diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-devcontainer.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-devcontainer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5452e8832d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-devcontainer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Test DevContainer Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test-devcontainer:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup Go 1.22.x
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22.x"
+
+      - name: Setup NodeJS 20.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20.x"
+
+      - name: Setup Devcontainer CLI
+        run: |
+          npm install -g @devcontainers/cli
+
+      - name: Build and Validate DevContainer
+        run: |
+          cd testdata/project-v4
+
+          OUTPUT=$(devcontainer up --workspace-folder=./)
+          STATUS=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.outcome')
+
+          if [[ "$STATUS" == "success" ]]; then
+            echo "Devcontainer setup was successful."
+            exit 0
+          else
+            echo "Devcontainer setup failed."
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2cdc09c96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265c43ee8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client
diff --git a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2cdc09c96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
diff --git a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265c43ee8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go
index 9700a606c3e..ab4ce8ad2d3 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go
@@ -162,5 +162,7 @@ func (s *initScaffolder) Scaffold() error {
 		&e2e.Test{},
 		&e2e.SuiteTest{},
 		&utils.Utils{},
+		&templates.DevContainer{},
+		&templates.DevContainerPostInstallScript{},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/devcontainer.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/devcontainer.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43b1caa8bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/devcontainer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package templates
+
+import (
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v4/pkg/machinery"
+)
+
+const devContainerTemplate = `{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
+`
+
+const postInstallScript = `#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client
+`
+
+var _ machinery.Template = &DevContainer{}
+var _ machinery.Template = &DevContainerPostInstallScript{}
+
+// DevCotaniner scaffoldds a `devcontainer.json` configurations file for
+// creating Kubebuilder & Kind based DevContainer.
+type DevContainer struct {
+	machinery.TemplateMixin
+}
+
+type DevContainerPostInstallScript struct {
+	machinery.TemplateMixin
+}
+
+func (f *DevContainer) SetTemplateDefaults() error {
+	if f.Path == "" {
+		f.Path = ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json"
+	}
+
+	f.TemplateBody = devContainerTemplate
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *DevContainerPostInstallScript) SetTemplateDefaults() error {
+	if f.Path == "" {
+		f.Path = ".devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+	}
+
+	f.TemplateBody = postInstallScript
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/test/check-license.sh b/test/check-license.sh
index 09bde8b5d6f..022b57620df 100755
--- a/test/check-license.sh
+++ b/test/check-license.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 source $(dirname "$0")/common.sh
 
 echo "Checking for license header..."
-allfiles=$(listFiles|grep -v ./internal/bindata/...)
+allfiles=$(listFiles | grep -v -e './internal/bindata/...' -e '.devcontainer/post-install.sh')
 licRes=""
 for file in $allfiles; do
   if ! head -n4 "${file}" | grep -Eq "(Copyright|generated|GENERATED|Licensed)" ; then
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2cdc09c96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265c43ee8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2cdc09c96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265c43ee8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2cdc09c96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265c43ee8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2cdc09c96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265c43ee8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/testdata/project-v4/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2cdc09c96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "name": "Kubebuilder DevContainer",
+  "image": "golang:1.22",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+  },
+
+  "runArgs": ["--network=host"],
+
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
+      },
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools",
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  "onCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/post-install.sh"
+}
+
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/.devcontainer/post-install.sh b/testdata/project-v4/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265c43ee8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/.devcontainer/post-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/latest/kind-linux-amd64
+chmod +x ./kind
+mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+
+curl -L -o kubebuilder https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/linux/amd64
+chmod +x kubebuilder
+mv kubebuilder /usr/local/bin/
+
+KUBECTL_VERSION=$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+chmod +x kubectl
+mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+docker network create -d=bridge --subnet=172.19.0.0/24 kind
+
+kind version
+kubebuilder version
+docker --version
+go version
+kubectl version --client