diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02513ac..bbdbc89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@
             "default": "yarn-*.*js",
             "description": "Command for debugging with Plug'n'Play",
             "scope": "window"
+          },
+          "jestrunner.testPathSubstitution": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "default": "",
+            "description": "Replaces the workspace root of the test file path. Useful for docker containers.",
+            "scope": "window"
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/jestRunner.ts b/src/jestRunner.ts
index 3597673..7935baf 100644
--- a/src/jestRunner.ts
+++ b/src/jestRunner.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class JestRunner {
     const args: string[] = [];
     const quoter = withQuotes ? quote : (str) => str;
 
-    args.push(quoter(escapeRegExpForPath(normalizePath(filePath))));
+    args.push(quoter(this.resolveFilePath(filePath)));
 
     const jestConfigPath = this.config.getJestConfigPath(filePath);
     if (jestConfigPath) {
@@ -235,6 +235,16 @@ export class JestRunner {
     return args;
   }
 
+  private resolveFilePath(filePath: string): string {
+    let path = normalizePath(filePath);
+    const testPathSubstitution: string = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().get('jestrunner.testPathSubstitution');
+    if (testPathSubstitution) {
+      path = path.replace(this.config.currentWorkspaceFolderPath, testPathSubstitution);
+    }
+
+    return escapeRegExpForPath(path);
+  }
+
   private async goToCwd() {
     const command = `cd ${quote(this.config.cwd)}`;
     if (this.config.changeDirectoryToWorkspaceRoot) {