diff --git a/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs b/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs
index ddfa1a69..06aa949b 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
+use bollard_stubs::models::ResourcesUlimits;
+
 use crate::{
     core::{
         logs::consumer::LogConsumer, mounts::Mount, ports::ContainerPort, ContainerState,
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ pub struct ContainerRequest<I: Image> {
     pub(crate) hosts: BTreeMap<String, Host>,
     pub(crate) mounts: Vec<Mount>,
     pub(crate) ports: Option<Vec<PortMapping>>,
+    pub(crate) ulimits: Option<Vec<ResourcesUlimits>>,
     pub(crate) privileged: bool,
     pub(crate) shm_size: Option<u64>,
     pub(crate) cgroupns_mode: Option<CgroupnsMode>,
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ impl<I: Image> From<I> for ContainerRequest<I> {
             hosts: BTreeMap::default(),
             mounts: Vec::new(),
             ports: None,
+            ulimits: None,
             privileged: false,
             shm_size: None,
             cgroupns_mode: None,
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@ impl<I: Image + Debug> Debug for ContainerRequest<I> {
             .field("hosts", &self.hosts)
             .field("mounts", &self.mounts)
             .field("ports", &self.ports)
+            .field("ulimits", &self.ulimits)
             .field("privileged", &self.privileged)
             .field("shm_size", &self.shm_size)
             .field("cgroupns_mode", &self.cgroupns_mode)
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs b/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs
index 54cc5e8d..67dc9a42 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+use bollard_stubs::models::ResourcesUlimits;
+
 use crate::{
     core::{logs::consumer::LogConsumer, CgroupnsMode, ContainerPort, Host, Mount, PortMapping},
     ContainerRequest, Image,
@@ -64,6 +66,16 @@ pub trait ImageExt<I: Image> {
     fn with_mapped_port(self, host_port: u16, container_port: ContainerPort)
         -> ContainerRequest<I>;
 
+    /// Adds a resource ulimit to the container.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// use testcontainers::{GenericImage, ImageExt};
+    ///
+    /// let image = GenericImage::new("image", "tag").with_ulimit("nofile", 65536, Some(65536));
+    /// ```
+    fn with_ulimit(self, name: &str, soft: i64, hard: Option<i64>) -> ContainerRequest<I>;
+
     /// Sets the container to run in privileged mode.
     fn with_privileged(self, privileged: bool) -> ContainerRequest<I>;
 
@@ -168,6 +180,21 @@ impl<RI: Into<ContainerRequest<I>>, I: Image> ImageExt<I> for RI {
         }
     }
 
+    fn with_ulimit(self, name: &str, soft: i64, hard: Option<i64>) -> ContainerRequest<I> {
+        let container_req = self.into();
+        let mut ulimits = container_req.ulimits.unwrap_or_default();
+        ulimits.push(ResourcesUlimits {
+            name: Some(name.into()),
+            soft: Some(soft),
+            hard,
+        });
+
+        ContainerRequest {
+            ulimits: Some(ulimits),
+            ..container_req
+        }
+    }
+
     fn with_privileged(self, privileged: bool) -> ContainerRequest<I> {
         let container_req = self.into();
         ContainerRequest {
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs b/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
index 50d6c3ba..209aced3 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bollard::{
     container::{Config, CreateContainerOptions},
     models::{HostConfig, PortBinding},
 };
-use bollard_stubs::models::HostConfigCgroupnsModeEnum;
+use bollard_stubs::models::{HostConfigCgroupnsModeEnum, ResourcesUlimits};
 
 use crate::{
     core::{
@@ -172,6 +172,23 @@ where
             });
         }
 
+        // resource ulimits
+        if let Some(ulimits) = &container_req.ulimits {
+            config.host_config = config.host_config.map(|mut host_config| {
+                host_config.ulimits = Some(
+                    ulimits
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|ulimit| ResourcesUlimits {
+                            name: ulimit.name.clone(),
+                            soft: ulimit.soft,
+                            hard: ulimit.hard,
+                        })
+                        .collect(),
+                );
+                host_config
+            });
+        }
+
         let cmd: Vec<_> = container_req.cmd().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
         if !cmd.is_empty() {
             config.cmd = Some(cmd);
@@ -546,6 +563,27 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn async_run_command_should_include_ulimits() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest");
+        let container = image.with_ulimit("nofile", 123, Some(456)).start().await?;
+
+        let client = Client::lazy_client().await?;
+        let container_details = client.inspect(container.id()).await?;
+
+        let ulimits = container_details
+            .host_config
+            .expect("HostConfig")
+            .ulimits
+            .expect("Privileged");
+
+        assert_eq!(ulimits.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(ulimits[0].name, Some("nofile".into()));
+        assert_eq!(ulimits[0].soft, Some(123));
+        assert_eq!(ulimits[0].hard, Some(456));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn async_run_command_should_have_host_cgroupns_mode() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest");
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs b/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs
index ea6e5651..9860eef6 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/runners/sync_runner.rs
@@ -285,6 +285,26 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn sync_run_command_should_include_ulimits() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest");
+        let container = image.with_ulimit("nofile", 123, Some(456)).start()?;
+
+        let container_details = inspect(container.id());
+
+        let ulimits = container_details
+            .host_config
+            .expect("HostConfig")
+            .ulimits
+            .expect("Privileged");
+
+        assert_eq!(ulimits.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(ulimits[0].name, Some("nofile".into()));
+        assert_eq!(ulimits[0].soft, Some(123));
+        assert_eq!(ulimits[0].hard, Some(456));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn sync_run_command_should_set_shared_memory_size() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest");