diff --git a/contrib/docker/docker/resources/docker_container.py b/contrib/docker/docker/resources/docker_container.py
index 5d5001e31..1b0fee8dd 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/docker/resources/docker_container.py
+++ b/contrib/docker/docker/resources/docker_container.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class DockerContainer(resource.Resource):
         'info': _('Container info'),
         'network_info': _('Container network info'),
         'network_ip': _('Container ip address'),
+        'network_gateway': _('Container ip gateway'),
         'network_tcp_ports': _('Container TCP ports'),
         'network_udp_ports': _('Container UDP ports'),
         'logs': _('Container logs'),
@@ -183,6 +184,10 @@ class DockerContainer(resource.Resource):
             client = self.get_client()
             networkinfo = self._container_networkinfo(client, self.resource_id)
             return networkinfo['IPAddress']
+        if name == 'network_gateway':
+            client = self.get_client()
+            networkinfo = self._container_networkinfo(client, self.resource_id)
+            return networkinfo['Gateway']
         if name == 'network_tcp_ports':
             client = self.get_client()
             networkinfo = self._container_networkinfo(client, self.resource_id)
diff --git a/contrib/docker/docker/tests/test_docker_container.py b/contrib/docker/docker/tests/test_docker_container.py
index 4801bdc63..2ba021fda 100644
--- a/contrib/docker/docker/tests/test_docker_container.py
+++ b/contrib/docker/docker/tests/test_docker_container.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class DockerContainerTest(HeatTestCase):
     def test_resource_attributes(self):
         container = self.create_container('Blog')
         # Test network info attributes
+        self.assertEqual('172.17.42.1', container.FnGetAtt('network_gateway'))
         self.assertEqual('172.17.0.3', container.FnGetAtt('network_ip'))
         self.assertEqual('1080', container.FnGetAtt('network_tcp_ports'))
         self.assertEqual('', container.FnGetAtt('network_udp_ports'))