diff --git a/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/container-info-contribution.ts b/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/container-info-contribution.ts
index 87b5cde0e220c..aaec7cbc48f57 100644
--- a/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/container-info-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/container-info-contribution.ts
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@
 // *****************************************************************************
 
 import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
-import { FrontendApplicationContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
-import { RemoteContainerConnectionProvider } from '../electron-common/remote-container-connection-provider';
-import { PortForwardingService } from '@theia/remote/lib/electron-browser/port-forwarding/port-forwarding-service';
 import { WindowTitleContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/window/window-title-service';
 import { RemoteStatus, RemoteStatusService } from '@theia/remote/lib/electron-common/remote-status-service';
+import { FrontendApplicationContribution, LabelProviderContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import type { ContainerInspectInfo } from 'dockerode';
+import { RemoteContainerConnectionProvider } from '../electron-common/remote-container-connection-provider';
+import { PortForwardingService } from '@theia/remote/lib/electron-browser/port-forwarding/port-forwarding-service';
+import { DEV_CONTAINER_PATH_QUERY } from '../electron-common/dev-container-workspaces';
+import { URI } from '@theia/core';
 
 @injectable()
-export class ContainerInfoContribution implements FrontendApplicationContribution, WindowTitleContribution {
+export class ContainerInfoContribution implements FrontendApplicationContribution, WindowTitleContribution, LabelProviderContribution {
     @inject(RemoteContainerConnectionProvider)
     protected readonly connectionProvider: RemoteContainerConnectionProvider;
 
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ export class ContainerInfoContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributio
     protected readonly remoteStatusService: RemoteStatusService;
 
     protected status: RemoteStatus | undefined;
+    protected containerInfo: ContainerInspectInfo | undefined;
+    protected containerFilePath: string | undefined;
 
     async onStart(): Promise<void> {
         const containerPort = parseInt(new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('port') ?? '0');
@@ -56,4 +61,23 @@ export class ContainerInfoContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributio
         return title;
     }
 
+    canHandle(element: object): number {
+        if ('query' in element) {
+            let containerFilePath = new URLSearchParams((element as URI).query).get(DEV_CONTAINER_PATH_QUERY);
+            if (containerFilePath) {
+                if (containerFilePath.startsWith((element as URI).path.toString())) {
+                    containerFilePath = containerFilePath.replace((element as URI).path.toString(), '');
+                }
+                this.containerFilePath = containerFilePath;
+                return 100;
+            };
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    getLongName(element: URI): string | undefined {
+        return `${element.path.base} [Dev Container: ${this.containerFilePath}]`;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/dev-container-frontend-module.ts b/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/dev-container-frontend-module.ts
index 5e51d9a6eaeec..c74deaaae7a8d 100644
--- a/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/dev-container-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-container/src/electron-browser/dev-container-frontend-module.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
 // *****************************************************************************
-import { ContainerModule } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import { ContainerModule } from 'inversify';
 import { RemoteRegistryContribution } from '@theia/remote/lib/electron-browser/remote-registry-contribution';
 import { RemoteContainerConnectionProvider, RemoteContainerConnectionProviderPath } from '../electron-common/remote-container-connection-provider';
 import { ContainerConnectionContribution } from './container-connection-contribution';
 import { ServiceConnectionProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/messaging/service-connection-provider';
 import { ContainerOutputProvider } from './container-output-provider';
 import { ContainerInfoContribution } from './container-info-contribution';
-import { FrontendApplicationContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+import { FrontendApplicationContribution, LabelProviderContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import { WorkspaceOpenHandlerContribution } from '@theia/workspace/lib/browser/workspace-service';
 import { WindowTitleContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/window/window-title-service';
 
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ export default new ContainerModule(bind => {
     bind(ContainerInfoContribution).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     bind(FrontendApplicationContribution).toService(ContainerInfoContribution);
     bind(WindowTitleContribution).toService(ContainerInfoContribution);
+    bind(LabelProviderContribution).toService(ContainerInfoContribution);
 });