diff --git a/gns3/modules/docker/docker_vm.py b/gns3/modules/docker/docker_vm.py
index c3e59cc26..883f33b5b 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/docker/docker_vm.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/docker/docker_vm.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ def __init__(self, module, server, project):
                               "console_http_port": DOCKER_CONTAINER_SETTINGS["console_http_port"],
                               "console_http_path": DOCKER_CONTAINER_SETTINGS["console_http_path"],
                               "extra_hosts": DOCKER_CONTAINER_SETTINGS["extra_hosts"],
-                              "extra_volumes": DOCKER_CONTAINER_SETTINGS["extra_volumes"]}
+                              "extra_volumes": DOCKER_CONTAINER_SETTINGS["extra_volumes"],
+                              "extra_parameters": DOCKER_CONTAINER_SETTINGS["extra_parameters"]}
 
         self.settings().update(docker_vm_settings)
 
diff --git a/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_configuration_page.py b/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_configuration_page.py
index 76b29e619..43dc2f4b6 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_configuration_page.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_configuration_page.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def loadSettings(self, settings, node=None, group=False):
         self.uiHttpConsolePathLineEdit.setText(settings["console_http_path"])
         self.uiExtraHostsTextEdit.setPlainText(settings["extra_hosts"])
         self.uiExtraVolumeTextEdit.setPlainText("\n".join(settings["extra_volumes"]))
+        self.uiExtraParametersTextEdit.setPlainText(settings["extra_parameters"])
 
         if not group:
             self.uiNameLineEdit.setText(settings["name"])
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ def saveSettings(self, settings, node=None, group=False):
         settings["extra_hosts"] = self.uiExtraHostsTextEdit.toPlainText()
         # only tidy input here, validation is performed server side
         settings["extra_volumes"] = [ y for x in self.uiExtraVolumeTextEdit.toPlainText().split("\n") for y in [ x.strip() ] if y ]
+        settings["extra_parameters"] = self.uiExtraParametersTextEdit.toPlainText()
 
         if not group:
             adapters = self.uiAdapterSpinBox.value()
diff --git a/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_preferences_page.py b/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_preferences_page.py
index 16ae4dc34..35d2eb541 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_preferences_page.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/docker/pages/docker_vm_preferences_page.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ def _refreshInfo(self, docker_container):
 
         if docker_container["extra_volumes"]:
             QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItem(section_item, ["Extra volumes:", "\n".join(docker_container["extra_volumes"])])
+        
+        if docker_container["extra_parameters"]:
+            QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItem(section_item, ["Extra parameters:", str(docker_container["extra_parameters"])])
 
