diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/DockerPlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/DockerPlugin.scala
index 77849c7f1..bd02df54c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/DockerPlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/DockerPlugin.scala
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ object DockerPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     dockerExposedVolumes := Seq(),
     dockerRepository := None,
     dockerUpdateLatest := false,
+    dockerRawWithOriginalUser := "",
+    dockerRawWithDaemonUser := "",
     dockerEntrypoint := Seq("bin/%s" format executableScriptName.value)
 
   ) ++ mapGenericFilesToDocker ++ inConfig(Docker)(Seq(
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ object DockerPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
         MappingsHelper contentOf dir
       },
       dockerGenerateConfig <<= (dockerBaseImage, defaultLinuxInstallLocation,
-        maintainer, daemonUser, executableScriptName,
+        maintainer, dockerRawWithOriginalUser, daemonUser, dockerRawWithDaemonUser, executableScriptName,
         dockerExposedPorts, dockerExposedVolumes, target, dockerEntrypoint) map generateDockerConfig,
       dockerTarget <<= (dockerRepository, packageName, version) map {
         (repo, name, version) =>
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ object DockerPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
       }
     ))
 
-  private[this] final def makeDockerContent(dockerBaseImage: String, dockerBaseDirectory: String, maintainer: String, daemonUser: String, execScript: String, exposedPorts: Seq[Int], exposedVolumes: Seq[String], entrypoint: Seq[String]) = {
+  private[this] final def makeDockerContent(dockerBaseImage: String, dockerBaseDirectory: String, maintainer: String, dockerRawWithOriginalUser:String, daemonUser: String, dockerRawWithDaemonUser:String, execScript: String, exposedPorts: Seq[Int], exposedVolumes: Seq[String], entrypoint: Seq[String]) = {
     val fromCommand = Cmd("FROM", dockerBaseImage)
 
     val maintainerCommand: Option[Cmd] = {
@@ -121,7 +123,9 @@ object DockerPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
       Cmd("ADD", s"$files /$files"),
       Cmd("WORKDIR", "%s" format dockerBaseDirectory),
       ExecCmd("RUN", "chown", "-R", daemonUser, "."),
+      Raw(dockerRawWithOriginalUser),
       Cmd("USER", daemonUser),
+      Raw(dockerRawWithDaemonUser),
       ExecCmd("ENTRYPOINT", entrypoint: _*),
       ExecCmd("CMD")
     )
@@ -155,9 +159,9 @@ object DockerPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
   }
 
   private[this] final def generateDockerConfig(
-    dockerBaseImage: String, dockerBaseDirectory: String, maintainer: String, daemonUser: String, execScript: String, exposedPorts: Seq[Int], exposedVolumes: Seq[String], target: File, entrypoint: Seq[String]
+    dockerBaseImage: String, dockerBaseDirectory: String, maintainer: String, dockerRawWithOriginalUser:String, daemonUser: String, dockerRawWithDaemonUser:String, execScript: String, exposedPorts: Seq[Int], exposedVolumes: Seq[String], target: File, entrypoint: Seq[String]
   ) = {
-    val dockerContent = makeDockerContent(dockerBaseImage, dockerBaseDirectory, maintainer, daemonUser, execScript, exposedPorts, exposedVolumes, entrypoint)
+    val dockerContent = makeDockerContent(dockerBaseImage, dockerBaseDirectory, maintainer, dockerRawWithOriginalUser, daemonUser, dockerRawWithDaemonUser, execScript, exposedPorts, exposedVolumes, entrypoint)
 
     val f = target / "Dockerfile"
     IO.write(f, dockerContent)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/Keys.scala b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/Keys.scala
index c8042d921..3e32dfded 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/Keys.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/Keys.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ trait DockerKeys {
   val dockerExposedVolumes = SettingKey[Seq[String]]("dockerExposedVolumes", "Volumes exposed by Docker image")
   val dockerRepository = SettingKey[Option[String]]("dockerRepository", "Repository for published Docker image")
   val dockerUpdateLatest = SettingKey[Boolean]("dockerUpdateLatest", "Set to update latest tag")
+  val dockerRawWithOriginalUser = SettingKey[String]("dockerRawWithOriginalUser", "Raw docker commands to be executed BEFORE the daemon user is set")
+  val dockerRawWithDaemonUser = SettingKey[String]("dockerRawWithDaemonUser", "Raw docker commands to be executed AFTER the daemon user is set")
   val dockerEntrypoint = SettingKey[Seq[String]]("dockerEntrypoint", "Entrypoint arguments passed in exec form")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/dockerfile.scala b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/dockerfile.scala
index 3165141dc..590aec86c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/dockerfile.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/docker/dockerfile.scala
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@ case class Cmd(cmd: String, arg: String) extends CmdLike {
   def makeContent = "%s %s\n" format (cmd, arg)
 }
 
+/**
+ * An raw command
+ *
+ * @example
+ * {{{
+ *   val raw = Cmd("""
+ *                 | RUN [ "grep newguy /etc/passwd && echo user exist || useradd newguy" ]
+ *                 | # a comment
+ *                 | ADD /a/b  /c/d
+ *                 """.stripMargin)
+ * }}}
+ */
+case class Raw(script: String) extends CmdLike {
+  def makeContent = script + "\n"
+}
+
 /** Represents dockerfile used by docker when constructing packages. */
 case class Dockerfile(commands: CmdLike*) {
   def makeContent: String = {
diff --git a/test-project-docker/build.sbt b/test-project-docker/build.sbt
index f812fe56d..ecc352e4a 100644
--- a/test-project-docker/build.sbt
+++ b/test-project-docker/build.sbt
@@ -5,3 +5,14 @@ name := "docker-test"
 version := "0.1.0"
 
 maintainer := "Gary Coady <gary@lyranthe.org>"
+
+dockerRawWithOriginalUser := """
+RUN [ "grep newguy /etc/passwd && echo user exist || useradd newguy" ]
+RUN [ "echo $USER > /tmp/test" ]
+"""
+
+daemonUser := "newguy"
+
+dockerRawWithDaemonUser := """
+RUN [ "touch", "/tmp/newguy-testfile" ]
+"""
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