diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index 6cd33a61..11d8f0a3 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ class Container(Model):
             return self.attrs['State']['Status']
         return self.attrs['State']
 
+    @property
+    def ports(self):
+        """
+        The ports that the container exposes as a dictionary.
+        """
+        return self.attrs.get('NetworkSettings', {}).get('Ports', {})
+
     def attach(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Attach to this container.
diff --git a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
index c7d897eb..951a08ae 100644
--- a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
@@ -346,6 +346,66 @@ class ContainerTest(BaseIntegrationTest):
                     'memory_stats', 'blkio_stats']:
             assert key in stats
 
+    def test_ports_target_none(self):
+        client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
+        ports = None
+        target_ports = {'2222/tcp': ports}
+        container = client.containers.run(
+            "alpine", "sleep 100", detach=True,
+            ports=target_ports
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(container.id)
+        container.reload()  # required to get auto-assigned ports
+        actual_ports = container.ports
+        assert sorted(target_ports.keys()) == sorted(actual_ports.keys())
+        for target_client, target_host in target_ports.items():
+            for actual_port in actual_ports[target_client]:
+                actual_keys = sorted(actual_port.keys())
+                assert sorted(['HostIp', 'HostPort']) == actual_keys
+                assert target_host is ports
+                assert int(actual_port['HostPort']) > 0
+        client.close()
+
+    def test_ports_target_tuple(self):
+        client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
+        ports = ('127.0.0.1', 1111)
+        target_ports = {'2222/tcp': ports}
+        container = client.containers.run(
+            "alpine", "sleep 100", detach=True,
+            ports=target_ports
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(container.id)
+        container.reload()  # required to get auto-assigned ports
+        actual_ports = container.ports
+        assert sorted(target_ports.keys()) == sorted(actual_ports.keys())
+        for target_client, target_host in target_ports.items():
+            for actual_port in actual_ports[target_client]:
+                actual_keys = sorted(actual_port.keys())
+                assert sorted(['HostIp', 'HostPort']) == actual_keys
+                assert target_host == ports
+                assert int(actual_port['HostPort']) > 0
+        client.close()
+
+    def test_ports_target_list(self):
+        client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
+        ports = [1234, 4567]
+        target_ports = {'2222/tcp': ports}
+        container = client.containers.run(
+            "alpine", "sleep 100", detach=True,
+            ports=target_ports
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(container.id)
+        container.reload()  # required to get auto-assigned ports
+        actual_ports = container.ports
+        assert sorted(target_ports.keys()) == sorted(actual_ports.keys())
+        for target_client, target_host in target_ports.items():
+            for actual_port in actual_ports[target_client]:
+                actual_keys = sorted(actual_port.keys())
+                assert sorted(['HostIp', 'HostPort']) == actual_keys
+                assert target_host == ports
+                assert int(actual_port['HostPort']) > 0
+        client.close()
+
     def test_stop(self):
         client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
         container = client.containers.run("alpine", "top", detach=True)