diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 4733a99..fb0b77f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        k8s: [ '1.27', '1.34' ]
+        k8s: [ '1.28', '1.34' ]
     name: E2E test in K8s ${{ matrix.k8s }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cac0983..7b7bc63 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ from lightkube import Client
 client = Client()
 
 # Capture stdout or raise ApiError if error code is != 0
-res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', command=['ls', '-l', '/'], 
+res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', container='main', command=['ls', '-l', '/'], 
     stdout=True, raise_on_error=True)
 print(res.stdout)
 
 # Send data to stdin and capture output
-res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', command=['cat'], 
+res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', container='main', command=['cat'], 
     stdin='hello\n', stdout=True)
 print(res.stdout)
 print(res.exit_code)
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 06d6535..5e136c4 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -400,12 +400,12 @@ Execute a command inside a pod
     client = Client()
 
     # Capture stdout or raise ApiError if error code is != 0
-    res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', command=['ls', '-l', '/'], 
+    res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', container='main', command=['ls', '-l', '/'], 
         stdout=True, raise_on_error=True)
     print(res.stdout)
 
     # Send data to stdin and capture output
-    res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', command=['cat'], 
+    res = client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', container='main', command=['cat'], 
         stdin='hello\n', stdout=True)
     print(res.stdout)
     print(res.exit_code)
@@ -419,12 +419,12 @@ Execute a command inside a pod
         client = AsyncClient()
 
         # List a directory
-        res = await client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', command=['ls', '-l', '/'], 
+        res = await client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', container='main', command=['ls', '-l', '/'], 
             stdout=True, raise_on_error=True)
         print(res.stdout)
 
         # Send data to stdin and capture output
-        res = await client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', command=['cat'], 
+        res = await client.exec('my-pod', namespace='default', container='main', command=['cat'], 
             stdin='hello\\n', stdout=True)
         print(res.stdout)
         print(res.exit_code)
diff --git a/e2e-tests/test_client.py b/e2e-tests/test_client.py
index 9b823f1..febe3ad 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/test_client.py
+++ b/e2e-tests/test_client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager, contextmanager
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from random import choices
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
     get_generic_resource,
     load_in_cluster_generic_resources,
 )
-from lightkube.models.core_v1 import Container, PodSpec, ServicePort, ServiceSpec
+from lightkube.models.core_v1 import Container, EnvVar, PodSpec, ServicePort, ServiceSpec
 from lightkube.models.meta_v1 import ObjectMeta
 from lightkube.resources.apps_v1 import Deployment
 from lightkube.resources.core_v1 import ConfigMap, Namespace, Node, Pod, Service
@@ -52,6 +53,29 @@ def create_pod(name: str, command: str) -> Pod:
     )
 
 
+def create_exec_pod(name: str) -> Pod:
+    return Pod(
+        metadata=ObjectMeta(name=name, labels={"app-name": name}),
+        spec=PodSpec(
+            containers=[
+                Container(
+                    name="main",
+                    image="busybox",
+                    command=["/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 300"],
+                    env=[EnvVar(name="TARGET_CONTAINER", value="main")],
+                ),
+                Container(
+                    name="sidecar",
+                    image="busybox",
+                    command=["/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 300"],
+                    env=[EnvVar(name="TARGET_CONTAINER", value="sidecar")],
+                ),
+            ],
+            terminationGracePeriodSeconds=1,
+        ),
+    )
+
+
 def wait_pod(client: Client, pod):
     # watch pods
     for _, p in client.watch(Pod, labels={"app-name": pod.metadata.name}, resource_version=pod.metadata.resourceVersion):
@@ -59,6 +83,30 @@ def wait_pod(client: Client, pod):
             break
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def pod_context(client: Client, pod: Pod, for_conditions=None):
+    created = client.create(pod)
+    try:
+        if for_conditions:
+            client.wait(Pod, created.metadata.name, for_conditions=for_conditions)
+        else:
+            wait_pod(client, created)
+        yield created
+    finally:
+        client.delete(Pod, created.metadata.name)
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def pod_context_async(client: AsyncClient, pod: Pod, for_conditions=None):
+    created = await client.create(pod)
+    try:
+        if for_conditions:
+            await client.wait(Pod, created.metadata.name, for_conditions=for_conditions)
+        yield created
+    finally:
+        await client.delete(Pod, created.metadata.name)
+
+
 def test_pod_apis(obj_name):
     client = Client()
 
