diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d5fb1beb06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3-bookworm
+
+RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+     && apt-get update && apt-get install -y xdg-utils \
+     && apt-get clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+ENV POETRY_HOME="/opt/poetry"
+ENV PATH="$POETRY_HOME/bin:$PATH"
+RUN curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea1d267cbd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "Poetry",
+  "build": {
+    "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+    "context": ".."
+  },
+  "postCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/setup.sh",
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "python.formatting.blackPath": "black",
+        "python.formatting.provider": "black",
+        "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
+        "python.testing.pytestPath": "pytest",
+        "python.editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+          "source.fixAll": true
+        },
+        "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
+          "tests"
+        ]
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "ms-python.black-formatter",
+        "charliermarsh.ruff"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/setup.sh b/.devcontainer/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..678dc96acfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+poetry install
+poetry run pytest
+poetry run mypy
+poetry run pre-commit install
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index 791c4f684b6..efcf12ad2e8 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ You should first fork the Poetry repository and then clone it locally, so that y
 project. If you are new to Git and pull request based development, GitHub provides a
 [guide](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/contributing-to-projects) you will find helpful.
 
+{{% note %}}
+The Poetry repo includes a [Dev Container](https://containers.dev/) configuration. By opening the repo in a Dev Container, you will have all tools/dependencies, as outlined by this guide, installed for you for easy contributing.
+
+If you already have Visual Studio Code and Docker installed, you can install the [Dev Containers extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers) and then use the **Dev Containers: Clone Repository in Container Volume...** command to open your fork.
+
+If you are using GitHub Codespaces, the environment will be automatically set up for you as the container is built.
+{{% /note %}}
+
 Next, you should install Poetry's dependencies, and run the test suite to make sure everything is working as expected:
 
 ```bash