diff --git a/assets/auto-imports.d.ts b/assets/auto-imports.d.ts
index a8c926c1..ae44add2 100644
--- a/assets/auto-imports.d.ts
+++ b/assets/auto-imports.d.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ declare global {
   const useCloned: typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useCloned']
   const useColorMode: typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useColorMode']
   const useConfirmDialog: typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useConfirmDialog']
+  const useContainerActions: typeof import('./composable/containerActions')['useContainerActions']
   const useContainerContext: typeof import('./composable/containerContext')['useContainerContext']
   const useContainerStore: typeof import('./stores/container')['useContainerStore']
   const useCounter: typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useCounter']
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ declare module 'vue' {
     readonly useCloned: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useCloned']>
     readonly useColorMode: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useColorMode']>
     readonly useConfirmDialog: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useConfirmDialog']>
+    readonly useContainerActions: UnwrapRef<typeof import('./composable/containerActions')['useContainerActions']>
     readonly useContainerContext: UnwrapRef<typeof import('./composable/containerContext')['useContainerContext']>
     readonly useContainerStore: UnwrapRef<typeof import('./stores/container')['useContainerStore']>
     readonly useCounter: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useCounter']>
@@ -876,6 +878,7 @@ declare module '@vue/runtime-core' {
     readonly useCloned: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useCloned']>
     readonly useColorMode: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useColorMode']>
     readonly useConfirmDialog: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useConfirmDialog']>
+    readonly useContainerActions: UnwrapRef<typeof import('./composable/containerActions')['useContainerActions']>
     readonly useContainerContext: UnwrapRef<typeof import('./composable/containerContext')['useContainerContext']>
     readonly useContainerStore: UnwrapRef<typeof import('./stores/container')['useContainerStore']>
     readonly useCounter: UnwrapRef<typeof import('@vueuse/core')['useCounter']>
diff --git a/assets/components.d.ts b/assets/components.d.ts
index e59f629b..e631d3aa 100644
--- a/assets/components.d.ts
+++ b/assets/components.d.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ declare module 'vue' {
     'Carbon:circleSolid': typeof import('~icons/carbon/circle-solid')['default']
     'Carbon:information': typeof import('~icons/carbon/information')['default']
     'Carbon:macShift': typeof import('~icons/carbon/mac-shift')['default']
+    'Carbon:play': typeof import('~icons/carbon/play')['default']
+    'Carbon:restart': typeof import('~icons/carbon/restart')['default']
     'Carbon:star': typeof import('~icons/carbon/star')['default']
     'Carbon:starFilled': typeof import('~icons/carbon/star-filled')['default']
+    'Carbon:stopFilledAlt': typeof import('~icons/carbon/stop-filled-alt')['default']
     'Carbon:warning': typeof import('~icons/carbon/warning')['default']
     'Cil:checkCircle': typeof import('~icons/cil/check-circle')['default']
     'Cil:circle': typeof import('~icons/cil/circle')['default']
diff --git a/assets/components/LogViewer/LogActionsToolbar.vue b/assets/components/LogViewer/LogActionsToolbar.vue
index 2e845340..87194b05 100644
--- a/assets/components/LogViewer/LogActionsToolbar.vue
+++ b/assets/components/LogViewer/LogActionsToolbar.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <carbon:circle-solid class="w-2.5 text-red" v-if="streamConfig.stderr" />
       <carbon:circle-solid class="w-2.5 text-blue" v-if="streamConfig.stdout" />
     </label>
-    <ul tabindex="0" class="menu dropdown-content rounded-box z-50 w-52 bg-base p-1 shadow">
+    <ul tabindex="0" class="menu dropdown-content z-50 w-52 rounded-box bg-base p-1 shadow">
       <li>
         <a @click.prevent="clear()">
           <octicon:trash-24 /> {{ $t("toolbar.clear") }}
@@ -65,17 +65,57 @@
           {{ $t("toolbar.show", { std: "STDERR" }) }}
         </a>
       </li>
+
+      <!-- Container Actions (Enabled via config) -->
+      <template v-if="enableActions">
+        <li class="line"></li>
+        <li>
+          <button
+            @click="stop()"
+            :disabled="actionStates.stop || actionStates.restart"
+            v-if="container.state == 'running'"
+          >
+            <carbon:stop-filled-alt /> {{ $t("toolbar.stop") }}
+          </button>
+
+          <button
+            @click="start()"
+            :disabled="actionStates.start || actionStates.restart"
+            v-if="container.state != 'running'"
+          >
+            <carbon:play /> {{ $t("toolbar.start") }}
+          </button>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <button @click="restart()" :disabled="disableRestart">
+            <carbon:restart
+              :class="{
+                'animate-spin': actionStates.restart,
+                'text-secondary': actionStates.restart,
+              }"
+            />
+            {{ $t("toolbar.restart") }}
+          </button>
+        </li>
+      </template>
     </ul>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 const { showSearch } = useSearchFilter();
-const { base } = config;
+const { base, enableActions } = config;
 
