diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs
index b2288d44c..9fed8de2d 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Builders/ContainerBuilder`3.cs
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ public TBuilderEntity WithResourceMapping(byte[] resourceContent, string filePat
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public TBuilderEntity WithResourceMapping(string source, string target, UnixFileModes fileMode = Unix.FileMode644)
     {
+      if (Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(source, UriKind.Absolute) && Uri.TryCreate(source, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri) && new[] { Uri.UriSchemeHttp, Uri.UriSchemeHttps, Uri.UriSchemeFile }.Contains(uri.Scheme))
+      {
+        return WithResourceMapping(uri, target, fileMode);
+      }
+
       var fileAttributes = File.GetAttributes(source);
 
       if ((fileAttributes & FileAttributes.Directory) == FileAttributes.Directory)
@@ -234,6 +239,19 @@ public TBuilderEntity WithResourceMapping(FileInfo source, FileInfo target, Unix
       }
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public TBuilderEntity WithResourceMapping(Uri source, string target, UnixFileModes fileMode = Unix.FileMode644)
+    {
+      if (source.IsFile)
+      {
+        return WithResourceMapping(new FileResourceMapping(source.AbsolutePath, target, fileMode));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return WithResourceMapping(new UriResourceMapping(source, target, fileMode));
+      }
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public TBuilderEntity WithMount(IMount mount)
     {
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Builders/IContainerBuilder`2.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Builders/IContainerBuilder`2.cs
index 6516c3c22..6fade9c82 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Builders/IContainerBuilder`2.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Builders/IContainerBuilder`2.cs
@@ -219,10 +219,18 @@ public interface IContainerBuilder<out TBuilderEntity, out TContainerEntity> : I
     TBuilderEntity WithResourceMapping(byte[] resourceContent, string filePath, UnixFileModes fileMode = Unix.FileMode644);
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Copies a test host directory or file to the container before it starts.
+    /// Copies the contents of a URL, a test host directory or file to the container before it starts.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="source">The source directory or file to be copied.</param>
-    /// <param name="target">The target directory path to copy the files to.</param>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If the source corresponds to a file or the Uri scheme corresponds to a file,
+    /// the content is copied to the target directory path. If the Uri scheme
+    /// corresponds to HTTP or HTTPS, the content is copied to the target file path.
+    ///
+    /// If you prefer to copy a file to a specific target file path instead of a
+    /// directory, use: <see cref="WithResourceMapping(FileInfo, FileInfo, UnixFileModes)" />.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="source">The source URL, directory or file to be copied.</param>
+    /// <param name="target">The target directory or file path to copy the file to.</param>
     /// <param name="fileMode">The POSIX file mode permission.</param>
     /// <returns>A configured instance of <typeparamref name="TBuilderEntity" />.</returns>
     [PublicAPI]
@@ -258,6 +266,25 @@ public interface IContainerBuilder<out TBuilderEntity, out TContainerEntity> : I
     [PublicAPI]
     TBuilderEntity WithResourceMapping(FileInfo source, FileInfo target, UnixFileModes fileMode = Unix.FileMode644);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Copies a file from a URL to the container before it starts.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If the Uri scheme corresponds to a file, the content is copied to the target
+    /// directory path. If the Uri scheme corresponds to HTTP or HTTPS, the content is
+    /// copied to the target file path.
+    ///
+    /// The Uri scheme must be either <c>http</c>, <c>https</c> or <c>file</c>.
+    ///
+    /// If you prefer to copy a file to a specific target file path instead of a
+    /// directory, use: <see cref="WithResourceMapping(FileInfo, FileInfo, UnixFileModes)" />.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="source">The source URL of the file to be copied.</param>
+    /// <param name="target">The target directory or file path to copy the file to.</param>
+    /// <param name="fileMode">The POSIX file mode permission.</param>
+    /// <returns>A configured instance of <typeparamref name="TBuilderEntity" />.</returns>
+    TBuilderEntity WithResourceMapping(Uri source, string target, UnixFileModes fileMode = Unix.FileMode644);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Assigns the mount configuration to manage data in the container.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/Volumes/UriResourceMapping.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/Volumes/UriResourceMapping.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..132a56ed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Configurations/Volumes/UriResourceMapping.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations
+{
+  using System;
+  using System.Net.Http;
+  using System.Threading;
+  using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+  /// <inheritdoc cref="IResourceMapping" />
+  internal sealed class UriResourceMapping : IResourceMapping
+  {
+    private readonly Uri _uri;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UriResourceMapping" /> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="uri">The URL of the file to download.</param>
+    /// <param name="containerPath">The absolute path of the file to map in the container.</param>
+    /// <param name="fileMode">The POSIX file mode permission.</param>
+    public UriResourceMapping(Uri uri, string containerPath, UnixFileModes fileMode)
+    {
+      _uri = uri;
+      Type = MountType.Bind;
+      Source = uri.AbsoluteUri;
+      Target = containerPath;
+      FileMode = fileMode;
+      AccessMode = AccessMode.ReadOnly;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public MountType Type { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public AccessMode AccessMode { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public string Source { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public string Target { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public UnixFileModes FileMode { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task CreateAsync(CancellationToken ct = default) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task DeleteAsync(CancellationToken ct = default) => Task.CompletedTask;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task<byte[]> GetAllBytesAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
+      {
+        return await httpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(_uri)
+          .ConfigureAwait(false);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Testcontainers.Platform.Linux.Tests/TarOutputMemoryStreamTest.cs b/tests/Testcontainers.Platform.Linux.Tests/TarOutputMemoryStreamTest.cs
index d1c986644..98ae58dd5 100644
--- a/tests/Testcontainers.Platform.Linux.Tests/TarOutputMemoryStreamTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Testcontainers.Platform.Linux.Tests/TarOutputMemoryStreamTest.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,18 @@ public void TestFileExistsInTarFile()
     }
 
