diff --git a/src/sagemaker/local/utils.py b/src/sagemaker/local/utils.py
index 2c2a5a1c90..858ef60113 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/local/utils.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/local/utils.py
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ def get_child_process_ids(pid):
 def get_docker_host():
     """Discover remote docker host address (if applicable) or use "localhost"
 
-    Use "docker context inspect" to read current docker host endpoint url,
+    When rootlessDocker is enabled (Cgroup Driver: none), use fixed SageMaker IP.
+    Otherwise, Use "docker context inspect" to read current docker host endpoint url,
     url must start with "tcp://"
 
     Args:
@@ -161,6 +162,27 @@ def get_docker_host():
     Returns:
         docker_host (str): Docker host DNS or IP address
     """
+    # Check if using SageMaker rootless Docker by examining storage driver
+    try:
+        cmd = ["docker", "info"]
+        process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        output, err = process.communicate()
+        if process.returncode == 0:  # Check return code instead of stderr
+            output_text = output.decode("utf-8")
+            # Check for rootless Docker by looking at Cgroup Driver
+            if "Cgroup Driver: none" in output_text:
+                # log the result of check
+                logger.warning("RootlessDocker detected (Cgroup Driver: none), returning fixed IP.")
+                # SageMaker rootless Docker detected - return fixed IP
+                return "172.17.0.1"
+            else:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "RootlessDocker not detected, falling back to remote host IP or localhost."
+                )
+    except subprocess.SubprocessError:
+        pass
+
+    # Fallback to existing logic for remote Docker hosts
     cmd = "docker context inspect".split()
     process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     output, err = process.communicate()
diff --git a/tests/unit/sagemaker/local/test_local_utils.py b/tests/unit/sagemaker/local/test_local_utils.py
index a9aae53fb2..82e3207266 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sagemaker/local/test_local_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sagemaker/local/test_local_utils.py
@@ -135,6 +135,68 @@ def test_get_docker_host(m_subprocess):
         assert host == endpoint["result"]
 
 
+@patch("sagemaker.local.utils.subprocess")
+def test_get_docker_host_rootless_docker(m_subprocess):
+    """Test that rootless Docker is detected and returns fixed IP"""
+    # Mock docker info process for rootless Docker
+    info_process_mock = Mock()
+    info_attrs = {"communicate.return_value": (b"Cgroup Driver: none", b""), "returncode": 0}
+    info_process_mock.configure_mock(**info_attrs)
+    m_subprocess.Popen.return_value = info_process_mock
+
+    host = sagemaker.local.utils.get_docker_host()
+    assert host == "172.17.0.1"
+
+    # Verify docker info was called
+    m_subprocess.Popen.assert_called_with(
+        ["docker", "info"], stdout=m_subprocess.PIPE, stderr=m_subprocess.PIPE
+    )
+
+
+@patch("sagemaker.local.utils.subprocess")
+def test_get_docker_host_traditional_docker(m_subprocess):
+    """Test that traditional Docker falls back to existing logic"""
+    scenarios = [
+        {
+            "docker_info": b"Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs",
+            "context_host": "tcp://host:port",
+            "result": "host",
+        },
+        {
+            "docker_info": b"Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs",
+            "context_host": "unix:///var/run/docker.sock",
+            "result": "localhost",
+        },
+        {
+            "docker_info": b"Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs",
+            "context_host": "fd://something",
+            "result": "localhost",
+        },
+    ]
+
+    for scenario in scenarios:
+        # Mock docker info process for traditional Docker
+        info_process_mock = Mock()
+        info_attrs = {"communicate.return_value": (scenario["docker_info"], b""), "returncode": 0}
+        info_process_mock.configure_mock(**info_attrs)
+
+        # Mock docker context inspect process
+        context_return_value = (
+            '[\n{\n"Endpoints":{\n"docker":{\n"Host": "%s"}\n}\n}\n]\n' % scenario["context_host"]
+        )
+        context_process_mock = Mock()
+        context_attrs = {
+            "communicate.return_value": (context_return_value.encode("utf-8"), None),
+            "returncode": 0,
+        }
+        context_process_mock.configure_mock(**context_attrs)
+
+        m_subprocess.Popen.side_effect = [info_process_mock, context_process_mock]
+
+        host = sagemaker.local.utils.get_docker_host()
+        assert host == scenario["result"]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "json_path, expected",
     [