diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Builders/HttpWaitRequest.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Builders/HttpWaitRequest.cs
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+namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders
+{
+  using System;
+  using System.Collections.Generic;
+  using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+  using System.Net.Http;
+  using JetBrains.Annotations;
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// A http wait request.
+  /// </summary>
+  [PublicAPI]
+  public class HttpWaitRequest
+  {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="HttpWaitRequest" /> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="port">The private container port.</param>
+    /// <param name="statusCodes">The expected status codes.</param>
+    /// <param name="path">The absolute path of the request uri.</param>
+    /// <param name="method">The http method.</param>
+    /// <param name="readTimeout">the http connection read timeout.</param>
+    private HttpWaitRequest(int port, ISet<int> statusCodes, string path, HttpMethod method, TimeSpan readTimeout)
+    {
+      this.Port = port;
+      this.StatusCodes = statusCodes;
+      this.Path = path;
+      this.Method = method;
+      this.ReadTimeout = readTimeout;
+    }
+
+    public int Port { get; }
+
+    public string Path { get; }
+
+    public HttpMethod Method { get; }
+
+    public ISet<int> StatusCodes { get; }
+
+    public TimeSpan ReadTimeout { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns a new instance of wait request builder for a given port
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="port">The private container port.</param>
+    /// <returns>Instance of <see cref="HttpWaitRequest.Builder" />.</returns>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public static Builder ForPort(int port)
+    {
+      return new Builder(port);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A fluent wait request builder.
+    /// </summary>
+    [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "ParameterHidesMember", Justification = "Fluent builder")]
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public class Builder
+    {
+      private const string DefaultPath = "/";
+
+      private readonly int port;
+      private readonly ISet<int> statusCodes = new HashSet<int>();
+      private string path = DefaultPath;
+      private HttpMethod method = HttpMethod.Get;
+      private TimeSpan readTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
+
+      internal Builder(int port)
+      {
+        this.port = port;
+      }
+
+      /// <summary>
+      /// Waits for the given status code.
+      /// </summary>
+      /// <param name="statusCode">The expected status code.</param>
+      /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="Builder" />.</returns>
+      [PublicAPI]
+      public Builder ForStatusCode(int statusCode)
+      {
+        this.statusCodes.Add(statusCode);
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      /// <summary>
+      /// Wait for the given path.
+      /// </summary>
+      /// <param name="path">The absolute path of the request uri.</param>
+      /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="Builder" />.</returns>
+      [PublicAPI]
+      public Builder ForPath(string path)
+      {
+        this.path = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) ? DefaultPath : path.Trim();
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      /// <summary>
+      ///  Indicates the HTTP method to use (<see cref="HttpMethod.Get" /> by default).
+      /// </summary>
+      /// <param name="method">The http method.</param>
+      /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="Builder" />.</returns>
+      [PublicAPI]
+      public Builder WithMethod(HttpMethod method)
+      {
+        this.method = method;
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      /// <summary>
+      /// Set the HTTP connections read timeout.
+      /// </summary>
+      /// <param name="timeout">The timeout.</param>
+      /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="Builder" />.</returns>
+      [PublicAPI]
+      public Builder WithReadTimeout(TimeSpan timeout)
+      {
+        this.readTimeout = timeout;
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      /// <summary>
+      /// Builds the instance of <see cref="HttpWaitRequest" /> with the given configuration.
