diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 438f81a..b471a9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4863,6 +4863,12 @@ void GdbEngine::callTargetRemote()
         channel = "tcp:" + channel;
     }
 
+    // If running gdb under docker, localhost should be replaced with host.docker.internal
+    if (m_gdbProc.commandLine().executable().scheme() == u"docker") {
+        qDebug() << "Using docker, transforming remote channel";
+        channel.replace("localhost", "host.docker.internal");
+    }
+
     if (m_isQnxGdb)
         runCommand({"target qnx " + channel, CB(handleTargetQnx)});
     else if (runParameters().useExtendedRemote())