diff --git a/buildfile.go b/buildfile.go
index a13dc82c55..38e6c330d6 100644
--- a/buildfile.go
+++ b/buildfile.go
@@ -173,6 +173,27 @@ func (b *buildFile) CmdEntrypoint(args string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (b *buildFile) CmdVolume(args string) error {
+	if args == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Volume cannot be empty")
+	}
+
+	var volume []string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(args), &volume); err != nil {
+		volume = []string{args}
+	}
+	if b.config.Volumes == nil {
+		b.config.Volumes = NewPathOpts()
+	}
+	for _, v := range volume {
+		b.config.Volumes[v] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	if err := b.commit("", b.config.Cmd, fmt.Sprintf("VOLUME %s", args)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *buildFile) addRemote(container *Container, orig, dest string) error {
 	file, err := utils.Download(orig, ioutil.Discard)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/buildfile_test.go b/buildfile_test.go
index 8913284e8f..9250f73765 100644
--- a/buildfile_test.go
+++ b/buildfile_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ run    [ "$FOO" = "BAR" ]
 from %s
 ENTRYPOINT /bin/echo
 CMD Hello world
+`,
+		nil,
+	},
+
+	{
+		`
+from %s
+VOLUME /test
+CMD Hello world
 `,
 		nil,
 	},
@@ -114,3 +123,39 @@ func TestBuild(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestVolume(t *testing.T) {
+	runtime, err := newTestRuntime()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer nuke(runtime)
+
+	srv := &Server{
+		runtime:     runtime,
+		pullingPool: make(map[string]struct{}),
+		pushingPool: make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}
+
+	buildfile := NewBuildFile(srv, ioutil.Discard)
+	imgId, err := buildfile.Build(mkTestContext(`
+from %s
+VOLUME /test
+CMD Hello world
+`, nil, t))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	img, err := srv.ImageInspect(imgId)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(img.Config.Volumes) == 0 {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	for key, _ := range img.Config.Volumes {
+		if key != "/test" {
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/docs/sources/use/builder.rst b/docs/sources/use/builder.rst
index 6a12beadf8..ab416281b4 100644
--- a/docs/sources/use/builder.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/use/builder.rst
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ files and directories are created with mode 0700, uid and gid 0.
 
 The `ENTRYPOINT` instruction adds an entry command that will not be overwritten when arguments are passed to docker run, unlike the behavior of `CMD`.  This allows arguments to be passed to the entrypoint.  i.e. `docker run <image> -d` will pass the "-d" argument to the entrypoint.
 
+2.9 VOLUME
+----------
+
+    ``VOLUME ["/data"]``
+
+The `VOLUME` instruction will add one or more new volumes to any container created from the image.
+
 3. Dockerfile Examples
 ======================
 
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 103e762822..caef086289 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -89,4 +89,7 @@ func MergeConfig(userConf, imageConf *Config) {
 	if userConf.Entrypoint == nil || len(userConf.Entrypoint) == 0 {
 		userConf.Entrypoint = imageConf.Entrypoint
 	}
+	if userConf.Volumes == nil || len(userConf.Volumes) == 0 {
+		userConf.Volumes = imageConf.Volumes
+	}
 }