diff --git a/db/patch-add-docker-columns.sql b/db/patch-add-docker-columns.sql
index fdde41705..564756678 100644
--- a/db/patch-add-docker-columns.sql
+++ b/db/patch-add-docker-columns.sql
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ ALTER TABLE monitor
 ALTER TABLE monitor
 	ADD docker_container VARCHAR(255);
 
+ALTER TABLE monitor
+	ADD docker_type VARCHAR(255);
+
 COMMIT;
diff --git a/server/model/monitor.js b/server/model/monitor.js
index b75500ec2..d8a4be238 100644
--- a/server/model/monitor.js
+++ b/server/model/monitor.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
             pushToken: this.pushToken,
             docker_container: this.docker_container,
             docker_daemon: this.docker_daemon,
+            docker_type: this.docker_type,
             notificationIDList,
             tags: tags,
         };
@@ -358,13 +359,18 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                             "Accept": "*/*",
                             "User-Agent": "Uptime-Kuma/" + version,
                         },
-                        socketPath: this.docker_daemon,
                         httpsAgent: new https.Agent({
                             maxCachedSessions: 0,      // Use Custom agent to disable session reuse (https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/3940)
                             rejectUnauthorized: ! this.getIgnoreTls(),
                         }),
                     };
 
+                    if (this.docker_type === "socket") {
+                        options.socketPath = this.docker_daemon;
+                    } else if (this.docker_type === "tcp") {
+                        options.baseURL = this.docker_daemon;
+                    }
+
                     debug(`[${this.name}] Axios Request`);
                     let res = await axios.request(options);
                     if (res.data.State.Running) {
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 7495cfb8a..ac68769da 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ exports.entryPage = "dashboard";
                 bean.pushToken = monitor.pushToken;
                 bean.docker_container = monitor.docker_container;
                 bean.docker_daemon = monitor.docker_daemon;
+                bean.docker_type = monitor.docker_type;
 
                 await R.store(bean);
 
diff --git a/src/languages/en.js b/src/languages/en.js
index ae9fa5262..ade50373d 100644
--- a/src/languages/en.js
+++ b/src/languages/en.js
@@ -364,4 +364,7 @@ export default {
     "Container Name / ID": "Container Name / ID",
     "Docker Daemon": "Docker Daemon",
     "Docker Container": "Docker Container",
+    "Docker Type": "Connection Type",
+    docker_socket: "Socket",
+    docker_tcp: "TCP / HTTP",
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index 86c35ef04..b80b9a269 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -125,6 +125,20 @@
                                 <input id="docker_container" v-model="monitor.docker_container" type="text" class="form-control" required>
                             </div>
 
+                            <!-- Docker Connection Type -->
+                            <!-- For Docker Type -->
+                            <div v-if="monitor.type === 'docker'" class="my-3">
+                                <label for="docker_type" class="form-label">{{ $t("Docker Type") }}</label>
+                                <select id="docker_type" v-model="monitor.docker_type" class="form-select">
+                                    <option value="socket">
+                                        {{ $t("docker_socket") }}
+                                    </option>
+                                    <option value="tcp">
+                                        {{ $t("docker_tcp") }}
+                                    </option>
+                                </select>
+                            </div>
+
                             <!-- Docker Daemon -->
                             <!-- For Docker Type -->
                             <div v-if="monitor.type === 'docker'" class="my-3">
@@ -458,6 +472,7 @@ export default {
                     dns_resolve_server: "1.1.1.1",
                     docker_container: "",
                     docker_daemon: "/var/run/docker.sock",
+                    docker_type: "socket",
                 };
 
                 for (let i = 0; i < this.$root.notificationList.length; i++) {