diff --git a/dockerclient.go b/dockerclient.go
index 51a00b2..2b3a6ee 100644
--- a/dockerclient.go
+++ b/dockerclient.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -251,6 +252,34 @@ func (client *DockerClient) ContainerLogs(id string, options *LogOptions) (io.Re
 	return resp.Body, nil
 }
 
+func (client *DockerClient) CopyToContainer(id, destPath string, rdr io.Reader) error {
+	p := filepath.ToSlash(destPath)
+
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/containers/%s/archive?path=%s", APIVersion, id, p)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", client.URL.String()+uri, rdr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-tar")
+	resp, err := client.HTTPClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode > 200 {
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return Error{StatusCode: resp.StatusCode, Status: resp.Status, msg: string(data)}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (client *DockerClient) ContainerChanges(id string) ([]*ContainerChanges, error) {
 	uri := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/containers/%s/changes", APIVersion, id)
 	data, err := client.doRequest("GET", uri, nil, nil)
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index b373055..6650930 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	ExecResize(id string, width, height int) error
 	StartContainer(id string, config *HostConfig) error
 	AttachContainer(id string, options *AttachOptions) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+	CopyToContainer(id, destPath string, rdr io.Reader) error
 	StopContainer(id string, timeout int) error
 	RestartContainer(id string, timeout int) error
 	KillContainer(id, signal string) error
diff --git a/mockclient/mock.go b/mockclient/mock.go
index 9da36b8..1b2e719 100644
--- a/mockclient/mock.go
+++ b/mockclient/mock.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ func (client *MockClient) AttachContainer(id string, options *dockerclient.Attac
 	return args.Get(0).(io.ReadCloser), args.Error(1)
 }
 
+func (client *MockClient) CopyToContainer(id string, destPath string, rdr io.Reader) error {
+	args := client.Mock.Called(id, destPath, rdr)
+	return args.Error(0)
+}
+
 func (client *MockClient) StartContainer(id string, config *dockerclient.HostConfig) error {
 	args := client.Mock.Called(id, config)
 	return args.Error(0)