diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 3f16c909f..fd85bb9d6 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ func (p Port) Port() string {
 	return strings.Split(string(p), "/")[1]
 }
 
+func NewPort(proto, port string) Port {
+	return Port(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", proto, port))
+}
+
 func ParseRun(args []string, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Config, *HostConfig, *flag.FlagSet, error) {
 	cmd := Subcmd("run", "[OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]", "Run a command in a new container")
 	if os.Getenv("TEST") != "" {
@@ -152,8 +156,11 @@ func ParseRun(args []string, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Config, *HostConfig,
 
 	flCpuShares := cmd.Int64("c", 0, "CPU shares (relative weight)")
 
-	var flPorts ListOpts
-	cmd.Var(&flPorts, "p", "Expose a container's port to the host (use 'docker port' to see the actual mapping)")
+	var flPublish ListOpts
+	cmd.Var(&flPublish, "p", "Publish a container's port to the host (use 'docker port' to see the actual mapping)")
+
+	var flExpose ListOpts
+	cmd.Var(&flExpose, "expose", "Expose a port from the container without publishing it to your host")
 
 	var flEnv ListOpts
 	cmd.Var(&flEnv, "e", "Set environment variables")
@@ -238,11 +245,22 @@ func ParseRun(args []string, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Config, *HostConfig,
 		domainname = parts[1]
 	}
 
-	ports, portBindings, err := parsePortSpecs(flPorts)
+	ports, portBindings, err := parsePortSpecs(flPublish)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, cmd, err
 	}
 
+	// Merge in exposed ports to the map of published ports
+	for _, e := range flExpose {
+		if strings.Contains(e, ":") {
+			return nil, nil, cmd, fmt.Errorf("Invalid port format for -expose: %s", e)
+		}
+		p := NewPort(splitProtoPort(e))
+		if _, exists := ports[p]; !exists {
+			ports[p] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
 	config := &Config{
 		Hostname:        *flHostname,
 		Domainname:      domainname,
@@ -301,8 +319,15 @@ type NetworkSettings struct {
 func (settings *NetworkSettings) PortMappingAPI() []APIPort {
 	var mapping []APIPort
 	for port, bindings := range settings.Ports {
+		p, _ := parsePort(port.Port())
+		if len(bindings) == 0 {
+			mapping = append(mapping, APIPort{
+				PublicPort: int64(p),
+				Type:       port.Proto(),
+			})
+			continue
+		}
 		for _, binding := range bindings {
-			p, _ := parsePort(port.Port())
 			h, _ := parsePort(binding.HostPort)
 			mapping = append(mapping, APIPort{
 				PrivatePort: int64(p),
@@ -945,9 +970,6 @@ func (container *Container) allocateNetwork(hostConfig *HostConfig) error {
 
 	for port := range portSpecs {
 		binding := bindings[port]
-		if len(binding) == 0 {
-			binding = append(binding, PortBinding{})
-		}
 		for i := 0; i < len(binding); i++ {
 			b := binding[i]
 			nat, err := iface.AllocatePort(port, b)
diff --git a/docs/sources/commandline/command/run.rst b/docs/sources/commandline/command/run.rst
index 41aa09d34..88aec87d6 100644
--- a/docs/sources/commandline/command/run.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/commandline/command/run.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     Run a command in a new container
 
-      -a=map[]: Attach to stdin, stdout or stderr.
+      -a=map[]: Attach to stdin, stdout or stderr
       -c=0: CPU shares (relative weight)
       -cidfile="": Write the container ID to the file
       -d=false: Detached mode: Run container in the background, print new container id
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
       -t=false: Allocate a pseudo-tty
       -u="": Username or UID
       -dns=[]: Set custom dns servers for the container
-      -v=[]: Create a bind mount with: [host-dir]:[container-dir]:[rw|ro]. If "host-dir" is missing, then docker creates a new volume.
-      -volumes-from="": Mount all volumes from the given container.
-      -entrypoint="": Overwrite the default entrypoint set by the image.
+      -v=[]: Create a bind mount with: [host-dir]:[container-dir]:[rw|ro]. If "host-dir" is missing, then docker creates a new volume
+      -volumes-from="": Mount all volumes from the given container
+      -entrypoint="": Overwrite the default entrypoint set by the image
       -w="": Working directory inside the container
       -lxc-conf=[]: Add custom lxc options -lxc-conf="lxc.cgroup.cpuset.cpus = 0,1"
+      -expose=[]: Expose a port from the container without publishing it to your host
 
 Examples
 --------
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 4ddb5f577..c42718000 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ func parsePortSpecs(ports []string) (map[Port]struct{}, map[Port][]PortBinding,
 		if containerPort == "" {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("No port specified: %s<empty>", rawPort)
 		}
-		port := Port(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", proto, containerPort))
+
+		port := NewPort(proto, containerPort)
 		if _, exists := exposedPorts[port]; !exists {
 			exposedPorts[port] = struct{}{}
 		}
@@ -241,6 +242,18 @@ func parsePortSpecs(ports []string) (map[Port]struct{}, map[Port][]PortBinding,
 	return exposedPorts, bindings, nil
 }
 
+func splitProtoPort(rawPort string) (string, string) {
+	parts := strings.Split(rawPort, "/")
+	l := len(parts)
+	if l == 0 {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	if l == 1 {
+		return "tcp", rawPort
+	}
+	return parts[1], parts[0]
+}
+
 func parsePort(rawPort string) (int, error) {
 	port, err := strconv.ParseUint(rawPort, 10, 16)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -258,7 +271,13 @@ func migratePortMappings(config *Config) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		config.PortSpecs = nil
-		config.ExposedPorts = ports
+
+		if config.ExposedPorts == nil {
+			config.ExposedPorts = make(map[Port]struct{}, len(ports))
+		}
+		for k, v := range ports {
+			config.ExposedPorts[k] = v
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }