index 6d793f83..27696619 100644
--- a/core/testcontainers/core/image.py
+++ b/core/testcontainers/core/image.py
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ class DockerImage:
             >>> with DockerImage(path="./core/tests/image_fixtures/sample/", tag="test-image") as image:
             ...    logs = image.get_logs()
 
-    :param tag: Tag for the image to be built (default: None)
     :param path: Path to the build context
+    :param docker_client_kw: Keyword arguments to pass to the DockerClient
+    :param tag: Tag for the image to be built (default: None)
+    :param clean_up: Remove the image after exiting the context (default: True)
     :param dockerfile_path: Path to the Dockerfile within the build context path (default: Dockerfile)
     :param no_cache: Bypass build cache; CLI's --no-cache
+    :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to the underlying docker-py
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -49,11 +52,11 @@ def __init__(
         self._dockerfile_path = dockerfile_path
         self._no_cache = no_cache
 
-    def build(self, **kwargs) -> Self:
+    def build(self) -> Self:
         logger.info(f"Building image from {self.path}")
         docker_client = self.get_docker_client()
         self._image, self._logs = docker_client.build(
-            path=str(self.path), tag=self.tag, dockerfile=self._dockerfile_path, nocache=self._no_cache, **kwargs
+            path=str(self.path), tag=self.tag, dockerfile=self._dockerfile_path, nocache=self._no_cache, **self._kwargs
         )
         logger.info(f"Built image {self.short_id} with tag {self.tag}")
         return self
diff --git a/core/tests/test_image.py b/core/tests/test_image.py
index da35eda0..bff49618 100644
--- a/core/tests/test_image.py
+++ b/core/tests/test_image.py
@@ -64,3 +64,24 @@ def test_docker_image_with_custom_dockerfile_path(dockerfile_path: Optional[Path
             with DockerContainer(str(image)) as container:
                 assert container._container.image.short_id.endswith(image_short_id), "Image ID mismatch"
                 assert container.get_logs() == (("Hello world!\n").encode(), b""), "Container logs mismatch"
+
+
+def test_docker_image_with_kwargs():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_directory:
+        with open(f"{temp_directory}/Dockerfile", "w") as f:
+            f.write(
+                f"""
+                FROM alpine:latest
+                ARG TEST_ARG
+                ENV TEST_ARG $TEST_ARG
+                CMD echo $TEST_ARG
+                """
+            )
+        with DockerImage(
+            path=temp_directory, tag="test", clean_up=True, no_cache=True, buildargs={"TEST_ARG": "new_arg"}
+        ) as image:
+            image_short_id = image.short_id
+            assert image.get_wrapped_image() is not None
+            with DockerContainer(str(image)) as container:
+                assert container._container.image.short_id.endswith(image_short_id), "Image ID mismatch"
+                assert container.get_logs() == (("new_arg\n").encode(), b""), "Container logs mismatch"