diff --git a/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs b/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs
index 06aa949b..f98d72b7 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/core/containers/request.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub struct ContainerRequest<I: Image> {
     pub(crate) cgroupns_mode: Option<CgroupnsMode>,
     pub(crate) userns_mode: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) startup_timeout: Option<Duration>,
+    pub(crate) working_dir: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) log_consumers: Vec<Box<dyn LogConsumer + 'static>>,
 }
 
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ impl<I: Image> ContainerRequest<I> {
     pub fn startup_timeout(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
         self.startup_timeout
     }
+
+    pub fn working_dir(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.working_dir.as_deref()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<I: Image> From<I> for ContainerRequest<I> {
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ impl<I: Image> From<I> for ContainerRequest<I> {
             cgroupns_mode: None,
             userns_mode: None,
             startup_timeout: None,
+            working_dir: None,
             log_consumers: vec![],
         }
     }
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ impl<I: Image + Debug> Debug for ContainerRequest<I> {
             .field("cgroupns_mode", &self.cgroupns_mode)
             .field("userns_mode", &self.userns_mode)
             .field("startup_timeout", &self.startup_timeout)
+            .field("working_dir", &self.working_dir)
             .finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs b/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs
index 67dc9a42..d8115dc5 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/core/image/image_ext.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ pub trait ImageExt<I: Image> {
     /// Sets the startup timeout for the container. The default is 60 seconds.
     fn with_startup_timeout(self, timeout: Duration) -> ContainerRequest<I>;
 
+    /// Sets the working directory. The default is defined by the underlying image, which in turn may default to `/`.
+    fn with_working_dir(self, working_dir: impl Into<String>) -> ContainerRequest<I>;
+
     /// Adds the log consumer to the container.
     ///
     /// Allows to follow the container logs for the whole lifecycle of the container, starting from the creation.
@@ -235,6 +238,14 @@ impl<RI: Into<ContainerRequest<I>>, I: Image> ImageExt<I> for RI {
         }
     }
 
+    fn with_working_dir(self, working_dir: impl Into<String>) -> ContainerRequest<I> {
+        let container_req = self.into();
+        ContainerRequest {
+            working_dir: Some(working_dir.into()),
+            ..container_req
+        }
+    }
+
     fn with_log_consumer(self, log_consumer: impl LogConsumer + 'static) -> ContainerRequest<I> {
         let mut container_req = self.into();
         container_req.log_consumers.push(Box::new(log_consumer));
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs b/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
index 209aced3..4ed0cf12 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/runners/async_runner.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ where
                 userns_mode: container_req.userns_mode().map(|v| v.to_string()),
                 ..Default::default()
             }),
+            working_dir: container_req.working_dir().map(|dir| dir.to_string()),
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
@@ -647,4 +648,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!("host", userns_mode, "userns mode must be `host`");
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn async_run_command_should_have_working_dir() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest");
+        let expected_working_dir = "/foo";
+        let container = image.with_working_dir(expected_working_dir).start().await?;
+
+        let client = Client::lazy_client().await?;
+        let container_details = client.inspect(container.id()).await?;
+
+        let working_dir = container_details
+            .config
+            .expect("ContainerConfig")
+            .working_dir
+            .expect("WorkingDir");
+        assert_eq!(
+            expected_working_dir, &working_dir,
+            "working dir must be `foo`"
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }