diff --git a/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/RestClientBindings.java b/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/RestClientBindings.java
index a55d7d1..17c7521 100644
--- a/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/RestClientBindings.java
+++ b/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/RestClientBindings.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public final class RestClientBindings {
     copy(conf, prefix + DOT_DOMAIN_NAME, props, SWIFT_DOMAIN_NAME_PROPERTY, false);
     copy(conf, prefix + DOT_DOMAIN_ID, props, SWIFT_DOMAIN_ID_PROPERTY, false);
     copy(conf, prefix + DOT_TENANT, props, SWIFT_TENANT_PROPERTY, false);
+    copy(conf, prefix + DOT_CONTAINER_TENANT, props, SWIFT_CONTAINER_TENANT_PROPERTY, false);
     copy(conf, prefix + DOT_REGION, props, SWIFT_REGION_PROPERTY, false);
     copy(conf, prefix + DOT_HTTP_PORT, props, SWIFT_HTTP_PORT_PROPERTY, false);
     copy(conf, prefix +
diff --git a/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftProtocolConstants.java b/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftProtocolConstants.java
index b80c3cd..a1f4d61 100644
--- a/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftProtocolConstants.java
+++ b/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftProtocolConstants.java
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ public class SwiftProtocolConstants {
   public static final String DOT_AUTH_URL = ".auth.url";
   public static final String DOT_AUTH_ENDPOINT_PREFIX = ".auth.endpoint.prefix";
   public static final String DOT_TENANT = ".tenant";
+  public static final String DOT_CONTAINER_TENANT = ".container.tenant";
   public static final String DOT_USERNAME = ".username";
   public static final String DOT_PASSWORD = ".password";
   public static final String DOT_TRUST_ID = ".trust.id";
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ public class SwiftProtocolConstants {
   public static final String SWIFT_AUTH_ENDPOINT_PREFIX =
       FS_SWIFT + DOT_AUTH_ENDPOINT_PREFIX;
   public static final String SWIFT_TENANT_PROPERTY = FS_SWIFT + DOT_TENANT;
+  public static final String SWIFT_CONTAINER_TENANT_PROPERTY = FS_SWIFT + DOT_CONTAINER_TENANT;
   public static final String SWIFT_USERNAME_PROPERTY = FS_SWIFT + DOT_USERNAME;
   public static final String SWIFT_PASSWORD_PROPERTY = FS_SWIFT + DOT_PASSWORD;
   public static final String SWIFT_TRUST_ID_PROPERTY = FS_SWIFT + DOT_TRUST_ID;
diff --git a/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftRestClient.java b/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftRestClient.java
index ea32a6e..cc94b7a 100644
--- a/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftRestClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-swiftfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/swift/http/SwiftRestClient.java
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ public final class SwiftRestClient {
    */
   private final String container;
   private final String serviceDescription;
+  private final String containerTenant;
 
   /**
    * Access token (Secret)
@@ -502,6 +503,9 @@ public final class SwiftRestClient {
     region = props.getProperty(SWIFT_REGION_PROPERTY);
     //tenant is optional
     tenant = props.getProperty(SWIFT_TENANT_PROPERTY);
+    //containerTenant is optional
+    containerTenant = props.getProperty(SWIFT_CONTAINER_TENANT_PROPERTY);
+
     //service is used for diagnostics
     serviceProvider = props.getProperty(SWIFT_SERVICE_PROPERTY);
     container = props.getProperty(SWIFT_CONTAINER_PROPERTY);
@@ -1303,6 +1307,15 @@ public final class SwiftRestClient {
 
       accessToken = access.getToken();
       String path = getAuthEndpointPrefix() + accessToken.getTenant().getId();
+
+      // Overwrite the user tenant with the shared container tenant id (container.tenant)
+      if (containerTenant != null) {
+        path = getAuthEndpointPrefix() + containerTenant;
+        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+          LOG.debug("overwritten path: " + path);
+        }
+      }
+
       String host = endpointURI.getHost();
       try {
         objectLocation = new URI(endpointURI.getScheme(),
@@ -1318,6 +1331,13 @@ public final class SwiftRestClient {
                                  + " + " + path,
                                  e);
       }
+
+      // Overwrite the user tenant with the shared container tenant id (container.tenant)
+      if (containerTenant != null) {
+        endpointURI = objectLocation;
+      }
+
+
       setAuthDetails(endpointURI, objectLocation, accessToken);
 
       if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -1377,6 +1397,15 @@ public final class SwiftRestClient {
 
       URI objectLocation = null;
       String path = getAuthEndpointPrefix() + token.getTenant().getId();
+
+      // Overwrite the user tenant with the shared container tenant id (container.tenant)
+      if (containerTenant != null) {
+        path = getAuthEndpointPrefix() + containerTenant;
+        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+          LOG.debug("overwritten path: " + path);
+        }
+      }
+
       try {
         objectLocation = new URI(endpointURI.getScheme(),
                                  null,
@@ -1392,6 +1421,11 @@ public final class SwiftRestClient {
                                  e);
       }
 
+      // Overwrite the user tenant with the shared container tenant id (container.tenant)
+      if (containerTenant != null) {
+        endpointURI = objectLocation;
+      }
+
       setAuthDetails(endpointURI, objectLocation, token);
       createDefaultContainer();
       return token;
@@ -1970,6 +2004,14 @@ public final class SwiftRestClient {
     return tenant;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the tenant to which this client is bound
+   * @return the tenant
+   */
+  public String getContainerTenant() {
+    return containerTenant;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the username this client identifies itself as
    * @return the username