diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..951727346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*target
diff --git a/Dockerfile.cli b/Dockerfile.cli
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..474b73c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.cli
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM rust:1.88.0 as builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the actual source code
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the CLI binary
+RUN cargo build --release --package turso_cli
+
+# Runtime stage
+FROM rust:1.88.0-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the built binary
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/tursodb /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Set the entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["tursodb"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a507700a0..ff1d42aaf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,3 +150,9 @@ bench-exclude-tpc-h:
 		cargo bench $$benchmarks; \
 	fi
 .PHONY: bench-exclude-tpc-h
+
+docker-cli-build:
+	docker build -f Dockerfile.cli -t turso-cli .
+
+docker-cli-run:
+	docker run -it -v ./:/app turso-cli
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c666770b6..8dc7cdc1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ You can also build and run the latest development version with:
 cargo run
 ```
 
+If you like docker, we got you covered. Simply run this in the root folder:
+
+```bash
+make docker-cli-build && \
+make docker-cli-run
+```
+
 ### MCP Server Mode
 
 The Turso CLI includes a built-in [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that allows AI assistants to interact with your databases. Start the MCP server with: