3 files changed, 43 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/container.go b/libpod/container.go
index 9ad938a5c..644647bc9 100644
--- a/libpod/container.go
+++ b/libpod/container.go
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ type ContainerConfig struct {
 	Mounts []string `json:"mounts,omitempty"`
 	// NamedVolumes lists the named volumes to mount into the container.
 	NamedVolumes []*ContainerNamedVolume `json:"namedVolumes,omitempty"`
+	// CreateWorkingDir indicates that Libpod should create the container's
+	// working directory if it does not exist. Some OCI runtimes do this by
+	// default, but others do not.
+	CreateWorkingDir bool `json:"createWorkingDir,omitempty"`
 
 	// Security Config
 
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
index b9e4f9a93..0d9a1c824 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
@@ -157,7 +157,32 @@ func (c *Container) prepare() error {
 	}
 
 	// Save changes to container state
-	return c.save()
+	if err := c.save(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Ensure container entrypoint is created (if required)
+	if c.config.CreateWorkingDir {
+		workdir, err := securejoin.SecureJoin(c.state.Mountpoint, c.WorkingDir())
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating path to container %s working dir", c.ID())
+		}
+		rootUID := c.RootUID()
+		rootGID := c.RootGID()
+
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(workdir, 0755); err != nil {
+			if os.IsExist(err) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating container %s working dir", c.ID())
+		}
+
+		if err := os.Chown(workdir, rootUID, rootGID); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error chowning container %s working directory to container root", c.ID())
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // cleanupNetwork unmounts and cleans up the container's network
diff --git a/libpod/options.go b/libpod/options.go
index 560b406e2..a4e4b99e9 100644
--- a/libpod/options.go
+++ b/libpod/options.go
@@ -1395,6 +1395,19 @@ func WithCreateCommand(cmd []string) CtrCreateOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithCreateWorkingDir tells Podman to create the container's working directory
+// if it does not exist.
+func WithCreateWorkingDir() CtrCreateOption {
+	return func(ctr *Container) error {
+		if ctr.valid {
+			return define.ErrCtrFinalized
+		}
+
+		ctr.config.CreateWorkingDir = true
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // Volume Creation Options
 
 // WithVolumeName sets the name of the volume.