diff --git a/mount/init.go b/mount/init.go
index 05ab334c..ea2b7327 100644
--- a/mount/init.go
+++ b/mount/init.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/symlink"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/label"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/mount/nodes"
 )
@@ -31,24 +30,34 @@ func InitializeMountNamespace(rootfs, console string, sysReadonly bool, mountCon
 		err  error
 		flag = syscall.MS_PRIVATE
 	)
+
 	if mountConfig.NoPivotRoot {
 		flag = syscall.MS_SLAVE
 	}
+
 	if err := syscall.Mount("", "/", "", uintptr(flag|syscall.MS_REC), ""); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mounting / with flags %X %s", (flag | syscall.MS_REC), err)
 	}
+
 	if err := syscall.Mount(rootfs, rootfs, "bind", syscall.MS_BIND|syscall.MS_REC, ""); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mouting %s as bind %s", rootfs, err)
 	}
+
 	if err := mountSystem(rootfs, sysReadonly, mountConfig); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mount system %s", err)
 	}
-	if err := setupBindmounts(rootfs, mountConfig); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("bind mounts %s", err)
+
+	// apply any user specified mounts within the new mount namespace
+	for _, m := range mountConfig.Mounts {
+		if err := m.Mount(rootfs, mountConfig.MountLabel); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
 	if err := nodes.CreateDeviceNodes(rootfs, mountConfig.DeviceNodes); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create device nodes %s", err)
 	}
+
 	if err := SetupPtmx(rootfs, console, mountConfig.MountLabel); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ func InitializeMountNamespace(rootfs, console string, sysReadonly bool, mountCon
 	} else {
 		err = PivotRoot(rootfs)
 	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ func InitializeMountNamespace(rootfs, console string, sysReadonly bool, mountCon
 // mountSystem sets up linux specific system mounts like sys, proc, shm, and devpts
 // inside the mount namespace
 func mountSystem(rootfs string, sysReadonly bool, mountConfig *MountConfig) error {
-	for _, m := range newSystemMounts(rootfs, mountConfig.MountLabel, sysReadonly, mountConfig.Mounts) {
+	for _, m := range newSystemMounts(rootfs, mountConfig.MountLabel, sysReadonly) {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(m.path, 0755); err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("mkdirall %s %s", m.path, err)
 		}
@@ -151,56 +161,9 @@ func setupDevSymlinks(rootfs string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func setupBindmounts(rootfs string, mountConfig *MountConfig) error {
-	bindMounts := mountConfig.Mounts
-	for _, m := range bindMounts.OfType("bind") {
-		var (
-			flags = syscall.MS_BIND | syscall.MS_REC
-			dest  = filepath.Join(rootfs, m.Destination)
-		)
-		if !m.Writable {
-			flags = flags | syscall.MS_RDONLY
-		}
-
-		stat, err := os.Stat(m.Source)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		dest, err = symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(dest, rootfs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if err := createIfNotExists(dest, stat.IsDir()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Creating new bind-mount target, %s", err)
-		}
-
-		if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, "bind", uintptr(flags), ""); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("mounting %s into %s %s", m.Source, dest, err)
-		}
-		if !m.Writable {
-			if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, "bind", uintptr(flags|syscall.MS_REMOUNT), ""); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("remounting %s into %s %s", m.Source, dest, err)
-			}
-		}
-		if m.Relabel != "" {
-			if err := label.Relabel(m.Source, mountConfig.MountLabel, m.Relabel); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("relabeling %s to %s %s", m.Source, mountConfig.MountLabel, err)
-			}
-		}
-		if m.Private {
-			if err := syscall.Mount("", dest, "none", uintptr(syscall.MS_PRIVATE), ""); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("mounting %s private %s", dest, err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // TODO: this is crappy right now and should be cleaned up with a better way of handling system and
 // standard bind mounts allowing them to be more dynamic
-func newSystemMounts(rootfs, mountLabel string, sysReadonly bool, mounts Mounts) []mount {
+func newSystemMounts(rootfs, mountLabel string, sysReadonly bool) []mount {
 	systemMounts := []mount{
 		{source: "proc", path: filepath.Join(rootfs, "proc"), device: "proc", flags: defaultMountFlags},
 		{source: "tmpfs", path: filepath.Join(rootfs, "dev"), device: "tmpfs", flags: syscall.MS_NOSUID | syscall.MS_STRICTATIME, data: label.FormatMountLabel("mode=755", mountLabel)},
@@ -212,6 +175,7 @@ func newSystemMounts(rootfs, mountLabel string, sysReadonly bool, mounts Mounts)
 	if sysReadonly {
 		sysMountFlags |= syscall.MS_RDONLY
 	}
+
 	systemMounts = append(systemMounts, mount{source: "sysfs", path: filepath.Join(rootfs, "sys"), device: "sysfs", flags: sysMountFlags})
 
