diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/config.go b/libcontainer/configs/config.go
index 7fd311db429..3a76732b969 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/config.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/config.go
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ type Hooks struct {
 	// but before the user supplied command is executed from init.
 	Prestart []Hook
 
+	// Poststart commands are executed after the container init process starts.
+	Poststart []Hook
+
 	// Poststop commands are executed after the container init process exits.
 	Poststop []Hook
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux.go b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
index 94cb8979a15..69d43e8594e 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
@@ -183,6 +183,22 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) Start(process *Process) error {
 	if doInit {
 		c.updateState(parent)
 	}
+	if c.config.Hooks != nil {
+		s := configs.HookState{
+			Version: c.config.Version,
+			ID:      c.id,
+			Pid:     parent.pid(),
+			Root:    c.config.Rootfs,
+		}
+		for _, hook := range c.config.Hooks.Poststart {
+			if err := hook.Run(s); err != nil {
+				if err := parent.terminate(); err != nil {
+					logrus.Warn(err)
+				}
+				return newSystemError(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/spec.go b/spec.go
index 69cf47b799a..f679a0aada9 100644
--- a/spec.go
+++ b/spec.go
@@ -712,6 +712,14 @@ func createHooks(rspec *specs.LinuxRuntimeSpec, config *configs.Config) {
 		}
 		config.Hooks.Prestart = append(config.Hooks.Prestart, configs.NewCommandHook(cmd))
 	}
+	for _, h := range rspec.Hooks.Poststart {
+		cmd := configs.Command{
+			Path: h.Path,
+			Args: h.Args,
+			Env:  h.Env,
+		}
+		config.Hooks.Poststart = append(config.Hooks.Poststart, configs.NewCommandHook(cmd))
+	}
 	for _, h := range rspec.Hooks.Poststop {
 		cmd := configs.Command{
 			Path: h.Path,