diff --git a/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt b/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
index c46ef0c68..2636d1181 100644
--- a/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
+++ b/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
@@ -1271,6 +1271,10 @@ INTERNAL OPTIONS
        --nullable-annotation-name-reset
            Cancel the effect of --nullable-annotation-name.
 
+       --nullsafe-strict-containers
+           Activates: Warn when containers are used with nullable keys or
+           values (Conversely: --no-nullsafe-strict-containers)
+
        --no-only-cheap-debug
            Deactivates: Disable expensive debugging output (Conversely:
            --only-cheap-debug)
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index c636c954a..29325296c 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -1639,6 +1639,11 @@ and nullable_annotation =
   CLOpt.mk_string_opt ~long:"nullable-annotation-name" "Specify custom nullable annotation name"
 
 
+and nullsafe_strict_containers =
+  CLOpt.mk_bool ~long:"nullsafe-strict-containers" ~default:false
+    "Warn when containers are used with nullable keys or values"
+
+
 and only_footprint =
   CLOpt.mk_bool ~deprecated:["only_footprint"] ~long:"only-footprint" "Skip the re-execution phase"
 
@@ -2777,6 +2782,8 @@ and nelseg = !nelseg
 
 and nullable_annotation = !nullable_annotation
 
+and nullsafe_strict_containers = !nullsafe_strict_containers
+
 and no_translate_libs = not !headers
 
 and only_cheap_debug = !only_cheap_debug
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.mli b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
index b02ff569d..65219305d 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@ val no_translate_libs : bool
 
 val nullable_annotation : string option
 
+val nullsafe_strict_containers : bool
+
 val only_cheap_debug : bool
 
 val only_footprint : bool
diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/modelTables.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/modelTables.ml
index fc3043c0e..42d7fb336 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/modelTables.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/modelTables.ml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ module Hashtbl = Caml.Hashtbl
  * This file is a big bunch of tables; they read better with really long lines.
  * @nolint
  *)
-(* in strict mode cannot insert null in containers *)
-let strict_containers = false
 
 (* in strict mode, give an error if a nullable is passed to checkNotNull *)
 let check_not_null_strict = false
@@ -45,16 +43,16 @@ let n3 = (o, [n; n; n])
 let on = (o, [o; n])
 
 (* container add *)
-let ca = if strict_containers then (o, [o]) else (o, [n])
+let ca = if Config.nullsafe_strict_containers then (o, [o]) else (o, [n])
 
 (* container get *)
-let cg = if strict_containers then (n, [o]) else (n, [n])
+let cg = if Config.nullsafe_strict_containers then (n, [o]) else (n, [n])
 
 (* container put *)
-let cp = (n, [o; o])
+let cp = if Config.nullsafe_strict_containers then (n, [o; o]) else (n, [n; n])
 
 (* container remove *)
-let cr = if strict_containers then (n, [o]) else (n, [n])
+let cr = if Config.nullsafe_strict_containers then (n, [o]) else (n, [n])
 
 (* nullable getter *)
 let ng = (n, [])
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/.inferconfig b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/.inferconfig
index 984517f70..9914a46a4 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/.inferconfig
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/.inferconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "external-java-packages": [
     "external."
-  ]
+  ],
+  "nullsafe-strict-containers": true
 }