diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index 082bd9b0..a5fbe0ba 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -613,8 +613,10 @@ def create_host_config(binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None,
                        cap_drop=None, devices=None, extra_hosts=None,
                        read_only=None, pid_mode=None, ipc_mode=None,
                        security_opt=None, ulimits=None, log_config=None,
-                       mem_limit=None, memswap_limit=None, mem_swappiness=None,
-                       cgroup_parent=None, group_add=None, cpu_quota=None,
+                       mem_limit=None, memswap_limit=None,
+                       mem_reservation=None, kernel_memory=None,
+                       mem_swappiness=None, cgroup_parent=None,
+                       group_add=None, cpu_quota=None,
                        cpu_period=None, blkio_weight=None,
                        blkio_weight_device=None, device_read_bps=None,
                        device_write_bps=None, device_read_iops=None,
@@ -638,6 +640,18 @@ def create_host_config(binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None,
     if memswap_limit is not None:
         host_config['MemorySwap'] = parse_bytes(memswap_limit)
 
+    if mem_reservation:
+        if version_lt(version, '1.21'):
+            raise host_config_version_error('mem_reservation', '1.21')
+
+        host_config['MemoryReservation'] = parse_bytes(mem_reservation)
+
+    if kernel_memory:
+        if version_lt(version, '1.21'):
+            raise host_config_version_error('kernel_memory', '1.21')
+
+        host_config['KernelMemory'] = parse_bytes(kernel_memory)
+
     if mem_swappiness is not None:
         if version_lt(version, '1.20'):
             raise host_config_version_error('mem_swappiness', '1.20')
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils_test.py b/tests/unit/utils_test.py
index b3773914..3476f041 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils_test.py
@@ -171,6 +171,20 @@ class HostConfigTest(base.BaseTestCase):
         with pytest.raises(InvalidVersion):
             create_endpoint_config(version='1.21', aliases=['foo', 'bar'])
 
+    def test_create_host_config_with_mem_reservation(self):
+        config = create_host_config(version='1.21', mem_reservation=67108864)
+        self.assertEqual(config.get('MemoryReservation'), 67108864)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            InvalidVersion, lambda: create_host_config(
+                version='1.20', mem_reservation=67108864))
+
+    def test_create_host_config_with_kernel_memory(self):
+        config = create_host_config(version='1.21', kernel_memory=67108864)
+        self.assertEqual(config.get('KernelMemory'), 67108864)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            InvalidVersion, lambda: create_host_config(
+                version='1.20', kernel_memory=67108864))
+
 
 class UlimitTest(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_create_host_config_dict_ulimit(self):