         self.uiDockerVMInfoTreeWidget.expandAll()
         self.uiDockerVMInfoTreeWidget.resizeColumnToContents(0)
diff --git a/gns3/modules/docker/settings.py b/gns3/modules/docker/settings.py
index 0ae3c8ac2..33edf2cb2 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/docker/settings.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/docker/settings.py
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@
     "console_http_path": "/",
     "extra_hosts": "",
     "extra_volumes": [],
+    "extra_parameters": "",
     "node_type": "docker"
 }
diff --git a/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page.ui b/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page.ui
index ad5c56168..ce4a467f1 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page.ui
+++ b/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="uiTabWidget">
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>0</number>
+      <number>1</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
       <attribute name="title">
@@ -324,18 +324,53 @@ directory per line.</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="2" column="1">
-        <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+       <item row="2" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="uiExtraParametersLabel">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
           <size>
-           <width>20</width>
+           <width>10</width>
            <height>388</height>
           </size>
          </property>
-        </spacer>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Modify parameters to
+create the container
+using the JSON format of
+the Docker API, use only
+if you have a specific
+requirement e.g. systemd.</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="1">
+        <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="uiExtraParametersTextEdit">
+         <property name="plainText">
+          <string/>
+         </property>
+         <property name="placeholderText">
+          <string>e.g. systemd
+{
+    &quot;StopSignal&quot;: &quot;SIGRTMIN+3&quot;,
+    &quot;HostConfig&quot;: {
+        &quot;CapAdd&quot;: [&quot;ALL&quot;],
+        &quot;Runtime&quot;: &quot;runc&quot;,
+        &quot;Privileged&quot;: true,
+        &quot;Binds&quot;: [
+            &quot;/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro&quot;,
+            &quot;/sys/fs/fuse:/sys/fs/fuse&quot;
+        ],
+        &quot;Tmpfs&quot;: {
+            &quot;/tmp&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
+            &quot;/run&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
+            &quot;/run/lock&quot;: &quot;&quot;
+        }
+    }
+}</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
        </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
diff --git a/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page_ui.py b/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page_ui.py
index a741f6989..37535e72a 100644
--- a/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page_ui.py
+++ b/gns3/modules/docker/ui/docker_vm_configuration_page_ui.py
@@ -153,8 +153,16 @@ def setupUi(self, dockerVMConfigPageWidget):
         self.uiExtraVolumeTextEdit.setPlainText("")
         self.uiExtraVolumeTextEdit.setObjectName("uiExtraVolumeTextEdit")
         self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.uiExtraVolumeTextEdit, 1, 1, 1, 1)
-        spacerItem = QtWidgets.QSpacerItem(20, 388, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Minimum, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
-        self.gridLayout_2.addItem(spacerItem, 2, 1, 1, 1)
+      
+        self.uiExtraParametersLabel = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.tab_2)
+        self.uiExtraParametersLabel.setObjectName("uiExtraParametersLabel")
+        self.uiExtraParametersLabel.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignLeft | QtCore.Qt.AlignLeading | QtCore.Qt.AlignTop)
+        self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.uiExtraParametersLabel, 2, 0, 1, 1)
+        
+        self.uiExtraParametersTextEdit = QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit(self.tab_2)
+        self.uiExtraParametersTextEdit.setPlainText("")
+        self.uiExtraParametersTextEdit.setObjectName("uiExtraParametersTextEdit")
+        self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.uiExtraParametersTextEdit, 2, 1, 1, 1)
         self.uiTabWidget.addTab(self.tab_2, "")
         self.tab_3 = QtWidgets.QWidget()
         self.tab_3.setObjectName("tab_3")
@@ -215,6 +223,30 @@ def retranslateUi(self, dockerVMConfigPageWidget):
 "VOLUMES config. One\n"
 "directory per line."))
         self.uiExtraVolumeTextEdit.setPlaceholderText(_translate("dockerVMConfigPageWidget", "e.g. /etc/sysctl.d"))
+        self.uiExtraParametersLabel.setText(_translate("dockerVMConfigPageWidget", "Modify parameters to\n"
+"create the container\n"
+"using the JSON format of\n"
+"the Docker API, use only\n"
+"if you have a specific\n"
+"requirement"))
+        self.uiExtraParametersTextEdit.setPlaceholderText(_translate("dockerVMConfigPageWidget", """e.g. systemd
+{
+    "StopSignal": "SIGRTMIN+3",
+    "HostConfig": {
+        "CapAdd": ["ALL"],
+        "Runtime": "runc",
+        "Privileged": true,
+        "Binds": [
+            "/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro",
+            "/sys/fs/fuse:/sys/fs/fuse"
+        ],
+        "Tmpfs": {
+            "/tmp": "",
+            "/run": "",
+            "/run/lock": ""
+        }
+    }
+}"""))
         self.uiTabWidget.setTabText(self.uiTabWidget.indexOf(self.tab_2), _translate("dockerVMConfigPageWidget", "Advanced"))
         self.uiTabWidget.setTabText(self.uiTabWidget.indexOf(self.tab_3), _translate("dockerVMConfigPageWidget", "Usage"))