diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
index 4f1d45f9c44..114a6329954 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ private void applyConfiguration(CreateContainerCmd createCommand) {
         if (privilegedMode) {
             createCommand.withPrivileged(privilegedMode);
         }
+
+        createCommand.withLabels(Collections.singletonMap("org.testcontainers", "true"));
     }
 
     /**