diff --git a/opts/mount.go b/opts/mount.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6fccade18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opts/mount.go
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package opts
+
+import (
+	"encoding/csv"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	mounttypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
+)
+
+// MountOpt is a Value type for parsing mounts
+type MountOpt struct {
+	values []mounttypes.Mount
+}
+
+// Set a new mount value
+func (m *MountOpt) Set(value string) error {
+	csvReader := csv.NewReader(strings.NewReader(value))
+	fields, err := csvReader.Read()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	mount := mounttypes.Mount{}
+
+	volumeOptions := func() *mounttypes.VolumeOptions {
+		if mount.VolumeOptions == nil {
+			mount.VolumeOptions = &mounttypes.VolumeOptions{
+				Labels: make(map[string]string),
+			}
+		}
+		if mount.VolumeOptions.DriverConfig == nil {
+			mount.VolumeOptions.DriverConfig = &mounttypes.Driver{}
+		}
+		return mount.VolumeOptions
+	}
+
+	bindOptions := func() *mounttypes.BindOptions {
+		if mount.BindOptions == nil {
+			mount.BindOptions = new(mounttypes.BindOptions)
+		}
+		return mount.BindOptions
+	}
+
+	setValueOnMap := func(target map[string]string, value string) {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(value, "=", 2)
+		if len(parts) == 1 {
+			target[value] = ""
+		} else {
+			target[parts[0]] = parts[1]
+		}
+	}
+
+	mount.Type = mounttypes.TypeVolume // default to volume mounts
+	// Set writable as the default
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(field, "=", 2)
+		key := strings.ToLower(parts[0])
+
+		if len(parts) == 1 {
+			switch key {
+			case "readonly", "ro":
+				mount.ReadOnly = true
+				continue
+			case "volume-nocopy":
+				volumeOptions().NoCopy = true
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid field '%s' must be a key=value pair", field)
+		}
+
+		value := parts[1]
+		switch key {
+		case "type":
+			mount.Type = mounttypes.Type(strings.ToLower(value))
+		case "source", "src":
+			mount.Source = value
+		case "target", "dst", "destination":
+			mount.Target = value
+		case "readonly", "ro":
+			mount.ReadOnly, err = strconv.ParseBool(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for %s: %s", key, value)
+			}
+		case "bind-propagation":
+			bindOptions().Propagation = mounttypes.Propagation(strings.ToLower(value))
+		case "volume-nocopy":
+			volumeOptions().NoCopy, err = strconv.ParseBool(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for populate: %s", value)
+			}
+		case "volume-label":
+			setValueOnMap(volumeOptions().Labels, value)
+		case "volume-driver":
+			volumeOptions().DriverConfig.Name = value
+		case "volume-opt":
+			if volumeOptions().DriverConfig.Options == nil {
+				volumeOptions().DriverConfig.Options = make(map[string]string)
+			}
+			setValueOnMap(volumeOptions().DriverConfig.Options, value)
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected key '%s' in '%s'", key, field)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if mount.Type == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("type is required")
+	}
+
+	if mount.Target == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target is required")
+	}
+
+	if mount.Type == mounttypes.TypeBind && mount.VolumeOptions != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot mix 'volume-*' options with mount type '%s'", mounttypes.TypeBind)
+	}
+	if mount.Type == mounttypes.TypeVolume && mount.BindOptions != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot mix 'bind-*' options with mount type '%s'", mounttypes.TypeVolume)
+	}
+
+	m.values = append(m.values, mount)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Type returns the type of this option
+func (m *MountOpt) Type() string {
+	return "mount"
+}
+
+// String returns a string repr of this option
+func (m *MountOpt) String() string {
+	mounts := []string{}
+	for _, mount := range m.values {
+		repr := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", mount.Type, mount.Source, mount.Target)
+		mounts = append(mounts, repr)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(mounts, ", ")
+}
+
+// Value returns the mounts
+func (m *MountOpt) Value() []mounttypes.Mount {
+	return m.values
+}
diff --git a/opts/mount_test.go b/opts/mount_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28c551bcc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opts/mount_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package opts
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	mounttypes "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/testutil/assert"
+)
+
+func TestMountOptString(t *testing.T) {
+	mount := MountOpt{
+		values: []mounttypes.Mount{
+			{
+				Type:   mounttypes.TypeBind,
+				Source: "/home/path",
+				Target: "/target",
+			},
+			{
+				Type:   mounttypes.TypeVolume,
+				Source: "foo",
+				Target: "/target/foo",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	expected := "bind /home/path /target, volume foo /target/foo"
+	assert.Equal(t, mount.String(), expected)
+}
+
+func TestMountOptSetBindNoErrorBind(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, testcase := range []string{
+		// tests several aliases that should have same result.
