diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
index 4d3778c63d1..47f3b97455d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
@@ -447,7 +447,10 @@ private void tryStart() {
             // Wait until inspect container returns the mapped ports
             containerInfo =
                 await()
-                    .atMost(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                    .atMost(
+                        TestcontainersConfiguration.getInstance().getContainerPortMappingTimeout(),
+                        TimeUnit.SECONDS
+                    )
                     .pollInterval(DynamicPollInterval.ofMillis(50))
                     .pollInSameThread()
                     .until(
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfiguration.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfiguration.java
index 5c80b82ba9c..f0a08cd9ce9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfiguration.java
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ public Integer getClientPingTimeout() {
         return Integer.parseInt(getEnvVarOrProperty("client.ping.timeout", "10"));
     }
 
+    public Integer getContainerPortMappingTimeout() {
+        return Integer.parseInt(getEnvVarOrProperty("container.port.mapping.timeout", "5"));
+    }
+
     @Nullable
     @Contract("_, !null, _ -> !null")
     private String getConfigurable(
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java
index 4e0520af5ba..33144da0032 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/TestcontainersConfigurationTest.java
@@ -217,6 +217,28 @@ void shouldReadReuseFromEnvironment() {
         assertThat(newConfig().environmentSupportsReuse()).as("reuse enabled via env var").isTrue();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldReadContainerPortMappingTimeout() {
+        assertThat(newConfig().getContainerPortMappingTimeout())
+            .as("port mapping timeout is 5 seconds by default")
+            .isEqualTo(5);
+
+        classpathProperties.setProperty("container.port.mapping.timeout", "31");
+        assertThat(newConfig().getContainerPortMappingTimeout())
+            .as("port mapping timeout is changed by classpath properties")
+            .isEqualTo(31);
+
+        userProperties.setProperty("container.port.mapping.timeout", "32");
+        assertThat(newConfig().getContainerPortMappingTimeout())
+            .as("port mapping timeout is changed by user properties")
+            .isEqualTo(32);
+
+        environment.put("TESTCONTAINERS_CONTAINER_PORT_MAPPING_TIMEOUT", "33");
+        assertThat(newConfig().getContainerPortMappingTimeout())
+            .as("port mapping timeout is changed by env var")
+            .isEqualTo(33);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldTrimImageNames() {
         userProperties.setProperty("ryuk.container.image", " testcontainers/ryuk:0.3.2 ");
diff --git a/docs/features/configuration.md b/docs/features/configuration.md
index 389936cb89f..aa6f2ca2cd3 100644
--- a/docs/features/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/features/configuration.md
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ but does not allow starting privileged containers, you can turn off the Ryuk con
 > **client.ping.timeout = 10**
 > Specifies for how long Testcontainers will try to connect to the Docker client to obtain valid info about the client before giving up and trying next strategy, if applicable (in seconds).
 
+## Customizing container startup behaviour
+
+> **container.port.mapping.timeout = 5**
+> Specifies for how long Testcontainers will wait for the Docker daemon to report the mapped ports of a starting container before giving up (in seconds).
+
 ## Customizing Docker host detection
 
 Testcontainers will attempt to detect the Docker environment and configure everything to work automatically.