diff --git a/docs/modules/localstack.md b/docs/modules/localstack.md
index 1801195477..570cb0d949 100644
--- a/docs/modules/localstack.md
+++ b/docs/modules/localstack.md
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ It's possible to entirely override the default LocalStack container request:
 
 With simply passing the `testcontainers.CustomizeRequest` functional option to the `RunContainer` function, you'll be able to configure the LocalStack container with your own needs, as this new container request will be merged with the original one.
 
-In the following example you check how it's possible to set certain environment variables that are needed by the tests, the most important of them the AWS services you want to use. Besides, the container runs in a separate Docker network with an alias:
+In the above example you can check how it's possible to set certain environment variables that are needed by the tests, the most important ones are the AWS services you want to use. Besides, the container runs in a separate Docker network with an alias.
 
-<!--codeinclude-->
-[Overriding the default container request](../../modules/localstack/localstack_test.go) inside_block:withCustomContainerRequest
-<!--/codeinclude-->
+#### WithNetwork
+
+By default, the LocalStack container is started in the default Docker network. If you want to use a different Docker network, you can use the `WithNetwork(networkName string, alias string)` option, which receives the new network name and an alias as parameters, creating the new network, attaching the container to it, and setting the network alias for that network.
 
 ## Accessing hostname-sensitive services
 
diff --git a/modules/localstack/localstack.go b/modules/localstack/localstack.go
index 188bd8e458..89661cccb7 100644
--- a/modules/localstack/localstack.go
+++ b/modules/localstack/localstack.go
@@ -58,6 +58,33 @@ func isVersion2(image string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// WithNetwork creates a network with the given name and attaches the container to it, setting the network alias
+// on that network to the given alias.
+func WithNetwork(networkName string, alias string) testcontainers.CustomizeRequestOption {
+	return func(req *testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest) {
+		_, err := testcontainers.GenericNetwork(context.Background(), testcontainers.GenericNetworkRequest{
+			NetworkRequest: testcontainers.NetworkRequest{
+				Name: networkName,
+			},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			logger := req.Logger
+			if logger == nil {
+				logger = testcontainers.Logger
+			}
+			logger.Printf("Failed to create network '%s'. Container won't be attached to this network: %v", networkName, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		req.Networks = append(req.Networks, networkName)
+
+		if req.NetworkAliases == nil {
+			req.NetworkAliases = make(map[string][]string)
+		}
+		req.NetworkAliases[networkName] = []string{alias}
+	}
+}
+
 // RunContainer creates an instance of the LocalStack container type, being possible to pass a custom request and options:
 // - overrideReq: a function that can be used to override the default container request, usually used to set the image version, environment variables for localstack, etc.
 func RunContainer(ctx context.Context, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustomizer) (*LocalStackContainer, error) {
diff --git a/modules/localstack/localstack_test.go b/modules/localstack/localstack_test.go
index 0a5a6cf51f..e92152b85d 100644
--- a/modules/localstack/localstack_test.go
+++ b/modules/localstack/localstack_test.go
@@ -153,23 +153,16 @@ func TestStartWithoutOverride(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStartV2WithNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	nw, err := testcontainers.GenericNetwork(ctx, testcontainers.GenericNetworkRequest{
-		NetworkRequest: testcontainers.NetworkRequest{
-			Name: "localstack-network-v2",
-		},
-	})
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.NotNil(t, nw)
-
 	// withCustomContainerRequest {
+	networkName := "localstack-network-v2"
+
 	localstack, err := RunContainer(
 		ctx,
+		WithNetwork(networkName, "localstack"),
 		testcontainers.CustomizeRequest(testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
 			ContainerRequest: testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
-				Image:          "localstack/localstack:2.0.0",
-				Env:            map[string]string{"SERVICES": "s3,sqs"},
-				Networks:       []string{"localstack-network-v2"},
-				NetworkAliases: map[string][]string{"localstack-network-v2": {"localstack"}},
+				Image: "localstack/localstack:2.0.0",
+				Env:   map[string]string{"SERVICES": "s3,sqs"},
 			},
 		}),
 	)
@@ -180,7 +173,7 @@ func TestStartV2WithNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 	cli, err := testcontainers.GenericContainer(ctx, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
 		ContainerRequest: testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
 			Image:      "amazon/aws-cli:2.7.27",
-			Networks:   []string{"localstack-network-v2"},
+			Networks:   []string{networkName},
 			Entrypoint: []string{"tail"},
 			Cmd:        []string{"-f", "/dev/null"},
 			Env: map[string]string{