diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ExecutableResourceBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ExecutableResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
index b273a9b1b9..ac94b5da83 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ExecutableResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ExecutableResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ public static class ExecutableResourceBuilderExtensions
     /// <param name="args">The arguments to the executable.</param>
     /// <returns>The <see cref="IResourceBuilder{T}"/>.</returns>
     public static IResourceBuilder<ExecutableResource> AddExecutable(this IDistributedApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string command, string workingDirectory, params string[]? args)
+    {
+        return AddExecutable(builder, name, command, workingDirectory, (object[]?)args);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds an executable resource to the application model.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="IDistributedApplicationBuilder"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="name">The name of the resource.</param>
+    /// <param name="command">The executable path. This can be a fully qualified path or a executable to run from the shell/command line.</param>
+    /// <param name="workingDirectory">The working directory of the executable.</param>
+    /// <param name="args">The arguments to the executable.</param>
+    /// <returns>The <see cref="IResourceBuilder{T}"/>.</returns>
+    public static IResourceBuilder<ExecutableResource> AddExecutable(this IDistributedApplicationBuilder builder, string name, string command, string workingDirectory, params object[]? args)
     {
         workingDirectory = PathNormalizer.NormalizePathForCurrentPlatform(Path.Combine(builder.AppHostDirectory, workingDirectory));
 
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 17ce2b8d4a..5feb97f0f0 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -113,3 +113,5 @@ static Aspire.Hosting.ProjectResourceBuilderExtensions.AddProject(this Aspire.Ho
 static Aspire.Hosting.ProjectResourceBuilderExtensions.AddProject<TProject>(this Aspire.Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder! builder, string! name, System.Action<Aspire.Hosting.ProjectResourceOptions!>! configure) -> Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder<Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ProjectResource!>!
 static readonly Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.KnownResourceStates.TerminalStates -> System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<string!>!
 static readonly Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.KnownResourceStates.Waiting -> string!
+static Aspire.Hosting.ExecutableResourceBuilderExtensions.AddExecutable(this Aspire.Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder! builder, string! name, string! command, string! workingDirectory, params object![]? args) -> Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder<Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ExecutableResource!>!
+static Aspire.Hosting.ResourceBuilderExtensions.WithArgs<T>(this Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder<T>! builder, params object![]! args) -> Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder<T>!
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
index 0e3dfa8b8d..40c16557ae 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,18 @@ public static IResourceBuilder<T> WithArgs<T>(this IResourceBuilder<T> builder,
         return builder.WithArgs(context => context.Args.AddRange(args));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds the arguments to be passed to a container resource when the container is started.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The resource type.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="builder">The resource builder.</param>
+    /// <param name="args">The arguments to be passed to the container when it is started.</param>
+    /// <returns>The <see cref="IResourceBuilder{T}"/>.</returns>
+    public static IResourceBuilder<T> WithArgs<T>(this IResourceBuilder<T> builder, params object[] args) where T : IResourceWithArgs
+    {
+        return builder.WithArgs(context => context.Args.AddRange(args));
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Adds a callback to be executed with a list of command-line arguments when a container resource is started.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/ExecutableResourceTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/ExecutableResourceTests.cs
index 03ad72badc..794900eb99 100644
--- a/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/ExecutableResourceTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Tests/ExecutableResourceTests.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public async Task AddExecutableWithArgs()
         var appBuilder = DistributedApplication.CreateBuilder();
 
         var testResource = new TestResource("test", "connectionString");
+        var testResource2 = new TestResource("test2", "anotherConnectionString");
 
         var exe1 = appBuilder.AddExecutable("e1", "ruby", ".", "app.rb")
             .WithEndpoint("ep", e =>
@@ -23,12 +24,13 @@ public async Task AddExecutableWithArgs()
                 e.AllocatedEndpoint = new(e, "localhost", 1234);
             });
 
-        var exe2 = appBuilder.AddExecutable("e2", "python", ".", "app.py")
+        var exe2 = appBuilder.AddExecutable("e2", "python", ".", "app.py", exe1.GetEndpoint("ep"))
+             .WithArgs("arg1", testResource)
              .WithArgs(context =>
              {
-                 context.Args.Add("arg1");
+                 context.Args.Add("arg2");
                  context.Args.Add(exe1.GetEndpoint("ep"));
-                 context.Args.Add(testResource);
+                 context.Args.Add(testResource2);
              });
 
         using var app = appBuilder.Build();
@@ -37,9 +39,13 @@ public async Task AddExecutableWithArgs()
 
         Assert.Collection(args,
             arg => Assert.Equal("app.py", arg),
+            arg => Assert.Equal("http://localhost:1234", arg),
             arg => Assert.Equal("arg1", arg),
+            arg => Assert.Equal("connectionString", arg),
+            arg => Assert.Equal("arg2", arg),
             arg => Assert.Equal("http://localhost:1234", arg),
-            arg => Assert.Equal("connectionString", arg));
+            arg => Assert.Equal("anotherConnectionString", arg)
+            );
 
         var manifest = await ManifestUtils.GetManifest(exe2.Resource);
 
@@ -51,9 +57,12 @@ public async Task AddExecutableWithArgs()
           "command": "python",
           "args": [
             "app.py",
+            "{e1.bindings.ep.url}",
             "arg1",
+            "{test.connectionString}",
+            "arg2",
             "{e1.bindings.ep.url}",
-            "{test.connectionString}"
+            "{test2.connectionString}"
           ]
         }
         """;