diff --git a/ipamapi/contract.go b/ipamapi/contract.go
index ae6ecc8990..0c85a7527b 100644
--- a/ipamapi/contract.go
+++ b/ipamapi/contract.go
@@ -79,4 +79,6 @@ type Ipam interface {
 // Capability represents the requirements and capabilities of the IPAM driver
 type Capability struct {
 	RequiresMACAddress bool
+	RequiresEndpointID bool
+	RequiresNetworkID  bool
 }
diff --git a/ipams/remote/api/api.go b/ipams/remote/api/api.go
index e357630cbb..6e5c818fb2 100644
--- a/ipams/remote/api/api.go
+++ b/ipams/remote/api/api.go
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ func (r *Response) GetError() string {
 type GetCapabilityResponse struct {
 	Response
 	RequiresMACAddress bool
+	RequiresEndpointID bool
+	RequiresNetworkID  bool
 }
 
 // ToCapability converts the capability response into the internal ipam driver capaility structure
 func (capRes GetCapabilityResponse) ToCapability() *ipamapi.Capability {
-	return &ipamapi.Capability{RequiresMACAddress: capRes.RequiresMACAddress}
+	return &ipamapi.Capability{
+		RequiresMACAddress: capRes.RequiresMACAddress,
+		RequiresEndpointID: capRes.RequiresEndpointID,
+		RequiresNetworkID:  capRes.RequiresNetworkID}
 }
 
 // GetAddressSpacesResponse is the response to the ``get default address spaces`` request message
diff --git a/netlabel/labels.go b/netlabel/labels.go
index d44015f159..b0249c3309 100644
--- a/netlabel/labels.go
+++ b/netlabel/labels.go
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ const (
 	// MacAddress constant represents Mac Address config of a Container
 	MacAddress = Prefix + ".endpoint.macaddress"
 
+	// NetworkID constant represents the network ID
+	NetworkID = Prefix + ".id"
+
+	// EndpointID constant represents the endpoint ID
+	EndpointID = Prefix + ".endpoint.id"
+
 	// ExposedPorts constant represents the container's Exposed Ports
 	ExposedPorts = Prefix + ".endpoint.exposedports"
 
diff --git a/network.go b/network.go
index 1ef4e569a0..6f1435fc9a 100644
--- a/network.go
+++ b/network.go
@@ -736,6 +736,13 @@ func (n *network) CreateEndpoint(name string, options ...EndpointOption) (Endpoi
 		ep.ipamOptions[netlabel.MacAddress] = ep.iface.mac.String()
 	}
 
+	if ipam.capability.RequiresEndpointID {
+		if ep.ipamOptions == nil {
+			ep.ipamOptions = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		ep.ipamOptions[netlabel.EndpointID] = ep.id
+	}
+
 	if err = ep.assignAddress(ipam.driver, true, !n.postIPv6); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1009,6 +1016,18 @@ func (n *network) ipamAllocateVersion(ipVer int, ipam ipamapi.Ipam) error {
 
 	*infoList = make([]*IpamInfo, len(*cfgList))
 
+	id, err := n.getController().getIPAM(n.ipamType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if id.capability.RequiresNetworkID {
+		if n.ipamOptions == nil {
+			n.ipamOptions = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		n.ipamOptions[netlabel.NetworkID] = n.ID()
+	}
+
 	log.Debugf("Allocating IPv%d pools for network %s (%s)", ipVer, n.Name(), n.ID())
 
 	for i, cfg := range *cfgList {