diff --git a/modules/jdbc/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/JdbcDatabaseContainer.java b/modules/jdbc/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/JdbcDatabaseContainer.java
index 140aaa7dde3..49879017baa 100644
--- a/modules/jdbc/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/JdbcDatabaseContainer.java
+++ b/modules/jdbc/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/JdbcDatabaseContainer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public abstract class JdbcDatabaseContainer<SELF extends JdbcDatabaseContainer<S
         .withConstantThroughput()
         .build();
 
+    private int startupTimeoutSeconds = 120;
+    private int connectTimeoutSeconds = 120;
+
     public JdbcDatabaseContainer(@NonNull final String dockerImageName) {
         super(dockerImageName);
     }
@@ -86,6 +89,28 @@ public SELF withDatabaseName(String dbName) {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set startup time to allow, including image pull time, in seconds.
+     *
+     * @param startupTimeoutSeconds startup time to allow, including image pull time, in seconds
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public SELF withStartupTimeoutSeconds(int startupTimeoutSeconds) {
+        this.startupTimeoutSeconds = startupTimeoutSeconds;
+        return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set time to allow for the database to start and establish an initial connection, in seconds.
+     *
+     * @param connectTimeoutSeconds time to allow for the database to start and establish an initial connection in seconds
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public SELF withConnectTimeoutSeconds(int connectTimeoutSeconds) {
+        this.connectTimeoutSeconds = connectTimeoutSeconds;
+        return self();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void waitUntilContainerStarted() {
         // Repeatedly try and open a connection to the DB and execute a test query
@@ -190,13 +215,13 @@ public void addParameter(String paramName, String value) {
      * @return startup time to allow, including image pull time, in seconds
      */
     protected int getStartupTimeoutSeconds() {
-        return 120;
+        return startupTimeoutSeconds;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return time to allow for the database to start and establish an initial connection, in seconds
      */
     protected int getConnectTimeoutSeconds() {
-        return 120;
+        return connectTimeoutSeconds;
     }
 }