diff --git a/core/testcontainers/core/image.py b/core/testcontainers/core/image.py
index 4004e9e4..6d793f83 100644
--- a/core/testcontainers/core/image.py
+++ b/core/testcontainers/core/image.py
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ class DockerImage:
             ...    logs = image.get_logs()
 
     :param tag: Tag for the image to be built (default: None)
-    :param path: Path to the Dockerfile to build the image
+    :param path: Path to the build context
+    :param dockerfile_path: Path to the Dockerfile within the build context path (default: Dockerfile)
+    :param no_cache: Bypass build cache; CLI's --no-cache
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ def __init__(
         docker_client_kw: Optional[dict] = None,
         tag: Optional[str] = None,
         clean_up: bool = True,
+        dockerfile_path: Union[str, PathLike] = "Dockerfile",
+        no_cache: bool = False,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         self.tag = tag
@@ -42,11 +46,15 @@ def __init__(
         self._kwargs = kwargs
         self._image = None
         self._logs = None
+        self._dockerfile_path = dockerfile_path
+        self._no_cache = no_cache
 
     def build(self, **kwargs) -> Self:
         logger.info(f"Building image from {self.path}")
         docker_client = self.get_docker_client()
-        self._image, self._logs = docker_client.build(path=str(self.path), tag=self.tag, **kwargs)
+        self._image, self._logs = docker_client.build(
+            path=str(self.path), tag=self.tag, dockerfile=self._dockerfile_path, nocache=self._no_cache, **kwargs
+        )
         logger.info(f"Built image {self.short_id} with tag {self.tag}")
         return self
 
diff --git a/core/tests/test_core.py b/core/tests/test_core.py
index efac8262..8d0c7794 100644
--- a/core/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/core/tests/test_core.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
 import tempfile
 import random
+import os
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
@@ -64,3 +66,29 @@ def test_docker_image(test_image_tag: Optional[str], test_cleanup: bool, check_f
                 assert container.get_logs() == ((random_string + "\n").encode(), b""), "Container logs mismatch"
 
         check_for_image(image_short_id, test_cleanup)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("dockerfile_path", [None, Path("subdir/my.Dockerfile")])
+def test_docker_image_with_custom_dockerfile_path(dockerfile_path: Optional[Path]):
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_directory:
+        temp_dir_path = Path(temp_directory)
+        if dockerfile_path:
+            os.makedirs(temp_dir_path / dockerfile_path.parent, exist_ok=True)
+            dockerfile_rel_path = dockerfile_path
+            dockerfile_kwargs = {"dockerfile_path": dockerfile_path}
+        else:
+            dockerfile_rel_path = Path("Dockerfile")  # default
+            dockerfile_kwargs = {}
+
+        with open(temp_dir_path / dockerfile_rel_path, "x") as f:
+            f.write(
+                f"""
+                FROM alpine:latest
+                CMD echo "Hello world!"
+                """
+            )
+        with DockerImage(path=temp_directory, tag="test", clean_up=True, no_cache=True, **dockerfile_kwargs) as image:
+            image_short_id = image.short_id
+            with DockerContainer(str(image)) as container:
+                assert container._container.image.short_id.endswith(image_short_id), "Image ID mismatch"
+                assert container.get_logs() == (("Hello world!\n").encode(), b""), "Container logs mismatch"