diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index db00f3cd75..d27babac1a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ version: '3'
 
 services:
   wp:
-    image: wordpress:latest # https://hub.docker.com/_/wordpress/
+    build:
+      args:
+        WP_IMAGE: wordpress:latest # https://hub.docker.com/_/wordpress/
+      context: ./docker/wordpress/
     ports:
       - ${IP}:80:80 # change ip if required
     volumes:
diff --git a/docker/wordpress/Dockerfile b/docker/wordpress/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e06b31a310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/wordpress/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ARG WP_IMAGE='wordpress:latest'
+FROM ${WP_IMAGE}
+
+# Include custom build code
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