diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_docker_container.go b/internal/provider/resource_docker_container.go
index 4682a35f7..a9f5a4600 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_docker_container.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_docker_container.go
@@ -957,6 +957,12 @@ func resourceDockerContainer() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional:    true,
 				ForceNew:    true,
 			},
+			"cgroup_parent": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Description: "Optional parent cgroup for the container",
+				Optional:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_docker_container_funcs.go b/internal/provider/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
index f51ce0c80..3b3d4936b 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ func resourceDockerContainerCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("cgroupns_mode"); ok {
+		hostConfig.CgroupParent = v.(string)
+	}
+
 	init := d.Get("init").(bool)
 	hostConfig.Init = &init