diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df1c4ac..4326d63 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
+      <version>17.0.0-RC2</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BaseDbBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BaseDbBuilder.java
index d982da9..b0b92ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BaseDbBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BaseDbBuilder.java
@@ -478,11 +478,21 @@ public String getExtraDbUser() {
       return extraDbUser;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getExtraDbUserWithDefault() {
+      return extraDbUser != null ? extraDbUser : extraDb;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getExtraDbPassword() {
       return extraDbPassword;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getExtraDbPasswordWithDefault() {
+      return extraDbPassword != null ? extraDbPassword : password;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getExtraDbExtensions() {
       return extraDbExtensions;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BasePostgresContainer.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BasePostgresContainer.java
index 6e7bbac..bcd79c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BasePostgresContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/BasePostgresContainer.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private void createExtraDb(Connection connection, boolean withDrop) {
         dropDatabaseIfExists(connection, extraDb);
         dropRoleIfExists(connection, extraUser);
       }
-      createRole(connection, extraUser, getWithDefault(dbConfig.getExtraDbPassword(), dbConfig.getPassword()));
+      createRole(connection, extraUser, dbConfig.getExtraDbPasswordWithDefault());
       if (databaseNotExists(connection, extraDb)) {
         createExtraDatabase(connection, extraDb, extraUser);
       }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ private void addExtensions(String dbExtensions, String jdbcUrl) {
    * Additionally we don't create an extra user IF it is the same as the main db user.
    */
   private String getExtraDbUser() {
-    String extraUser = getWithDefault(dbConfig.getExtraDbUser(), dbConfig.getExtraDb());
+    String extraUser = dbConfig.getExtraDbUserWithDefault();
     return extraUser != null && !extraUser.equals(dbConfig.getUsername()) ? extraUser : null;
   }
 
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ private ProcessBuilder sqlFileProcess(String dbUser, String dbName, String conta
     return createProcessBuilder(args);
   }
 
-  private String getWithDefault(String value, String defaultValue) {
-    return value == null ? defaultValue : value;
-  }
-
   private List<String> parseExtensions(String dbExtn) {
     return TrimSplit.split(dbExtn);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/DbContainer.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/DbContainer.java
index 497c77d..23b8eac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/DbContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/DbContainer.java
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ public boolean startContainerOnly() {
     return true;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the Ebean SDK to obtain Ebean Database and Ebean DataSource builders
+   * for the underlying container.
+   */
+  public EbeanSDK ebean() {
+    return new EbeanAdapter(dbConfig);
+  }
+
   /**
    * If we are using FastStartMode just check is the DB exists and if so assume it is all created correctly.
    * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/EbeanAdapter.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/EbeanAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8496f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/EbeanAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package io.ebean.test.containers;
+
+final class EbeanAdapter implements EbeanSDK {
+
+  private final InternalConfigDb dbConfig;
+
+  EbeanAdapter(InternalConfigDb dbConfig) {
+    this.dbConfig = dbConfig;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public io.ebean.DatabaseBuilder builder() {
+    return io.ebean.Database.builder()
+      .dataSourceBuilder(dataSourceBuilder())
+      .name(dbConfig.getDbName())
+      .register(false)
+      .ddlGenerate(true)
+      .ddlRun(true);
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceBuilder dataSourceBuilder() {
+    return io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceBuilder.create()
+      .url(dbConfig.jdbcUrl())
+      .username(dbConfig.getUsername())
+      .password(dbConfig.getPassword());
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceBuilder extraDataSourceBuilder() {
+    return io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceBuilder.create()
+      .url(dbConfig.jdbcExtraUrl())
+      .username(dbConfig.getExtraDbUserWithDefault())
+      .password(dbConfig.getExtraDbPasswordWithDefault());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public io.ebean.DatabaseBuilder extraDatabaseBuilder() {
+    return io.ebean.Database.builder()
+      .dataSourceBuilder(extraDataSourceBuilder())
+      .name(dbConfig.getExtraDb())
+      .defaultDatabase(false)
+      .register(false);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/EbeanSDK.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/EbeanSDK.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b68a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/EbeanSDK.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package io.ebean.test.containers;
+
+/**
+ * Ebean SDK extension to create builders for Ebean Database and DataSource.
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *  PostgresContainer container = PostgresContainer.builder("15")
+ *    .dbName("my_test")
+ *    .build()
+ *    .start();
+ *
+ *  io.ebean.Database ebean = container.ebean().builder().build();
+ *  // create ebean database and use it
+ *
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public interface EbeanSDK {
+
+  /**
+   * Return an ebean Database builder for the underlying database (url, username, password).
+   * <p>
+   * The name of the ebean database will be dbName set for the container.
+   * <p>
+   * This builder will have ddlGenerate set to true and ddlRun set to true. Alternatively,
+   * set runMigrations(true) to run database migrations on startup.
+   */
+  io.ebean.DatabaseBuilder builder();
+
+  /**
+   * Return a java.sql.DataSource builder for the underlying database (url, username, password).
+   */
+  io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceBuilder dataSourceBuilder();
+
+  /**
+   * Return a java.sql.DataSource builder for the underlying database (url, username, password).
+   */
+  io.ebean.datasource.DataSourceBuilder extraDataSourceBuilder();
+
+  /**
+   * Return an ebean Database builder for the EXTRA database (extraUrl, extraDbUser, extraDbPassword).
+   */
+  io.ebean.DatabaseBuilder extraDatabaseBuilder();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/InternalConfigDb.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/InternalConfigDb.java
index 2dbedac..7045166 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/InternalConfigDb.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/InternalConfigDb.java
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ interface InternalConfigDb extends InternalConfig {
 
