diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Container.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Container.java
index 1bdd6933835..002d5163acd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Container.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Container.java
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ public String getStderr() {
      */
     SELF withFileSystemBind(String hostPath, String containerPath, BindMode mode);
 
+    /**
+     * Adds container volumes.
+     *
+     * @param container the container to add volumes from
+     * @param mode the bind mode
+     * @return this
+     */
+    SELF withVolumesFrom(Container container, BindMode mode);
+
     /**
      * Set the ports that this container listens on
      *
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
index dde57985759..4f1d45f9c44 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public class GenericContainer<SELF extends GenericContainer<SELF>>
     @NonNull
     private boolean privilegedMode;
 
+    @NonNull
+    private List<VolumesFrom> volumesFroms = new ArrayList<>();
+
     @NonNull
     private Map<String, LinkableContainer> linkedContainers = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -344,6 +347,10 @@ private void applyConfiguration(CreateContainerCmd createCommand) {
                 .toArray(Bind[]::new);
         createCommand.withBinds(bindsArray);
 
+        VolumesFrom[] volumesFromsArray = volumesFroms.stream()
+                .toArray(VolumesFrom[]::new);
+        createCommand.withVolumesFrom(volumesFromsArray);
+
         Set<Link> allLinks = new HashSet<>();
         Set<String> allLinkedContainerNetworks = new HashSet<>();
         for (Map.Entry<String, LinkableContainer> linkEntries : linkedContainers.entrySet()) {
@@ -494,6 +501,19 @@ public SELF withFileSystemBind(String hostPath, String containerPath, BindMode m
         return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public SELF withVolumesFrom(Container container, BindMode mode) {
+        addVolumesFrom(container, mode);
+        return self();
+    }
+
+    private void addVolumesFrom(Container container, BindMode mode) {
+        volumesFroms.add(new VolumesFrom(container.getContainerName(), mode.accessMode));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void addLink(LinkableContainer otherContainer, String alias) {
         this.linkedContainers.put(alias, otherContainer);