diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.19.md b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.19.md
index d6399b8fbd..6ac6f33de5 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.19.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.19.md
@@ -1752,6 +1752,10 @@ Create a new image from a container's changes
          "Volumes": {
                  "/tmp": {}
          },
+         "Labels": {
+                 "key1": "value1",
+                 "key2": "value2"
+          },
          "WorkingDir": "",
          "NetworkDisabled": false,
          "ExposedPorts": {
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.20.md b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.20.md
index c3a42410dd..82739d6294 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.20.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.20.md
@@ -1743,6 +1743,10 @@ Create a new image from a container's changes
          "Volumes": {
                  "/tmp": {}
          },
+         "Labels": {
+                 "key1": "value1",
+                 "key2": "value2"
+          },
          "WorkingDir": "",
          "NetworkDisabled": false,
          "ExposedPorts": {
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
index 8bdc13b6d7..d7bf9e97f9 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
@@ -725,6 +725,57 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerApiCommit(c *check.C) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerApiCommitWithLabelInConfig(c *check.C) {
+	cName := "testapicommitwithconfig"
+	out, err := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "--name="+cName, "busybox", "/bin/sh", "-c", "touch /test").CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatal(err, out)
+	}
+
+	config := map[string]interface{}{
+		"Labels": map[string]string{"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"},
+	}
+
+	name := "TestContainerApiCommitWithConfig"
+	status, b, err := sockRequest("POST", "/commit?repo="+name+"&container="+cName, config)
+	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusCreated)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+
+	type resp struct {
+		Id string
+	}
+	var img resp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &img); err != nil {
+		c.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	label1, err := inspectFieldMap(img.Id, "Config.Labels", "key1")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	c.Assert(label1, check.Equals, "value1")
+
+	label2, err := inspectFieldMap(img.Id, "Config.Labels", "key2")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	c.Assert(label2, check.Equals, "value2")
+
+	cmd, err := inspectField(img.Id, "Config.Cmd")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if cmd != "{[/bin/sh -c touch /test]}" {
+		c.Fatalf("got wrong Cmd from commit: %q", cmd)
+	}
+
+	// sanity check, make sure the image is what we think it is
+	out, err = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", img.Id, "ls", "/test").CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatalf("error checking committed image: %v - %q", err, string(out))
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestContainerApiCreate(c *check.C) {
 	config := map[string]interface{}{
 		"Image": "busybox",