@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ func (srv *Server) CmdCommit(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout io.Writer, args ...stri

 		"commit", "[OPTIONS] CONTAINER [REPOSITORY [TAG]]",

 		"Create a new image from a container's changes")

 	flComment := cmd.String("m", "", "Commit message")

+	flAuthor := cmd.String("author", "", "Author (eg. \"John Hannibal Smith <hannibal@a-team.com>\"")

 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {

 		return nil

 	}

@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ func (srv *Server) CmdCommit(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout io.Writer, args ...stri

 		cmd.Usage()

 		return nil

 	}

-	img, err := srv.runtime.Commit(containerName, repository, tag, *flComment, "")

+	img, err := srv.runtime.Commit(containerName, repository, tag, *flComment, *flAuthor)

 	if err != nil {

 		return err

 	}