diff --git a/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py b/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py
index 257f48be..8171ca46 100644
--- a/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py
+++ b/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 # For static type checking with type checker
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Dict, Callable  # NOQA
+    from typing import Dict, Callable, Type  # NOQA
 
 
 class InputObjectTypeOptions(BaseOptions):
     fields = None  # type: Dict[str, InputField]
-    container = None  # type: InputObjectTypeContainer
+    container = None  # type: Type[InputObjectTypeContainer]
 
 
 # Currently in Graphene, we get a `None` whenever we access an (optional) field that was not set in an InputObjectType
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ def __init_subclass_with_meta__(cls, container=None, _meta=None, **options):
         else:
             _meta.fields = fields
         if container is None:
-            container = type(cls.__name__, (InputObjectTypeContainer, cls), {})
-        _meta.container = container
+            container = InputObjectTypeContainer
+        _meta.container = type(cls.__name__, (container, cls), {})  # type: ignore
         super(InputObjectType, cls).__init_subclass_with_meta__(_meta=_meta, **options)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/graphene/types/tests/test_inputobjecttype.py b/graphene/types/tests/test_inputobjecttype.py
index 0d7bcf80..664ecd12 100644
--- a/graphene/types/tests/test_inputobjecttype.py
+++ b/graphene/types/tests/test_inputobjecttype.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from graphql import Undefined
+import pytest
 
 from ..argument import Argument
 from ..field import Field
 from ..inputfield import InputField
-from ..inputobjecttype import InputObjectType
+from ..inputobjecttype import InputObjectType, InputObjectTypeContainer
 from ..objecttype import ObjectType
 from ..scalars import Boolean, String
 from ..schema import Schema
@@ -167,3 +168,16 @@ def resolve_undefined_optionals_work(self, info, input: TestUndefinedInput):
 
     assert not result.errors
     assert result.data == {"undefinedOptionalsWork": True}
+
+
+def test_inputobjecttype_explicit_container():
+    class MyInputObjectType(InputObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            container = InputObjectTypeContainer
+
+        first_name = String()
+        last_name = String()
+
+    container = MyInputObjectType._meta.container(first_name="John")
+    assert container.first_name == "John"
+    assert container.last_name is None