diff --git a/components/engine/commands.go b/components/engine/commands.go
index 4be282bce2..cb7b57ff00 100644
--- a/components/engine/commands.go
+++ b/components/engine/commands.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -913,6 +914,25 @@ func (opts AttachOpts) Get(val string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// PathOpts stores a unique set of absolute paths
+type PathOpts map[string]struct{}
+
+func NewPathOpts() PathOpts {
+	return make(PathOpts)
+}
+
+func (opts PathOpts) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", map[string]struct{}(opts))
+}
+
+func (opts PathOpts) Set(val string) error {
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(val) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s is not an absolute path", val)
+	}
+	opts[filepath.Clean(val)] = struct{}{}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (srv *Server) CmdTag(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout io.Writer, args ...string) error {
 	cmd := rcli.Subcmd(stdout, "tag", "[OPTIONS] IMAGE REPOSITORY [TAG]", "Tag an image into a repository")
 	force := cmd.Bool("f", false, "Force")
diff --git a/components/engine/container.go b/components/engine/container.go
index bac0951da4..109c8b158b 100644
--- a/components/engine/container.go
+++ b/components/engine/container.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Cmd          []string
 	Dns          []string
 	Image        string // Name of the image as it was passed by the operator (eg. could be symbolic)
+	Volumes      map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 func ParseRun(args []string, stdout io.Writer, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Config, error) {
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ func ParseRun(args []string, stdout io.Writer, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Con
 	var flDns ListOpts
 	cmd.Var(&flDns, "dns", "Set custom dns servers")
 
+	flVolumes := NewPathOpts()
+	cmd.Var(flVolumes, "v", "Attach a data volume")
+
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ func ParseRun(args []string, stdout io.Writer, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Con
 		Cmd:          runCmd,
 		Dns:          flDns,
 		Image:        image,
+		Volumes:      flVolumes,
 	}
 
 	if *flMemory > 0 && !capabilities.SwapLimit {
diff --git a/components/engine/runtime.go b/components/engine/runtime.go
index 6e03226b36..16c98117fd 100644
--- a/components/engine/runtime.go
+++ b/components/engine/runtime.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Runtime struct {
 	capabilities   *Capabilities
 	kernelVersion  *KernelVersionInfo
 	autoRestart    bool
+	volumes        *Graph
 }
 
 var sysInitPath string
@@ -405,6 +406,10 @@ func NewRuntimeFromDirectory(root string, autoRestart bool) (*Runtime, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	volumes, err := NewGraph(path.Join(root, "volumes"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	repositories, err := NewTagStore(path.Join(root, "repositories"), g)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't create Tag store: %s", err)
@@ -432,6 +437,7 @@ func NewRuntimeFromDirectory(root string, autoRestart bool) (*Runtime, error) {
 		idIndex:        NewTruncIndex(),
 		capabilities:   &Capabilities{},
 		autoRestart:    autoRestart,
+		volumes:        volumes,
 	}
 
 	if err := runtime.restore(); err != nil {