@@ -67,22 +115,15 @@ def test_pod_apis(obj_name):
     assert len(pods) > 0
     assert any(name.startswith("metrics-server") for name in pods)
 
-    # create a pod
-    pod = client.create(create_pod(obj_name, "while true;do echo 'this is a test';sleep 5; done"))
-    try:
+    with pod_context(client, create_pod(obj_name, "while true;do echo 'this is a test';sleep 5; done")) as pod:
         assert pod.metadata.name == obj_name
         assert pod.metadata.namespace == client.namespace
         assert pod.status.phase
 
-        wait_pod(client, pod)
-
         # read pod logs
-        for line in client.log(obj_name, follow=True):
+        for line in client.log(pod.metadata.name, follow=True):
             assert line == "this is a test\n"
             break
-    finally:
-        # delete the pod
-        client.delete(Pod, obj_name)
 
 
 def test_pod_not_exist() -> None:
@@ -441,10 +482,7 @@ async def test_load_in_cluster_generic_resources_async(sample_crd):
 
 def test_exec_integration_ls_and_cat():
     client = Client()
-    pod = client.create(create_pod("exec-busybox", "sleep 300"))
-    try:
-        client.wait(Pod, pod.metadata.name, for_conditions=["Ready"])
-
+    with pod_context(client, create_pod("exec-busybox", "sleep 300"), for_conditions=["Ready"]) as pod:
         ls_res = client.exec(
             pod.metadata.name,
             namespace=pod.metadata.namespace,
@@ -469,40 +507,87 @@ def test_exec_integration_ls_and_cat():
             raise
         assert cat_res.stdout == "hello from stdin\n"
         assert cat_res.exit_code == 0
-    finally:
-        client.delete(Pod, pod.metadata.name)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_exec_integration_ls_and_cat_async():
-    client = AsyncClient()
-    pod = await client.create(create_pod("exec-busybox-async", "sleep 300"))
-    try:
-        await client.wait(Pod, pod.metadata.name, for_conditions=["Ready"])
+def test_exec_integration_container_selection():
+    client = Client()
+    with pod_context(client, create_exec_pod("exec-multi-container"), for_conditions=["Ready"]) as pod:
+        main_res = client.exec(
+            pod.metadata.name,
+            namespace=pod.metadata.namespace,
+            container="main",
+            command=["/bin/sh", "-c", 'printf %s "$TARGET_CONTAINER"'],
+            stdout=True,
+            raise_on_error=True,
+        )
+        assert main_res.stdout == "main"
 
-        ls_res = await client.exec(
+        sidecar_res = client.exec(
             pod.metadata.name,
             namespace=pod.metadata.namespace,
-            command=["/bin/sh", "-c", "ls /"],
+            container="sidecar",
+            command=["/bin/sh", "-c", 'printf %s "$TARGET_CONTAINER"'],
             stdout=True,
             raise_on_error=True,
         )
-        assert "bin" in ls_res.stdout.split()
+        assert sidecar_res.stdout == "sidecar"
 
