diff --git a/app/docker/views/containers/create/createContainerController.js b/app/docker/views/containers/create/createContainerController.js
index 530c22dd7..0e017c6eb 100644
--- a/app/docker/views/containers/create/createContainerController.js
+++ b/app/docker/views/containers/create/createContainerController.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ function ($q, $scope, $state, $timeout, $transition$, $filter, Container, Contai
       Binds: [],
       NetworkMode: 'bridge',
       Privileged: false,
+      Runtime: '',
       ExtraHosts: [],
       Devices: [],
       CapAdd: [],
@@ -581,6 +582,14 @@ function ($q, $scope, $state, $timeout, $transition$, $filter, Container, Contai
 
     SystemService.info()
     .then(function success(data) {
+      var runtimes = data.Runtimes;
+      $scope.availableRuntimes = runtimes;
+      if ('runc' in runtimes) {
+        $scope.config.HostConfig.Runtime = 'runc';
+      }
+      else if (Object.keys(runtimes).length !== 0) {
+        $scope.config.HostConfig.Runtime = Object.keys(runtimes)[0];
+      }
       $scope.state.sliderMaxCpu = 32;
       if (data.NCPU) {
         $scope.state.sliderMaxCpu = data.NCPU;
diff --git a/app/docker/views/containers/create/createcontainer.html b/app/docker/views/containers/create/createcontainer.html
index e466f3249..4ed3f6e4d 100644
--- a/app/docker/views/containers/create/createcontainer.html
+++ b/app/docker/views/containers/create/createcontainer.html
@@ -500,6 +500,17 @@
                 </div>
               </div>
               <!-- !privileged-mode -->
+              <!-- runtimes -->
+              <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="container_runtime" class="col-sm-2 col-lg-1 control-label text-left">Runtime</label>
+                <div class="col-sm-1">
+                  <select class="form-control" ng-model="config.HostConfig.Runtime" id="container_runtime">
+                    <option selected disabled hidden value="">Select a runtime</option>
+                    <option ng-repeat="(runtime, _) in availableRuntimes" ng-value="runtime">{{ runtime }}</option>
+                  </select>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <!-- !runtimes -->
             </form>
             <form class="form-horizontal" style="margin-top: 15px;">
               <!-- devices -->