5 files changed, 29 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go
index 0c7a6e19d..42ff26a57 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/play.go
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Network   string `schema:"reference"`
 		TLSVerify bool   `schema:"tlsVerify"`
 		LogDriver string `schema:"logDriver"`
+		Start     bool   `schema:"start"`
 	}{
 		TLSVerify: true,
+		Start:     true,
 	}
 
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&query, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ func PlayKube(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if _, found := r.URL.Query()["tlsVerify"]; found {
 		options.SkipTLSVerify = types.NewOptionalBool(!query.TLSVerify)
 	}
+	if _, found := r.URL.Query()["start"]; found {
+		options.Start = types.NewOptionalBool(query.Start)
+	}
 
 	report, err := containerEngine.PlayKube(r.Context(), tmpfile.Name(), options)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_play.go b/pkg/api/server/register_play.go
index e41f8311d..6aa349a3b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_play.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_play.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerPlayHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//    name: logDriver
 	//    type: string
 	//    description: Logging driver for the containers in the pod.
+	//  - in: query
+	//    name: start
+	//    type: boolean
+	//    default: true
+	//    description: Start the pod after creating it.
 	//  - in: body
 	//    name: request
 	//    description: Kubernetes YAML file.
diff --git a/pkg/bindings/play/play.go b/pkg/bindings/play/play.go
index b6e8048de..cfb40d74b 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/play/play.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/play/play.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ func Kube(ctx context.Context, path string, options entities.PlayKubeOptions) (*
 	if options.SkipTLSVerify != types.OptionalBoolUndefined {
 		params.Set("tlsVerify", strconv.FormatBool(options.SkipTLSVerify != types.OptionalBoolTrue))
 	}
+	if options.Start != types.OptionalBoolUndefined {
+		params.Set("start", strconv.FormatBool(options.Start == types.OptionalBoolTrue))
+	}
 
 	// TODO: have a global system context we can pass around (1st argument)
 	header, err := auth.Header(nil, auth.XRegistryAuthHeader, options.Authfile, options.Username, options.Password)
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/play.go b/pkg/domain/entities/play.go
index 7e4afcc28..0b42e1a3f 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/play.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/play.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ type PlayKubeOptions struct {
 	ConfigMaps []string
 	// LogDriver for the container. For example: journald
 	LogDriver string
+	// Start - don't start the pod if false
+	Start types.OptionalBool
 }
 
 // PlayKubePod represents a single pod and associated containers created by play kube
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
index c0948e099..4bcc6469c 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/play.go
@@ -297,20 +297,22 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) playKubePod(ctx context.Context, podName string, podY
 		containers = append(containers, ctr)
 	}
 
-	//start the containers
-	podStartErrors, err := pod.Start(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	if options.Start != types.OptionalBoolFalse {
+		//start the containers
+		podStartErrors, err := pod.Start(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-	// Previous versions of playkube started containers individually and then
-	// looked for errors.  Because we now use the uber-Pod start call, we should
-	// iterate the map of possible errors and return one if there is a problem. This
-	// keeps the behavior the same
+		// Previous versions of playkube started containers individually and then
+		// looked for errors.  Because we now use the uber-Pod start call, we should
+		// iterate the map of possible errors and return one if there is a problem. This
+		// keeps the behavior the same
 
-	for _, e := range podStartErrors {
-		if e != nil {
-			return nil, e
+		for _, e := range podStartErrors {
+			if e != nil {
+				return nil, e
+			}
 		}
 	}