diff --git a/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj b/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj
index 7858ea2..7572786 100644
--- a/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj
+++ b/src/clj_test_containers/core.clj
@@ -1,21 +1,51 @@
-(ns clj-test-containers.core)
+5(ns clj-test-containers.core)
+
+(defn- resolve-bind-mode [bind-mode]
+  (if (= :read-write bind-mode)
+    org.testcontainers.containers.BindMode/READ_WRITE
+    org.testcontainers.containers.BindMode/READ_ONLY))
+
+(defn- configure-volume [container {classpath-resource-mapping :classpath-resource-mapping
+                                    file-system-bind :file-system-bind}]
+
+  (if (some? classpath-resource-mapping)
+    (let [{resource-path :resource-path
+           container-path :container-path
+           mode :mode} classpath-resource-mapping]
+      (.withClasspathResourceMapping container 
+                                     resource-path 
+                                     container-path 
+                                     (resolve-bind-mode mode))))
+
+  (if (some? file-system-bind)
+    (let [{host-path :host-path
+           container-path :container-path
+           mode :mode} file-system-bind]
+      (.withFileSystemBind container 
+                           host-path
+                           container-path))))
 
 (defn create
   "Sets the properties for a testcontainer instance"
   [{image-name :image-name
     exposed-ports :exposed-ports
     env-vars :env-vars
-    command :command}]
+    command :command
+    volume :volume}]
 
   (let [container (org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer. image-name)]
     (.setExposedPorts container (map int exposed-ports))
     
-    (doseq [pair env-vars]
-      (.addEnv container (first pair) (second pair)))
+    (if (some? env-vars)
+      (doseq [pair env-vars]
+        (.addEnv container (first pair) (second pair))))
 
     (if (some? command)
       (.setCommand container command))
     
+    (if (some? volume)
+      (configure-volume container volume))
+
     {:container container
      :exposed-ports (.getExposedPorts container)
      :env-vars (.getEnvMap container)
diff --git a/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj b/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj
index 2ff3bd1..7b3288d 100644
--- a/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_test_containers/core_test.clj
@@ -14,3 +14,35 @@
       (is (some? (get (:mapped-ports initialized-container) 5432)))
       (is (nil? (:id stopped-container)))
       (is (nil? (:mapped-ports stopped-container))))))
+
+(deftest init-with-volume-test
+
+  (testing "Testing mapping of a classpath resource"
+    (let [container (create {:image-name "postgres:12.2"
+                             :exposed-ports [5432] 
+                             :env-vars {"POSTGRES_PASSWORD" "pw"}
+                             :volume {:classpath-resource-mapping {:resource-path "test.sql"
+                                                                   :container-path "/opt/test.sql"
+                                                                   :mode :read-only}}})
+          initialized-container (start container)
+          stopped-container (stop container)]
+      (is (some? (:id initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (:mapped-ports initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (get (:mapped-ports initialized-container) 5432)))
+      (is (nil? (:id stopped-container)))
+      (is (nil? (:mapped-ports stopped-container)))))
+
+  (testing "Testing mapping of a filesystem-binding"
+    (let [container (create {:image-name "postgres:12.2"
+                             :exposed-ports [5432] 
+                             :env-vars {"POSTGRES_PASSWORD" "pw"}
+                             :volume {:file-system-bind {:host-path "/tmp"
+                                                         :container-path "/opt"
+                                                         :mode :read-only}}})
+          initialized-container (start container)
+          stopped-container (stop container)]
+      (is (some? (:id initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (:mapped-ports initialized-container)))
+      (is (some? (get (:mapped-ports initialized-container) 5432)))
+      (is (nil? (:id stopped-container)))
+      (is (nil? (:mapped-ports stopped-container))))))