diff --git a/plugins/docker/README.md b/plugins/docker/README.md
index 0bc24b54a..77b1d6386 100644
--- a/plugins/docker/README.md
+++ b/plugins/docker/README.md
@@ -77,10 +77,16 @@ If you use Podman's Docker wrapper, you need to enable legacy completion. See ab
 | drs     | `docker container restart`    | Restart one or more containers                                                           |
 | dsta    | `docker stop $(docker ps -q)` | Stop all running containers                                                              |
 | dstp    | `docker container stop`       | Stop one or more running containers                                                      |
-| dsts    | `docker stats`                | Display real-time streaming statistics for containers                                                    |
+| dsts    | `docker stats`                | Display real-time streaming statistics for containers                                    |
 | dtop    | `docker top`                  | Display the running processes of a container                                             |
 | dvi     | `docker volume inspect`       | Display detailed information about one or more volumes                                   |
 | dvls    | `docker volume ls`            | List all the volumes known to docker                                                     |
 | dvprune | `docker volume prune`         | Cleanup dangling volumes                                                                 |
 | dxc     | `docker container exec`       | Run a new command in a running container                                                 |
 | dxcit   | `docker container exec -it`   | Run a new command in a running container in an interactive shell                         |
+
+## Functions
+
+| Command                     | Description                                                                                           |
+| :-------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `dxgcit <pattern> <cmd...>` | Run a new command in a running container selected via pattern matching on the image or container name |
diff --git a/plugins/docker/docker.plugin.zsh b/plugins/docker/docker.plugin.zsh
index 5268f6cd6..95a1a8312 100644
--- a/plugins/docker/docker.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/docker/docker.plugin.zsh
@@ -36,6 +36,40 @@ alias dvprune='docker volume prune'
 alias dxc='docker container exec'
 alias dxcit='docker container exec -it'
 
+function _dxgcit() {
+  if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <grep-pattern> <command...>" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  local pattern=$1
+  shift 1
+
+  local -a candidates
+  candidates=(
+    ${(f)"$(docker ps --format "{{.ID}}:{{.Names}}:{{.Image}}" | grep -- "$pattern")"}
+  )
+  if [ ${#candidates[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+    printf "No container/image matches name pattern: '%s'!\n" "$pattern" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ ${#candidates[@]} -ne 1 ]; then
+    printf "Ambiguous container/image name pattern: '%s' results in '%d' candidates!\n" \
+      "$pattern" "${#candidates[@]}" >&2
+    for candidate in ${candidates[@]}; do
+      parts=(${(@s/:/)candidate})
+      printf "  %s (%s) (image: %s)\n" "${parts[1]}" "${parts[2]}" "${parts[3]}" >&2
+    done
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  local -a candidate
+  candidate=(${(@s/:/)${candidates[1]}})
+  local id="${candidate[1]}"
+  docker container exec -it "$id" "$@"
+}
+alias dxgcit='_dxgcit'
+
 if (( ! $+commands[docker] )); then
   return
 fi