diff --git a/docker/api/container.py b/docker/api/container.py
index 7aeea202..97a39b65 100644
--- a/docker/api/container.py
+++ b/docker/api/container.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
                          memswap_limit=None, cpuset=None, host_config=None,
                          mac_address=None, labels=None, volume_driver=None,
                          stop_signal=None, networking_config=None,
-                         healthcheck=None, stop_timeout=None):
+                         healthcheck=None, stop_timeout=None, runtime=None):
         """
         Creates a container. Parameters are similar to those for the ``docker
         run`` command except it doesn't support the attach options (``-a``).
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
                 Default: 10
             networking_config (dict): A networking configuration generated
                 by :py:meth:`create_networking_config`.
+            runtime (str): Runtime to use with this container.
 
         Returns:
             A dictionary with an image 'Id' key and a 'Warnings' key.
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
             network_disabled, entrypoint, cpu_shares, working_dir, domainname,
             memswap_limit, cpuset, host_config, mac_address, labels,
             volume_driver, stop_signal, networking_config, healthcheck,
-            stop_timeout
+            stop_timeout, runtime
         )
         return self.create_container_from_config(config, name)
 
@@ -576,6 +577,7 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
                 values are: ``host``
             volumes_from (:py:class:`list`): List of container names or IDs to
                 get volumes from.
+            runtime (str): Runtime to use with this container.
 
 
         Returns:
diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index 4bb2cf86..300c5a9d 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ class ContainerCollection(Collection):
             volumes_from (:py:class:`list`): List of container names or IDs to
                 get volumes from.
             working_dir (str): Path to the working directory.
+            runtime (str): Runtime to use with this container.
 
         Returns:
             The container logs, either ``STDOUT``, ``STDERR``, or both,
@@ -885,6 +886,7 @@ RUN_HOST_CONFIG_KWARGS = [
     'userns_mode',
     'version',
     'volumes_from',
+    'runtime'
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/docker/types/containers.py b/docker/types/containers.py
index f33c5e83..6bbb57ae 100644
--- a/docker/types/containers.py
+++ b/docker/types/containers.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class HostConfig(dict):
                  isolation=None, auto_remove=False, storage_opt=None,
                  init=None, init_path=None, volume_driver=None,
                  cpu_count=None, cpu_percent=None, nano_cpus=None,
-                 cpuset_mems=None):
+                 cpuset_mems=None, runtime=None):
 
         if mem_limit is not None:
             self['Memory'] = parse_bytes(mem_limit)
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@ class HostConfig(dict):
 
             self['NanoCpus'] = nano_cpus
 
+        if runtime:
+            if version_lt(version, '1.25'):
+                raise host_config_version_error('runtime', '1.25')
+            self['Runtime'] = runtime
+
 
 def host_config_type_error(param, param_value, expected):
     error_msg = 'Invalid type for {0} param: expected {1} but found {2}'
@@ -499,7 +504,7 @@ class ContainerConfig(dict):
         working_dir=None, domainname=None, memswap_limit=None, cpuset=None,
         host_config=None, mac_address=None, labels=None, volume_driver=None,
         stop_signal=None, networking_config=None, healthcheck=None,
-        stop_timeout=None
+        stop_timeout=None, runtime=None
     ):
         if version_gte(version, '1.10'):
             message = ('{0!r} parameter has no effect on create_container().'
@@ -659,5 +664,6 @@ class ContainerConfig(dict):
             'VolumeDriver': volume_driver,
             'StopSignal': stop_signal,
             'Healthcheck': healthcheck,
-            'StopTimeout': stop_timeout
+            'StopTimeout': stop_timeout,
+            'Runtime': runtime
         })
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_container_test.py b/tests/integration/api_container_test.py
index fb4c4e4a..de3fe718 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_container_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/api_container_test.py
@@ -1255,6 +1255,15 @@ class ContainerCPUTest(BaseAPIIntegrationTest):
         inspect_data = self.client.inspect_container(container)
         self.assertEqual(inspect_data['HostConfig']['CpusetCpus'], cpuset_cpus)
 
+    @requires_api_version('1.25')
+    def test_create_with_runtime(self):
+        container = self.client.create_container(
+            BUSYBOX, ['echo', 'test'], runtime='runc'
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(container['Id'])
+        config = self.client.inspect_container(container)
+        assert config['HostConfig']['Runtime'] == 'runc'
+
 
 class LinkTest(BaseAPIIntegrationTest):
     def test_remove_link(self):