diff --git a/extensions/datasource/deployment-spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/spi/DevServicesDatasourceProvider.java b/extensions/datasource/deployment-spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/spi/DevServicesDatasourceProvider.java
index 69a0fe31bdb98..55cf064b852f4 100644
--- a/extensions/datasource/deployment-spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/spi/DevServicesDatasourceProvider.java
+++ b/extensions/datasource/deployment-spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/spi/DevServicesDatasourceProvider.java
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ public interface DevServicesDatasourceProvider {
     RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
             Optional<String> datasourceName,
             Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-            OptionalInt port, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-            boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+            OptionalInt port, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout);
 
     default boolean isDockerRequired() {
         return true;
diff --git a/extensions/datasource/deployment-spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/spi/DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.java b/extensions/datasource/deployment-spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/spi/DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac74237bbb0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/datasource/deployment-spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/spi/DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi;
+
+import io.quarkus.builder.item.MultiBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
+
+/**
+ * Marker used by {@link BuildStep}'s that launch TestContainers' containers to ensure that they join TestContainers shared network.
+ */
+public final class DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem extends MultiBuildItem {
+
+}
diff --git a/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java b/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
index d39a388c54781..606f4b0e36dc7 100644
--- a/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ private DevServicesDatasourceResultBuildItem.DbResult startDevDb(String dbName,
                             ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue(prefix + "password", String.class),
                             Optional.ofNullable(dbName), dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.devservices.imageName,
                             dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.devservices.properties,
-                            dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.devservices.port, launchMode, globalDevServicesConfig.timeout,
-                            dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.devservices.useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+                            dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.devservices.port, launchMode, globalDevServicesConfig.timeout);
             closeableList.add(datasource.getCloseTask());
 
             propertiesMap.put(prefix + "db-kind", dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.dbKind.orElse(null));
diff --git a/extensions/datasource/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/runtime/DevServicesBuildTimeConfig.java b/extensions/datasource/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/runtime/DevServicesBuildTimeConfig.java
index 09aef269b15e0..62e422722c29c 100644
--- a/extensions/datasource/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/runtime/DevServicesBuildTimeConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/datasource/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/runtime/DevServicesBuildTimeConfig.java
@@ -55,12 +55,4 @@ public class DevServicesBuildTimeConfig {
     @ConfigItem
     public OptionalInt port;
 
-    /**
-     * Whether this particular data source's container should join TestContainers Shared Network.
-     * <p>
-     * By default, the data source container will join Docker's default network.
-     */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "false")
-    public boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork;
-
 }
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/db2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/db2/deployment/DB2DevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/db2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/db2/deployment/DB2DevServicesProcessor.java
index eecec7bb41b96..389c904a24df7 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/db2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/db2/deployment/DB2DevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/db2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/db2/deployment/DB2DevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.datasource.common.runtime.DatabaseKind;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProvider;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ConfigureUtil;
@@ -31,15 +32,16 @@ public class DB2DevServicesProcessor {
 
     @BuildStep
     DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupDB2(
-            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
+            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem,
+            Optional<DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
         return new DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem(DatabaseKind.DB2, new DevServicesDatasourceProvider() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 QuarkusDb2Container container = new QuarkusDb2Container(imageName, fixedExposedPort,
-                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(), useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(),
+                        devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent());
                 startupTimeout.ifPresent(container::withStartupTimeout);
                 container.withPassword(password.orElse("quarkus"))
                         .withUsername(username.orElse("quarkus"))
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/derby/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/derby/deployment/DerbyDevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/derby/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/derby/deployment/DerbyDevServicesProcessor.java
index fe56b8b715b15..6e54a2f66072e 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/derby/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/derby/deployment/DerbyDevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/derby/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/derby/deployment/DerbyDevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupDerby() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 try {
                     int port = fixedExposedPort.isPresent() ? fixedExposedPort.getAsInt()
                             : 1527 + (launchMode == LaunchMode.TEST ? 0 : 1);
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/h2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/h2/deployment/H2DevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/h2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/h2/deployment/H2DevServicesProcessor.java
index 690816cfdc986..b5b40af18706c 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/h2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/h2/deployment/H2DevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/h2/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/h2/deployment/H2DevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupH2() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt port, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt port, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 try {
                     final Server tcpServer = Server.createTcpServer("-tcpPort",
                             port.isPresent() ? String.valueOf(port.getAsInt()) : "0");
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/mariadb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mariadb/deployment/MariaDBDevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/mariadb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mariadb/deployment/MariaDBDevServicesProcessor.java
index 201172d171a11..16be181d04c60 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/mariadb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mariadb/deployment/MariaDBDevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/mariadb/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mariadb/deployment/MariaDBDevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.datasource.common.runtime.DatabaseKind;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProvider;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ConfigureUtil;
@@ -29,15 +30,16 @@ public class MariaDBDevServicesProcessor {
 
