diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/HttpWaitStrategy.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/HttpWaitStrategy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9153ae987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/HttpWaitStrategy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations
+{
+  using System;
+  using System.Threading.Tasks;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Containers;
+  using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+  public sealed class HttpWaitStrategy : IWaitUntil
+  {
+    private readonly UriBuilder uriBuilder = new UriBuilder(Uri.UriSchemeHttp, "127.0.0.1");
+
+    public Task<bool> Until(ITestcontainersContainer testcontainers, ILogger logger)
+    {
+      return Task.FromResult(false);
+    }
+
+    public HttpWaitStrategy ForPath(string path)
+    {
+      this.uriBuilder.Path = path;
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public HttpWaitStrategy UsingTls(bool tlsEnabled = true)
+    {
+      this.uriBuilder.Scheme = tlsEnabled ? Uri.UriSchemeHttps : Uri.UriSchemeHttp;
+      return this;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/IWaitForContainerOS.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/IWaitForContainerOS.cs
index 8ed758b94..dbdc9996e 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/IWaitForContainerOS.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/IWaitForContainerOS.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations
   using JetBrains.Annotations;
 
   /// <summary>
-  /// Collection of pre-configured strategies to wait until the Testcontainer is up and running.
-  /// Waits until all wait strategies are completed.
+  /// Collection of pre-configured strategies to wait until the container is up and running.
   /// </summary>
   [PublicAPI]
   public interface IWaitForContainerOS
@@ -42,6 +41,14 @@ public interface IWaitForContainerOS
     [PublicAPI]
     IWaitForContainerOS UntilCommandIsCompleted(params string[] command);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Waits until the port is available.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="port">The port to be checked.</param>
+    /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="IWaitForContainerOS" />.</returns>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    IWaitForContainerOS UntilPortIsAvailable(int port);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Waits until the file exists.
     /// </summary>
@@ -70,12 +77,12 @@ public interface IWaitForContainerOS
     IWaitForContainerOS UntilOperationIsSucceeded(Func<bool> operation, int maxCallCount);
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Waits until the port is available.
+    /// Waits until the http request is completed successfully.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="port">The port to be checked.</param>
+    /// <param name="request">The http request to be executed.</param>
     /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="IWaitForContainerOS" />.</returns>
     [PublicAPI]
-    IWaitForContainerOS UntilPortIsAvailable(int port);
+    IWaitForContainerOS UntilHttpRequestIsSucceeded(Func<HttpWaitStrategy, HttpWaitStrategy> request);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Waits until the container is healthy.
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerOS.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerOS.cs
index 9991c0eae..b7a9873d2 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerOS.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerOS.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ public virtual IWaitForContainerOS UntilOperationIsSucceeded(Func<bool> operatio
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public virtual IWaitForContainerOS UntilContainerIsHealthy(long failingStreak = 20)
+    public virtual IWaitForContainerOS UntilHttpRequestIsSucceeded(Func<HttpWaitStrategy, HttpWaitStrategy> request)
+    {
+      return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(request.Invoke(new HttpWaitStrategy()));
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public virtual IWaitForContainerOS UntilContainerIsHealthy(long failingStreak = 3)
     {
       return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilContainerIsHealthy(failingStreak));
     }
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerUnix.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerUnix.cs
index 87444d6c5..01653e28e 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerUnix.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerUnix.cs
@@ -6,22 +6,19 @@ internal sealed class WaitForContainerUnix : WaitForContainerOS
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override IWaitForContainerOS UntilCommandIsCompleted(string command)
     {
-      this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilUnixCommandIsCompleted(command));
-      return this;
+      return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilUnixCommandIsCompleted(command));
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override IWaitForContainerOS UntilCommandIsCompleted(params string[] command)
     {
-      this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilUnixCommandIsCompleted(command));
-      return this;
+      return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilUnixCommandIsCompleted(command));
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override IWaitForContainerOS UntilPortIsAvailable(int port)
     {
-      this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilUnixPortIsAvailable(port));
-      return this;
+      return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilUnixPortIsAvailable(port));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerWindows.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerWindows.cs
index 71014d990..a3a45cd77 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerWindows.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/WaitForContainerWindows.cs
@@ -6,22 +6,19 @@ internal sealed class WaitForContainerWindows : WaitForContainerOS
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override IWaitForContainerOS UntilCommandIsCompleted(string command)
     {
-      this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilWindowsCommandIsCompleted(command));
-      return this;
+      return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilWindowsCommandIsCompleted(command));
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override IWaitForContainerOS UntilCommandIsCompleted(params string[] command)
     {
-      this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilWindowsCommandIsCompleted(command));
-      return this;
+      return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilWindowsCommandIsCompleted(command));
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override IWaitForContainerOS UntilPortIsAvailable(int port)
     {
-      this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilWindowsPortIsAvailable(port));
-      return this;
+      return this.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilWindowsPortIsAvailable(port));
     }
   }
 }