diff --git a/client/driver/docker.go b/client/driver/docker.go
index 8536a6c2a53..da5a9bdfab1 100644
--- a/client/driver/docker.go
+++ b/client/driver/docker.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ type DockerDriverConfig struct {
 	WorkDir          string              `mapstructure:"work_dir"`           // Working directory inside the container
 	Logging          []DockerLoggingOpts `mapstructure:"logging"`            // Logging options for syslog server
 	Volumes          []string            `mapstructure:"volumes"`            // Host-Volumes to mount in, syntax: /path/to/host/directory:/destination/path/in/container
+	VolumeDriver     string              `mapstructure:"volume_driver"`      // Docker volume driver used for the container's volumes
 	ForcePull        bool                `mapstructure:"force_pull"`         // Always force pull before running image, useful if your tags are mutable
 }
 
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ func NewDockerDriverConfig(task *structs.Task, env *env.TaskEnvironment) (*Docke
 	dconf.Hostname = env.ReplaceEnv(dconf.Hostname)
 	dconf.WorkDir = env.ReplaceEnv(dconf.WorkDir)
 	dconf.Volumes = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.Volumes)
+	dconf.VolumeDriver = env.ReplaceEnv(dconf.VolumeDriver)
 	dconf.DNSServers = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.DNSServers)
 	dconf.DNSSearchDomains = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.DNSSearchDomains)
 	dconf.LoadImages = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.LoadImages)
@@ -388,6 +390,9 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) Validate(config map[string]interface{}) error {
 			"volumes": &fields.FieldSchema{
 				Type: fields.TypeArray,
 			},
+			"volume_driver": &fields.FieldSchema{
+				Type: fields.TypeString,
+			},
 			"force_pull": &fields.FieldSchema{
 				Type: fields.TypeBool,
 			},
@@ -695,8 +700,13 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) containerBinds(driverConfig *DockerDriverConfig, taskDir
 		}
 
 		// Relative paths are always allowed as they mount within a container
-		// Expand path relative to alloc dir
-		parts[0] = filepath.Join(taskDir.Dir, parts[0])
+		// When a VolumeDriver is set, we assume we receive a binding in the format volume-name:container-dest
+		// Otherwise, we assume we receive a relative path binding in the format relative/to/task:/also/in/container
+		if driverConfig.VolumeDriver == "" {
+			// Expand path relative to alloc dir
+			parts[0] = filepath.Join(taskDir.Dir, parts[0])
+		}
+
 		binds = append(binds, strings.Join(parts, ":"))
 	}
 
@@ -761,6 +771,8 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) createContainerConfig(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Tas
 		// local directory for storage and a shared alloc directory that can be
 		// used to share data between different tasks in the same task group.
 		Binds: binds,
+
+		VolumeDriver: driverConfig.VolumeDriver,
 	}
 
 	// Windows does not support MemorySwap #2193
diff --git a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
index 5cec7569d23..4dbdf1aa053 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
@@ -201,6 +201,21 @@ The `docker` driver supports the following configuration in the job spec:
       ]
     }
     ```
+* `volume_driver` - (Optional) The name of the volume driver used to mount
+  volumes. Must be used along with `volumes`.
+  Using a `volume_driver` also allows to use `volumes` with a named volume as
+  well as regular paths.
+
+  ```hcl
+    config {
+      volumes = [
+        # Use named volume created outside nomad.
+        "name-of-the-volume:/path/in/container"
+      ]
+      # Name of the Docker Volume Driver used by the container
+      volume_driver = "flocker"
+    }
+    ```
 
 * `work_dir` - (Optional) The working directory inside the container.