diff --git a/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml b/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml
index 511b0b38..ce548c6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contributed-recipes.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             mamba_install.dockerfile,
             manpage_install.dockerfile,
             microsoft_odbc.dockerfile,
+            oracledb.dockerfile,
             pip_install.dockerfile,
             rise_jupyterlab.dockerfile,
             spellcheck_notebookv6.dockerfile,
diff --git a/docs/using/recipe_code/oracledb.dockerfile b/docs/using/recipe_code/oracledb.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..635880a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/using/recipe_code/oracledb.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+FROM jupyter/base-notebook
+
+USER root
+
+# Install java, javac and alien
+RUN apt-get update --yes && \
+    apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends software-properties-common && \
+    add-apt-repository universe && \
+    apt-get update --yes && \
+    apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends alien default-jre default-jdk openjdk-11-jdk libaio1 && \
+    apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+ARG instantclient_major_version=21
+ARG instantclient_version=${instantclient_major_version}.11.0.0.0-1
+ARG instantclient_url=https://download.oracle.com/otn_software/linux/instantclient/2111000
+
+# Then install Oracle SQL Instant client, SQL+Plus, tools and JDBC.
+# Note: You may need to change the URL to a newer version.
+# See: https://www.oracle.com/es/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-64-downloads.html
+WORKDIR "/tmp"
+RUN wget --progress=dot:giga ${instantclient_url}/oracle-instantclient-basiclite-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    alien --install --scripts oracle-instantclient-basiclite-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    wget --progress=dot:giga ${instantclient_url}/oracle-instantclient-sqlplus-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    alien --install --scripts oracle-instantclient-sqlplus-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    wget --progress=dot:giga ${instantclient_url}/oracle-instantclient-tools-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    alien --install --scripts oracle-instantclient-tools-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    wget --progress=dot:giga ${instantclient_url}/oracle-instantclient-jdbc-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    alien --install --scripts oracle-instantclient-jdbc-${instantclient_version}.el8.x86_64.rpm && \
+    chown -R "${NB_UID}":"${NB_GID}" "${HOME}/.rpmdb" && \
+    rm -f ./*.rpm
+
+# Configure environment
+ENV ORACLE_HOME=/usr/lib/oracle/${instantclient_major_version}/client64
+ENV PATH="${ORACLE_HOME}/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${ORACLE_HOME}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+
+# (Optional) Add credentials for the Oracle Database server; files must be present on your `docker build PATH` folder.
+WORKDIR /usr/lib/oracle/${instantclient_major_version}/client64/lib/network/admin
+# Adding a wildcard `[]` on the last letter of the filename to avoid throwing an error if the file does not exist.
+# See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31528384/conditional-copy-add-in-dockerfile
+COPY cwallet.ss[o] ./
+COPY sqlnet.or[a] ./
+COPY tnsnames.or[a] ./
+
+# Switch back to jovyan to avoid accidental container runs as root
+USER "${NB_UID}"
+
+WORKDIR "${HOME}"
+
+# Install `oracledb` Python library to use Oracle SQL Instant Client
+RUN mamba install --yes 'oracledb' && \
+    mamba clean --all -f -y && \
+    fix-permissions "${CONDA_DIR}" && \
+    fix-permissions "/home/${NB_USER}"
diff --git a/docs/using/recipes.md b/docs/using/recipes.md
index 2da905b0..507e374e 100644
--- a/docs/using/recipes.md
+++ b/docs/using/recipes.md
@@ -499,3 +499,17 @@ The following recipe demonstrates how to add functionality to read from and writ
 You can now use `pyodbc` and `sqlalchemy` to interact with the database.
 
 Pre-built images are hosted in the [realiserad/jupyter-docker-mssql](https://github.com/Realiserad/jupyter-docker-mssql) repository.
+
+## Add Oracle SQL Instant client, SQL\*Plus and other tools (Version 21.x)
+
+The following recipe demonstrates how to add functionality to connect to a Oracle Database using [Oracle Instant Client](https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client.html)
+in your notebook.
+This recipe installs version `21.11.0.0.0`.
+
+Nonetheless, go to the [Oracle Instant Client Download page](https://www.oracle.com/es/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-64-downloads.html) for the complete list of versions available.
+You may need to perform different steps for older versions;
+the may be explained on the "Installation instructions" section of the Downloads page.
+
+```{literalinclude} recipe_code/oracledb.dockerfile
+:language: docker
+```