     [UsedImplicitly]
-    public sealed class FromResourceMapping : TarOutputMemoryStreamTest, IResourceMapping, IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
+    public sealed class FromResourceMapping : TarOutputMemoryStreamTest, IResourceMapping, IClassFixture<FromResourceMapping.HttpFixture>, IAsyncLifetime, IDisposable
     {
+        private readonly string _testHttpUri;
+
+        private readonly string _testFileUri;
+
+        public FromResourceMapping(FromResourceMapping.HttpFixture httpFixture)
+        {
+            _testHttpUri = httpFixture.BaseAddress;
+            _testFileUri = new Uri(_testFile.FullName).ToString();
+        }
+
         public MountType Type
             => MountType.Bind;
 
@@ -86,24 +96,23 @@ public async Task TestFileExistsInContainer()
         {
             // Given
             var targetFilePath1 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid(), _testFile.Name);
-
             var targetFilePath2 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid(), _testFile.Name);
-
+            var targetFilePath3 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid(), _testFile.Name);
             var targetDirectoryPath1 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid());
-
             var targetDirectoryPath2 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid());
-
             var targetDirectoryPath3 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid());
-
             var targetDirectoryPath4 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid());
+            var targetDirectoryPath5 = string.Join("/", string.Empty, "tmp", Guid.NewGuid());
 
             var targetFilePaths = new List<string>();
             targetFilePaths.Add(targetFilePath1);
             targetFilePaths.Add(targetFilePath2);
+            targetFilePaths.Add(targetFilePath3);
             targetFilePaths.Add(string.Join("/", targetDirectoryPath1, _testFile.Name));
             targetFilePaths.Add(string.Join("/", targetDirectoryPath2, _testFile.Name));
             targetFilePaths.Add(string.Join("/", targetDirectoryPath3, _testFile.Name));
             targetFilePaths.Add(string.Join("/", targetDirectoryPath4, _testFile.Name));
+            targetFilePaths.Add(string.Join("/", targetDirectoryPath5, _testFile.Name));
 
             await using var container = new ContainerBuilder()
                 .WithImage(CommonImages.Alpine)
@@ -111,6 +120,8 @@ public async Task TestFileExistsInContainer()
                 .WithResourceMapping(_testFile, new FileInfo(targetFilePath1))
                 .WithResourceMapping(_testFile.FullName, targetDirectoryPath1)
                 .WithResourceMapping(_testFile.Directory.FullName, targetDirectoryPath2)
+                .WithResourceMapping(_testHttpUri, targetFilePath2)
+                .WithResourceMapping(_testFileUri, targetDirectoryPath3)
                 .Build();
 
             // When
@@ -120,13 +131,13 @@ public async Task TestFileExistsInContainer()
             await container.StartAsync()
                 .ConfigureAwait(true);
 
-            await container.CopyAsync(fileContent, targetFilePath2)
+            await container.CopyAsync(fileContent, targetFilePath3)
                 .ConfigureAwait(true);
 
-            await container.CopyAsync(_testFile.FullName, targetDirectoryPath3)
+            await container.CopyAsync(_testFile.FullName, targetDirectoryPath4)
                 .ConfigureAwait(true);
 
-            await container.CopyAsync(_testFile.Directory.FullName, targetDirectoryPath4)
+            await container.CopyAsync(_testFile.Directory.FullName, targetDirectoryPath5)
                 .ConfigureAwait(true);
 
             // Then
@@ -135,6 +146,31 @@ await container.CopyAsync(_testFile.Directory.FullName, targetDirectoryPath4)
 
             Assert.All(execResults, result => Assert.Equal(0, result.ExitCode));
         }
+
+        public sealed class HttpFixture : IAsyncLifetime
+        {
+            private const ushort HttpPort = 80;
+
+            private readonly IContainer _container = new ContainerBuilder()
+                .WithImage(CommonImages.Alpine)
+                .WithEntrypoint("/bin/sh", "-c")
+                .WithCommand($"while true; do echo \"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n\" | nc -l -p {HttpPort}; done")
+                .WithPortBinding(HttpPort, true)
+                .Build();
+
+            public string BaseAddress
+                => new UriBuilder(Uri.UriSchemeHttp, _container.Hostname, _container.GetMappedPublicPort(HttpPort)).ToString();
+
+            public Task InitializeAsync()
+            {
+                return _container.StartAsync();
+            }
+
+            public Task DisposeAsync()
+            {
+                return _container.DisposeAsync().AsTask();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     [UsedImplicitly]