+		"type=bind,target=/target,source=/source",
+		"type=bind,src=/source,dst=/target",
+		"type=bind,source=/source,dst=/target",
+		"type=bind,src=/source,target=/target",
+	} {
+		var mount MountOpt
+
+		assert.NilError(t, mount.Set(testcase))
+
+		mounts := mount.Value()
+		assert.Equal(t, len(mounts), 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, mounts[0], mounttypes.Mount{
+			Type:   mounttypes.TypeBind,
+			Source: "/source",
+			Target: "/target",
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMountOptSetVolumeNoError(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, testcase := range []string{
+		// tests several aliases that should have same result.
+		"type=volume,target=/target,source=/source",
+		"type=volume,src=/source,dst=/target",
+		"type=volume,source=/source,dst=/target",
+		"type=volume,src=/source,target=/target",
+	} {
+		var mount MountOpt
+
+		assert.NilError(t, mount.Set(testcase))
+
+		mounts := mount.Value()
+		assert.Equal(t, len(mounts), 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, mounts[0], mounttypes.Mount{
+			Type:   mounttypes.TypeVolume,
+			Source: "/source",
+			Target: "/target",
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMountOptDefaultType ensures that a mount without the type defaults to a
+// volume mount.
+func TestMountOptDefaultType(t *testing.T) {
+	var mount MountOpt
+	assert.NilError(t, mount.Set("target=/target,source=/foo"))
+	assert.Equal(t, mount.values[0].Type, mounttypes.TypeVolume)
+}
+
+func TestMountOptSetErrorNoTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	var mount MountOpt
+	assert.Error(t, mount.Set("type=volume,source=/foo"), "target is required")
+}
+
+func TestMountOptSetErrorInvalidKey(t *testing.T) {
+	var mount MountOpt
+	assert.Error(t, mount.Set("type=volume,bogus=foo"), "unexpected key 'bogus'")
+}
+
+func TestMountOptSetErrorInvalidField(t *testing.T) {
+	var mount MountOpt
+	assert.Error(t, mount.Set("type=volume,bogus"), "invalid field 'bogus'")
+}
+
+func TestMountOptSetErrorInvalidReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	var mount MountOpt
+	assert.Error(t, mount.Set("type=volume,readonly=no"), "invalid value for readonly: no")
+	assert.Error(t, mount.Set("type=volume,readonly=invalid"), "invalid value for readonly: invalid")
+}
+
+func TestMountOptDefaultEnableReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	var m MountOpt
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=bind,target=/foo,source=/foo"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].ReadOnly, false)
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=bind,target=/foo,source=/foo,readonly"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].ReadOnly, true)
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=bind,target=/foo,source=/foo,readonly=1"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].ReadOnly, true)
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=bind,target=/foo,source=/foo,readonly=true"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].ReadOnly, true)
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=bind,target=/foo,source=/foo,readonly=0"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].ReadOnly, false)
+}
+
+func TestMountOptVolumeNoCopy(t *testing.T) {
+	var m MountOpt
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=volume,target=/foo,volume-nocopy"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].Source, "")
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=volume,target=/foo,source=foo"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].VolumeOptions == nil, true)
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=volume,target=/foo,source=foo,volume-nocopy=true"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].VolumeOptions != nil, true)
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].VolumeOptions.NoCopy, true)
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=volume,target=/foo,source=foo,volume-nocopy"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].VolumeOptions != nil, true)
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].VolumeOptions.NoCopy, true)
+
+	m = MountOpt{}
+	assert.NilError(t, m.Set("type=volume,target=/foo,source=foo,volume-nocopy=1"))
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].VolumeOptions != nil, true)
+	assert.Equal(t, m.values[0].VolumeOptions.NoCopy, true)
+}
+
+func TestMountOptTypeConflict(t *testing.T) {
+	var m MountOpt
+	assert.Error(t, m.Set("type=bind,target=/foo,source=/foo,volume-nocopy=true"), "cannot mix")
+	assert.Error(t, m.Set("type=volume,target=/foo,source=/foo,bind-propagation=rprivate"), "cannot mix")
+}