 	return systemMounts
diff --git a/mount/mount.go b/mount/mount.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a982824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mount/mount.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package mount
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/symlink"
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/label"
+)
+
+type Mount struct {
+	Type        string `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Source      string `json:"source,omitempty"`      // Source path, in the host namespace
+	Destination string `json:"destination,omitempty"` // Destination path, in the container
+	Writable    bool   `json:"writable,omitempty"`
+	Relabel     string `json:"relabel,omitempty"` // Relabel source if set, "z" indicates shared, "Z" indicates unshared
+	Private     bool   `json:"private,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (m *Mount) Mount(rootfs, mountLabel string) error {
+	switch m.Type {
+	case "bind":
+		return m.bindMount(rootfs, mountLabel)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported mount type %s for %s", m.Type, m.Destination)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Mount) bindMount(rootfs, mountLabel string) error {
+	var (
+		flags = syscall.MS_BIND | syscall.MS_REC
+		dest  = filepath.Join(rootfs, m.Destination)
+	)
+
+	if !m.Writable {
+		flags = flags | syscall.MS_RDONLY
+	}
+
+	stat, err := os.Stat(m.Source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// FIXME: (crosbymichael) This is not belong here and should be done a layer above
+	dest, err = symlink.FollowSymlinkInScope(dest, rootfs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := createIfNotExists(dest, stat.IsDir()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating new bind-mount target, %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, "bind", uintptr(flags), ""); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mounting %s into %s %s", m.Source, dest, err)
+	}
+
+	if !m.Writable {
+		if err := syscall.Mount(m.Source, dest, "bind", uintptr(flags|syscall.MS_REMOUNT), ""); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("remounting %s into %s %s", m.Source, dest, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if m.Relabel != "" {
+		if err := label.Relabel(m.Source, mountLabel, m.Relabel); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("relabeling %s to %s %s", m.Source, mountLabel, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if m.Private {
+		if err := syscall.Mount("", dest, "none", uintptr(syscall.MS_PRIVATE), ""); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("mounting %s private %s", dest, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/mount/types.go b/mount/mount_config.go
similarity index 59%
rename from mount/types.go
rename to mount/mount_config.go
index 063bbac1..eef9b8ce 100644
--- a/mount/types.go
+++ b/mount/mount_config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/devices"
 )
 
+var ErrUnsupported = errors.New("Unsupported method")
+
 type MountConfig struct {
 	// NoPivotRoot will use MS_MOVE and a chroot to jail the process into the container's rootfs
 	// This is a common option when the container is running in ramdisk
@@ -17,33 +19,10 @@ type MountConfig struct {
 
 	// Mounts specify additional source and destination paths that will be mounted inside the container's
 	// rootfs and mount namespace if specified
-	Mounts Mounts `json:"mounts,omitempty"`
+	Mounts []*Mount `json:"mounts,omitempty"`
 
 	// The device nodes that should be automatically created within the container upon container start.  Note, make sure that the node is marked as allowed in the cgroup as well!
 	DeviceNodes []*devices.Device `json:"device_nodes,omitempty"`
 
 	MountLabel string `json:"mount_label,omitempty"`
 }
-
-type Mount struct {
-	Type        string `json:"type,omitempty"`
-	Source      string `json:"source,omitempty"`      // Source path, in the host namespace
-	Destination string `json:"destination,omitempty"` // Destination path, in the container
-	Writable    bool   `json:"writable,omitempty"`
-	Relabel     string `json:"relabel,omitempty"` // Relabel source if set, "z" indicates shared, "Z" indicates unshared
-	Private     bool   `json:"private,omitempty"`
-}
-
-type Mounts []Mount
-
-var ErrUnsupported = errors.New("Unsupported method")
-
-func (s Mounts) OfType(t string) Mounts {
-	out := Mounts{}
-	for _, m := range s {
-		if m.Type == t {
-			out = append(out, m)
-		}
-	}
-	return out
-}