+      /// </summary>
+      /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="HttpWaitRequest" />.</returns>
+      [PublicAPI]
+      public HttpWaitRequest Build()
+      {
+        return new HttpWaitRequest(
+          this.port,
+          this.statusCodes,
+          this.path,
+          this.method,
+          this.readTimeout);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/ExternalWaitStrategyExtension.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/ExternalWaitStrategyExtension.cs
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+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/ExternalWaitStrategyExtension.cs
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+namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations
+{
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;
+  using JetBrains.Annotations;
+
+  public static class ExternalWaitStrategyExtension
+  {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Waits until the http request is completed successfully.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="waitForContainerOs">A configured instance of <see cref="IWaitForContainerOS" />.</param>
+    /// <param name="request">The http request to be executed.</param>
+    ///<param name="frequency">The retry frequency in milliseconds.</param>
+    /// <param name="timeout">The timeout in milliseconds.</param>
+    /// <returns>A configured instance of <see cref="IWaitForContainerOS" />.</returns>
+    /// <remarks>Utilizes the HttpClient to send request from host. Expects either the response status code to match given status code(s) or a successful response.</remarks>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public static IWaitForContainerOS UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted(this IWaitForContainerOS waitForContainerOs, HttpWaitRequest request, int frequency = 25, int timeout = -1)
+    {
+      waitForContainerOs.AddCustomWaitStrategy(new UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted(request, frequency, timeout));
+      return waitForContainerOs;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/WaitStrategies/UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted.cs
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+namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations
+{
+  using System;
+  using System.Linq;
+  using System.Net.Http;
+  using System.Threading;
+  using System.Threading.Tasks;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Containers;
+  using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+  internal class UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted : IWaitUntil, IDisposable
+  {
+    private readonly HttpWaitRequest request;
+    private readonly int frequency;
+    private readonly int timeout;
+    private readonly HttpClientHandler handler;
+    private readonly bool disposeHandler;
+
+    public UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted(HttpWaitRequest request, int frequency, int timeout)
+      : this(request, frequency, timeout, new HttpClientHandler(), true)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted(HttpWaitRequest request, int frequency, int timeout, HttpClientHandler handler, bool disposeHandler = false)
+    {
+      this.request = request;
+      this.handler = handler;
+      this.disposeHandler = disposeHandler;
+      this.frequency = frequency;
+      this.timeout = timeout;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> Until(ITestcontainersContainer testcontainers, ILogger logger)
+    {
+      var httpClient = new HttpClient(this.handler, false);
+      httpClient.Timeout = this.request.ReadTimeout;
+
+      await WaitStrategy.WaitUntil(
+        async () =>
+        {
+          try
+          {
+            var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(
+              new HttpRequestMessage(
+                this.request.Method,
+                this.BuildRequestUri(testcontainers.Hostname, testcontainers.GetMappedPublicPort(this.request.Port))));
+
+            if (this.request.StatusCodes.Any() && !this.request.StatusCodes.Contains((int)response.StatusCode))
+            {
+              return false;
+            }
+
+            return response.IsSuccessStatusCode;
+          }
+          catch (HttpRequestException)
+          {
+            return false;
+          }
+        },
+        this.frequency,
+        this.timeout,
+        CancellationToken.None);
+
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+      if (this.disposeHandler)
+      {
+        this.handler?.Dispose();
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+      }
+    }
+
+    private Uri BuildRequestUri(string hostname, ushort port)
+    {
+      string portSuffix;
+      if (port == 80)
+      {
+        portSuffix = string.Empty;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        portSuffix = ":" + port;
+      }
+
+      var path = this.request.Path.StartsWith("/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? this.request.Path : "/" + this.request.Path;
+
