diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 938ae26a40..a3da5a94fb 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -40618,6 +40618,10 @@ Docker Engine, and follow the usual format
 @item @code{provision} (default: @code{""}) (type: string)
 Set the name of the provisioned Shepherd service.
 
+@item @code{requirement} (default: @code{'()}) (type: list-of-symbols)
+Set additional Shepherd services dependencies to the provisioned
+Shepherd service.
+
 @item @code{network} (default: @code{""}) (type: string)
 Set a Docker network for the spawned container.
 
diff --git a/gnu/services/docker.scm b/gnu/services/docker.scm
index df5884aca1..a5b1614fa9 100644
--- a/gnu/services/docker.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/docker.scm
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ (define (valid? member)
 but ~a was found") el))))
    value))
 
+(define list-of-symbols?
+  (list-of symbol?))
+
 (define-maybe/no-serialization string)
 
 (define-configuration/no-serialization oci-container-configuration
@@ -376,6 +379,10 @@ (define-configuration/no-serialization oci-container-configuration
   (provision
    (maybe-string)
    "Set the name of the provisioned Shepherd service.")
+  (requirement
+   (list-of-symbols '())
+   "Set additional Shepherd services dependencies to the provisioned Shepherd
+service.")
   (network
    (maybe-string)
    "Set a Docker network for the spawned container.")
@@ -477,6 +484,7 @@ (define (guess-name name image)
           (oci-container-configuration-host-environment config))
          (command (oci-container-configuration-command config))
          (provision (oci-container-configuration-provision config))
+         (requirement (oci-container-configuration-requirement config))
          (image (oci-container-configuration-image config))
          (options (oci-container-configuration->options config))
          (name (guess-name provision image))
@@ -484,7 +492,7 @@ (define (guess-name name image)
           (oci-container-configuration-extra-arguments config)))
 
     (shepherd-service (provision `(,(string->symbol name)))
-                      (requirement '(dockerd user-processes))
+                      (requirement `(dockerd user-processes ,@requirement))
                       (respawn? #f)
                       (documentation
                        (string-append