diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index 7769ed091..313d47d6f 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -553,6 +553,11 @@ def run(self, image, command=None, stdout=True, stderr=False,
                 ``["SYS_ADMIN", "MKNOD"]``.
             cap_drop (list of str): Drop kernel capabilities.
             cgroup_parent (str): Override the default parent cgroup.
+            cgroupns (str): Override the default cgroup namespace mode for the
+                container. One of:
+                - ``private`` the container runs in its own private cgroup
+                  namespace.
+                - ``host`` use the host system's cgroup namespace.
             cpu_count (int): Number of usable CPUs (Windows only).
             cpu_percent (int): Usable percentage of the available CPUs
                 (Windows only).
@@ -1002,6 +1007,7 @@ def prune(self, filters=None):
     'cap_add',
     'cap_drop',
     'cgroup_parent',
+    'cgroupns',
     'cpu_count',
     'cpu_percent',
     'cpu_period',
diff --git a/docker/types/containers.py b/docker/types/containers.py
index f1b60b2d2..84df0f7e6 100644
--- a/docker/types/containers.py
+++ b/docker/types/containers.py
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ def __init__(self, version, binds=None, port_bindings=None,
                  volume_driver=None, cpu_count=None, cpu_percent=None,
                  nano_cpus=None, cpuset_mems=None, runtime=None, mounts=None,
                  cpu_rt_period=None, cpu_rt_runtime=None,
-                 device_cgroup_rules=None, device_requests=None):
+                 device_cgroup_rules=None, device_requests=None,
+                 cgroupns=None):
 
         if mem_limit is not None:
             self['Memory'] = parse_bytes(mem_limit)
@@ -646,6 +647,9 @@ def __init__(self, version, binds=None, port_bindings=None,
                     req = DeviceRequest(**req)
                 self['DeviceRequests'].append(req)
 
+        if cgroupns:
+            self['CgroupnsMode'] = cgroupns
+
 
 def host_config_type_error(param, param_value, expected):
     error_msg = 'Invalid type for {0} param: expected {1} but found {2}'
diff --git a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
index e4ee074d8..101708ebb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def test_create_container_args(self):
             cap_add=['foo'],
             cap_drop=['bar'],
             cgroup_parent='foobar',
+            cgroupns='host',
             cpu_period=1,
             cpu_quota=2,
             cpu_shares=5,
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ def test_create_container_args(self):
                 'BlkioWeight': 2,
                 'CapAdd': ['foo'],
                 'CapDrop': ['bar'],
+                'CgroupnsMode': 'host',
                 'CgroupParent': 'foobar',
                 'CpuPeriod': 1,
                 'CpuQuota': 2,