diff --git a/docs/reference/docker/README.md b/docs/reference/docker/README.md
index a8c7cedd..d96f3365 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docker/README.md
+++ b/docs/reference/docker/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Push a docker image to a remote registry
 | Name                  | Type              | Description                           |
 | -------------         |:-------------:    |:-------------:                        |
 |*ref*                  | `string`          |Image reference (e.g: nginx:alpine)    |
-|*run.command*          | `"""\n            # Run detach container\n                OPTS=""\n    \n    if [ ! -z "$CONTAINER_NAME" ]; then\n    \tOPTS="$OPTS --name $CONTAINER_NAME"\n    fi\n    \n    docker container run -d $OPTS "$IMAGE_REF"\n    """`    |Command to execute    |
+|*run.command*          | `"""\n            # Run detach container\n                OPTS=""\n    \n    if [ ! -z "$CONTAINER_NAME" ]; then\n    \tOPTS="$OPTS --name $CONTAINER_NAME"\n    fi\n    \n    if [ ! -z "$CONTAINER_PORTS" ]; then\n    \tOPTS="$OPTS -p $CONTAINER_PORTS"\n    fi\n    \n    docker container run -d $OPTS "$IMAGE_REF"\n    """`    |Command to execute    |
 |*run.env.IMAGE_REF*    | `string`          |-                                      |
 |*run.registries*       | `[]`              |Image registries                       |
 
diff --git a/stdlib/.dagger/env/docker-run-ports/.gitignore b/stdlib/.dagger/env/docker-run-ports/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01ec19b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/.dagger/env/docker-run-ports/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# dagger state
+state/**
diff --git a/stdlib/.dagger/env/docker-run-ports/values.yaml b/stdlib/.dagger/env/docker-run-ports/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff47e285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/.dagger/env/docker-run-ports/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+plan:
+    package: ./docker/tests/run-ports
+name: docker-run-ports
+sops:
+    kms: []
+    gcp_kms: []
+    azure_kv: []
+    hc_vault: []
+    age:
+        - recipient: age1gxwmtwahzwdmrskhf90ppwlnze30lgpm056kuesrxzeuyclrwvpsupwtpk
+          enc: |
+            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBpbHY3ZzZjWWdRcVd5UUdT
+            eFI4UmhTUkd6a0lscDZ3SzVFT2NiSzFRUHhFCnRsRXorSFhjano1WTcrYjlGZElm
+            S2o1V005SlpSbHBmbjJNZ1I3VTRXVGMKLS0tIEdlMThjcmNGK3VJdXV4anNud21x
+            TS80V3BnN3BaeDFTRjNBRTAwbWRKcWcK1rH2zWxTQsbSgOs9Ys89ZCP7kVOm1wFe
+            Kv849q+QOvIy9JPYkGgV16Yr3ijFF7z/h0PCicZRI76WYV/3JnbYmg==
+            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+    lastmodified: "2021-09-28T15:06:47Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:WF2X4RCio9x459Fv4XK/P933cS9uac3kHA2+kfaft++ndxbHOY0zmOhUvNMmzLtJNTXL7oBADWIIqIiFbaaC0pC+xGq1th+woR3LvAVQi5J0rlDTcdMDPT03KOPdOmsXFDow5jzyn8vPsC59VCys0ZmEnmnHIGufnFy2qKVV0bM=,iv:GUrSk66zhDqxx+rVM9zMDfmcaDBSOOMIeCSViS2cuLU=,tag:rgCoWe//hn8xmeRmbc5ybQ==,type:str]
+    pgp: []
+    encrypted_suffix: secret
+    version: 3.7.1
diff --git a/stdlib/docker/docker.cue b/stdlib/docker/docker.cue
index 3b26dfd8..0236ed8b 100644
--- a/stdlib/docker/docker.cue
+++ b/stdlib/docker/docker.cue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package docker
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger"
 	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/op"
 )
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ import (
 		secret:   dagger.#Secret
 	} & dagger.#Input
 
+	// local ports
+	ports?: [...string]
+
 	#command: #"""
 		# Run detach container
 		OPTS=""
@@ -146,6 +150,10 @@ import (
 			OPTS="$OPTS --name $CONTAINER_NAME"
 		fi
 
+		if [ ! -z "$CONTAINER_PORTS" ]; then
+			OPTS="$OPTS -p $CONTAINER_PORTS"
+		fi
+
 		docker container run -d $OPTS "$IMAGE_REF"
 		"""#
 
@@ -163,6 +171,10 @@ import (
 			if name != _|_ {
 				CONTAINER_NAME: name
 			}
+
+			if ports != _|_ {
+				CONTAINER_PORTS: strings.Join(ports, " -p ")
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/stdlib/docker/tests/run-ports/ports.cue b/stdlib/docker/tests/run-ports/ports.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95a395c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/docker/tests/run-ports/ports.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package docker
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/random"
+)
+
+suffix: random.#String & {
+	seed: ""
+}
+
+run: #Run & {
+	name:   "daggerci-test-ports-\(suffix.out)"
+	ref:    "nginx"
+	socket: dagger.#Stream & {unix: "/var/run/docker.sock"}
+	ports: ["8080:80"]
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/universe.bats b/stdlib/universe.bats
index 2c820919..0a19361e 100644
--- a/stdlib/universe.bats
+++ b/stdlib/universe.bats
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ setup() {
   dagger -e docker-run-local up
 }
 
+@test "docker run: ports" {
+  dagger -e docker-run-ports up
+  CONTAINER=$(docker container ls -q --filter "name=daggerci-test-ports-*")
+  until docker inspect --format "{{json .State.Status }}" "$CONTAINER" | grep -m 1 "running"; do sleep 1 ; done
+  run curl -f -LI http://localhost:8080
+  assert_output --partial '200 OK'
+  docker stop "$CONTAINER" && docker rm "$CONTAINER"
+}
+
 @test "docker build" {
   dagger -e docker-build up
 }