 const clear = defineEmit();
 
 const { container, streamConfig } = useContainerContext();
+
+// container context is provided in the parent component: <LogContainer>
+const { actionStates, start, stop, restart } = useContainerActions();
+
+const disableRestart = computed(() => {
+  return actionStates.stop || actionStates.start || actionStates.restart;
+});
 </script>
 
 <style scoped lang="postcss">
diff --git a/assets/composable/containerActions.ts b/assets/composable/containerActions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b302399a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/composable/containerActions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+type ContainerActions = "start" | "stop" | "restart";
+export const useContainerActions = () => {
+  const { container } = useContainerContext();
+  const { showToast } = useToast();
+
+  const actionStates = reactive({
+    stop: false,
+    restart: false,
+    start: false,
+  });
+
+  async function actionHandler(action: ContainerActions) {
+    const actionUrl = `/api/actions/${action}/${container.value.host}/${container.value.id}`;
+
+    const errors = {
+      404: "container not found",
+      500: "unable to complete action",
+      400: "invalid action",
+    } as Record<number, string>;
+
+    const defaultError = "something went wrong";
+    const toastTitle = "Action Failed";
+
+    actionStates[action] = true;
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(withBase(actionUrl), { method: "POST" });
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const message = errors[response.status] ?? defaultError;
+        showToast({ type: "error", message, title: toastTitle });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      showToast({ type: "error", message: defaultError, title: toastTitle });
+    }
+
+    actionStates[action] = false;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    actionStates,
+    start: () => actionHandler("start"),
+    stop: () => actionHandler("stop"),
+    restart: () => actionHandler("restart"),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/assets/stores/config.ts b/assets/stores/config.ts
index 56a608cc..6102896f 100644
--- a/assets/stores/config.ts
+++ b/assets/stores/config.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface Config {
   hostname: string;
   hosts: { name: string; id: string }[];
   authProvider: "simple" | "none" | "forward-proxy";
+  enableActions: boolean;
   user?: {
     username: string;
     email: string;
diff --git a/internal/docker/client.go b/internal/docker/client.go
index 7933b095..eaec2882 100644
--- a/internal/docker/client.go
+++ b/internal/docker/client.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/events"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ type DockerCLI interface {
 	ContainerInspect(ctx context.Context, containerID string) (types.ContainerJSON, error)
 	ContainerStats(ctx context.Context, containerID string, stream bool) (types.ContainerStats, error)
 	Ping(ctx context.Context) (types.Ping, error)
+	ContainerStart(ctx context.Context, containerID string, options types.ContainerStartOptions) error
+	ContainerStop(ctx context.Context, containerID string, options container.StopOptions) error
+	ContainerRestart(ctx context.Context, containerID string, options container.StopOptions) error
 }
 
 type Client struct {
@@ -145,6 +149,19 @@ func (d *Client) FindContainer(id string) (Container, error) {
 	return container, nil
 }
 
