diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index 136466c8..ee1d1b0e 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ def create_host_config(binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None,
                        mem_limit=None, memswap_limit=None, mem_swappiness=None,
                        cgroup_parent=None, group_add=None, cpu_quota=None,
                        cpu_period=None, oom_kill_disable=False, shm_size=None,
-                       version=None, tmpfs=None):
+                       version=None, tmpfs=None, oom_score_adj=None):
 
     host_config = {}
 
@@ -666,6 +666,15 @@ def create_host_config(binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None,
 
         host_config['OomKillDisable'] = oom_kill_disable
 
+    if oom_score_adj:
+        if version_lt(version, '1.22'):
+            raise host_config_version_error('oom_score_adj', '1.22')
+        if not isinstance(oom_score_adj, int):
+            raise host_config_type_error(
+                'oom_score_adj', oom_score_adj, 'int'
+            )
+        host_config['OomScoreAdj'] = oom_score_adj
+
     if publish_all_ports:
         host_config['PublishAllPorts'] = publish_all_ports
 
diff --git a/docs/hostconfig.md b/docs/hostconfig.md
index 19cd4ca2..cd96433e 100644
--- a/docs/hostconfig.md
+++ b/docs/hostconfig.md
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ for example:
   for more information.
 * lxc_conf (dict): LXC config
 * oom_kill_disable (bool): Whether to disable OOM killer
+* oom_score_adj (int): An integer value containing the score given to the
+  container in order to tune OOM killer preferences
 * publish_all_ports (bool): Whether to publish all ports to the host
 * links (dict or list of tuples): either as a dictionary mapping name to alias
   or as a list of `(name, alias)` tuples
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils_test.py b/tests/unit/utils_test.py
index bd794598..eb952b2f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils_test.py
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ class HostConfigTest(base.BaseTestCase):
             InvalidVersion, lambda: create_host_config(version='1.18.3',
                                                        oom_kill_disable=True))
 
+    def test_create_host_config_with_oom_score_adj(self):
+        config = create_host_config(version='1.22', oom_score_adj=100)
+        self.assertEqual(config.get('OomScoreAdj'), 100)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            InvalidVersion, lambda: create_host_config(version='1.21',
+                                                       oom_score_adj=100))
+        self.assertRaises(
+            TypeError, lambda: create_host_config(version='1.22',
+                                                  oom_score_adj='100'))
+
     def test_create_endpoint_config_with_aliases(self):
         config = create_endpoint_config(version='1.22', aliases=['foo', 'bar'])
         assert config == {'Aliases': ['foo', 'bar']}