diff --git a/docker/api/container.py b/docker/api/container.py
index 9fa6d763..551e72aa 100644
--- a/docker/api/container.py
+++ b/docker/api/container.py
@@ -313,9 +313,10 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
 
         **Using volumes**
 
-        Volume declaration is done in two parts. Provide a list of mountpoints
-        to the with the ``volumes`` parameter, and declare mappings in the
-        ``host_config`` section.
+        Volume declaration is done in two parts. Provide a list of
+        paths to use as mountpoints inside the container with the
+        ``volumes`` parameter, and declare mappings from paths on the host
+        in the ``host_config`` section.
 
         .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -392,7 +393,8 @@ class ContainerApiMixin(object):
                 version 1.10. Use ``host_config`` instead.
             dns_opt (:py:class:`list`): Additional options to be added to the
                 container's ``resolv.conf`` file
-            volumes (str or list):
+            volumes (str or list): List of paths inside the container to use
+                as volumes.
             volumes_from (:py:class:`list`): List of container names or Ids to
                 get volumes from.
             network_disabled (bool): Disable networking
diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index 78463fd8..330ac92c 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -885,5 +885,15 @@ def _create_container_args(kwargs):
                                   for p in sorted(port_bindings.keys())]
     binds = create_kwargs['host_config'].get('Binds')
     if binds:
-        create_kwargs['volumes'] = [v.split(':')[0] for v in binds]
+        create_kwargs['volumes'] = [_host_volume_from_bind(v) for v in binds]
     return create_kwargs
+
+
+def _host_volume_from_bind(bind):
+    bits = bind.split(':')
+    if len(bits) == 1:
+        return bits[0]
+    elif len(bits) == 2 and bits[1] in ('ro', 'rw'):
+        return bits[0]
+    else:
+        return bits[1]
diff --git a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
index d0f87d60..4f1e6a1f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import docker
+import tempfile
 from .base import BaseIntegrationTest, TEST_API_VERSION
 
 
@@ -32,6 +33,42 @@ class ContainerCollectionTest(BaseIntegrationTest):
         with self.assertRaises(docker.errors.ImageNotFound):
             client.containers.run("dockerpytest_does_not_exist")
 
+    def test_run_with_volume(self):
+        client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
+        path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+        container = client.containers.run(
+            "alpine", "sh -c 'echo \"hello\" > /insidecontainer/test'",
+            volumes=["%s:/insidecontainer" % path],
+            detach=True
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(container.id)
+        container.wait()
+
+        out = client.containers.run(
+            "alpine", "cat /insidecontainer/test",
+            volumes=["%s:/insidecontainer" % path]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(out, b'hello\n')
+
+    def test_run_with_named_volume(self):
+        client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
+        client.volumes.create(name="somevolume")
+
+        container = client.containers.run(
+            "alpine", "sh -c 'echo \"hello\" > /insidecontainer/test'",
+            volumes=["somevolume:/insidecontainer"],
+            detach=True
+        )
+        self.tmp_containers.append(container.id)
+        container.wait()
+
+        out = client.containers.run(
+            "alpine", "cat /insidecontainer/test",
+            volumes=["somevolume:/insidecontainer"]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(out, b'hello\n')
+
     def test_get(self):
         client = docker.from_env(version=TEST_API_VERSION)
         container = client.containers.run("alpine", "sleep 300", detach=True)
diff --git a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
index c3086c62..ae1bd12a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class ContainerCollectionTest(unittest.TestCase):
             volumes=[
                 '/home/user1/:/mnt/vol2',
                 '/var/www:/mnt/vol1:ro',
+                'volumename:/mnt/vol3',
+                '/volumewithnohostpath',
+                '/anothervolumewithnohostpath:ro',
             ],
             volumes_from=['container'],
             working_dir='/code'
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@ class ContainerCollectionTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 'Binds': [
                     '/home/user1/:/mnt/vol2',
                     '/var/www:/mnt/vol1:ro',
+                    'volumename:/mnt/vol3',
+                    '/volumewithnohostpath',
+                    '/anothervolumewithnohostpath:ro'
                 ],
                 'BlkioDeviceReadBps': [{'Path': 'foo', 'Rate': 3}],
                 'BlkioDeviceReadIOps': [{'Path': 'foo', 'Rate': 3}],
@@ -181,7 +187,13 @@ class ContainerCollectionTest(unittest.TestCase):
             tty=True,
             user='bob',
             volume_driver='some_driver',
-            volumes=['/home/user1/', '/var/www'],
+            volumes=[
+                '/mnt/vol2',
+                '/mnt/vol1',
+                '/mnt/vol3',
+                '/volumewithnohostpath',
+                '/anothervolumewithnohostpath'
+            ],
             working_dir='/code'
         )