+func (d *Client) ContainerActions(action string, id string) error {
+	switch action {
+	case "start":
+		return d.cli.ContainerStart(context.Background(), id, types.ContainerStartOptions{})
+	case "stop":
+		return d.cli.ContainerStop(context.Background(), id, container.StopOptions{})
+	case "restart":
+		return d.cli.ContainerRestart(context.Background(), id, container.StopOptions{})
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown action: %s", action)
+	}
+}
+
 func (d *Client) ListContainers() ([]Container, error) {
 	containerListOptions := types.ContainerListOptions{
 		Filters: d.filters,
diff --git a/internal/web/container_actions.go b/internal/web/container_actions.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98e18d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/web/container_actions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func (h *handler) containerActions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	action := chi.URLParam(r, "action")
+	id := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+
+	log.Debugf("container action: %s, container id: %s", action, id)
+
+	client := h.clientFromRequest(r)
+
+	if client == nil {
+		log.Errorf("no client found for host %v", r.URL)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	container, err := client.FindContainer(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = client.ContainerActions(action, container.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("error while trying to perform action: %s", action)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("container action performed: %s; container id: %s", action, id)
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}
diff --git a/internal/web/index.go b/internal/web/index.go
index dbf9616c..14696ac0 100644
--- a/internal/web/index.go
+++ b/internal/web/index.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func (h *handler) executeTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		"hostname":            h.config.Hostname,
 		"hosts":               hosts,
 		"authProvider":        h.config.Authorization.Provider,
+		"enableActions":       h.config.EnableActions,
 	}
 
 	pages, err := content.ReadAll()
diff --git a/internal/web/routes.go b/internal/web/routes.go
index 50061b45..da035d91 100644
--- a/internal/web/routes.go
+++ b/internal/web/routes.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	NoAnalytics   bool
 	Dev           bool
 	Authorization Authorization
+	EnableActions bool
 }
 
 type Authorization struct {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ type DockerClient interface {
 	ContainerStats(context.Context, string, chan<- docker.ContainerStat) error
 	Ping(context.Context) (types.Ping, error)
 	Host() *docker.Host
+	ContainerActions(action string, id string) error
 }
 
 func CreateServer(clients map[string]DockerClient, content fs.FS, config Config) *http.Server {
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ func createRouter(h *handler) *chi.Mux {
 				r.Get("/api/logs/download/{host}/{id}", h.downloadLogs)
 				r.Get("/api/logs/{host}/{id}", h.fetchLogsBetweenDates)
 				r.Get("/api/events/stream", h.streamEvents)
+				r.Post("/api/actions/{action}/{host}/{id}", h.containerActions)
 				r.Get("/api/releases", h.releases)
 				r.Patch("/api/profile", h.updateProfile)
 				r.Get("/api/content/{id}", h.staticContent)
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index 47c697a0..2495783c 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ toolbar:
   search: Search
   show: Show only {std}
   show-all: Show all streams
+  stop: Stop
+  start: Start
+  restart: Restart
 label:
   containers: Containers
   total-containers: Total Containers
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b3b88113..38b317fb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ type args struct {
 	Healthcheck          *HealthcheckCmd     `arg:"subcommand:healthcheck" help:"checks if the server is running."`
 	RemoteHost           []string            `arg:"env:DOZZLE_REMOTE_HOST,--remote-host,separate" help:"list of hosts to connect remotely"`
 	AuthProvider         string              `arg:"--auth-provider,env:DOZZLE_AUTH_PROVIDER" default:"none" help:"sets the auth provider to use. Currently only forward-proxy is supported."`
+	EnableActions        bool                `arg:"env:DOZZLE_ENABLE_ACTIONS" default:"false" help:"enables essential actions on containers from the web interface."`
 }
 
 type HealthcheckCmd struct {
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ func createServer(args args, clients map[string]web.DockerClient) *http.Server {
 			Provider:   provider,
 			Authorizer: authorizer,
 		},
+		EnableActions: args.EnableActions,
 	}
 
 	assets, err := fs.Sub(content, "dist")