diff --git a/modules/qdrant/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainer.java b/modules/qdrant/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainer.java
index 341349fe18c..e00ac541d48 100644
--- a/modules/qdrant/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainer.java
+++ b/modules/qdrant/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainer.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
+import org.testcontainers.images.builder.Transferable;
 import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 /**
@@ -12,13 +13,21 @@
  * Exposed ports:
  * <ul>
  *     <li>HTTP: 6333</li>
- *     <li>Grpc: 6334</li>
+ *     <li>GRPC: 6334</li>
  * </ul>
  */
 public class QdrantContainer extends GenericContainer<QdrantContainer> {
 
     private static final DockerImageName DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName.parse("qdrant/qdrant");
 
+    private static final int QDRANT_REST_PORT = 6333;
+
+    private static final int QDRANT_GRPC_PORT = 6334;
+
+    private static final String CONFIG_FILE_PATH = "/qdrant/config/config.yaml";
+
+    private static final String API_KEY_ENV = "QDRANT__SERVICE__API_KEY";
+
     public QdrantContainer(String image) {
         this(DockerImageName.parse(image));
     }
@@ -26,11 +35,23 @@ public QdrantContainer(String image) {
     public QdrantContainer(DockerImageName dockerImageName) {
         super(dockerImageName);
         dockerImageName.assertCompatibleWith(DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME);
-        withExposedPorts(6333, 6334);
-        waitingFor(Wait.forHttp("/readyz").forPort(6333));
+        withExposedPorts(QDRANT_REST_PORT, QDRANT_GRPC_PORT);
+        waitingFor(Wait.forHttp("/readyz").forPort(QDRANT_REST_PORT));
+    }
+
+    public QdrantContainer withApiKey(String apiKey) {
+        return withEnv(API_KEY_ENV, apiKey);
+    }
+
+    public QdrantContainer withConfigFile(Transferable configFile) {
+        return withCopyToContainer(configFile, CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
+    }
+
+    public int getGrpcPort() {
+        return getMappedPort(QDRANT_GRPC_PORT);
     }
 
     public String getGrpcHostAddress() {
-        return getHost() + ":" + getMappedPort(6334);
+        return getHost() + ":" + getGrpcPort();
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/qdrant/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainerTest.java b/modules/qdrant/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainerTest.java
index e33582bf552..d313a873d26 100644
--- a/modules/qdrant/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainerTest.java
+++ b/modules/qdrant/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/qdrant/QdrantContainerTest.java
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 package org.testcontainers.qdrant;
 
-import io.grpc.Grpc;
-import io.grpc.InsecureChannelCredentials;
+import io.qdrant.client.QdrantClient;
 import io.qdrant.client.QdrantGrpcClient;
 import io.qdrant.client.grpc.QdrantOuterClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.testcontainers.images.builder.Transferable;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 
 public class QdrantContainerTest {
 
     @Test
-    public void test() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+    public void shouldReturnVersion() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         try (
             // qdrantContainer {
             QdrantContainer qdrant = new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.7.4")
@@ -21,16 +23,67 @@ public void test() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         ) {
             qdrant.start();
 
-            QdrantGrpcClient client = QdrantGrpcClient
-                .newBuilder(
-                    Grpc.newChannelBuilder(qdrant.getGrpcHostAddress(), InsecureChannelCredentials.create()).build()
-                )
-                .build();
-            QdrantOuterClass.HealthCheckReply healthCheckReply = client
-                .qdrant()
-                .healthCheck(QdrantOuterClass.HealthCheckRequest.getDefaultInstance())
-                .get();
+            QdrantClient client = new QdrantClient(
+                QdrantGrpcClient.newBuilder(qdrant.getHost(), qdrant.getGrpcPort(), false).build()
+            );
+            QdrantOuterClass.HealthCheckReply healthCheckReply = client.healthCheckAsync().get();
             assertThat(healthCheckReply.getVersion()).isEqualTo("1.7.4");
+
+            client.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldSetApiKey() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        String apiKey = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        try (QdrantContainer qdrant = new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.7.4").withApiKey(apiKey)) {
+            qdrant.start();
+
+            final QdrantClient unauthClient = new QdrantClient(
+                QdrantGrpcClient.newBuilder(qdrant.getHost(), qdrant.getGrpcPort(), false).build()
+            );
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> unauthClient.healthCheckAsync().get()).isInstanceOf(ExecutionException.class);
+
+            unauthClient.close();
+
+            final QdrantClient client = new QdrantClient(
+                QdrantGrpcClient.newBuilder(qdrant.getHost(), qdrant.getGrpcPort(), false).withApiKey(apiKey).build()
+            );
+
+            QdrantOuterClass.HealthCheckReply healthCheckReply = client.healthCheckAsync().get();
+            assertThat(healthCheckReply.getVersion()).isEqualTo("1.7.4");
+
+            client.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldSetApiKeyUsingConfigFile() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        String apiKey = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        String configFile = "service:\n    api_key: " + apiKey;
+        try (
+            QdrantContainer qdrant = new QdrantContainer("qdrant/qdrant:v1.7.4")
+                .withConfigFile(Transferable.of(configFile))
+        ) {
+            qdrant.start();
+
+            final QdrantClient unauthClient = new QdrantClient(
+                QdrantGrpcClient.newBuilder(qdrant.getHost(), qdrant.getGrpcPort(), false).build()
+            );
+
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> unauthClient.healthCheckAsync().get()).isInstanceOf(ExecutionException.class);
+
+            unauthClient.close();
+
+            final QdrantClient client = new QdrantClient(
+                QdrantGrpcClient.newBuilder(qdrant.getHost(), qdrant.getGrpcPort(), false).withApiKey(apiKey).build()
+            );
+
+            QdrantOuterClass.HealthCheckReply healthCheckReply = client.healthCheckAsync().get();
+            assertThat(healthCheckReply.getVersion()).isEqualTo("1.7.4");
+
+            client.close();
         }
     }
 }