diff --git a/devcontainer.json b/devcontainer.json
index 7722e5b..7e12968 100644
--- a/devcontainer.json
+++ b/devcontainer.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 		// "--pid=host", // Shares the host's PID namespace with the container
 		 "--privileged", // Gives the container full access to the host's devices and allows it to run with root privileges
 	],
+	"initializeCommand": "xhost +local:docker", // Allows the container to access the X server on the host e.g. to run Rviz and other GUI tools
 	"workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/home/ubuntu/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename},type=bind",
 	"workspaceFolder": "/home/ubuntu/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}",
 	"remoteEnv": {