diff --git a/client/driver/docker.go b/client/driver/docker.go
index 5372abbb525..df87a07d742 100644
--- a/client/driver/docker.go
+++ b/client/driver/docker.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ type DockerDriverConfig struct {
 	Privileged       bool                `mapstructure:"privileged"`         // Flag to run the container in privileged mode
 	DNSServers       []string            `mapstructure:"dns_servers"`        // DNS Server for containers
 	DNSSearchDomains []string            `mapstructure:"dns_search_domains"` // DNS Search domains for containers
+	DNSOptions       []string            `mapstructure:"dns_options"`        // DNS Options
 	ExtraHosts       []string            `mapstructure:"extra_hosts"`        // Add host to /etc/hosts (host:IP)
 	Hostname         string              `mapstructure:"hostname"`           // Hostname for containers
 	LabelsRaw        []map[string]string `mapstructure:"labels"`             //
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ func NewDockerDriverConfig(task *structs.Task, env *env.TaskEnv) (*DockerDriverC
 	dconf.VolumeDriver = env.ReplaceEnv(dconf.VolumeDriver)
 	dconf.DNSServers = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.DNSServers)
 	dconf.DNSSearchDomains = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.DNSSearchDomains)
+	dconf.DNSOptions = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.DNSOptions)
 	dconf.ExtraHosts = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.ExtraHosts)
 	dconf.MacAddress = env.ReplaceEnv(dconf.MacAddress)
 	dconf.SecurityOpt = env.ParseAndReplace(dconf.SecurityOpt)
@@ -409,6 +411,9 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) Validate(config map[string]interface{}) error {
 			"dns_servers": &fields.FieldSchema{
 				Type: fields.TypeArray,
 			},
+			"dns_options": &fields.FieldSchema{
+				Type: fields.TypeArray,
+			},
 			"dns_search_domains": &fields.FieldSchema{
 				Type: fields.TypeArray,
 			},
@@ -937,6 +942,7 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) createContainerConfig(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Tas
 
 	// set DNS search domains and extra hosts
 	hostConfig.DNSSearch = driverConfig.DNSSearchDomains
+	hostConfig.DNSOptions = driverConfig.DNSOptions
 	hostConfig.ExtraHosts = driverConfig.ExtraHosts
 
 	hostConfig.IpcMode = driverConfig.IpcMode
diff --git a/client/driver/docker_test.go b/client/driver/docker_test.go
index 496001ec132..f9524a34630 100644
--- a/client/driver/docker_test.go
+++ b/client/driver/docker_test.go
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ func TestDockerDriver_DNS(t *testing.T) {
 	task, _, _ := dockerTask()
 	task.Config["dns_servers"] = []string{"8.8.8.8", "8.8.4.4"}
 	task.Config["dns_search_domains"] = []string{"example.com", "example.org", "example.net"}
+	task.Config["dns_options"] = []string{"ndots:1"}
 
 	client, handle, cleanup := dockerSetup(t, task)
 	defer cleanup()
@@ -877,7 +878,11 @@ func TestDockerDriver_DNS(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(task.Config["dns_search_domains"], container.HostConfig.DNSSearch) {
-		t.Errorf("DNS Servers don't match.\nExpected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n", task.Config["dns_search_domains"], container.HostConfig.DNSSearch)
+		t.Errorf("DNS Search Domains don't match.\nExpected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n", task.Config["dns_search_domains"], container.HostConfig.DNSSearch)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(task.Config["dns_options"], container.HostConfig.DNSOptions) {
+		t.Errorf("DNS Options don't match.\nExpected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s\n", task.Config["dns_options"], container.HostConfig.DNSOptions)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
index 192db51c8cd..44c5d6e4710 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ The `docker` driver supports the following configuration in the job spec.  Only
 * `dns_search_domains` - (Optional) A list of DNS search domains for the container
   to use.
 
+* `dns_options` - (Optional) A list of DNS options for the container to use.
+
 * `dns_servers` - (Optional) A list of DNS servers for the container to use
   (e.g. ["8.8.8.8", "8.8.4.4"]). Requires Docker v1.10 or greater.