diff --git a/client/driver/docker.go b/client/driver/docker.go
index bbd52a9d8a2..e9d0cb32e2b 100644
--- a/client/driver/docker.go
+++ b/client/driver/docker.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"net"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) Fingerprint(cfg *config.Config, node *structs.Node) (bool
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
+	privileged, err := strconv.ParseBool(d.config.ReadDefault("docker.privileged.enabled", "false"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse docker.privileged.enabled: %s", err)
+	}
+	if privileged == true {
+		d.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] driver.docker: privileged containers enabled. Only enable if needed")
+		node.Attributes["docker.privileged.enabled"] = "1"
+	}
+
 	_, err = strconv.ParseBool(d.config.ReadDefault("docker.cleanup.container", "true"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse docker.cleanup.container: %s", err)
@@ -166,6 +176,38 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) createContainer(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (do
 	d.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] driver.docker: using %d cpu shares for %s", hostConfig.CPUShares, task.Config["image"])
 	d.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] driver.docker: binding directories %#v for %s", hostConfig.Binds, task.Config["image"])
 
+	//  set privileged mode
+	if v, ok := task.Config["privileged"]; ok {
+		taskPrivileged, err := strconv.ParseBool(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return c, fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse boolean value from task config option 'privileged': %s", err)
+		}
+		hostConfig.Privileged = taskPrivileged
+	}
+
+	// set DNS servers
+	dns, ok := task.Config["dns-servers"]
+
+	if ok && dns != "" {
+		for _, v := range strings.Split(dns, ",") {
+			ip := strings.TrimSpace(v)
+			if net.ParseIP(ip) != nil {
+				hostConfig.DNS = append(hostConfig.DNS, ip)
+			} else {
+				d.logger.Printf("[ERR] driver.docker: invalid ip address for container dns server: %s", ip)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// set DNS search domains
+	dnsSearch, ok := task.Config["search-domains"]
+
+	if ok && dnsSearch != "" {
+		for _, v := range strings.Split(dnsSearch, ",") {
+			hostConfig.DNSSearch = append(hostConfig.DNSSearch, strings.TrimSpace(v))
+		}
+	}
+
 	mode, ok := task.Config["network_mode"]
 	if !ok || mode == "" {
 		// docker default
@@ -303,8 +345,14 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) Start(ctx *ExecContext, task *structs.Task) (DriverHandle
 			Repository: repo,
 			Tag:        tag,
 		}
-		// TODO add auth configuration for private repos
-		authOptions := docker.AuthConfiguration{}
+
+		authOptions := docker.AuthConfiguration{
+			Username:      task.Config["auth.username"],
+			Password:      task.Config["auth.password"],
+			Email:         task.Config["auth.email"],
+			ServerAddress: task.Config["auth.server-address"],
+		}
+
 		err = client.PullImage(pullOptions, authOptions)
 		if err != nil {
 			d.logger.Printf("[ERR] driver.docker: pulling container %s", err)
diff --git a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
index 444e7f6cade..c24a171af7a 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/drivers/docker.html.md
@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ The `docker` driver supports the following configuration in the job specificatio
    network mode is not supported right now and is reported as an invalid
    option.
 
+* `privileged` - (optional) Privileged mode gives the container full access to 
+   the host. Valid options are `"true"` and `"false"` (defaults to `"false"`).
+   In order to use privileged mode, a client with the option 
+   `docker.privileged.enabled = "true"` must be available.
+
+* `dns-servers` - (optional) A comma separated list of DNS servers for the container 
+   to use (e.g. "8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4"). *Docker API v1.10 and above only*
+
+* `search-domains` - (optional) A comma separated list of DNS search domains for the 
+  container to use.
+  
+**Authentication**  
+Registry authentication can be set per task with the following authentication 
+parameters.  These options can provide access to private repositories that 
+utilize the docker remote api (e.g. dockerhub, quay.io)  
+    - `auth.username` - (optional) The account username  
+    - `auth.password` - (optional) The account password  
+    - `auth.email` - (optional) The account email  
+    - `auth.server-address` - (optional) The server domain/ip without the protocol  
+
 ### Port Mapping
 
 Nomad uses port binding to expose services running in containers using the port
@@ -121,6 +141,11 @@ The `docker` driver has the following configuration options:
 * `docker.cleanup.image` Defaults to `true`. Changing this to `false` will
   prevent Nomad from removing images from stopped tasks.
 
+* `docker.privileged.enabled` Defaults to `false`. Changing this to `true` will
+   allow containers to use "privileged" mode, which gives the containers full access
+   to the host
+
+
 Note: When testing or using the `-dev` flag you can use `DOCKER_HOST`,
 `DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY`, and `DOCKER_CERT_PATH` to customize Nomad's behavior. In
 production Nomad will always read `docker.endpoint`.