diff --git a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
index 683d090e..5e1e1274 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"os/signal"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -14,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/pty"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 )
 
@@ -50,10 +57,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleContainersFocus(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	gui.State.Panels.Containers.SelectedLine = newSelectedLine
 
 	if prevSelectedLine == newSelectedLine && gui.currentViewName() == v.Name() {
-		return gui.handleContainerPress(gui.g, v)
-	} else {
-		return gui.handleContainerSelect(gui.g, v)
+		return nil
 	}
+
+	return gui.handleContainerSelect(gui.g, v)
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleContainerSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
@@ -69,6 +76,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleContainerSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		return gui.renderString(g, "main", gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoChangedContainers"))
 	}
 
+	// if we are in an attached state, we won't do anything here
+	// TODO: generalise
+	if strings.HasPrefix(gui.State.Panels.Main.ObjectKey, "attached-") {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	key := container.ID + "-" + gui.getContainerContexts()[gui.State.Panels.Containers.ContextIndex]
 	if gui.State.Panels.Main.ObjectKey == key {
 		return nil
@@ -263,10 +276,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleContainersPrevLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.handleContainerSelect(gui.g, v)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleContainerPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) handleContainersPrevContext(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	contexts := gui.getContainerContexts()
 	if gui.State.Panels.Containers.ContextIndex >= len(contexts)-1 {
@@ -394,11 +403,65 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleContainerAttach(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	subProcess := container.Attach()
-	if subProcess != nil {
-		gui.SubProcess = subProcess
-		return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
+	gui.State.Panels.Main.WriterID++
+
+	// Create arbitrary command.
+	c := exec.Command("bash")
+
+	// Start the command with a pty.
+	ptmx, err := pty.Start(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
+	// Handle pty size.
+	ch := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(ch, syscall.SIGWINCH)
+	go func() {
+
+		for range ch {
+			x, y := gui.getMainView().Size()
+			if err := pty.Setsize(ptmx, &pty.Winsize{Cols: uint16(x), Rows: uint16(y), X: 0, Y: 0}); err != nil {
+				gui.Log.Error(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	ch <- syscall.SIGWINCH // Initial resize.
+
+	go func() {
+		// Set stdin in raw mode.
+		oldState, err := terminal.MakeRaw(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		defer func() { _ = terminal.Restore(int(os.Stdin.Fd()), oldState) }() // Best effort.
+		defer func() { _ = ptmx.Close() }()                                   // Best effort.
+
+		go func() { _, _ = io.Copy(ptmx, os.Stdin) }()
+
+		mainView := gui.getMainView()
+		mainView.Clear()
+		mainView.Autoscroll = true
+		gui.State.Panels.Main.ObjectKey = "attached-" + container.ID
+
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(ptmx)
+		scanner.Split(bufio.ScanRunes)
+
+		content := ""
+		for scanner.Scan() {
+			content += scanner.Text()
+			gui.Log.Warn("content")
+			gui.Log.Warn(content)
+
+			gui.renderString(gui.g, "main", content)
+		}
+
+		// reset object key
+		gui.State.Panels.Main.ObjectKey = ""
+		gui.State.Panels.Main.WriterID++
+
+		gui.handleContainerSelect(gui.g, v)
+	}()
+
 	return nil
 }