diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ef03ca..f844e1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ machine 'wario' do
           :tag => '14.04'
       },
       :command => '/usr/sbin/sshd -p 8022 -D',      
+
+      #ENV (Environment Variables)
+      #Set any env var in the container by using one or more -e flags, even overriding those already defined by the developer with a Dockerfile ENV
+      :arg => {
+         "deep"=>'purple',
+         "led"=>'zeppelin'
+      }
       
       # Ports can be one of two forms:
       # src_port (string or integer) is a pass-through, i.e 8022 or "9933"
diff --git a/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_container_machine.rb b/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_container_machine.rb
index 162c843..bfb8111 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_container_machine.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_container_machine.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class DockerContainerMachine < Chef::Provisioning::Machine::UnixMachine
     #   :ports => a list of port numbers to listen on
     def initialize(machine_spec, transport, convergence_strategy, opts = {})
       super(machine_spec, transport, convergence_strategy)
+      @env = opts[:env]
       @command = opts[:command]
       @ports = opts[:ports]
       @keep_stdin_open = opts[:keep_stdin_open]
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def converge(action_handler)
       super action_handler
       if @command
         Chef::Log.debug("DockerContainerMachine converge complete, executing #{@command} in #{@container_name}")
-        @transport.execute(@command, :detached => true, :read_only => true, :ports => @ports, :keep_stdin_open => @keep_stdin_open)
+        @transport.execute(@command, :env=>@env ,:detached => true, :read_only => true, :ports => @ports, :keep_stdin_open => @keep_stdin_open)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_transport.rb b/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_transport.rb
index 4691181..bcf4f56 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_transport.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/docker_transport.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def initialize(container_name, base_image_name, credentials, connection, tunnel_
 
     # Execute the specified command inside the container, returns a Mixlib::Shellout object
     # Options contains the optional keys:
+    #   :env => env vars
     #   :read_only => Do not commit this execute operation, just execute it
     #   :ports => ports to listen on (-p command-line options)
     #   :detached => true/false, execute this command in detached mode (for final program to run)
@@ -62,6 +63,13 @@ def execute(command, options={})
 
       args = ['docker', 'run', '--name', container_name]
 
+      if options[:env]      
+	options[:env].each do |key, value| 
+          args << '-e'
+          args << "#{key}=#{value}"
+        end
+      end
+
       if options[:detached]
         args << '--detach'
       end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/driver.rb b/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/driver.rb
index 0f631a4..d6f0c42 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provisioning/docker_driver/driver.rb
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def machine_for(machine_spec, machine_options, base_image_name)
           transport,
           convergence_strategy,
           :command => docker_options[:command],
+          :env => docker_options[:env],
           :ports => [].push(docker_options[:ports]).flatten,
           :keep_stdin_open => docker_options[:keep_stdin_open]
         )