+      return new Uri($"http://{hostname}{portSuffix}{path}");
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Testcontainers.Tests/Unit/Builders/HttpWaitRequestBuilderTest.cs b/tests/Testcontainers.Tests/Unit/Builders/HttpWaitRequestBuilderTest.cs
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+namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Tests.Unit
+{
+  using System.Net.Http;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations;
+  using Moq;
+  using Xunit;
+
+  public class HttpWaitRequestBuilderTest
+  {
+    private const int DefaultPort = 80;
+    private static readonly HttpWaitRequest WaitRequest = HttpWaitRequest.ForPort(DefaultPort).Build();
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BuilderIncludeDefaults()
+    {
+      Assert.Equal("/",  WaitRequest.Path);
+      Assert.Equal(HttpMethod.Get, WaitRequest.Method);
+      Assert.Empty(WaitRequest.StatusCodes);
+      Assert.Equal(1, WaitRequest.ReadTimeout.Seconds);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WaitForHttpRequestAddsCustomWaitStrategy()
+    {
+      var container = new Mock<IWaitForContainerOS>();
+
+      container.Object.UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted(WaitRequest);
+
+      container.Verify(c => c.AddCustomWaitStrategy(It.IsAny<UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted>()), Times.Once);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Testcontainers.Tests/Unit/Configurations/WaitUntilHttpRequestIsCompletedTest.cs b/tests/Testcontainers.Tests/Unit/Configurations/WaitUntilHttpRequestIsCompletedTest.cs
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+++ b/tests/Testcontainers.Tests/Unit/Configurations/WaitUntilHttpRequestIsCompletedTest.cs
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+namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Tests.Unit
+{
+  using System;
+  using System.Collections.Generic;
+  using System.Net;
+  using System.Net.Http;
+  using System.Threading;
+  using System.Threading.Tasks;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations;
+  using DotNet.Testcontainers.Containers;
+  using Moq;
+  using Xunit;
+
+  public sealed class WaitUntilHttpRequestIsCompletedTest
+  {
+    public static IEnumerable<object[]> RequestData()
+    {
+      yield return new object[] { 80, HttpMethod.Head, string.Empty, 200, 200, false };
+      yield return new object[] { 8080, HttpMethod.Head, "abs", 200, 200, false };
+      yield return new object[] { 3000, HttpMethod.Options, "/", 200, 200, false };
+      yield return new object[] { 5000, HttpMethod.Get, "/health", 204, 204, false };
+      yield return new object[] { 8080, HttpMethod.Get, "/actuator/health", 200, 500, true };
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(RequestData))]
+    public async Task WaitUntilRequestIsCompleted(ushort port, HttpMethod method, string path, int expectedStatusCode, int resultStatusCode, bool shouldTimeout)
+    {
+      // Given
+      var waitRequestBuilder = HttpWaitRequest.ForPort(port)
+        .WithMethod(method)
+        .ForPath(path)
+        .ForStatusCode(expectedStatusCode);
+
+      var callCounter = 0;
+
+      HttpRequestMessage requestMessage = null;
+      var handler = new MockClientHandler((request, _) =>
+      {
+        callCounter++;
+
+        if (callCounter > 1)
+        {
+          throw new ArtificialTimeoutException();
+        }
+
+        requestMessage = request;
+        return Task.FromResult(new HttpResponseMessage((HttpStatusCode)resultStatusCode));
+      });
+
+      const string hostname = "localhost";
+      var testContainer = new Mock<ITestcontainersContainer>();
+      testContainer.SetupGet(c => c.Hostname).Returns(hostname);
+      testContainer.Setup(c => c.GetMappedPublicPort(port)).Returns(port);
+
+      var wait = new UntilHttpRequestIsCompleted(waitRequestBuilder.Build(), 0, -1, handler, true);
+      try
+      {
+        // When
+        await wait.Until(testContainer.Object, null);
+
+        // Then
+        Assert.False(shouldTimeout);
+        Assert.NotNull(requestMessage?.RequestUri);
+        Assert.Equal(method, requestMessage.Method);
+        Assert.Equal(hostname, requestMessage.RequestUri!.Host);
+        Assert.Equal(port, requestMessage.RequestUri!.Port);
+        Assert.Contains(path, requestMessage.RequestUri!.AbsolutePath);
+      }
+      catch (TimeoutException)
+      {
+        // Then
+        Assert.True(shouldTimeout);
+      }
+    }
+
+    private class ArtificialTimeoutException : TimeoutException
+    {
+    }
+
+    private class MockClientHandler : HttpClientHandler
+    {
+      private readonly Func<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken, Task<HttpResponseMessage>> handler;
+
+      public MockClientHandler(Func<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken, Task<HttpResponseMessage>> handler)
+      {
+        this.handler = handler;
+      }
+
+      protected override Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+      {
+        return this.handler(request, cancellationToken);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}