diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-docker-forwards.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-docker-forwards.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6da14b030c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-docker-forwards.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+bugfixes:
+- ansible-test - Properly detect docker host when using ``ssh://`` protocol for connecting to the docker daemon.
+- ansible-test - Explicitly supply ``ControlPath=none`` when setting up port fowarding over SSH to address
+  the scenario where the local ssh configuration uses ``ControlPath`` for all hosts, and would prevent
+  ports to be forwarded after the initial connection to the host.
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
index 52b9691ed51..97c022c1de7 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/docker_util.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def get_docker_hostname() -> str:
     """Return the hostname of the Docker service."""
     docker_host = os.environ.get('DOCKER_HOST')
 
-    if docker_host and docker_host.startswith('tcp://'):
+    if docker_host and docker_host.startswith(('tcp://', 'ssh://')):
         try:
             hostname = urllib.parse.urlparse(docker_host)[1].split(':')[0]
             display.info('Detected Docker host: %s' % hostname, verbosity=1)
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/ssh.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/ssh.py
index b2a267873ac..812576808e6 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/ssh.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/ssh.py
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ def create_ssh_port_forwards(
     """
     options: dict[str, t.Union[str, int]] = dict(
         LogLevel='INFO',  # info level required to get messages on stderr indicating the ports assigned to each forward
+        ControlPath='none',  # if the user has ControlPath set up for every host, it will prevent creation of forwards
     )
 
     cli_args = []