diff --git a/docker/api/container.py b/docker/api/container.py
index 94889e97..142bd0f6 100644
--- a/docker/api/container.py
+++ b/docker/api/container.py
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
 
     @utils.check_resource
     def copy(self, container, resource):
+        if utils.version_gte(self._version, '1.20'):
+            warnings.warn(
+                'Client.copy() is deprecated for API version >= 1.20, '
+                'please use get_archive() instead',
+                DeprecationWarning
+            )
         res = self._post_json(
             self._url("/containers/{0}/copy".format(container)),
             data={"Resource": resource},
@@ -145,6 +151,21 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
         self._raise_for_status(res)
         return res.raw
 
+    @utils.check_resource
+    @utils.minimum_version('1.20')
+    def get_archive(self, container, path):
+        params = {
+            'path': path
+        }
+        url = self._url('/containers/{0}/archive', container)
+        res = self._get(url, params=params, stream=True)
+        self._raise_for_status(res)
+        encoded_stat = res.headers.get('x-docker-container-path-stat')
+        return (
+            res.raw,
+            utils.decode_json_header(encoded_stat) if encoded_stat else None
+        )
+
     @utils.check_resource
     def inspect_container(self, container):
         return self._result(
@@ -214,6 +235,15 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
 
         return h_ports
 
+    @utils.check_resource
+    @utils.minimum_version('1.20')
+    def put_archive(self, container, path, data):
+        params = {'path': path}
+        url = self._url('/containers/{0}/archive', container)
+        res = self._put(url, params=params, data=data)
+        self._raise_for_status(res)
+        return res.status_code == 200
+
     @utils.check_resource
     def remove_container(self, container, v=False, link=False, force=False):
         params = {'v': v, 'link': link, 'force': force}
diff --git a/docker/client.py b/docker/client.py
index 79efc9f7..d2194726 100644
--- a/docker/client.py
+++ b/docker/client.py
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ class Client(
     def _get(self, url, **kwargs):
         return self.get(url, **self._set_request_timeout(kwargs))
 
+    def _put(self, url, **kwargs):
+        return self.put(url, **self._set_request_timeout(kwargs))
+
     def _delete(self, url, **kwargs):
         return self.delete(url, **self._set_request_timeout(kwargs))
 
diff --git a/docker/utils/__init__.py b/docker/utils/__init__.py
index fd0ef5c0..92e03e9b 100644
--- a/docker/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/docker/utils/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from .utils import (
     mkbuildcontext, tar, exclude_paths, parse_repository_tag, parse_host,
     kwargs_from_env, convert_filters, create_host_config,
     create_container_config, parse_bytes, ping_registry, parse_env_file,
-    version_lt, version_gte
+    version_lt, version_gte, decode_json_header
 ) # flake8: noqa
 
 from .types import Ulimit, LogConfig # flake8: noqa
diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index 1fce1377..89837b78 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #    limitations under the License.
 
+import base64
 import io
 import os
 import os.path
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@ def mkbuildcontext(dockerfile):
     return f
 
 
+def decode_json_header(header):
+    data = base64.b64decode(header)
+    if six.PY3:
+        data = data.decode('utf-8')
+    return json.loads(data)
+
+
 def tar(path, exclude=None, dockerfile=None):
     f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
     t = tarfile.open(mode='w', fileobj=f)
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 690fe495..e472927b 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ non-running ones
 
 ## copy
 Identical to the `docker cp` command. Get files/folders from the container.
+**Deprecated for API version >= 1.20** – Consider using
+[`get_archive`](#get_archive) **instead.**
 
 **Params**:
 
@@ -376,6 +378,27 @@ Export the contents of a filesystem as a tar archive to STDOUT.
 
 **Returns** (str): The filesystem tar archive as a str
 
+## get_archive
+
+Retrieve a file or folder from a container in the form of a tar archive.
+
+**Params**:
+
+* container (str): The container where the file is located
+* path (str): Path to the file or folder to retrieve
+
+**Returns** (tuple): First element is a raw tar data stream. Second element is
+a dict containing `stat` information on the specified `path`.
+
+```python
+>>> import docker
+>>> c = docker.Client()
+>>> ctnr = c.create_container('busybox', 'true')
+>>> strm, stat = c.get_archive(ctnr, '/bin/sh')
+>>> print(stat)
+{u'linkTarget': u'', u'mode': 493, u'mtime': u'2015-09-16T12:34:23-07:00', u'name': u'sh', u'size': 962860}
+```
+
 ## get_image
 
