diff --git a/fig/service.py b/fig/service.py
index 54c35d0c2..2c7cc1c89 100644
--- a/fig/service.py
+++ b/fig/service.py
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@ class Service(object):
             for volume in options['volumes']:
                 if ':' in volume:
                     external_dir, internal_dir = volume.split(':')
-                    volume_bindings[os.path.abspath(external_dir)] = internal_dir
+                    volume_bindings[os.path.abspath(external_dir)] = {
+                        'bind': internal_dir,
+                        'ro': False,
+                    }
 
         privileged = options.get('privileged', False)
 
diff --git a/tests/service_test.py b/tests/service_test.py
index f1b1f9de5..78947e1f6 100644
--- a/tests/service_test.py
+++ b/tests/service_test.py
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ class ServiceTest(DockerClientTestCase):
         service.start_container(container)
         self.assertIn('/var/db', container.inspect()['Volumes'])
 
+    def test_create_container_with_specified_volume(self):
+        service = self.create_service('db', volumes=['/tmp:/host-tmp'])
+        container = service.create_container()
+        service.start_container(container)
+        self.assertIn('/host-tmp', container.inspect()['Volumes'])
+
     def test_recreate_containers(self):
         service = self.create_service(
             'db',