diff --git a/lib/docker/network.rb b/lib/docker/network.rb
index 55246151b..432e808c2 100644
--- a/lib/docker/network.rb
+++ b/lib/docker/network.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ def connect(container, opts = {}, body_opts = {})
     reload
   end
 
-  def disconnect(container, opts = {})
-    body = MultiJson.dump(container: container)
+  def disconnect(container, opts = {}, body_opts = {})
+    body = MultiJson.dump({ container: container }.merge(body_opts))
     Docker::Util.parse_json(
       connection.post(path_for('disconnect'), opts, body: body)
     )
diff --git a/spec/docker/network_spec.rb b/spec/docker/network_spec.rb
index ec8c3efd1..dbaebd8c2 100644
--- a/spec/docker/network_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/docker/network_spec.rb
@@ -139,10 +139,15 @@
       subject.remove
     end
 
-    it 'connects a container to a network' do
+    it 'disconnects a container from a network' do
       subject.disconnect(container.id)
       expect(subject.info['Containers']).not_to include(container.id)
     end
+
+    it 'force disconnects a container from a network' do
+      subject.disconnect(container.id, {}, force: true)
+      expect(subject.info['Containers']).not_to include(container.id)
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#remove' do