diff --git a/js/controllers.js b/js/controllers.js
index 437031ef5..c1c6ff9a6 100644
--- a/js/controllers.js
+++ b/js/controllers.js
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ function StartContainerController($scope, $routeParams, $location, Container, Me
         name: '',
         memory: 0,
         memorySwap: 0,
+        cpuShares: 1024,
         env: '',
         commands: '',
         volumesFrom: ''
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ function StartContainerController($scope, $routeParams, $location, Container, Me
                 name: $scope.config.name,
                 Memory: $scope.config.memory,
                 MemorySwap: $scope.config.memorySwap,
+                CpuShares: $scope.config.cpuShares,
                 Cmd: cmds,
                 VolumesFrom: $scope.config.volumesFrom
             }, function(d) {
diff --git a/partials/startcontainer.html b/partials/startcontainer.html
index 10b1e8639..3cf6885c2 100644
--- a/partials/startcontainer.html
+++ b/partials/startcontainer.html
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
             <label>Memory Swap:</label>
             <input type="number" ng-model="config.memorySwap"/>
 
+            <label>CPU Shares:</label>
+            <input type="number" ng-model="config.cpuShares"/>
+
             <label>Volumes From:</label>
             <input type="text" ng-model="config.volumesFrom"/>
         </fieldset>