diff --git a/doc/source/formats.rst b/doc/source/formats.rst
index fd464e4ed0..c763a77e4d 100644
--- a/doc/source/formats.rst
+++ b/doc/source/formats.rst
@@ -106,3 +106,8 @@ You can set your image's container format to one of the following:
 * **ova**
 
   This indicates what is stored in Glance is an OVA tar archive file
+
+* **docker**
+
+  This indicates what is stored in Glance is a Docker tar archive of
+  the container filesystem
diff --git a/doc/source/glanceapi.rst b/doc/source/glanceapi.rst
index c0add7109c..743e3aa0f3 100644
--- a/doc/source/glanceapi.rst
+++ b/doc/source/glanceapi.rst
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ The list of metadata headers that Glance accepts are listed below.
 * ``x-image-meta-container_format``
 
   This header is required, unless reserving an image. Valid values are one of
-  ``aki``, ``ari``, ``ami``, ``bare``, or ``ovf``.
+  ``aki``, ``ari``, ``ami``, ``bare``, ``ovf``, or ``docker``.
 
   For more information, see :doc:`About Disk and Container Formats <formats>`.
 
diff --git a/etc/glance-api.conf b/etc/glance-api.conf
index dc773badaa..ce44c4243e 100644
--- a/etc/glance-api.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-api.conf
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@
 # Supported values for the 'container_format' image attribute (list
 # value)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/container_formats
-#container_formats = ami,ari,aki,bare,ovf,ova
+#container_formats = ami,ari,aki,bare,ovf,ova,docker
 
 # Supported values for the 'disk_format' image attribute (list value)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/disk_formats
diff --git a/glance/common/config.py b/glance/common/config.py
index ebf97fc356..51ea8136f9 100644
--- a/glance/common/config.py
+++ b/glance/common/config.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ paste_deploy_opts = [
 ]
 image_format_opts = [
     cfg.ListOpt('container_formats',
-                default=['ami', 'ari', 'aki', 'bare', 'ovf', 'ova'],
+                default=['ami', 'ari', 'aki', 'bare', 'ovf', 'ova', 'docker'],
                 help=_("Supported values for the 'container_format' "
                        "image attribute"),
                 deprecated_opts=[cfg.DeprecatedOpt('container_formats',
diff --git a/glance/contrib/plugins/image_artifact/v1/image.py b/glance/contrib/plugins/image_artifact/v1/image.py
index 176c4b9a60..e4ca103986 100644
--- a/glance/contrib/plugins/image_artifact/v1/image.py
+++ b/glance/contrib/plugins/image_artifact/v1/image.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class ImageAsAnArtifact(definitions.ArtifactType):
                                      mutable=False)
     container_format = definitions.String(allowed_values=['ami', 'ari',
                                                           'aki', 'bare',
-                                                          'ovf', 'ova'],
+                                                          'ovf', 'ova',
+                                                          'docker'],
                                           required=True,
                                           mutable=False)
     min_disk = definitions.Integer(min_value=0, default=0)
diff --git a/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_images_resource.py b/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_images_resource.py
index df86e9feea..c5c5a2e77f 100644
--- a/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_images_resource.py
+++ b/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_images_resource.py
@@ -3755,7 +3755,7 @@ class TestImageSchemaFormatConfiguration(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_default_container_formats(self):
         schema = glance.api.v2.images.get_schema()
-        expected = [None, 'ami', 'ari', 'aki', 'bare', 'ovf', 'ova']
+        expected = [None, 'ami', 'ari', 'aki', 'bare', 'ovf', 'ova', 'docker']
         actual = schema.properties['container_format']['enum']
         self.assertEqual(expected, actual)
 
diff --git a/rally-jobs/plugins/plugin_sample.py b/rally-jobs/plugins/plugin_sample.py
index 0eb497007d..8d112ee017 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/plugins/plugin_sample.py
+++ b/rally-jobs/plugins/plugin_sample.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class GlancePlugin(scenario.OpenStackScenario):
 
         :param image_name: String used to name the image
         :param container_format: Container format of image.
-        Acceptable formats: ami, ari, aki, bare, and ovf.
+        Acceptable formats: ami, ari, aki, bare, ovf, and docker.
         :param image_location: image file location used to upload
         :param disk_format: Disk format of image. Acceptable formats:
         ami, ari, aki, vhd, vmdk, raw, qcow2, vdi, and iso.