diff --git a/app/models/template.js b/app/models/template.js
index 58c974bee..e7e5ae4a6 100644
--- a/app/models/template.js
+++ b/app/models/template.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ function TemplateViewModel(data) {
   this.Command = data.command ? data.command : '';
   this.Network = data.network ? data.network : '';
   this.Env = data.env ? data.env : [];
+  this.Privileged = data.privileged ? data.privileged : false;
   this.Volumes = [];
   if (data.volumes) {
     this.Volumes = data.volumes.map(function (v) {
diff --git a/app/services/templateService.js b/app/services/templateService.js
index 2c861c428..79958eb1c 100644
--- a/app/services/templateService.js
+++ b/app/services/templateService.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ angular.module('portainer.services')
   service.createContainerConfiguration = function(template, containerName, network, containerMapping) {
     var configuration = TemplateHelper.getDefaultContainerConfiguration();
     configuration.HostConfig.NetworkMode = network.Name;
+    configuration.HostConfig.Privileged = template.Privileged;
     configuration.name = containerName;
     configuration.Image = template.Image;
     configuration.Env = TemplateHelper.EnvToStringArray(template.Env, containerMapping);