diff --git a/docker/utils/__init__.py b/docker/utils/__init__.py
index 411d278c..3594b9cd 100644
--- a/docker/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/docker/utils/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ from .utils import (
     create_container_config, parse_bytes, ping_registry
 ) # flake8: noqa
 
-from .types import Ulimit # flake8: noqa
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+from .types import Ulimit, LogConfig # flake8: noqa
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diff --git a/docker/utils/types.py b/docker/utils/types.py
index f960afb0..d742fd0a 100644
--- a/docker/utils/types.py
+++ b/docker/utils/types.py
@@ -1,12 +1,63 @@
 import six
 
 
+class LogConfigTypesEnum(object):
+    _values = (
+        'json-file',
+        'syslog',
+        'none'
+    )
+    JSON, SYSLOG, NONE = _values
+
+
 class DictType(dict):
     def __init__(self, init):
         for k, v in six.iteritems(init):
             self[k] = v
 
 
+class LogConfig(DictType):
+    types = LogConfigTypesEnum
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        type_ = kwargs.get('type', kwargs.get('Type'))
+        config = kwargs.get('config', kwargs.get('Config'))
+        if type_ not in self.types._values:
+            raise ValueError("LogConfig.type must be one of ({0})".format(
+                ', '.join(self.types._values)
+            ))
+        if config and not isinstance(config, dict):
+            raise ValueError("LogConfig.config must be a dictionary")
+
+        super(LogConfig, self).__init__({
+            'Type': type_,
+            'Config': config or {}
+        })
+
+    @property
+    def type(self):
+        return self['Type']
+
+    @type.setter
+    def type(self, value):
+        if value not in self.types._values:
+            raise ValueError("LogConfig.type must be one of {0}".format(
+                ', '.join(self.types._values)
+            ))
+        self['Type'] = value
+
+    @property
+    def config(self):
+        return self['Config']
+
+    def set_config_value(self, key, value):
+        self.config[key] = value
+
+    def unset_config(self, key):
+        if key in self.config:
+            del self.config[key]
+
+
 class Ulimit(DictType):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         name = kwargs.get('name', kwargs.get('Name'))
diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index fb32904b..975bb4d8 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import six
 
 from .. import errors
 from .. import tls
-from .types import Ulimit
+from .types import Ulimit, LogConfig
 
 
 DEFAULT_HTTP_HOST = "127.0.0.1"
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def create_host_config(
     dns=None, dns_search=None, volumes_from=None, network_mode=None,
     restart_policy=None, cap_add=None, cap_drop=None, devices=None,
     extra_hosts=None, read_only=None, pid_mode=None, ipc_mode=None,
-    security_opt=None, ulimits=None
+    security_opt=None, ulimits=None, log_config=None
 ):
     host_config = {}
 
@@ -456,13 +456,24 @@ def create_host_config(
         if not isinstance(ulimits, list):
             raise errors.DockerException(
                 'Invalid type for ulimits param: expected list but found'
-                ' {0}'.format(type(ulimits)))
+                ' {0}'.format(type(ulimits))
+            )
         host_config['Ulimits'] = []
         for l in ulimits:
             if not isinstance(l, Ulimit):
                 l = Ulimit(**l)
             host_config['Ulimits'].append(l)
 
+    if log_config is not None:
+        if not isinstance(log_config, LogConfig):
+            if not isinstance(log_config, dict):
+                raise errors.DockerException(
+                    'Invalid type for log_config param: expected LogConfig but'
+                    ' found {0}'.format(type(log_config))
+                )
+            log_config = LogConfig(**log_config)
+        host_config['LogConfig'] = log_config
+
     return host_config
 
 
diff --git a/docs/hostconfig.md b/docs/hostconfig.md
index 1d82c830..99ffe1c6 100644
--- a/docs/hostconfig.md
+++ b/docs/hostconfig.md
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ for example:
 * read_only (bool): mount the container's root filesystem as read only
 * pid_mode (str): if set to "host", use the host PID namespace inside the
   container
-* security_opt (list): A list of string values to customize labels for MLS systems, such as SELinux.
-* ulimits (list): A list of dicts or `docker.utils.Ulimit` objects.
+* security_opt (list): A list of string values to customize labels for MLS
+  systems, such as SELinux.
+* ulimits (list): A list of dicts or `docker.utils.Ulimit` objects. A list
+  of ulimits to be set in the container.
+* log_config (`docker.utils.LogConfig` or dict): Logging configuration to container
 
 **Returns** (dict) HostConfig dictionary