diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go
index 2e0bec5bc4..6932e4df81 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/copy"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/locker"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux/label"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ func (d *naiveDiffDriverWithApply) ApplyDiff(id, parent string, diff io.Reader)
 // of that. This means all child images share file (but not directory)
 // data with the parent.
 
+type overlayOptions struct{}
+
 // Driver contains information about the home directory and the list of active mounts that are created using this driver.
 type Driver struct {
 	home          string
@@ -115,6 +119,10 @@ func init() {
 // If an overlay filesystem is not supported over an existing filesystem then
 // error graphdriver.ErrIncompatibleFS is returned.
 func Init(home string, options []string, uidMaps, gidMaps []idtools.IDMap) (graphdriver.Driver, error) {
+	_, err := parseOptions(options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	if err := supportsOverlay(); err != nil {
 		return nil, graphdriver.ErrNotSupported
@@ -176,6 +184,22 @@ func Init(home string, options []string, uidMaps, gidMaps []idtools.IDMap) (grap
 	return NaiveDiffDriverWithApply(d, uidMaps, gidMaps), nil
 }
 
+func parseOptions(options []string) (*overlayOptions, error) {
+	o := &overlayOptions{}
+	for _, option := range options {
+		key, _, err := parsers.ParseKeyValueOpt(option)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		key = strings.ToLower(key)
+		switch key {
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("overlay: unknown option %s", key)
+		}
+	}
+	return o, nil
+}
+
 func supportsOverlay() error {
 	// We can try to modprobe overlay first before looking at
 	// proc/filesystems for when overlay is supported