diff --git a/examples/containerexec.rs b/examples/containerexec.rs
index 6c545a7e..c503afe2 100644
--- a/examples/containerexec.rs
+++ b/examples/containerexec.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use futures::StreamExt;
-use shiplift::{tty::TtyChunk, Docker, ExecContainerOptions};
+use shiplift::{tty::TtyChunk, Docker, ExecContainerOptions, ExecContainerUserFormat};
 use std::{env, str::from_utf8};
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ async fn main() {
         .cmd(vec![
             "bash",
             "-c",
-            "echo -n \"echo VAR=$VAR on stdout\"; echo -n \"echo VAR=$VAR on stderr\" >&2",
+            "echo -n \"user: `id`, dir: `pwd`, echo VAR=$VAR on stdout\"; echo -n \"echo VAR=$VAR on stderr\" >&2",
         ])
         .env(vec!["VAR=value"])
+        .privileged(true)
+        .user(ExecContainerUserFormat::UidGid { uid: 0, gid: 0 })
+        .working_dir("/tmp")
         .attach_stdout(true)
         .attach_stderr(true)
         .build();
diff --git a/src/exec.rs b/src/exec.rs
index 2eedb7be..9809ca55 100644
--- a/src/exec.rs
+++ b/src/exec.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ impl<'docker> Exec<'docker> {
 pub struct ExecContainerOptions {
     params: HashMap<&'static str, Vec<String>>,
     params_bool: HashMap<&'static str, bool>,
+    params_str: HashMap<&'static str, String>,
 }
 
 impl ExecContainerOptions {
@@ -217,6 +218,13 @@ impl ExecContainerOptions {
             );
         }
 
+        for (k, v) in &self.params_str {
+            body.insert(
+                (*k).to_owned(),
+                serde_json::to_value(v).map_err(Error::SerdeJsonError)?,
+            );
+        }
+
         serde_json::to_string(&body).map_err(Error::from)
     }
 }
@@ -225,6 +233,7 @@ impl ExecContainerOptions {
 pub struct ExecContainerOptionsBuilder {
     params: HashMap<&'static str, Vec<String>>,
     params_bool: HashMap<&'static str, bool>,
+    params_str: HashMap<&'static str, String>,
 }
 
 impl ExecContainerOptionsBuilder {
@@ -256,6 +265,47 @@ impl ExecContainerOptionsBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// The working directory for the exec process inside the container
+    pub fn working_dir(
+        &mut self,
+        working_dir: &str,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.params_str.insert("WorkingDir", working_dir.to_owned());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// The user, and optionally, group to run the exec process inside the container. Format is one of: user, user:group, uid, or uid:gid
+    pub fn user(
+        &mut self,
+        user: ExecContainerUserFormat,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.params_str.insert(
+            "User",
+            match user {
+                ExecContainerUserFormat::User(user) => user,
+                ExecContainerUserFormat::Uid(uid) => {
+                    format!("{uid}", uid = uid)
+                }
+                ExecContainerUserFormat::UserGroup { user, group } => {
+                    format!("{user}:{group}", user = user, group = group)
+                }
+                ExecContainerUserFormat::UidGid { uid, gid } => {
+                    format!("{uid}:{gid}", uid = uid, gid = gid)
+                }
+            },
+        );
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Runs the exec process with extended privileges
+    pub fn privileged(
+        &mut self,
+        privileged: bool,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
+        self.params_bool.insert("Privileged", privileged);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Attach to stdout of the exec command
     pub fn attach_stdout(
         &mut self,
@@ -278,10 +328,18 @@ impl ExecContainerOptionsBuilder {
         ExecContainerOptions {
             params: self.params.clone(),
             params_bool: self.params_bool.clone(),
+            params_str: self.params_str.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
 
+pub enum ExecContainerUserFormat {
+    User(String),
+    Uid(u64),
+    UserGroup { user: String, group: String },
+    UidGid { uid: u64, gid: u64 },
+}
+
 /// Interface for creating volumes
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ExecResizeOptions {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0d9bac67..1807107f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub use crate::{
     },
     docker::{Docker, EventsOptions},
     errors::{Error, Result},
-    exec::{Exec, ExecContainerOptions, ExecResizeOptions},
+    exec::{Exec, ExecContainerOptions, ExecContainerUserFormat, ExecResizeOptions},
     image::{
         BuildOptions, Image, ImageFilter, ImageListOptions, Images, PullOptions, RegistryAuth,
         TagOptions,