diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
index c5e429729335..3ae4ced3516d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
@@ -475,6 +475,26 @@ include::../gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-podman.gradle.kts[tags
 
 TIP: With the `podman` CLI installed, the command `podman info --format='{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}'` can be used to get the value for the `docker.host` configuration property shown in this example.
 
+[[build-image.examples.docker.colima]]
+==== Docker Configuration for Colima
+
+The plugin can communicate with the Docker daemon provided by https://github.com/abiosoft/colima[Colima].
+The `DOCKER_HOST` environment variable can be set by using the command `export DOCKER_HOST=$(docker context inspect colima -f '{{.Endpoints.docker.Host}}').`
+
+The plugin can also be configured to use Colima daemon by providing connection details similar to those shown in the following example:
+
+[source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="primary"]
+.Groovy
+----
+include::../gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle[tags=docker-host]
+----
+
+[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="secondary"]
+.Kotlin
+----
+include::../gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle.kts[tags=docker-host]
+----
+
 [[build-image.examples.docker.auth]]
 ==== Docker Configuration for Authentication
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40fe577946c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+plugins {
+	id 'java'
+	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '{gradle-project-version}'
+}
+
+tasks.named("bootJar") {
+	mainClass = 'com.example.ExampleApplication'
+}
+
+// tag::docker-host[]
+tasks.named("bootBuildImage") {
+	docker {
+		host = "unix://${System.properties['user.home']}/.colima/docker.sock"
+	}
+}
+// end::docker-host[]
+
+tasks.register("bootBuildImageDocker") {
+	doFirst {
+		println("host=${tasks.bootBuildImage.docker.host}")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle.kts b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25dfbb4da2b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootJar
+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootBuildImage
+
+plugins {
+	java
+	id("org.springframework.boot") version "{gradle-project-version}"
+}
+
+tasks.named<BootJar>("bootJar") {
+	mainClass.set("com.example.ExampleApplication")
+}
+
+// tag::docker-host[]
+tasks.named<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
+	docker {
+		host = "unix://${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.colima/docker.sock"
+	}
+}
+// end::docker-host[]
+
+tasks.register("bootBuildImageDocker") {
+	doFirst {
+		println("host=${tasks.getByName<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage").docker.host}")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java
index 562a3f5b139f..f38abf738313 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java
@@ -299,6 +299,14 @@ void bootBuildImageWithDockerHostPodman() {
 			.contains("bindHostToBuilder=true");
 	}
 
+	@TestTemplate
+	void bootBuildImageWithDockerHostColima() {
+		BuildResult result = this.gradleBuild.script("src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host-colima")
+			.build("bootBuildImageDocker");
+		assertThat(result.getOutput())
+			.contains("host=unix://" + System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.colima/docker.sock");
+	}
+
 	@TestTemplate
 	void bootBuildImageWithDockerUserAuth() {
 		BuildResult result = this.gradleBuild.script("src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-auth-user")
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
index b851086ef136..0688abf264de 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc
@@ -435,7 +435,20 @@ The plugin can be configured to use podman local connection by providing connect
 include::../maven/packaging-oci-image/docker-podman-pom.xml[tags=docker-podman]
 ----
 
-TIP: With the `podman` CLI installed, the command `podman info --format='{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}'` can be used to get the value for the `docker.host` configuration property shown in this example.
+TIP: With the `colima` CLI installed, the command `podman info --format='{{.Host.RemoteSocket.Path}}'` can be used to get the value for the `docker.host` configuration property shown in this example.
+
+[[build-image.examples.docker.colima]]
+==== Docker Configuration for Colima
+
+The plugin can communicate with the Docker daemon provided by https://github.com/abiosoft/colima[Colima].
+The `DOCKER_HOST` environment variable can be set by using the command `export DOCKER_HOST=$(docker context inspect colima -f '{{.Endpoints.docker.Host}}').`
+
+The plugin can also be configured to use Colima daemon by providing connection details similar to those shown in the following example:
+
+[source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",tabsize=4]
+----
+include::../maven/packaging-oci-image/docker-colima-pom.xml[tags=docker-colima]
+----
 
 [[build-image.examples.docker.auth]]
 ==== Docker Configuration for Authentication
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/maven/packaging-oci-image/docker-colima-pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/maven/packaging-oci-image/docker-colima-pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12a048f8ddd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/maven/packaging-oci-image/docker-colima-pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- tag::docker-colima[] -->
+<project>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<docker>
+						<host>unix:///${user.home}/.colima/docker.sock</host>
+					</docker>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
+<!-- end::docker-colima[] -->