diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
index 118eab1987..59daf1afe1 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/driver.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/label"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/mount/nodes"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/daemon/execdriver"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
 )
 
@@ -37,16 +36,7 @@ func init() {
 		if err := setupNetworking(args); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := setupCapabilities(args); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := setupWorkingDirectory(args); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := system.CloseFdsFrom(3); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := changeUser(args); err != nil {
+		if err := finalizeNamespace(args); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/init.go b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/init.go
index e687a9db4d..1af7730cae 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/init.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/init.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/netlink"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/daemon/execdriver"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/user"
-	"github.com/syndtr/gocapability/capability"
 )
 
 // Clear environment pollution introduced by lxc-start
@@ -107,65 +105,6 @@ func setupWorkingDirectory(args *execdriver.InitArgs) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Takes care of dropping privileges to the desired user
-func changeUser(args *execdriver.InitArgs) error {
-	uid, gid, suppGids, err := user.GetUserGroupSupplementary(
-		args.User,
-		syscall.Getuid(), syscall.Getgid(),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := syscall.Setgroups(suppGids); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Setgroups failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := syscall.Setgid(gid); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Setgid failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := syscall.Setuid(uid); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Setuid failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func setupCapabilities(args *execdriver.InitArgs) error {
-	if args.Privileged {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	drop := []capability.Cap{
-		capability.CAP_SETPCAP,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_MODULE,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_RAWIO,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_PACCT,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_NICE,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_RESOURCE,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_TIME,
-		capability.CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG,
-		capability.CAP_AUDIT_WRITE,
-		capability.CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL,
-		capability.CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE,
-		capability.CAP_MAC_ADMIN,
-		capability.CAP_NET_ADMIN,
-		capability.CAP_SYSLOG,
-	}
-
-	c, err := capability.NewPid(os.Getpid())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	c.Unset(capability.CAPS|capability.BOUNDS, drop...)
-
-	if err := c.Apply(capability.CAPS | capability.BOUNDS); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func getEnv(args *execdriver.InitArgs, key string) string {
 	for _, kv := range args.Env {
 		parts := strings.SplitN(kv, "=", 2)
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_linux.go b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_linux.go
index 7288f5877b..3b15d096af 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_linux.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_linux.go
@@ -3,9 +3,60 @@
 package lxc
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/namespaces"
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/security/capabilities"
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/utils"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/daemon/execdriver"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/daemon/execdriver/native/template"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/system"
 )
 
 func setHostname(hostname string) error {
 	return syscall.Sethostname([]byte(hostname))
 }
+
+func finalizeNamespace(args *execdriver.InitArgs) error {
+	if err := utils.CloseExecFrom(3); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// We use the native drivers default template so that things like caps are consistent
+	// across both drivers
+	container := template.New()
+
+	if !args.Privileged {
+		// drop capabilities in bounding set before changing user
+		if err := capabilities.DropBoundingSet(container); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("drop bounding set %s", err)
+		}
+
+		// preserve existing capabilities while we change users
+		if err := system.SetKeepCaps(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("set keep caps %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := namespaces.SetupUser(args.User); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("setup user %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !args.Privileged {
+		if err := system.ClearKeepCaps(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("clear keep caps %s", err)
+		}
+
+		// drop all other capabilities
+		if err := capabilities.DropCapabilities(container); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("drop capabilities %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := setupWorkingDirectory(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_unsupported.go b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_unsupported.go
index d68cb91a1e..079446e186 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_unsupported.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/execdriver/lxc/lxc_init_unsupported.go
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 package lxc
 
+import "github.com/dotcloud/docker/daemon/execdriver"
+
 func setHostname(hostname string) error {
 	panic("Not supported on darwin")
 }
+
+func finalizeNamespace(args *execdriver.InitArgs) error {
+	panic("Not supported on darwin")
+}
diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/system/unsupported.go b/components/engine/pkg/system/unsupported.go
index 96ebc858f5..aea4b69f97 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/system/unsupported.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/system/unsupported.go
@@ -28,3 +28,11 @@ func GetClockTicks() int {
 func CreateMasterAndConsole() (*os.File, string, error) {
 	return nil, "", ErrNotSupportedPlatform
 }
+
+func SetKeepCaps() error {
+	return ErrNotSupportedPlatform
+}
+
+func ClearKeepCaps() error {
+	return ErrNotSupportedPlatform
+}