     @BuildStep
     DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupMariaDB(
-            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
+            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem,
+            Optional<DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
         return new DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem(DatabaseKind.MARIADB, new DevServicesDatasourceProvider() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 QuarkusMariaDBContainer container = new QuarkusMariaDBContainer(imageName, fixedExposedPort,
-                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(), useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(),
+                        devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent());
                 startupTimeout.ifPresent(container::withStartupTimeout);
                 container.withPassword(password.orElse("quarkus"))
                         .withUsername(username.orElse("quarkus"))
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/mssql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mssql/deployment/MSSQLDevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/mssql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mssql/deployment/MSSQLDevServicesProcessor.java
index a3dc2eccfbb4d..cbaf41bf71ef7 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/mssql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mssql/deployment/MSSQLDevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/mssql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mssql/deployment/MSSQLDevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.datasource.common.runtime.DatabaseKind;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProvider;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ConfigureUtil;
@@ -31,15 +32,16 @@ public class MSSQLDevServicesProcessor {
 
     @BuildStep
     DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupMSSQL(
-            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
+            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem,
+            Optional<DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
         return new DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem(DatabaseKind.MSSQL, new DevServicesDatasourceProvider() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 QuarkusMSSQLServerContainer container = new QuarkusMSSQLServerContainer(imageName, fixedExposedPort,
-                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(), useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(),
+                        devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent());
                 startupTimeout.ifPresent(container::withStartupTimeout);
                 container.withPassword(password.orElse("Quarkuspassword1"));
                 additionalProperties.forEach(container::withUrlParam);
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/mysql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mysql/deployment/MySQLDevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/mysql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mysql/deployment/MySQLDevServicesProcessor.java
index e00700a9029bd..c8af377502913 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/mysql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mysql/deployment/MySQLDevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/mysql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/mysql/deployment/MySQLDevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.datasource.common.runtime.DatabaseKind;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProvider;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ConfigureUtil;
@@ -28,15 +29,16 @@ public class MySQLDevServicesProcessor {
 
     @BuildStep
     DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupMysql(
-            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
+            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem,
+            Optional<DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
         return new DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem(DatabaseKind.MYSQL, new DevServicesDatasourceProvider() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 QuarkusMySQLContainer container = new QuarkusMySQLContainer(imageName, fixedExposedPort,
-                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(), useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(),
+                        devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent());
                 startupTimeout.ifPresent(container::withStartupTimeout);
                 container.withPassword(password.orElse("quarkus"))
                         .withUsername(username.orElse("quarkus"))
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/oracle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/oracle/deployment/OracleDevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/oracle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/oracle/deployment/OracleDevServicesProcessor.java
index dffa2f8b0e031..6f1720c3a8e5d 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/oracle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/oracle/deployment/OracleDevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/oracle/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/oracle/deployment/OracleDevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.datasource.common.runtime.DatabaseKind;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProvider;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ConfigureUtil;
@@ -33,15 +34,16 @@ public class OracleDevServicesProcessor {
 
     @BuildStep
     DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupOracle(
-            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
+            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem,
+            Optional<DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
         return new DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem(DatabaseKind.ORACLE, new DevServicesDatasourceProvider() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 QuarkusOracleServerContainer container = new QuarkusOracleServerContainer(imageName, fixedExposedPort,
-                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(), useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(),
+                        devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent());
                 startupTimeout.ifPresent(container::withStartupTimeout);
                 container.withUsername(username.orElse(DEFAULT_DATABASE_USER))
                         .withPassword(password.orElse(DEFAULT_DATABASE_PASSWORD))
@@ -110,4 +112,4 @@ public String getEffectiveJdbcUrl() {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/extensions/devservices/postgresql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/postgresql/deployment/PostgresqlDevServicesProcessor.java b/extensions/devservices/postgresql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/postgresql/deployment/PostgresqlDevServicesProcessor.java
index f1965445fc05f..89c9af03064e5 100644
--- a/extensions/devservices/postgresql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/postgresql/deployment/PostgresqlDevServicesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/devservices/postgresql/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devservices/postgresql/deployment/PostgresqlDevServicesProcessor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.datasource.common.runtime.DatabaseKind;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProvider;
 import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.datasource.deployment.spi.DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ConfigureUtil;
@@ -28,15 +29,16 @@ public class PostgresqlDevServicesProcessor {
 
     @BuildStep
     DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem setupPostgres(
-            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
+            Optional<DevServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem,
+            Optional<DevServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem> devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem) {
         return new DevServicesDatasourceProviderBuildItem(DatabaseKind.POSTGRESQL, new DevServicesDatasourceProvider() {
             @Override
             public RunningDevServicesDatasource startDatabase(Optional<String> username, Optional<String> password,
                     Optional<String> datasourceName, Optional<String> imageName, Map<String, String> additionalProperties,
-                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout,
-                    boolean useTestContainersSharedNetwork) {
+                    OptionalInt fixedExposedPort, LaunchMode launchMode, Optional<Duration> startupTimeout) {
                 QuarkusPostgreSQLContainer container = new QuarkusPostgreSQLContainer(imageName, fixedExposedPort,
-                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(), useTestContainersSharedNetwork);
+                        devServicesSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent(),
+                        devServicesUseTestContainersSharedNetworkBuildItem.isPresent());
                 startupTimeout.ifPresent(container::withStartupTimeout);
                 container.withPassword(password.orElse("quarkus"))
                         .withUsername(username.orElse("quarkus"))