diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ec995fc..0c4dda7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ sh:
 GO_PACKAGES = $(shell find . -not \( -wholename ./vendor -prune -o -wholename ./.git -prune \) -name '*.go' -print0 | xargs -0n1 dirname | sort -u)
 
 direct-test:
-	go test -cover -v $(GO_PACKAGES)
+	go test $(TEST_TAGS) -cover -v $(GO_PACKAGES)
 
 direct-test-short:
-	go test -cover -test.short -v $(GO_PACKAGES)
+	go test $(TEST_TAGS) -cover -test.short -v $(GO_PACKAGES)
 
 direct-build:
 	go build -v $(GO_PACKAGES)
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 1fb377dc..57ea5c69 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Networks specifies the container's network setup to be created
 	Networks []*Network `json:"networks,omitempty"`
 
+	// Ipc specifies the container's ipc setup to be created
+	IpcNsPath string `json:"ipc,omitempty"`
+
 	// Routes can be specified to create entries in the route table as the container is started
 	Routes []*Route `json:"routes,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/integration/exec_test.go b/integration/exec_test.go
index 96099189..261d208e 100644
--- a/integration/exec_test.go
+++ b/integration/exec_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -36,3 +37,122 @@ func TestExecPS(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected output %q but received %q", expected, actual)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIPCPrivate(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	rootfs, err := newRootFs()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer remove(rootfs)
+
+	l, err := os.Readlink("/proc/1/ns/ipc")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	config := newTemplateConfig(rootfs)
+	config.Namespaces["NEWIPC"] = true
+	buffers, exitCode, err := runContainer(config, "", "readlink", "/proc/self/ns/ipc")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if exitCode != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("exit code not 0. code %d stderr %q", exitCode, buffers.Stderr)
+	}
+
+	if actual := strings.Trim(buffers.Stdout.String(), "\n"); actual == l {
+		t.Fatalf("ipc link should be private to the conatiner but equals host %q %q", actual, l)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIPCHost(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	rootfs, err := newRootFs()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer remove(rootfs)
+
+	l, err := os.Readlink("/proc/1/ns/ipc")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	config := newTemplateConfig(rootfs)
+	config.Namespaces["NEWIPC"] = false
+	buffers, exitCode, err := runContainer(config, "", "readlink", "/proc/self/ns/ipc")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if exitCode != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("exit code not 0. code %d stderr %q", exitCode, buffers.Stderr)
+	}
+
+	if actual := strings.Trim(buffers.Stdout.String(), "\n"); actual != l {
+		t.Fatalf("ipc link not equal to host link %q %q", actual, l)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIPCJoinPath(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	rootfs, err := newRootFs()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer remove(rootfs)
+
+	l, err := os.Readlink("/proc/1/ns/ipc")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	config := newTemplateConfig(rootfs)
+	config.Namespaces["NEWIPC"] = false
+	config.IpcNsPath = "/proc/1/ns/ipc"
+
+	buffers, exitCode, err := runContainer(config, "", "readlink", "/proc/self/ns/ipc")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if exitCode != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("exit code not 0. code %d stderr %q", exitCode, buffers.Stderr)
+	}
+
+	if actual := strings.Trim(buffers.Stdout.String(), "\n"); actual != l {
+		t.Fatalf("ipc link not equal to host link %q %q", actual, l)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIPCBadPath(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	rootfs, err := newRootFs()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer remove(rootfs)
+
+	config := newTemplateConfig(rootfs)
+	config.Namespaces["NEWIPC"] = false
+	config.IpcNsPath = "/proc/1/ns/ipcc"
+
+	_, _, err = runContainer(config, "", "true")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("container succeded with bad ipc path")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ipc/ipc.go b/ipc/ipc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..147cf557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipc/ipc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package ipc
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/system"
+)
+
+// Join the IPC Namespace of specified ipc path if it exists.
+// If the path does not exist then you are not joining a container.
+func Initialize(nsPath string) error {
+	if nsPath == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(nsPath, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed get IPC namespace fd: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = system.Setns(f.Fd(), syscall.CLONE_NEWIPC)
+	f.Close()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to setns current IPC namespace: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/namespaces/init.go b/namespaces/init.go
index 4c2b3327..879ac21e 100644
--- a/namespaces/init.go
+++ b/namespaces/init.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/apparmor"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/console"
+	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/ipc"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/label"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/mount"
 	"github.com/docker/libcontainer/netlink"
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ func Init(container *libcontainer.Config, uncleanRootfs, consolePath string, syn
 			return fmt.Errorf("setctty %s", err)
 		}
 	}
+	if err := ipc.Initialize(container.IpcNsPath); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("setup IPC %s", err)
+	}
 	if err := setupNetwork(container, networkState); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setup networking %s", err)
 	}