diff --git a/compose/dev/celery/Dockerfile b/compose/dev/celery/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e2beab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose/dev/celery/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM python:3.12-bookworm
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+	build-essential \
+	libpq-dev \
+	&& apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/venv \
+	PATH=/venv/bin:$PATH
+
+RUN python -m venv /venv
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY requirements/django.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --requirement django.txt
+
+CMD ["celery", "-A", "config", "worker", "-l", "info"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compose/dev/docker-compose.yml b/compose/dev/docker-compose.yml
index 8051d45..bf152ba 100644
--- a/compose/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/compose/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 services:
-  fyp-django:
+  fyp-django-dev:
     container_name: fyp-django-dev
     build:
       context: ../../
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ services:
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 5
+  
+  fyp-celery-dev:
+    container_name: fyp-celery-dev
+    build:
+      context: ../../
+      dockerfile: compose/dev/celery/Dockerfile
+    env_file:
+      - ../../.env
+    volumes:
+      - ../../:/app
+    depends_on:
+      fyp-redis-dev:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      fyp-postgres-dev:
+        condition: service_healthy
 
 volumes:
   fyp_postgres_data: