diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/properties.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/properties.py
index a3dded2c4..2d6d4683b 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/properties.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/properties.py
@@ -1100,6 +1100,9 @@ def docker_container(registry, xml_parent, data):
     """yaml: docker-container
     Requires the Jenkins: :jenkins-wiki:`Docker Plugin<Docker+Plugin>`.
 
+    :arg str docker-registry-url: URL of the Docker registry. (default '')
+    :arg str credentials-id: Credentials Id for the Docker registey.
+        (default '')
     :arg bool commit-on-success: When a job completes, the docker slave
         instance is committed with repository based on the job name and build
         number as tag. (default false)
@@ -1125,6 +1128,14 @@ def docker_container(registry, xml_parent, data):
     xml_docker = XML.SubElement(
         xml_parent, 'com.nirima.jenkins.plugins.docker.DockerJobProperty')
 
+    registry = XML.SubElement(xml_docker, 'registry')
+    registry.set('plugin', 'docker-commons')
+    registry_mapping = [
+        ('docker-registry-url', 'url', ''),
+        ('credentials-id', 'credentialsId', ''),
+    ]
+    helpers.convert_mapping_to_xml(
+        registry, data, registry_mapping, fail_required=False)
     mapping = [
         ('commit-on-success', 'tagOnCompletion', False),
         ('additional-tag', 'additionalTag', ''),
diff --git a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.xml b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.xml
index a5374675a..36a671553 100644
--- a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.xml
+++ b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 <project>
   <properties>
     <com.nirima.jenkins.plugins.docker.DockerJobProperty>
+      <registry plugin="docker-commons">
+        <url>https://index.docker.io/v1/</url>
+        <credentialsId>71e4f29c-162b-40d0-85d9-3ddfba2911a0</credentialsId>
+      </registry>
       <tagOnCompletion>true</tagOnCompletion>
       <additionalTag>latest</additionalTag>
       <pushOnSuccess>true</pushOnSuccess>
diff --git a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.yaml b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.yaml
index b230e1bfb..c188cedb3 100644
--- a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.yaml
+++ b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-full.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ properties:
       additional-tag: latest
       push-on-success: true
       clean-local-images: true
+      docker-registry-url: https://index.docker.io/v1/
+      credentials-id: 71e4f29c-162b-40d0-85d9-3ddfba2911a0
diff --git a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-minimal.xml b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-minimal.xml
index 756a7cc79..ebb49d77b 100644
--- a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-minimal.xml
+++ b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-minimal.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 <project>
   <properties>
     <com.nirima.jenkins.plugins.docker.DockerJobProperty>
+      <registry plugin="docker-commons">
+        <url/>
+        <credentialsId/>
+      </registry>
       <tagOnCompletion>false</tagOnCompletion>
       <additionalTag/>
       <pushOnSuccess>false</pushOnSuccess>
diff --git a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-nondefault.xml b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-nondefault.xml
index e66746618..d5e1d6269 100644
--- a/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-nondefault.xml
+++ b/tests/properties/fixtures/docker-container-nondefault.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 <project>
   <properties>
     <com.nirima.jenkins.plugins.docker.DockerJobProperty>
+      <registry plugin="docker-commons">
+        <url/>
+        <credentialsId/>
+      </registry>
       <tagOnCompletion>true</tagOnCompletion>
       <additionalTag>my-hands-are-typing-words</additionalTag>
       <pushOnSuccess>true</pushOnSuccess>