diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7135fac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=drive:backend-development
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
+
+USER root
+
+# Install tools needed by Zed (basedpyright LSP requires node)
+RUN apk add --no-cache nodejs npm bash
+
+# Create a writable home and register the dev user with a valid shell
+ARG DEV_UID=1000
+RUN mkdir -p /tmp/dev-home && chown ${DEV_UID}:0 /tmp/dev-home \
+    && echo "default:x:${DEV_UID}:0:default user:/tmp/dev-home:/bin/sh" >> /etc/passwd
+
+USER default
+ENV HOME=/tmp/dev-home
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7292d9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "name": "Drive - La Suite Numerique",
+  "dockerComposeFile": [
+    "../compose.yaml",
+    "docker-compose.override.yml"
+  ],
+  "service": "devcontainer",
+  "workspaceFolder": "/workspace",
+  "overrideCommand": true,
+  "shutdownAction": "none",
+  "containerUser": "default",
+  "updateRemoteUserUID": false,
+  "initializeCommand": {
+    "network": "docker network create lasuite-network || true",
+    "envfiles": "touch env.d/development/crowdin.local env.d/development/common.local env.d/development/postgresql.local env.d/development/kc_postgresql.local",
+    "dirs": "mkdir -p data/media data/static"
+  },
+  "forwardPorts": [3000, 8071, 8080, 8083, 9000, 9001, 9980, 9981]
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.override.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.override.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4c56a736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+services:
+  devcontainer:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        BASE_IMAGE: drive:backend-development
+        DEV_UID: ${DOCKER_USER:-1000}
+    user: "default"
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/workspace:cached
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f9a22de8..4713d3591 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ db.sqlite3
 .idea/
 .vscode/
 *.iml
-.devcontainer
 
 # Various
 .turbo
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86f7f1454..756d67855 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ build-frontend: ## build the frontend container
 	@$(COMPOSE) build frontend-dev $(cache)
 .PHONY: build-frontend-development
 
-down: ## stop and remove containers, networks, images, and volumes
+down: stop-devcontainer ## stop and remove containers, networks, images, and volumes
 	@$(COMPOSE) down
 	rm -rf data/postgresql.*
 .PHONY: down
@@ -171,10 +171,18 @@ status: ## an alias for "docker compose ps"
 	@$(COMPOSE) ps
 .PHONY: status
 
-stop: ## stop the development server using Docker
+stop: stop-devcontainer ## stop the development server using Docker
 	@$(COMPOSE) stop
 .PHONY: stop
 
+COMPOSE_DEVCONTAINER = docker compose -f compose.yaml -f .devcontainer/docker-compose.override.yml
+
+stop-devcontainer: ## stop the devcontainer service if running
+	@if $(COMPOSE_DEVCONTAINER) ps devcontainer --status running -q 2>/dev/null | grep -q .; then \
+		$(COMPOSE_DEVCONTAINER) stop devcontainer; \
+	fi
+.PHONY: stop-devcontainer
+
 # -- Backend
 
 demo: ## flush db then create a demo for load testing purpose
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91d03d21f..405d8b912 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ To start all the services, except the frontend container, you can use the follow
 $ make run-backend
 ```
 
+### Dev Container (Zed / VS Code)
+
+You can develop inside a container using the [Dev Containers](https://containers.dev/) specification.
+This is supported by **Zed** and **VS Code** out of the box.
+
+1. Start the project with `make run` (or `make bootstrap` on first use).
+2. Open the project in your IDE — it will detect `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` and offer to reopen in a container.
+
+The dev container runs alongside `app-dev` as a dedicated IDE workspace with
+Python dependencies and LSP support. It shares the same source files via volume
+mounts, so your changes are immediately reflected in the running application.
+
 ### Django admin
 
 You can access the Django admin site at