diff --git a/command/swarm/opts.go b/command/swarm/opts.go
index 3659b55f81..af36a71673 100644
--- a/command/swarm/opts.go
+++ b/command/swarm/opts.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const (
 	flagToken               = "token"
 	flagTaskHistoryLimit    = "task-history-limit"
 	flagExternalCA          = "external-ca"
+	flagMaxSnapshots        = "max-snapshots"
+	flagSnapshotInterval    = "snapshot-interval"
 )
 
 type swarmOptions struct {
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ type swarmOptions struct {
 	dispatcherHeartbeat time.Duration
 	nodeCertExpiry      time.Duration
 	externalCA          ExternalCAOption
+	maxSnapshots        uint64
+	snapshotInterval    uint64
 }
 
 // NodeAddrOption is a pflag.Value for listening addresses
@@ -167,11 +171,11 @@ func addSwarmFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet, opts *swarmOptions) {
 	flags.DurationVar(&opts.dispatcherHeartbeat, flagDispatcherHeartbeat, time.Duration(5*time.Second), "Dispatcher heartbeat period")
 	flags.DurationVar(&opts.nodeCertExpiry, flagCertExpiry, time.Duration(90*24*time.Hour), "Validity period for node certificates")
 	flags.Var(&opts.externalCA, flagExternalCA, "Specifications of one or more certificate signing endpoints")
+	flags.Uint64Var(&opts.maxSnapshots, flagMaxSnapshots, 0, "Number of additional Raft snapshots to retain")
+	flags.Uint64Var(&opts.snapshotInterval, flagSnapshotInterval, 10000, "Number of log entries between Raft snapshots")
 }
 
-func (opts *swarmOptions) ToSpec(flags *pflag.FlagSet) swarm.Spec {
-	spec := swarm.Spec{}
-
+func (opts *swarmOptions) mergeSwarmSpec(spec *swarm.Spec, flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	if flags.Changed(flagTaskHistoryLimit) {
 		spec.Orchestration.TaskHistoryRetentionLimit = &opts.taskHistoryLimit
 	}
@@ -184,5 +188,16 @@ func (opts *swarmOptions) ToSpec(flags *pflag.FlagSet) swarm.Spec {
 	if flags.Changed(flagExternalCA) {
 		spec.CAConfig.ExternalCAs = opts.externalCA.Value()
 	}
+	if flags.Changed(flagMaxSnapshots) {
+		spec.Raft.KeepOldSnapshots = &opts.maxSnapshots
+	}
+	if flags.Changed(flagSnapshotInterval) {
+		spec.Raft.SnapshotInterval = opts.snapshotInterval
+	}
+}
+
+func (opts *swarmOptions) ToSpec(flags *pflag.FlagSet) swarm.Spec {
+	var spec swarm.Spec
+	opts.mergeSwarmSpec(&spec, flags)
 	return spec
 }
diff --git a/command/swarm/update.go b/command/swarm/update.go
index 71451e450c..a39f34c881 100644
--- a/command/swarm/update.go
+++ b/command/swarm/update.go
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ func runUpdate(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, opts swarmOpt
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = mergeSwarm(&swarm, flags)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	opts.mergeSwarmSpec(&swarm.Spec, flags)
 
 	err = client.SwarmUpdate(ctx, swarm.Version, swarm.Spec, updateFlags)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,31 +50,3 @@ func runUpdate(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, opts swarmOpt
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func mergeSwarm(swarm *swarm.Swarm, flags *pflag.FlagSet) error {
-	spec := &swarm.Spec
-
-	if flags.Changed(flagTaskHistoryLimit) {
-		taskHistoryRetentionLimit, _ := flags.GetInt64(flagTaskHistoryLimit)
-		spec.Orchestration.TaskHistoryRetentionLimit = &taskHistoryRetentionLimit
-	}
-
-	if flags.Changed(flagDispatcherHeartbeat) {
-		if v, err := flags.GetDuration(flagDispatcherHeartbeat); err == nil {
-			spec.Dispatcher.HeartbeatPeriod = v
-		}
-	}
-
-	if flags.Changed(flagCertExpiry) {
-		if v, err := flags.GetDuration(flagCertExpiry); err == nil {
-			spec.CAConfig.NodeCertExpiry = v
-		}
-	}
-
-	if flags.Changed(flagExternalCA) {
-		value := flags.Lookup(flagExternalCA).Value.(*ExternalCAOption)
-		spec.CAConfig.ExternalCAs = value.Value()
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/command/system/info.go b/command/system/info.go
index 7ab658c136..5ea23ed430 100644
--- a/command/system/info.go
+++ b/command/system/info.go
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ func prettyPrintInfo(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, info types.Info) error {
 			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "  Task History Retention Limit: %d\n", taskHistoryRetentionLimit)
 			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), " Raft:\n")
 			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "  Snapshot Interval: %d\n", info.Swarm.Cluster.Spec.Raft.SnapshotInterval)
+			if info.Swarm.Cluster.Spec.Raft.KeepOldSnapshots != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "  Number of Old Snapshots to Retain: %d\n", *info.Swarm.Cluster.Spec.Raft.KeepOldSnapshots)
+			}
 			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "  Heartbeat Tick: %d\n", info.Swarm.Cluster.Spec.Raft.HeartbeatTick)
 			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "  Election Tick: %d\n", info.Swarm.Cluster.Spec.Raft.ElectionTick)
 			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), " Dispatcher:\n")