diff --git a/docker/resource_docker_container.go b/docker/resource_docker_container.go
index 4a73495f..778aecb9 100644
--- a/docker/resource_docker_container.go
+++ b/docker/resource_docker_container.go
@@ -722,6 +722,12 @@ func resourceDockerContainer() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
+			"ipc_mode": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Description: "IPC sharing mode for the container",
+				Optional:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go b/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
index b914b216..0707bd23 100644
--- a/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
+++ b/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ func resourceDockerContainerCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("sysctls"); ok {
 		hostConfig.Sysctls = mapTypeMapValsToString(v.(map[string]interface{}))
 	}
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("ipc_mode"); ok {
+		hostConfig.IpcMode = container.IpcMode(v.(string))
+	}
 
 	var retContainer container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody
 
diff --git a/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go b/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go
index cbade28a..3c2c753c 100644
--- a/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go
+++ b/docker/resource_docker_container_test.go
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ func TestAccDockerContainer_customized(t *testing.T) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Container doesn't have a correct working dir")
 		}
 
+		if c.HostConfig.IpcMode != "private" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Container doesn't have a correct ipc mode")
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -1435,6 +1439,7 @@ resource "docker_container" "foo" {
 
 	pid_mode 		= "host"
 	userns_mode = "testuser:231072:65536"
+	ipc_mode = "private"
 	working_dir = "/tmp"
 }
 
diff --git a/website/docs/r/container.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/container.html.markdown
index 95a62abd..b940b234 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/container.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/container.html.markdown
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ data is stored in them. See [the docker documentation][linkdoc] for more details
 * `userns_mode` - (Optional, string) Sets the usernamespace mode for the container when usernamespace remapping option is enabled.
 * `healthcheck` - (Optional, block) See [Healthcheck](#healthcheck-1) below for details.
 * `sysctls` - (Optional, map) A map of kernel parameters (sysctls) to set in the container.
+* `ipc_mode` - (Optional, string) IPC sharing mode for the container. Possible values are: `none`, `private`, `shareable`, `container:<name|id>` or `host`.
 
 <a id="capabilities-1"></a>
 ### Capabilities