diff --git a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container.go b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container.go
index 2fb4efc29bb4..6bc03de3ef8e 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container.go
@@ -138,6 +138,33 @@ func resourceDockerContainer() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
+			"capabilities": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+				MaxItems: 1,
+				Elem: &schema.Resource{
+					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+						"add": &schema.Schema{
+							Type:     schema.TypeSet,
+							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
+							Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
+							Set:      schema.HashString,
+						},
+
+						"drop": &schema.Schema{
+							Type:     schema.TypeSet,
+							Optional: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
+							Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
+							Set:      schema.HashString,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Set: resourceDockerCapabilitiesHash,
+			},
+
 			"volumes": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -396,6 +423,21 @@ func resourceDockerContainer() *schema.Resource {
 	}
 }
 
+func resourceDockerCapabilitiesHash(v interface{}) int {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	m := v.(map[string]interface{})
+
+	if v, ok := m["add"]; ok {
+		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v-", v))
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := m["remove"]; ok {
+		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v-", v))
+	}
+
+	return hashcode.String(buf.String())
+}
+
 func resourceDockerPortsHash(v interface{}) int {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	m := v.(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
index f74264a7740b..ba7d54aa2eb1 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ func resourceDockerContainerCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 		hostConfig.VolumesFrom = volumesFrom
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("capabilities"); ok {
+		for _, capInt := range v.(*schema.Set).List() {
+			capa := capInt.(map[string]interface{})
+			hostConfig.CapAdd = stringSetToStringSlice(capa["add"].(*schema.Set))
+			hostConfig.CapDrop = stringSetToStringSlice(capa["drop"].(*schema.Set))
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("dns"); ok {
 		hostConfig.DNS = stringSetToStringSlice(v.(*schema.Set))
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go
index 99f0ab3e987b..1da7e87e62f0 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,22 @@ func TestAccDockerContainer_customized(t *testing.T) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Container has wrong dns search setting: %v", c.HostConfig.DNS[0])
 		}
 
+		if len(c.HostConfig.CapAdd) != 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Container does not have the correct number of Capabilities in ADD: %d", len(c.HostConfig.CapAdd))
+		}
+
+		if c.HostConfig.CapAdd[0] != "ALL" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Container has wrong CapAdd setting: %v", c.HostConfig.CapAdd[0])
+		}
+
+		if len(c.HostConfig.CapDrop) != 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Container does not have the correct number of Capabilities in Drop: %d", len(c.HostConfig.CapDrop))
+		}
+
+		if c.HostConfig.CapDrop[0] != "SYS_ADMIN" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Container has wrong CapDrop setting: %v", c.HostConfig.CapDrop[0])
+		}
+
 		if c.HostConfig.CPUShares != 32 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Container has wrong cpu shares setting: %d", c.HostConfig.CPUShares)
 		}
@@ -311,6 +327,12 @@ resource "docker_container" "foo" {
 	memory = 512
 	memory_swap = 2048
 	cpu_shares = 32
+
+	capabilities {
+		add= ["ALL"]
+		drop = ["SYS_ADMIN"]
+	}
+
 	dns = ["8.8.8.8"]
 	dns_opts = ["rotate"]
 	dns_search = ["example.com"]
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/docker/r/container.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/docker/r/container.html.markdown
index 77783a906a08..8a7671591a4b 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/docker/r/container.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/docker/r/container.html.markdown
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `must_run` - (Optional, bool) If true, then the Docker container will be
   kept running. If false, then as long as the container exists, Terraform
   assumes it is successful.
+* `capabilities` - (Optional, block) See [Capabilities](#capabilities) below for details.
 * `ports` - (Optional, block) See [Ports](#ports) below for details.
 * `host` - (Optional, block) See [Extra Hosts](#extra_hosts) below for
   details.
@@ -82,6 +83,27 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `destroy_grace_seconds` - (Optional, int) If defined will attempt to stop the container before destroying. Container will be destroyed after `n` seconds or on successful stop.
 * `upload` - (Optional, block) See [File Upload](#upload) below for details.
 
+<a id="capabilities"></a>
+### Capabilities
+
+`capabilities` is a block within the configuration that allows you to add or drop linux capabilities. For more information about what capabilities you can add and drop please visit the docker run documentation.
+
+* `add` - (Optional, set of strings) list of linux capabilities to add.
+* `drop` - (Optional, set of strings) list of linux capabilities to drop.
+
+Example:
+
+```
+resource "docker_container" "ubuntu" {
+  name = "foo"
+  image = "${docker_image.ubuntu.latest}"
+  capabilities {
+    add = ["ALL"]
+    drop = ["SYS_ADMIN"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
 <a id="ports"></a>
 ### Ports