   String getExtraDbUser();
 
+  String getExtraDbUserWithDefault();
+
   String getExtraDbPassword();
 
+  String getExtraDbPasswordWithDefault();
+
   String getExtraDbExtensions();
 
   String getExtraDbInitSqlFile();
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainer.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainer.java
index 7521432..4418131 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainer.java
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 package io.ebean.test.containers;
 
 /**
- * Commands for controlling a postgres docker container.
+ * Run a postgres docker container for testing purposes.
+ * <pre>{@code
+ *
+ *     PostgresContainer container = PostgresContainer.builder("15")
+ *       .dbName("my_test")
+ *       .build()
+ *       .start();
+ *
+ * }</pre>
  */
 public class PostgresContainer extends BasePostgresContainer<PostgresContainer> {
 
@@ -13,6 +21,15 @@ public PostgresContainer start() {
 
   /**
    * Create a builder for PostgresContainer.
+   *
+   * <pre>{@code
+   *
+   *     PostgresContainer container = PostgresContainer.builder("15")
+   *       .dbName("my_test")
+   *       .build()
+   *       .start();
+   *
+   * }</pre>
    */
   public static Builder builder(String version) {
     return new Builder(version);
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgisContainerTest.java b/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgisContainerTest.java
index 4342e46..550cc7b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgisContainerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgisContainerTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebean.test.containers;
 
+import io.ebean.Database;
+import io.ebean.datasource.DataSourcePool;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@
 class PostgisContainerTest {
 
   @Test
-  void extraDb() {
+  void extraDb() throws java.sql.SQLException {
     PostgisContainer container = PostgisContainer.builder("15")
       .port(0)
       .extraDb("myextra")
@@ -26,6 +28,19 @@ void extraDb() {
     String jdbcUrl = container.config().jdbcUrl();
     assertThat(jdbcUrl).contains(":" + containerConfig.port());
     runSomeSql(container);
+
+    DataSourcePool dataSource = container.ebean().dataSourceBuilder().build();
+    try (Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection()) {
+      exeSql(connection, "insert into test_junk2 (acol) values (44)");
+    }
+    dataSource.shutdown();
+
+    Database ebean = container.ebean().builder().build();
+    ebean.sqlUpdate("insert into test_junk2 (acol) values (?)")
+      .setParameter(45)
+      .execute();
+
+    ebean.shutdown();
   }
 
   private void runSomeSql(PostgisContainer container) {
@@ -39,9 +54,9 @@ private void runSomeSql(PostgisContainer container) {
     }
   }
 
-  private void exeSql(Connection connection, String sql) throws SQLException {
-    PreparedStatement st = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
-    st.execute();
-    st.close();
+  private static void exeSql(Connection connection, String sql) throws SQLException {
+    try (PreparedStatement st = connection.prepareStatement(sql)) {
+      st.execute();
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java b/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java
index 0cb3656..bfb49db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package io.ebean.test.containers;
 
 import io.avaje.applog.AppLog;
+import io.ebean.Database;
+import io.ebean.datasource.DataSourcePool;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
@@ -60,8 +62,10 @@ void randomPort() {
   @Test
   void defaultPort() {
     PostgresContainer container = PostgresContainer.builder("15")
+      .dbName("my_test")
       .extensions("hstore")
-      .build();
+      .build()
+      .start();
 
     container.startMaybe();
     runSomeSql(container);
@@ -141,8 +145,30 @@ void start() throws SQLException, InterruptedException {
       exeSql(connection, "drop table if exists test_doesnotexist");
     }
 
-    final String url = container.jdbcUrl();
-    assertEquals(url, "jdbc:postgresql://localhost:9828/main_db");
+    assertEquals("jdbc:postgresql://localhost:9828/main_db", container.jdbcUrl());
+
+    Database ebean = container.ebean().builder().build();
+    ebean.sqlUpdate("insert into foo_main (mcol) values (?)")
+      .setParameter(2)
+      .execute();
+
+    Database extraEbean = container.ebean().extraDatabaseBuilder().build();
+    extraEbean.sqlUpdate("insert into foo_extra (acol) values (?)")
+      .setParameter(2)
+      .execute();
+
+    DataSourcePool dataSource = container.ebean().dataSourceBuilder().build();
+    try (Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection()) {
+      exeSql(connection, "insert into foo_main (mcol) values (1)");
+    }
+    dataSource.shutdown();
+
+    DataSourcePool extraDataSource = container.ebean().extraDataSourceBuilder().build();
+    try (Connection connection = extraDataSource.getConnection()) {
+      exeSql(connection, "insert into foo_extra (acol) values (1)");
+    }
+    extraDataSource.shutdown();
+
     container.stopRemove();
     log.log(INFO, "start() finished");
   }