diff --git a/cli/command/container/opts.go b/cli/command/container/opts.go
index 157e1bedc7..5ae7e8cc01 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/opts.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/opts.go
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ func parsePortOpts(publishOpts []string) ([]string, error) {
 
 			params[opt[0]] = opt[1]
 		}
-		optsList = append(optsList, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s/%s", params["target"], params["published"], params["protocol"]))
+		optsList = append(optsList, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s/%s", params["published"], params["target"], params["protocol"]))
 	}
 	return optsList, nil
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/container/opts_test.go b/cli/command/container/opts_test.go
index 709119c5f7..46a4ba5192 100644
--- a/cli/command/container/opts_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/container/opts_test.go
@@ -872,3 +872,9 @@ func TestParseSystemPaths(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, readonlyPaths, tc.readonly)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParsePortOpts(t *testing.T) {
+	parsed, err := parsePortOpts([]string{"published=1500,target=200", "target=80,published=90"})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, []string{"1500:200/tcp", "90:80/tcp"}, parsed)
+}