-        try:
-            cat_res = await client.exec(
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_integration_ls_and_cat_async():
+    client = AsyncClient()
+    try:
+        async with pod_context_async(client, create_pod("exec-busybox-async", "sleep 300"), for_conditions=["Ready"]) as pod:
+            ls_res = await client.exec(
                 pod.metadata.name,
                 namespace=pod.metadata.namespace,
-                command=["/bin/cat"],
-                stdin="hello from stdin\n",
+                command=["/bin/sh", "-c", "ls /"],
                 stdout=True,
                 raise_on_error=True,
             )
-        except ApiError as exc:
-            if "Only subprotocol v5.channel.k8s.io" in str(exc):
-                pytest.skip("stdin not supported without v5.channel.k8s.io protocol")
-            raise
-        assert cat_res.stdout == "hello from stdin\n"
+            assert "bin" in ls_res.stdout.split()
+
+            try:
+                cat_res = await client.exec(
+                    pod.metadata.name,
+                    namespace=pod.metadata.namespace,
+                    command=["/bin/cat"],
+                    stdin="hello from stdin\n",
+                    stdout=True,
+                    raise_on_error=True,
+                )
+            except ApiError as exc:
+                if "Only subprotocol v5.channel.k8s.io" in str(exc):
+                    pytest.skip("stdin not supported without v5.channel.k8s.io protocol")
+                raise
+            assert cat_res.stdout == "hello from stdin\n"
+    finally:
+        await client.close()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_integration_container_selection_async():
+    client = AsyncClient()
+    try:
+        async with pod_context_async(client, create_exec_pod("exec-multi-container-async"), for_conditions=["Ready"]) as pod:
+            main_res = await client.exec(
+                pod.metadata.name,
+                namespace=pod.metadata.namespace,
+                container="main",
+                command=["/bin/sh", "-c", 'printf %s "$TARGET_CONTAINER"'],
+                stdout=True,
+                raise_on_error=True,
+            )
+            assert main_res.stdout == "main"
+
+            sidecar_res = await client.exec(
+                pod.metadata.name,
+                namespace=pod.metadata.namespace,
+                container="sidecar",
+                command=["/bin/sh", "-c", 'printf %s "$TARGET_CONTAINER"'],
+                stdout=True,
+                raise_on_error=True,
+            )
+            assert sidecar_res.stdout == "sidecar"
     finally:
-        await client.delete(Pod, pod.metadata.name)
         await client.close()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d90ad01..958386a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lightkube"
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.21.0"
 description = "Lightweight kubernetes client library"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/lightkube/core/async_client.py b/src/lightkube/core/async_client.py
index da974d8..9dd02d0 100644
--- a/src/lightkube/core/async_client.py
+++ b/src/lightkube/core/async_client.py
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ async def exec(
         name: str,
         *,
         namespace: Optional[str] = None,
+        container: Optional[str] = None,
         command: Union[str, Iterable[str]],
         stdin: Union[str, bytes, BinaryIO, None] = None,
         stdout: Union[BinaryIO, bool] = False,
@@ -771,26 +772,27 @@ async def exec(
         """Execute a command in a Pod and return stdout/stderr.
 
