diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/command/CreateContainerCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/command/CreateContainerCmd.java
index 77bf100ac..e2b0072fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/command/CreateContainerCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/command/CreateContainerCmd.java
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ public interface CreateContainerCmd extends SyncDockerCmd<CreateContainerRespons
     @CheckForNull
     Boolean isTty();
 
+    @CheckForNull
+    String[] getSecurityOpts();
+
     /**
      * Add network-scoped alias for the container
      * @param aliases on ore more aliases
@@ -442,6 +445,10 @@ public interface CreateContainerCmd extends SyncDockerCmd<CreateContainerRespons
 
     CreateContainerCmd withHostConfig(HostConfig hostConfig);
 
+    CreateContainerCmd withSecurityOpts(String... securityOpt);
+
+    CreateContainerCmd withSecurityOpts(List<String> securityOpt);
+
     /**
      * @throws NotFoundException
      *             No such container
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/model/HostConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/model/HostConfig.java
index 062082a03..62bde8650 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/model/HostConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/api/model/HostConfig.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class HostConfig implements Serializable {
      * @since {@link RemoteApiVersion#VERSION_1_20}
      */
     @JsonProperty("SecurityOpt")
-    private List<String> securityOpts;
+    private String[] securityOpts;
 
     /**
      * @since {@link RemoteApiVersion#VERSION_1_20}
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public Boolean getOomKillDisable() {
      * @see #securityOpts
      */
     @CheckForNull
-    public List<String> getSecurityOpts() {
+    public String[] getSecurityOpts() {
         return securityOpts;
     }
 
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ public HostConfig withRestartPolicy(RestartPolicy restartPolicy) {
     /**
      * @see #securityOpts
      */
-    public HostConfig withSecurityOpts(List<String> securityOpts) {
+    public HostConfig withSecurityOpts(String[] securityOpts) {
         this.securityOpts = securityOpts;
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/command/CreateContainerCmdImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/command/CreateContainerCmdImpl.java
index f3cfefa05..7c224eec1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/command/CreateContainerCmdImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/command/CreateContainerCmdImpl.java
@@ -482,6 +482,12 @@ public String getCgroupParent() {
         return hostConfig.getCgroupParent();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public String[] getSecurityOpts() {
+        return hostConfig.getSecurityOpts();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CreateContainerCmd withAliases(String... aliases) {
         this.aliases = Arrays.asList(aliases);
@@ -987,6 +993,17 @@ public CreateContainerCmd withHostConfig(HostConfig hostConfig) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public CreateContainerCmd withSecurityOpts(String... securityOpt) {
+        this.hostConfig.withSecurityOpts(securityOpt);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CreateContainerCmd withSecurityOpts(List<String> securityOpt) {
+        checkNotNull(securityOpt, "security_opt was not specified");
+        return withSecurityOpts(securityOpt.toArray(new String[securityOpt.size()]));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return ToStringBuilder.reflectionToString(this);