diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44afca3f..37e418e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ Identical to the `docker cp` command.
 Creates a container that can then be `start`ed. Parameters are similar to those
 for the `docker run` command except it doesn't support the attach options
 (`-a`)  
-In order to create volumes that can be rebinded at start time, use the following syntax: `volumes={"/srv": "" }`
+In order to create volumes that can be rebinded at start time, use the
+following syntax: `volumes={"/srv": "" }`.   The `ports` parameter is a
+dictionary whose key is the port to expose and the value is an empty
+dictionary: `ports={"2181/tcp": {}}`.  Note, this will simply expose the ports in
+the container, but does not make them available on the host.  See `start`
+below.
 
 * `c.diff(container)`  
 Identical to the `docker diff` command.
@@ -94,13 +99,19 @@ Restart a container. Similar to the `docker restart` command.
 * `c.search(term)`  
 Identical to the `docker search` command.
 
-* `c.start(container, binds=None, lxc_conf=None)`  
+* `c.start(container, binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None)`
 Similar to the `docker start` command, but doesn't support attach options.
 Use `docker logs` to recover `stdout`/`stderr`  
 `binds` Allows to bind a directory in the host to the container.
  Similar to the `docker run` command with option `-v="/host:/mnt"`.
 Note that you must declare "blank" volumes at container creation to use binds.  
 Example of binds mapping from host to container: `{'/mnt/srv/': '/srv'}`  
+`port_bindings` Exposes container ports to the host.  This is a
+dictionary whose key is the container's port and the value is a `[{'HostIp': ''
+'HostPort': ''}]` list.  Leaving `HostIp` blank will expose the port on
+all host interfaces.  By leaving the `HostPort` blank, Docker will
+automatically assign a port.  For example: `port_bindings={"2181/tcp": [{'HostIp': ''
+'HostPort': ''}]}`.
 `lxc_conf` allows to pass LXC configuration options in dict form.
 
 * `c.stop(container, timeout=10)`  
diff --git a/docker/client.py b/docker/client.py
index af2aa781..149bad95 100644
--- a/docker/client.py
+++ b/docker/client.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Client(requests.Session):
 
         return {
             'Hostname':     hostname,
-            'PortSpecs':    ports,
+            'ExposedPorts': ports,
             'User':         user,
             'Tty':          tty,
             'OpenStdin':    stdin_open,
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class Client(requests.Session):
         return self._result(self.get(self._url("/images/search"),
                             params={'term': term}), True)
 
-    def start(self, container, binds=None, lxc_conf=None):
+    def start(self, container, binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None):
         if isinstance(container, dict):
             container = container.get('Id')
         start_config = {
@@ -457,6 +457,9 @@ class Client(requests.Session):
             ]
             start_config['Binds'] = bind_pairs
 
+        if port_bindings:
+            start_config['PortBindings'] = port_bindings
+
         url = self._url("/containers/{0}/start".format(container))
         res = self._post_json(url, start_config)
         self._raise_for_status(res)