diff --git a/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py b/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
index e4ed5895..313bc9cb 100644
--- a/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
+++ b/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ class CreateContainer(command.ShowOne):
             type=int,
             default=None,
             help='The disk size in GiB for per container.')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--availability-zone',
+            metavar='<availability_zone>',
+            default=None,
+            help='The availability zone of the container.')
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ class CreateContainer(command.ShowOne):
         opts['runtime'] = parsed_args.runtime
         opts['hostname'] = parsed_args.hostname
         opts['disk'] = parsed_args.disk
+        opts['availability_zone'] = parsed_args.availability_zone
 
         opts = zun_utils.remove_null_parms(**opts)
         container = client.containers.create(**opts)
@@ -723,6 +729,11 @@ class RunContainer(command.ShowOne):
             type=int,
             default=None,
             help='The disk size in GiB for per container.')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--availability-zone',
+            metavar='<availability_zone>',
+            default=None,
+            help='The availability zone of the container.')
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
@@ -753,6 +764,7 @@ class RunContainer(command.ShowOne):
         opts['runtime'] = parsed_args.runtime
         opts['hostname'] = parsed_args.hostname
         opts['disk'] = parsed_args.disk
+        opts['availability_zone'] = parsed_args.availability_zone
 
         opts = zun_utils.remove_null_parms(**opts)
         container = client.containers.run(**opts)
diff --git a/zunclient/tests/unit/v1/test_containers_shell.py b/zunclient/tests/unit/v1/test_containers_shell.py
index 96bbbc4d..0f8af85c 100644
--- a/zunclient/tests/unit/v1/test_containers_shell.py
+++ b/zunclient/tests/unit/v1/test_containers_shell.py
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ class ShellTest(shell_test_base.TestCommandLineArgument):
         mock_run.assert_called_with(
             **_get_container_args(image='x', runtime='runc'))
 
+    @mock.patch('zunclient.v1.containers_shell._show_container')
+    @mock.patch('zunclient.v1.containers.ContainerManager.run')
+    def test_zun_container_run_success_with_availability_zone(
+            self, mock_run, mock_show_container):
+        mock_run.return_value = 'container'
+        self._test_arg_success('run --availability-zone nova x')
+        mock_show_container.assert_called_once_with('container')
+
     @mock.patch('zunclient.v1.containers_shell._show_container')
     @mock.patch('zunclient.v1.containers.ContainerManager.run')
     def test_zun_container_run_with_mount(
diff --git a/zunclient/v1/containers.py b/zunclient/v1/containers.py
index a506ea9a..edb0d58f 100644
--- a/zunclient/v1/containers.py
+++ b/zunclient/v1/containers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ CREATION_ATTRIBUTES = ['name', 'image', 'command', 'cpu', 'memory',
                        'environment', 'workdir', 'labels', 'image_pull_policy',
                        'restart_policy', 'interactive', 'image_driver',
                        'security_groups', 'hints', 'nets', 'auto_remove',
-                       'runtime', 'hostname', 'mounts', 'disk']
+                       'runtime', 'hostname', 'mounts', 'disk',
+                       'availability_zone']
 
 
 class Container(base.Resource):
diff --git a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
index fc8069bd..f1197360 100644
--- a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
+++ b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ def _show_container(container):
            type=int,
            default=None,
            help='The disk size in GiB for per container.')
+@utils.arg('--availability-zone',
+           metavar='<availability_zone>',
+           default=None,
+           help='The availability zone of the container.')
 def do_create(cs, args):
     """Create a container."""
     opts = {}
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ def do_create(cs, args):
     opts['runtime'] = args.runtime
     opts['hostname'] = args.hostname
     opts['disk'] = args.disk
+    opts['availability_zone'] = args.availability_zone
 
     if args.security_group:
         opts['security_groups'] = args.security_group
@@ -550,6 +555,10 @@ def do_kill(cs, args):
            type=int,
            default=None,
            help='The disk size in GiB for per container.')
+@utils.arg('--availability-zone',
+           metavar='<availability_zone>',
+           default=None,
+           help='The availability zone of the container.')
 def do_run(cs, args):
     """Run a command in a new container."""
     opts = {}
@@ -569,6 +578,7 @@ def do_run(cs, args):
     opts['runtime'] = args.runtime
     opts['hostname'] = args.hostname
     opts['disk'] = args.disk
+    opts['availability_zone'] = args.availability_zone
 
     if args.security_group:
         opts['security_groups'] = args.security_group