diff --git a/docker/utils/utils.py b/docker/utils/utils.py
index 61e5a8dc98..d43e7ab234 100644
--- a/docker/utils/utils.py
+++ b/docker/utils/utils.py
@@ -337,6 +337,33 @@ def convert_volume_binds(binds):
     return result
 
 
+def convert_tmpfs_mounts(tmpfs):
+    if isinstance(tmpfs, dict):
+        return tmpfs
+
+    if not isinstance(tmpfs, list):
+        raise ValueError(
+            'Tmpfs spec must be a list'
+        )
+
+    result = {}
+    for mount in tmpfs:
+        if isinstance(mount, six.string_types):
+            if ":" in mount:
+                name, options = mount.split(":", 1)
+            else:
+                name = mount
+                options = ""
+
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Tmpfs spec have to be str, unicode or tuple"
+            )
+
+        result[name] = options
+    return result
+
+
 def parse_repository_tag(repo_name):
     parts = repo_name.rsplit('@', 1)
     if len(parts) == 2:
@@ -582,7 +609,7 @@ def create_host_config(binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None,
                        mem_limit=None, memswap_limit=None, mem_swappiness=None,
                        cgroup_parent=None, group_add=None, cpu_quota=None,
                        cpu_period=None, oom_kill_disable=False, shm_size=None,
-                       version=None):
+                       version=None, tmpfs=None):
 
     host_config = {}
 
@@ -755,6 +782,9 @@ def create_host_config(binds=None, port_bindings=None, lxc_conf=None,
 
         host_config['CpuPeriod'] = cpu_period
 
+    if tmpfs:
+        host_config["Tmpfs"] = convert_tmpfs_mounts(tmpfs)
+
     return host_config
 
 
diff --git a/docs/hostconfig.md b/docs/hostconfig.md
index 4b841d51a4..19cd4ca208 100644
--- a/docs/hostconfig.md
+++ b/docs/hostconfig.md
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ for example:
   container process will run as.
 * devices (list): Host device bindings. See [host devices](host-devices.md)
   for more information.
+* tmpfs: Temporary filesystems to mouunt. See [Using tmpfs](tmpfs.md) for more
+  information.
 
 **Returns** (dict) HostConfig dictionary
 
diff --git a/docs/tmpfs.md b/docs/tmpfs.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34dadd9ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/tmpfs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Using Tmpfs
+
+Tmpfs declaration is done with the `Client().create_container()`
+method by declaring the mountpoints in the `host_config` section.
+
+This is available from docker 1.10.
+
+You can provide a list of declarations similar to the `--tmpfs`
+option of the docker commandline client:
+
+```python
+container_id = cli.create_container(
+    'busybox', 'ls',
+    host_config=cli.create_host_config(tmpfs=[
+        '/mnt/vol2',
+        '/mnt/vol1:size=3G,uid=1000'
+    ])
+)
+```
+
+You can alternatively specify tmpfs as a dict the docker remote
+API uses:
+
+```python
+container_id = cli.create_container(
+    'busybox', 'ls',
+    host_config=cli.create_host_config(tmpfs={
+        '/mnt/vol2': '',
+        '/mnt/vol1': 'size=3G,uid=1000'
+    })
+)
+```
diff --git a/tests/unit/container_test.py b/tests/unit/container_test.py
index c2b2573476..c94ebd19a7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/container_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/container_test.py
@@ -1016,6 +1016,62 @@ def test_create_container_with_aliases(self):
                                }
                              }}'''))
 
+    def test_create_container_with_tmpfs_list(self):
+
+        self.client.create_container(
+            'busybox', 'true', host_config=self.client.create_host_config(
+                tmpfs=[
+                    "/tmp",
+                    "/mnt:size=3G,uid=100"
+                ]
+            )
+        )
+
+        args = fake_request.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(args[0][1], url_prefix +
+                         'containers/create')
+        expected_payload = self.base_create_payload()
+        expected_payload['HostConfig'] = self.client.create_host_config()
+        expected_payload['HostConfig']['Tmpfs'] = {
+            "/tmp": "",
+            "/mnt": "size=3G,uid=100"
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(args[1]['data']), expected_payload)
+        self.assertEqual(args[1]['headers'],
+                         {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+        self.assertEqual(
+            args[1]['timeout'],
+            DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+        )
+
+    def test_create_container_with_tmpfs_dict(self):
+
+        self.client.create_container(
+            'busybox', 'true', host_config=self.client.create_host_config(
+                tmpfs={
+                    "/tmp": "",
+                    "/mnt": "size=3G,uid=100"
+                }
+            )
+        )
+
+        args = fake_request.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(args[0][1], url_prefix +
+                         'containers/create')
+        expected_payload = self.base_create_payload()
+        expected_payload['HostConfig'] = self.client.create_host_config()
+        expected_payload['HostConfig']['Tmpfs'] = {
+            "/tmp": "",
+            "/mnt": "size=3G,uid=100"
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(args[1]['data']), expected_payload)
+        self.assertEqual(args[1]['headers'],
+                         {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+        self.assertEqual(
+            args[1]['timeout'],
+            DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+        )
+
 
 class ContainerTest(DockerClientTest):
     def test_list_containers(self):