diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/481.miscellaneous.md b/doc/changelog.d/481.miscellaneous.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d383f2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/481.miscellaneous.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+feat: Add devcontainer config for codespaces
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diff --git a/src/ansys/templates/python/solution/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/src/ansys/templates/python/solution/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 050f3e8ab..a339b5dfb 100644
--- a/src/ansys/templates/python/solution/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/src/ansys/templates/python/solution/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 DESIRED_STRUCTURE = [
+    ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
     ".github/workflows/build-release.yml",
     ".github/workflows/release-please.yml",
     ".github/workflows/label.yml",
diff --git a/src/ansys/templates/python/solution/{{cookiecutter.__project_name_slug}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/src/ansys/templates/python/solution/{{cookiecutter.__project_name_slug}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad4310873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansys/templates/python/solution/{{cookiecutter.__project_name_slug}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.10",
+    "features": {
+    },
+    "onCreateCommand": "pip install packaging toml && python setup_environment.py -d all -f",
+    "postCreateCommand": "chmod +x /workspaces/{{ cookiecutter.__project_name_slug }}/.venv/bin/activate && sed -i '$a source /workspaces/{{ cookiecutter.__project_name_slug }}/.venv/bin/activate' ~/.bashrc && sed -i '$a source /workspaces/{{ cookiecutter.__project_name_slug }}/.venv/bin/activate' ~/.zshrc",
+    "postAttachCommand": "tox -e style",
+    "customizations": {
+      "vscode": {
+        "extensions": [
+          "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
+          "donjayamanne.python-environment-manager",
+          "donjayamanne.python-extension-pack",
+          "github.vscode-github-actions",
+          "github.vscode-pull-request-github",
+          "kevinrose.vsc-python-indent",
+          "mhutchie.git-graph",
+          "ms-python.debugpy",
+          "ms-python.python",
+          "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
+          "shd101wyy.markdown-preview-enhanced",
+          "vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons"
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/tests/tests_templates/test_python_templates.py b/tests/tests_templates/test_python_templates.py
index e1c8472e1..fc5cdea68 100644
--- a/tests/tests_templates/test_python_templates.py
+++ b/tests/tests_templates/test_python_templates.py
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@
 
 # Structure for solution projects
 SOLUTION_STRUCTURE = [
+    ".devcontainer/devcontainer.json",
     ".github/workflows/build-release.yml",
     ".github/workflows/release-please.yml",
     ".github/workflows/label.yml",