 Get an image from the docker daemon. Similar to the `docker save` command.
@@ -712,6 +735,20 @@ command.
     yourname/app/tags/latest}"}\\n']
 ```
 
+## put_archive
+
+Insert a file or folder in an existing container using a tar archive as source.
+
+**Params**:
+
+* container (str): The container where the file(s) will be extracted
+* path (str): Path inside the container where the file(s) will be extracted.
+  Must exist.
+* data (bytes): tar data to be extracted
+
+**Returns** (bool): True if the call succeeds. `docker.errors.APIError` will
+be raised if an error occurs.
+
 ## remove_container
 
 Remove a container. Similar to the `docker rm` command.
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index 95692db7..392be3b8 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import os.path
+import tarfile
 import tempfile
 
 
@@ -14,3 +15,23 @@ def make_tree(dirs, files):
             f.write("content")
 
     return base
+
+
+def simple_tar(path):
+    f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
+    t = tarfile.open(mode='w', fileobj=f)
+
+    abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
+    t.add(abs_path, arcname=os.path.basename(path), recursive=False)
+
+    t.close()
+    f.seek(0)
+    return f
+
+
+def untar_file(tardata, filename):
+    with tarfile.open(mode='r', fileobj=tardata) as t:
+        f = t.extractfile(filename)
+        result = f.read()
+        f.close()
+    return result
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.py b/tests/integration_test.py
index da380c1e..8a927084 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration_test.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import docker
 from docker.errors import APIError, NotFound
 from docker.utils import kwargs_from_env
 
+from . import helpers
 from .base import requires_api_version
 from .test import Cleanup
 
@@ -427,6 +428,90 @@ class CreateContainerWithLogConfigTest(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(container_log_config['Config'], {})
 
 
+@requires_api_version('1.20')
+class GetArchiveTest(BaseTestCase):
+    def test_get_file_archive_from_container(self):
+        data = 'The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood'
+        ctnr = self.client.create_container(
+            BUSYBOX, 'sh -c "echo {0} > /vol1/data.txt"'.format(data),
+            volumes=['/vol1']
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(ctnr)
+        self.client.start(ctnr)
+        self.client.wait(ctnr)
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as destination:
+            strm, stat = self.client.get_archive(ctnr, '/vol1/data.txt')
+            for d in strm:
+                destination.write(d)
+            destination.seek(0)
+            retrieved_data = helpers.untar_file(destination, 'data.txt')
+            if six.PY3:
+                retrieved_data = retrieved_data.decode('utf-8')
+            self.assertEqual(data, retrieved_data.strip())
+
+    def test_get_file_stat_from_container(self):
+        data = 'The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood'
+        ctnr = self.client.create_container(
+            BUSYBOX, 'sh -c "echo -n {0} > /vol1/data.txt"'.format(data),
+            volumes=['/vol1']
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(ctnr)
+        self.client.start(ctnr)
+        self.client.wait(ctnr)
+        strm, stat = self.client.get_archive(ctnr, '/vol1/data.txt')
+        self.assertIn('name', stat)
+        self.assertEqual(stat['name'], 'data.txt')
+        self.assertIn('size', stat)
+        self.assertEqual(stat['size'], len(data))
+
+
+@requires_api_version('1.20')
+class PutArchiveTest(BaseTestCase):
+    def test_copy_file_to_container(self):
+        data = b'Deaf To All But The Song'
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as test_file:
+            test_file.write(data)
+            test_file.seek(0)
+            ctnr = self.client.create_container(
+                BUSYBOX,
+                'cat {0}'.format(
+                    os.path.join('/vol1', os.path.basename(test_file.name))
+                ),
+                volumes=['/vol1']
+            )
+            self.tmp_containers.append(ctnr)
+            with helpers.simple_tar(test_file.name) as test_tar:
+                self.client.put_archive(ctnr, '/vol1', test_tar)
+        self.client.start(ctnr)
+        self.client.wait(ctnr)
+        logs = self.client.logs(ctnr)
+        if six.PY3:
+            logs = logs.decode('utf-8')
+            data = data.decode('utf-8')
+        self.assertEqual(logs.strip(), data)
+
+    def test_copy_directory_to_container(self):
+        files = ['a.py', 'b.py', 'foo/b.py']
+        dirs = ['foo', 'bar']
+        base = helpers.make_tree(dirs, files)
+        ctnr = self.client.create_container(
+            BUSYBOX, 'ls -p /vol1', volumes=['/vol1']
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(ctnr)
+        with docker.utils.tar(base) as test_tar:
+            self.client.put_archive(ctnr, '/vol1', test_tar)
+        self.client.start(ctnr)
+        self.client.wait(ctnr)
+        logs = self.client.logs(ctnr)
+        if six.PY3:
+            logs = logs.decode('utf-8')
+        results = logs.strip().split()
+        self.assertIn('a.py', results)
+        self.assertIn('b.py', results)
+        self.assertIn('foo/', results)
+        self.assertIn('bar/', results)
+
+
 class TestCreateContainerReadOnlyFs(BaseTestCase):
     def runTest(self):
         if not exec_driver_is_native():
diff --git a/tests/utils_test.py b/tests/utils_test.py
index 8ac1dcb9..b1adde26 100644
--- a/tests/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+import base64
+import json
 import os
 import os.path
 import shutil
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ from docker.errors import DockerException
 from docker.utils import (
     parse_repository_tag, parse_host, convert_filters, kwargs_from_env,
     create_host_config, Ulimit, LogConfig, parse_bytes, parse_env_file,
-    exclude_paths, convert_volume_binds,
+    exclude_paths, convert_volume_binds, decode_json_header
 )
 from docker.utils.ports import build_port_bindings, split_port
 from docker.auth import resolve_repository_name, resolve_authconfig
@@ -370,6 +372,16 @@ class UtilsTest(base.BaseTestCase):
         for filters, expected in tests:
             self.assertEqual(convert_filters(filters), expected)
 
+    def test_decode_json_header(self):
+        obj = {'a': 'b', 'c': 1}
+        data = None
+        if six.PY3:
+            data = base64.b64encode(bytes(json.dumps(obj), 'utf-8'))
+        else:
+            data = base64.b64encode(json.dumps(obj))
+        decoded_data = decode_json_header(data)
+        self.assertEqual(obj, decoded_data)
+
     def test_resolve_repository_name(self):
         # docker hub library image
         self.assertEqual(