diff --git a/molecule/default/Dockerfile.bookworm b/molecule/default/Dockerfile.bookworm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1a077c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/default/Dockerfile.bookworm
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM docker.io/debian:bullseye
+
+# Install systemd, and development tools, clear cache and clean system
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y systemd systemd-sysv python3 curl && rm -rf /var/cache/* && systemctl mask -- dev-hugepages.mount sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount && rm -f /etc/machine-id /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+
+STOPSIGNAL SIGRTMIN+3
+
+# Start container with systemd
+ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/init"]
diff --git a/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 81c2c8b..a9cba62 100644
--- a/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ platforms:
     tmpfs:
       - /run
       - /tmp
+  - name: bookworm
+    image: docker.io/debian:bookworm
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile.bookworm
+    command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-"/sbin/init"}
+    privileged: true
+    cgroupns: host
+    tmpfs:
+      - /run
+      - /tmp
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
   inventory:
@@ -32,5 +41,8 @@ provisioner:
       bullseye:
         vhosts_dir: "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled"
         deploy_nginx_config: false
+      bookworm:
+        vhosts_dir: "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled"
+        deploy_nginx_config: false
 verifier:
   name: testinfra