diff --git a/cli/command/container/opts.go b/cli/command/container/opts.go
index 8fe4ded9c8..6b10185081 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/opts.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/opts.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type containerOptions struct {
 	labels             opts.ListOpts
 	deviceCgroupRules  opts.ListOpts
 	devices            opts.ListOpts
+	gpus               opts.GpuOpts
 	ulimits            *opts.UlimitOpt
 	sysctls            *opts.MapOpts
 	publish            opts.ListOpts
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ func addFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) *containerOptions {
 	flags.VarP(&copts.attach, "attach", "a", "Attach to STDIN, STDOUT or STDERR")
 	flags.Var(&copts.deviceCgroupRules, "device-cgroup-rule", "Add a rule to the cgroup allowed devices list")
 	flags.Var(&copts.devices, "device", "Add a host device to the container")
+	flags.Var(&copts.gpus, "gpus", "GPU devices to add to the container ('all' to pass all GPUs)")
+	flags.SetAnnotation("gpus", "version", []string{"1.40"})
 	flags.VarP(&copts.env, "env", "e", "Set environment variables")
 	flags.Var(&copts.envFile, "env-file", "Read in a file of environment variables")
 	flags.StringVar(&copts.entrypoint, "entrypoint", "", "Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image")
@@ -557,6 +560,7 @@ func parse(flags *pflag.FlagSet, copts *containerOptions, serverOS string) (*con
 		Ulimits:              copts.ulimits.GetList(),
 		DeviceCgroupRules:    copts.deviceCgroupRules.GetAll(),
 		Devices:              deviceMappings,
+		DeviceRequests:       copts.gpus.Value(),
 	}
 
 	config := &container.Config{
diff --git a/opts/gpus.go b/opts/gpus.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e110a4771e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opts/gpus.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package opts
+
+import (
+	"encoding/csv"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// GpuOpts is a Value type for parsing mounts
+type GpuOpts struct {
+	values []container.DeviceRequest
+}
+
+func parseCount(s string) (int, error) {
+	if s == "all" {
+		return -1, nil
+	}
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
+	return i, errors.Wrap(err, "count must be an integer")
+}
+
+// Set a new mount value
+// nolint: gocyclo
+func (o *GpuOpts) Set(value string) error {
+	csvReader := csv.NewReader(strings.NewReader(value))
+	fields, err := csvReader.Read()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req := container.DeviceRequest{}
+
+	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
+	// Set writable as the default
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(field, "=", 2)
+		key := parts[0]
+		if _, ok := seen[key]; ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("gpu request key '%s' can be specified only once", key)
+		}
+		seen[key] = struct{}{}
+
+		if len(parts) == 1 {
+			seen["count"] = struct{}{}
+			req.Count, err = parseCount(key)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		value := parts[1]
+		switch key {
+		case "driver":
+			req.Driver = value
+		case "count":
+			req.Count, err = parseCount(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "device":
+			req.DeviceIDs = strings.Split(value, ",")
+		case "capabilities":
+			req.Capabilities = [][]string{append(strings.Split(value, ","), "gpu")}
+		case "options":
+			r := csv.NewReader(strings.NewReader(value))
+			optFields, err := r.Read()
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read gpu options")
+			}
+			req.Options = ConvertKVStringsToMap(optFields)
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected key '%s' in '%s'", key, field)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := seen["count"]; !ok && req.DeviceIDs == nil {
+		req.Count = 1
+	}
+	if req.Options == nil {
+		req.Options = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	if req.Capabilities == nil {
+		req.Capabilities = [][]string{{"gpu"}}
+	}
+
+	o.values = append(o.values, req)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Type returns the type of this option
+func (o *GpuOpts) Type() string {
+	return "gpu-request"
+}
+
+// String returns a string repr of this option
+func (o *GpuOpts) String() string {
+	gpus := []string{}
+	for _, gpu := range o.values {
+		gpus = append(gpus, fmt.Sprintf("%v", gpu))
+	}
+	return strings.Join(gpus, ", ")
+}
+
+// Value returns the mounts
+func (o *GpuOpts) Value() []container.DeviceRequest {
+	return o.values
+}
diff --git a/opts/gpus_test.go b/opts/gpus_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23fe7992e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opts/gpus_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package opts
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"gotest.tools/assert"
+	is "gotest.tools/assert/cmp"
+)
+
+func TestGpusOptAll(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, testcase := range []string{
+		"all",
+		"-1",
+		"count=all",
+		"count=-1",
+	} {
+		var gpus GpuOpts
+		gpus.Set(testcase)
+		gpuReqs := gpus.Value()
+		assert.Assert(t, is.Len(gpuReqs, 1))
+		assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(gpuReqs[0], container.DeviceRequest{
+			Count:        -1,
+			Capabilities: [][]string{{"gpu"}},
+			Options:      map[string]string{},
+		}))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGpusOpts(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, testcase := range []string{
+		"driver=nvidia,\"capabilities=compute,utility\",\"options=foo=bar,baz=qux\"",
+		"1,driver=nvidia,\"capabilities=compute,utility\",\"options=foo=bar,baz=qux\"",
+		"count=1,driver=nvidia,\"capabilities=compute,utility\",\"options=foo=bar,baz=qux\"",
+		"driver=nvidia,\"capabilities=compute,utility\",\"options=foo=bar,baz=qux\",count=1",
+	} {
+		var gpus GpuOpts
+		gpus.Set(testcase)
+		gpuReqs := gpus.Value()
+		assert.Assert(t, is.Len(gpuReqs, 1))
+		assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(gpuReqs[0], container.DeviceRequest{
+			Driver:       "nvidia",
+			Count:        1,
+			Capabilities: [][]string{{"compute", "utility", "gpu"}},
+			Options:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "baz": "qux"},
+		}))
+	}
+}