diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerKeys.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerKeys.java
index 40b73a2a90e..0e1d2884242 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerKeys.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerKeys.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public interface DockerKeys {
   String DOCKER_START_COMMAND = DOCKER_PREFIX + "startCommand";
 
   String DEFAULT_DOCKER_NETWORK = "bridge";
+  Boolean DEFAULT_DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED = false;
 
   String OUT_FILE = "stdout.txt";
   String ERR_FILE = "stderr.txt";
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerProviderService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerProviderService.java
index af36620a428..cc319eec3b0 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerProviderService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/providers/docker/DockerProviderService.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class DockerProviderService extends AbstractProviderService implements
     launcher.setDockerNetwork(appConf.getComponentOpt(roleGroup, DOCKER_NETWORK,
         DEFAULT_DOCKER_NETWORK));
     launcher.setRunPrivilegedContainer(appConf.getComponentOptBool(roleGroup,
-        DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED, false));
+        DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED, DEFAULT_DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED));
 
     // Set the environment
     Map<String, String> standardTokens = providerUtils.getStandardTokenMap(
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/server/appmaster/state/AppState.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/server/appmaster/state/AppState.java
index 49e7b785ccc..6db375d9a9f 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/server/appmaster/state/AppState.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-slider/hadoop-yarn-slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/server/appmaster/state/AppState.java
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import static org.apache.slider.api.ResourceKeys.*;
 import static org.apache.slider.api.RoleKeys.*;
 import static org.apache.slider.api.StateValues.*;
+import static org.apache.slider.providers.docker.DockerKeys.DEFAULT_DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED;
+import static org.apache.slider.providers.docker.DockerKeys.DOCKER_IMAGE;
+import static org.apache.slider.providers.docker.DockerKeys.DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED;
 
 /**
  * The model of all the ongoing state of a Slider AM.
@@ -1823,6 +1826,15 @@ public class AppState {
       if (SliderUtils.isSet(prefix)) {
         cd.setRoleOpt(rolename, ROLE_PREFIX, SliderUtils.trimPrefix(prefix));
       }
+      String dockerImage = instanceDefinition.getAppConfOperations()
+          .getComponentOpt(role.getGroup(), DOCKER_IMAGE, null);
+      if (SliderUtils.isSet(dockerImage)) {
+        cd.setRoleOpt(rolename, DOCKER_IMAGE, dockerImage);
+        Boolean dockerUsePrivileged = instanceDefinition.getAppConfOperations()
+            .getComponentOptBool(role.getGroup(), DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED,
+                DEFAULT_DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED);
+        cd.setRoleOpt(rolename, DOCKER_USE_PRIVILEGED, dockerUsePrivileged);
+      }
       List<String> instances = instanceMap.get(rolename);
       int nodeCount = instances != null ? instances.size(): 0;
       cd.setRoleOpt(rolename, COMPONENT_INSTANCES,