diff --git a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collect.go b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collect.go
index 1a34ac1142f163..55986cf7713842 100644
--- a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collect.go
+++ b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collect.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (c *Collector) collectContainers(mx map[string]int64) error {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), c.Timeout.Duration())
 			defer cancel()
 
-			v, err := c.client.ContainerList(ctx, typesContainer.ListOptions{
+			containers, err := c.client.ContainerList(ctx, typesContainer.ListOptions{
 				All:     true,
 				Filters: filters.NewArgs(filters.KeyValuePair{Key: "health", Value: status}),
 				Size:    c.CollectContainerSize,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (c *Collector) collectContainers(mx map[string]int64) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			containerSet[status] = v
+			containerSet[status] = containers
 			return nil
 
 		}(); err != nil {
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ func (c *Collector) collectContainers(mx map[string]int64) error {
 
 			name := strings.TrimPrefix(cntr.Names[0], "/")
 
+			if c.cntrSr != nil && !c.cntrSr.MatchString(name) {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			seen[name] = true
 
 			if !c.containers[name] {
diff --git a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collector.go b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collector.go
index 163d55348eb4b1..d151998ec20b31 100644
--- a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collector.go
+++ b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collector.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/netdata/netdata/go/plugins/pkg/matcher"
 	"github.com/netdata/netdata/go/plugins/plugin/go.d/agent/module"
 	"github.com/netdata/netdata/go/plugins/plugin/go.d/pkg/confopt"
 	"github.com/netdata/netdata/go/plugins/plugin/go.d/pkg/dockerhost"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func New() *Collector {
 		Config: Config{
 			Address:              docker.DefaultDockerHost,
 			Timeout:              confopt.Duration(time.Second * 2),
+			ContainerSelector:    "*",
 			CollectContainerSize: false,
 		},
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ func New() *Collector {
 		newClient: func(cfg Config) (dockerClient, error) {
 			return docker.NewClientWithOpts(docker.WithHost(cfg.Address))
 		},
+		cntrSr:     matcher.TRUE(),
 		containers: make(map[string]bool),
 	}
 }
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	UpdateEvery          int              `yaml:"update_every,omitempty" json:"update_every"`
 	Address              string           `yaml:"address" json:"address"`
 	Timeout              confopt.Duration `yaml:"timeout,omitempty" json:"timeout"`
+	ContainerSelector    string           `yaml:"container_selector,omitempty" json:"container_selector"`
 	CollectContainerSize bool             `yaml:"collect_container_size" json:"collect_container_size"`
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ type (
 
 		verNegotiated bool
 		containers    map[string]bool
+		cntrSr        matcher.Matcher
 	}
 	dockerClient interface {
 		NegotiateAPIVersion(context.Context)
@@ -85,6 +90,14 @@ func (c *Collector) Init(context.Context) error {
 		c.Infof("using docker host from environment: %s ", addr)
 		c.Address = addr
 	}
+	if c.ContainerSelector != "" {
+		sr, err := matcher.NewSimplePatternsMatcher(c.ContainerSelector)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		c.cntrSr = sr
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/config_schema.json b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/config_schema.json
index 3d40562eb839dd..0c1fc4fbeab6cb 100644
--- a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/config_schema.json
+++ b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/config_schema.json
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
         "type": "number",
         "default": 2
       },
+      "container_selector": {
+        "title": "Container Selector",
+        "description": "[Pattern](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/tree/master/src/libnetdata/simple_pattern#readme) to specify which containers to monitor. Leave empty to collect metrics for all containers.",
+        "type": "string",
+        "default": "*"
+      },
       "collect_container_size": {
         "title": "Collect container size",
         "description": "Collect container writable layer size.",
diff --git a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/metadata.yaml b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/metadata.yaml
index 8fc6853a92c2a7..88f1dcbba98032 100644
--- a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/metadata.yaml
+++ b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/metadata.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ modules:
               description: Request timeout in seconds.
               default_value: 2
               required: false
+            - name: container_selector
+              description: [Pattern](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/tree/master/src/libnetdata/simple_pattern#readme) to specify which containers to monitor.
+              default_value: "*"
+              required: false
             - name: collect_container_size
               description: Whether to collect container writable layer size.
               default_value: "no"
diff --git a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.json b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.json
index 66ce0a2e5de812..6519f23f5731f5 100644
--- a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.json
+++ b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.json
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
   "update_every": 123,
   "address": "ok",
   "timeout": 123.123,
+  "container_selector": "ok",
   "collect_container_size": true
 }
diff --git a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.yaml b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.yaml
index 1db31a8d1edc0f..19135456004c30 100644
--- a/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ vnode: "ok"
 update_every: 123
 address: "ok"
 timeout: 123.123
+container_selector: "ok"
 collect_container_size: yes