diff --git a/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/google.rst b/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/google.rst
index e3286d1d90..2f6ac214f4 100644
--- a/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/google.rst
+++ b/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/google.rst
@@ -63,3 +63,12 @@
 
     docker-playground:~$ sudo docker run busybox echo 'docker on GCE \o/'
     docker on GCE \o/
+
+**The -lxc-conf flag below is required** when running docker images in zones: us-central1-a, europe-west1-1, and europe-west1-b. Without the MTU flag, you may experience intermittent network pauses. 
+`See this issue <https://code.google.com/p/google-compute-engine/issues/detail?id=57>`_ for more details.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    docker-playground:~$ sudo docker run -lxc-conf="lxc.network.mtu = 1460" busybox echo 'docker on GCE \o/'
+    docker on GCE \o/
+