diff --git a/core/testcontainers/socat/__init__.py b/core/testcontainers/socat/__init__.py
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+# flake8: noqa
+from testcontainers.socat.socat import SocatContainer
diff --git a/core/testcontainers/socat/socat.py b/core/testcontainers/socat/socat.py
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+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+import random
+import socket
+import string
+from typing import Optional
+
+from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
+from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_container_is_ready
+
+
+class SocatContainer(DockerContainer):
+    """
+    A container that uses socat to forward TCP connections.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        image: str = "alpine/socat:1.7.4.3-r0",
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Initialize a new SocatContainer with the given image.
+
+        Args:
+            image: The Docker image to use. Defaults to "alpine/socat:1.7.4.3-r0".
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to the DockerContainer constructor.
+        """
+        # Dictionary to store targets (port -> host:port mappings)
+        self.targets: dict[int, str] = {}
+
+        kwargs["entrypoint"] = "/bin/sh"
+
+        random_suffix = "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits, k=8))
+        self.with_name(f"testcontainers-socat-{random_suffix}")
+
+        super().__init__(image=image, **kwargs)
+
+    def with_target(self, exposed_port: int, host: str, internal_port: Optional[int] = None) -> "SocatContainer":
+        """
+        Add a target to forward connections from the exposed port to the given host and port.
+
+        Args:
+            exposed_port: The port to expose on the container.
+            host: The host to forward connections to.
+            internal_port: The port on the host to forward connections to. Defaults to the exposed_port if not provided.
+
+        Returns:
+            Self: The container instance for chaining.
+        """
+        if internal_port is None:
+            internal_port = exposed_port
+
+        self.with_exposed_ports(exposed_port)
+        self.targets[exposed_port] = f"{host}:{internal_port}"
+        return self
+
+    def _configure(self) -> None:
+        if not self.targets:
+            return
+
+        socat_commands = []
+        for port, target in self.targets.items():
+            socat_commands.append(f"socat TCP-LISTEN:{port},fork,reuseaddr TCP:{target}")
+
+        command = " & ".join(socat_commands)
+
+        self.with_command(f'-c "{command}"')
+
+    def start(self) -> "SocatContainer":
+        super().start()
+        self._connect()
+        return self
+
+    @wait_container_is_ready(OSError)
+    def _connect(self) -> None:
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+            s.connect((self.get_container_host_ip(), int(self.get_exposed_port(next(iter(self.ports))))))
diff --git a/core/tests/test_socat.py b/core/tests/test_socat.py
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+import httpx
+import pytest
+from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
+from testcontainers.core.network import Network
+from testcontainers.socat.socat import SocatContainer
+
+
+def test_socat_with_helloworld():
+    with (
+        Network() as network,
+        DockerContainer("testcontainers/helloworld:1.2.0")
+        .with_exposed_ports(8080)
+        .with_network(network)
+        .with_network_aliases("helloworld"),
+        SocatContainer().with_network(network).with_target(8080, "helloworld") as socat,
+    ):
+        socat_url = f"http://{socat.get_container_host_ip()}:{socat.get_exposed_port(8080)}"
+
+        response = httpx.get(f"{socat_url}/ping")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.content == b"PONG"