diff --git a/otherworld b/otherworld
index f14f6b5..db4f028 100755
--- a/otherworld
+++ b/otherworld
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ config = {
     "cwd": os.getcwd(),
     "tty": sys.stdout.isatty(),
     "log": log,
-    "user_init_command": [] 
+    "user_init_command": [],
+    "docker_create_options": []
 }
 
 # load config from files
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ except Exception:
     docker_create(
         image_name,
         container_name,
-        DOCKER_CREATE_OPTIONS + create_x11_mapping() + expand_user_volumes(user_volumes),
+        DOCKER_CREATE_OPTIONS + config.get("docker_create_options", []) + create_x11_mapping() + expand_user_volumes(user_volumes),
         BACKGROUND_COMMAND, { OTHERWORLD_LABEL: user }
     )
     container = docker_inspect(container_name)[0]