@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@ func (cli *Client) DaemonHost() string {

 	return cli.host

 }

+// HTTPClient returns a copy of the HTTP client bound to the server

+func (cli *Client) HTTPClient() *http.Client {

+	return &*cli.client

+}

+

 // ParseHostURL parses a url string, validates the string is a host url, and

 // returns the parsed URL

 func ParseHostURL(host string) (*url.URL, error) {

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (

 	"context"

 	"io"

 	"net"

+	"net/http"

 	"time"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"

@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type CommonAPIClient interface {

 	VolumeAPIClient

 	ClientVersion() string

 	DaemonHost() string

+	HTTPClient() *http.Client

 	ServerVersion(ctx context.Context) (types.Version, error)

 	NegotiateAPIVersion(ctx context.Context)

 	NegotiateAPIVersionPing(types.Ping)