         Parameters:
-          name: Name of the Pod.
-          namespace: Name of the namespace containing the Pod.
-          command: Command to execute in the Pod.
-          stdin: Data to send to stdin. This can be either a string, bytes or a binary stream.
-            Strings will be encoded as utf-8 before sending.
-          stdout: If `True`, the command's stdout will be captured and returned in the response.
-            If a binary stream is passed, the command's stdout will be written to it instead.
-          stderr: If `True`, the command's stderr will be captured and returned in the response.
-            If a binary stream is passed, the command's stderr will be written to it instead.
-          decode: Decode captured stdout/stderr in `ExecResponse` using this encoding as strings.
-              If you expect a binary output, set `stdout` and/or `stderr` to a binary stream or set this parameter to `None`.
-          raise_on_error: If `True`, an exception will be raised if the command exits with a non-zero status code.
-            Note that other exceptions may still be raised for other types of errors, such as connection issues, missing
-            pod or timeouts.
-          timeout: If set, the maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for the command to complete before raising a
-            timeout exception. By default, there is no timeout and the method will wait until the command completes
-            or an error occurs.
+            name: Name of the Pod.
+            namespace: Name of the namespace containing the Pod.
+            container: Name of the container in the pod to execute the command in.
+            command: Command to execute in the Pod.
+            stdin: Data to send to stdin. This can be either a string, bytes or a binary stream.
+              Strings will be encoded as utf-8 before sending.
+            stdout: If `True`, the command's stdout will be captured and returned in the response.
+              If a binary stream is passed, the command's stdout will be written to it instead.
+            stderr: If `True`, the command's stderr will be captured and returned in the response.
+              If a binary stream is passed, the command's stderr will be written to it instead.
+            decode: Decode captured stdout/stderr in `ExecResponse` using this encoding as strings.
+                If you expect a binary output, set `stdout` and/or `stderr` to a binary stream or set this parameter to `None`.
+            raise_on_error: If `True`, an exception will be raised if the command exits with a non-zero status code.
+              Note that other exceptions may still be raised for other types of errors, such as connection issues, missing
+              pod or timeouts.
+            timeout: If set, the maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for the command to complete before raising a
+              timeout exception. By default, there is no timeout and the method will wait until the command completes
+              or an error occurs.
         """
         commands = [command] if isinstance(command, str) else list(command)
-        params = {"command": commands, "stdout": stdout, "stderr": stderr, "stdin": stdin}
+        params = {"command": commands, "stdout": stdout, "stderr": stderr, "stdin": stdin, "container": container}
         return await self._client.ws_request(
             "exec",
             name=name,
diff --git a/src/lightkube/core/client.py b/src/lightkube/core/client.py
index d74417b..d593ee0 100644
--- a/src/lightkube/core/client.py
+++ b/src/lightkube/core/client.py
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ def exec(
         name: str,
         *,
         namespace: Optional[str] = None,
+        container: Optional[str] = None,
         command: Union[str, Iterable[str]],
         stdin: Union[str, bytes, BinaryIO, None] = None,
         stdout: Union[BinaryIO, bool] = False,
@@ -759,6 +760,7 @@ def exec(
         Parameters:
             name: Name of the Pod.
             namespace: Name of the namespace containing the Pod.
+            container: Name of the container in the pod to execute the command in.
             command: Command to execute in the Pod.
             stdin: Data to send to stdin. This can be either a string, bytes or a binary stream.
               Strings will be encoded as utf-8 before sending.
@@ -776,7 +778,7 @@ def exec(
               or an error occurs.
         """
         commands = [command] if isinstance(command, str) else list(command)
-        params = {"command": commands, "stdout": stdout, "stderr": stderr, "stdin": stdin}
+        params = {"command": commands, "stdout": stdout, "stderr": stderr, "stdin": stdin, "container": container}
         return self._client.ws_request(
             "exec",
             name=name,
diff --git a/tests/test_async_client.py b/tests/test_async_client.py
index 4127981..f551015 100644
--- a/tests/test_async_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_async_client.py
@@ -493,6 +493,23 @@ async def test_exec_writes_to_provided_streams(client: lightkube.AsyncClient, mo
     assert err_stream.getvalue() == b"err-stream"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_supports_container_selection(client: lightkube.AsyncClient, monkeypatch) -> None:
+    messages = []
+    captured = {}
+
+    def connect(url, http_client, subprotocols, params):
+        captured["url"] = url
+        captured["params"] = params
+        return FakeWS(messages, exit_code=0)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(websocket, "aconnect_ws", connect)
+
+    await client.exec("pod-container", namespace="default", container="main", command=["/bin/echo"], stdout=True)
+
+    assert captured["params"]["container"] == "main"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_exec_stdin_variants(client: lightkube.AsyncClient, monkeypatch) -> None:
     messages = []
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 37cd0c2..27b0aa1 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -790,6 +790,22 @@ def test_exec_writes_to_provided_streams(client: lightkube.Client, monkeypatch)
     assert err_stream.getvalue() == b"err-stream"
 
 
+def test_exec_supports_container_selection(client: lightkube.Client, monkeypatch) -> None:
+    messages = []
+    captured = {}
+
+    def connect(url, http_client, subprotocols, params):
+        captured["url"] = url
+        captured["params"] = params
+        return FakeWS(messages, exit_code=0)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(websocket, "connect_ws", connect)
+
+    client.exec("pod-container", namespace="default", container="main", command=["/bin/echo"], stdout=True)
+
+    assert captured["params"]["container"] == "main"
+
+
 def test_exec_stdin_variants(client: lightkube.Client, monkeypatch) -> None:
     messages = []
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 45fd769..5652d7c 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lightkube"
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.21.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx", extra = ["http2"] },