diff --git a/__tests__/containerPlugin.test.js b/__tests__/containerPlugin.test.js
index ece318e29..68d0486bb 100644
--- a/__tests__/containerPlugin.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/containerPlugin.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function config(overrides) {
   })
 }
 
-test.only('options are not required', () => {
+test('options are not required', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins([container()], config())
 
   expect(css(components)).toMatchCss(`
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test.only('options are not required', () => {
   `)
 })
 
-test.only('screens can be passed explicitly', () => {
+test('screens can be passed explicitly', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins(
     [container()],
     config({
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test.only('screens can be passed explicitly', () => {
   `)
 })
 
-test.only('screens are ordered ascending by min-width', () => {
+test('screens are ordered ascending by min-width', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins(
     [container()],
     config({
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ test.only('screens are ordered ascending by min-width', () => {
   `)
 })
 
-test.only('screens are deduplicated by min-width', () => {
+test('screens are deduplicated by min-width', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins(
     [container()],
     config({
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ test.only('screens are deduplicated by min-width', () => {
   `)
 })
 
-test.only('the container can be centered by default', () => {
+test('the container can be centered by default', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins(
     [container()],
     config({
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ test.only('the container can be centered by default', () => {
   `)
 })
 
-test.only('horizontal padding can be included by default', () => {
+test('horizontal padding can be included by default', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins(
     [container()],
     config({
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ test.only('horizontal padding can be included by default', () => {
   `)
 })
 
-test.only('responsive horizontal padding can be included by default', () => {
+test('responsive horizontal padding can be included by default', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins(
     [container()],
     config({
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ test.only('responsive horizontal padding can be included by default', () => {
   `)
 })
 
-test.only('setting all options at once', () => {
+test('setting all options at once', () => {
   const { components } = processPlugins(
     [container()],
     config({
@@ -292,3 +292,39 @@ test.only('setting all options at once', () => {
     }
   `)
 })
+
+test('container can use variants', () => {
+  const { components } = processPlugins(
+    [container()],
+    config({
+      theme: {
+        container: {
+          screens: ['400px', '500px'],
+        },
+      },
+      variants: {
+        container: ['responsive', 'hover'],
+      },
+    })
+  )
+
+  expect(css(components)).toMatchCss(`
+    @layer components {
+      @variants responsive, hover {
+        .container {
+          width: 100%
+        }
+        @media (min-width: 400px) {
+          .container {
+            max-width: 400px
+          }
+        }
+        @media (min-width: 500px) {
+          .container {
+            max-width: 500px
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `)
+})
diff --git a/src/plugins/container.js b/src/plugins/container.js
index e3ad78037..440f323d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/container.js
+++ b/src/plugins/container.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function mapMinWidthsToPadding(minWidths, screens, paddings) {
 }
 
 module.exports = function() {
-  return function({ addComponents, theme }) {
+  return function({ addComponents, theme, variants }) {
     const screens = theme('container.screens', theme('screens'))
     const minWidths = extractMinWidths(screens)
     const paddings = mapMinWidthsToPadding(minWidths, screens, theme('container.padding'))
@@ -96,15 +96,18 @@ module.exports = function() {
       })
       .value()
 
-    addComponents([
-      {
-        '.container': Object.assign(
-          { width: '100%' },
-          theme('container.center', false) ? { marginRight: 'auto', marginLeft: 'auto' } : {},
-          generatePaddingFor(0)
-        ),
-      },
-      ...atRules,
-    ])
+    addComponents(
+      [
+        {
+          '.container': Object.assign(
+            { width: '100%' },
+            theme('container.center', false) ? { marginRight: 'auto', marginLeft: 'auto' } : {},
+            generatePaddingFor(0)
+          ),
+        },
+        ...atRules,
+      ],
+      variants('container')
+    )
   }
 }