diff --git a/Dockerfile.bird b/Dockerfile.bird
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c164911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.bird
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+FROM debian:stable
+
+MAINTAINER Pier Carlo Chiodi <pierky@pierky.com>
+
+EXPOSE 179
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+        autoconf \
+    bison \
+    build-essential \
+    curl \
+    flex \
+    libreadline-dev \
+    libncurses5-dev \
+    m4 \
+    unzip
+
+WORKDIR /root
+RUN curl -O -L ftp://bird.network.cz/pub/bird/bird-2.0.7.tar.gz
+RUN tar -xvzf bird-2.0.7.tar.gz
+
+# This directory must be mounted as a local volume with '-v `pwd`/bird:/etc/bird:rw' docker's command line option.
+# The host's file at `pwd`/bird/bird.conf is used as the configuration file for BIRD.
+RUN mkdir /etc/bird
+
+RUN cd bird-2.0.7 && \
+    autoreconf && \
+    ./configure && \
+    make && \
+    make install
+
+RUN cd bird-2.0.7 && \
+    autoreconf && \
+    ./configure --enable-ipv6 && \
+    make && \
+    make install
+
+CMD bird -c /etc/bird/bird.conf -d
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8846ecc..3f515b5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ services:
     restart: always
   bird:
     network_mode: host
-    image: pierky/bird
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.bird
     ports:
       - "179:179/tcp"
     volumes: