diff --git a/resource_docker_container.go b/resource_docker_container.go
index 74e75882..3bcf9223 100644
--- a/resource_docker_container.go
+++ b/resource_docker_container.go
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ func resourceDockerContainer() *schema.Resource {
 				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 			},
 
+			"user": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
+			},
+
 			"dns": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
 				Optional: true,
diff --git a/resource_docker_container_funcs.go b/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
index 0453b06a..00090294 100644
--- a/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
+++ b/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func resourceDockerContainerCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 		createOpts.Config.Entrypoint = stringListToStringSlice(v.([]interface{}))
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("user"); ok {
+		createOpts.Config.User = v.(string)
+	}
+
 	exposedPorts := map[dc.Port]struct{}{}
 	portBindings := map[dc.Port][]dc.PortBinding{}
 
diff --git a/resource_docker_container_test.go b/resource_docker_container_test.go
index 8536c78c..9e9158c4 100644
--- a/resource_docker_container_test.go
+++ b/resource_docker_container_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ func TestAccDockerContainer_customized(t *testing.T) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Container wrong entrypoint: %s", c.Config.Entrypoint)
 		}
 
+		if c.Config.User != "root:root" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Container wrong user: %s", c.Config.User)
+		}
+
 		if c.HostConfig.RestartPolicy.Name == "on-failure" {
 			if c.HostConfig.RestartPolicy.MaximumRetryCount != 5 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Container has wrong restart policy max retry count: %d", c.HostConfig.RestartPolicy.MaximumRetryCount)
@@ -217,6 +221,7 @@ resource "docker_container" "foo" {
 	name = "tf-test"
 	image = "${docker_image.foo.latest}"
 	entrypoint = ["/bin/bash", "-c", "ping localhost"]
+	user = "root:root"
 	restart = "on-failure"
 	max_retry_count = 5
 	memory = 512