diff --git a/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json b/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json
index 9004000ea..5aed9f7b1 100644
--- a/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json
+++ b/compose/config/config_schema_v2.1.json
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
         "stdin_open": {"type": "boolean"},
         "stop_grace_period": {"type": "string", "format": "duration"},
         "stop_signal": {"type": "string"},
+        "storage_opt": {"type": "object"},
         "tmpfs": {"$ref": "#/definitions/string_or_list"},
         "tty": {"type": "boolean"},
         "ulimits": {
diff --git a/compose/service.py b/compose/service.py
index 03c41ce67..7ee63771a 100644
--- a/compose/service.py
+++ b/compose/service.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ HOST_CONFIG_KEYS = [
     'restart',
     'security_opt',
     'shm_size',
+    'storage_opt',
     'sysctls',
     'userns_mode',
     'volumes_from',
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ class Service(object):
             volume_driver=options.get('volume_driver'),
             cpuset_cpus=options.get('cpuset'),
             cpu_shares=options.get('cpu_shares'),
+            storage_opt=options.get('storage_opt')
         )
 
     def get_secret_volumes(self):
diff --git a/tests/integration/service_test.py b/tests/integration/service_test.py
index baf21af3c..e0aac2147 100644
--- a/tests/integration/service_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/service_test.py
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ class ServiceTest(DockerClientTestCase):
         service.start_container(container)
         self.assertEqual(set(container.get('HostConfig.SecurityOpt')), set(security_opt))
 
+    def test_create_container_with_storage_opt(self):
+        storage_opt = {'size': '1G'}
+        service = self.create_service('db', storage_opt=storage_opt)
+        container = service.create_container()
+        service.start_container(container)
+        self.assertEqual(container.get('HostConfig.StorageOpt'), storage_opt)
+
     def test_create_container_with_mac_address(self):
         service = self.create_service('db', mac_address='02:42:ac:11:65:43')
         container = service.create_container()