diff --git a/docker/api/container.py b/docker/api/container.py
index 00fa1696..78cd216c 100644
--- a/docker/api/container.py
+++ b/docker/api/container.py
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
                          network_disabled=False, name=None, entrypoint=None,
                          cpu_shares=None, working_dir=None, domainname=None,
                          memswap_limit=None, cpuset=None, host_config=None,
-                         mac_address=None, labels=None, volume_driver=None):
+                         mac_address=None, labels=None, volume_driver=None,
+                         stop_signal=None):
 
         if isinstance(volumes, six.string_types):
             volumes = [volumes, ]
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
             tty, mem_limit, ports, environment, dns, volumes, volumes_from,
             network_disabled, entrypoint, cpu_shares, working_dir, domainname,
             memswap_limit, cpuset, host_config, mac_address, labels,
-            volume_driver
+            volume_driver, stop_signal
         )
         return self.create_container_from_config(config, name)
 
diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index 3faf484f..cd793d65 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ def create_container_config(
     dns=None, volumes=None, volumes_from=None, network_disabled=False,
     entrypoint=None, cpu_shares=None, working_dir=None, domainname=None,
     memswap_limit=None, cpuset=None, host_config=None, mac_address=None,
-    labels=None, volume_driver=None
+    labels=None, volume_driver=None, stop_signal=None
 ):
     if isinstance(command, six.string_types):
         command = split_command(command)
@@ -724,6 +724,11 @@ def create_container_config(
             'labels were only introduced in API version 1.18'
         )
 
+    if stop_signal is not None and compare_version('1.21', version) < 0:
+        raise errors.InvalidVersion(
+            'stop_signal was only introduced in API version 1.21'
+        )
+
     if compare_version('1.19', version) < 0:
         if volume_driver is not None:
             raise errors.InvalidVersion(
@@ -829,4 +834,5 @@ def create_container_config(
         'MacAddress': mac_address,
         'Labels': labels,
         'VolumeDriver': volume_driver,
+        'StopSignal': stop_signal
     }
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 68904276..31ec86a8 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ from. Optionally a single string joining container id's with commas
 * mac_address (str): The Mac Address to assign the container
 * labels (dict or list): A dictionary of name-value labels (e.g. `{"label1": "value1", "label2": "value2"}`) or a list of names of labels to set with empty values (e.g. `["label1", "label2"]`)
 * volume_driver (str): The name of a volume driver/plugin.
+* stop_signal (str): The stop signal to use to stop the container (e.g. `SIGINT`).
 
 **Returns** (dict): A dictionary with an image 'Id' key and a 'Warnings' key.
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/container_test.py b/tests/unit/container_test.py
index 2516c8f0..e1dda3e3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/container_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/container_test.py
@@ -964,6 +964,25 @@ class CreateContainerTest(DockerClientTest):
             DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
         )
 
+    def test_create_container_with_stop_signal(self):
+        self.client.create_container('busybox', 'ls',
+                                     stop_signal='SIGINT')
+
+        args = fake_request.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(args[0][1],
+                         url_prefix + 'containers/create')
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(args[1]['data']),
+                         json.loads('''
+                            {"Tty": false, "Image": "busybox",
+                             "Cmd": ["ls"], "AttachStdin": false,
+                             "AttachStderr": true,
+                             "AttachStdout": true, "OpenStdin": false,
+                             "StdinOnce": false,
+                             "NetworkDisabled": false,
+                             "StopSignal": "SIGINT"}'''))
+        self.assertEqual(args[1]['headers'],
+                         {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+
 
 class ContainerTest(DockerClientTest):
     def test_list_containers(self):