diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
index 6101fc9fe7..a7538d2bf6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_container.py
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ class TaskParameters(DockerBaseClass):
             mem_limit='memory',
             mem_reservation='mem_reservation',
             memswap_limit='memory_swap',
-            kernel_memory='kernel_memory'
+            kernel_memory='kernel_memory',
         )
         result = dict()
         for key, value in update_parameters.items():
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ class TaskParameters(DockerBaseClass):
             memswap_limit='memory_swap',
             mem_swappiness='memory_swappiness',
             oom_score_adj='oom_score_adj',
+            oom_kill_disable='oom_killer',
             shm_size='shm_size',
             group_add='groups',
             devices='devices',
@@ -1437,6 +1438,7 @@ class Container(DockerBaseClass):
             memory_reservation=host_config.get('MemoryReservation'),
             memory_swap=host_config.get('MemorySwap'),
             oom_score_adj=host_config.get('OomScoreAdj'),
+            oom_killer=host_config.get('OomKillDisable'),
         )
 
         differences = []