diff --git a/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/DockerAvailableDetector.java b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/DockerAvailableDetector.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..804568e7dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/DockerAvailableDetector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter;
+
+import org.testcontainers.DockerClientFactory;
+
+class DockerAvailableDetector {
+
+    public boolean isDockerAvailable() {
+        try {
+            DockerClientFactory.instance().client();
+            return true;
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailable.java b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailable.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c78cbb7759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * {@code EnabledIfDockerAvailable} is a JUnit Jupiter extension to enable tests only if Docker is available.
+ */
+@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Documented
+@ExtendWith(EnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition.class)
+public @interface EnabledIfDockerAvailable {
+}
diff --git a/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition.java b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17df85700aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ConditionEvaluationResult;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExecutionCondition;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionConfigurationException;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
+import org.junit.platform.commons.support.AnnotationSupport;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class EnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition implements ExecutionCondition {
+
+    private final DockerAvailableDetector dockerDetector = new DockerAvailableDetector();
+
+    @Override
+    public ConditionEvaluationResult evaluateExecutionCondition(ExtensionContext context) {
+        return findAnnotation(context)
+            .map(this::evaluate)
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new ExtensionConfigurationException("@EnabledIfDockerAvailable not found"));
+    }
+
+    boolean isDockerAvailable() {
+        return dockerDetector.isDockerAvailable();
+    }
+
+    private ConditionEvaluationResult evaluate(EnabledIfDockerAvailable testcontainers) {
+        if (isDockerAvailable()) {
+            return ConditionEvaluationResult.enabled("Docker is available");
+        }
+        return ConditionEvaluationResult.disabled("Docker is not available");
+    }
+
+    private Optional<EnabledIfDockerAvailable> findAnnotation(ExtensionContext context) {
+        Optional<ExtensionContext> current = Optional.of(context);
+        while (current.isPresent()) {
+            Optional<EnabledIfDockerAvailable> enabledIfDockerAvailable = AnnotationSupport.findAnnotation(
+                current.get().getRequiredTestClass(),
+                EnabledIfDockerAvailable.class
+            );
+            if (enabledIfDockerAvailable.isPresent()) {
+                return enabledIfDockerAvailable;
+            }
+            current = current.get().getParent();
+        }
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/TestcontainersExtension.java b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/TestcontainersExtension.java
index ca99a2d2382..a0f74c2e5a5 100644
--- a/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/TestcontainersExtension.java
+++ b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/TestcontainersExtension.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import org.junit.platform.commons.support.HierarchyTraversalMode;
 import org.junit.platform.commons.support.ModifierSupport;
 import org.junit.platform.commons.support.ReflectionSupport;
-import org.testcontainers.DockerClientFactory;
 import org.testcontainers.lifecycle.Startable;
 import org.testcontainers.lifecycle.Startables;
 import org.testcontainers.lifecycle.TestDescription;
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@ public class TestcontainersExtension
 
     private static final String LOCAL_LIFECYCLE_AWARE_CONTAINERS = "localLifecycleAwareContainers";
 
+    private final DockerAvailableDetector dockerDetector = new DockerAvailableDetector();
+
     @Override
     public void beforeAll(ExtensionContext context) {
         Class<?> testClass = context
@@ -192,12 +193,7 @@ private ConditionEvaluationResult evaluate(Testcontainers testcontainers) {
     }
 
     boolean isDockerAvailable() {
-        try {
-            DockerClientFactory.instance().client();
-            return true;
-        } catch (Throwable ex) {
-            return false;
-        }
+        return dockerDetector.isDockerAvailable();
     }
 
     private Set<Object> collectParentTestInstances(final ExtensionContext context) {
diff --git a/modules/junit-jupiter/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailableTests.java b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailableTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..455e94788f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/junit-jupiter/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/jupiter/EnabledIfDockerAvailableTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ConditionEvaluationResult;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class EnabledIfDockerAvailableTests {
+
+    @Test
+    void whenDockerIsAvailableTestsAreEnabled() {
+        ConditionEvaluationResult result = new TestEnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition(true)
+            .evaluateExecutionCondition(extensionContext(DisabledWithoutDocker.class));
+        assertThat(result.isDisabled()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void whenDockerIsUnavailableTestsAreDisabled() {
+        ConditionEvaluationResult result = new TestEnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition(false)
+            .evaluateExecutionCondition(extensionContext(DisabledWithoutDocker.class));
+        assertThat(result.isDisabled()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    private ExtensionContext extensionContext(Class clazz) {
+        ExtensionContext extensionContext = mock(ExtensionContext.class);
+        when(extensionContext.getRequiredTestClass()).thenReturn(clazz);
+        return extensionContext;
+    }
+
+    @EnabledIfDockerAvailable
+    static final class DisabledWithoutDocker {}
+
+    static final class TestEnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition extends EnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition {
+
+        private final boolean dockerAvailable;
+
+        private TestEnabledIfDockerAvailableCondition(boolean dockerAvailable) {
+            this.dockerAvailable = dockerAvailable;
+        }
+
+        boolean isDockerAvailable() {
+            return dockerAvailable;
+        }
+    }
+}