diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index 8df53f4d5..d64864012 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -8727,6 +8727,8 @@ sub emitr1( $$ ) {
 sub save_docker_rules($) {
     my $tool = $_[0];
 
+    my $bridge = $config{DOCKER_BRIDGE};
+
     emit( qq(if [ -n "\$g_docker" ]; then),
 	  qq(    $tool -t nat -S DOCKER | tail -n +2 > \${VARDIR}/.nat_DOCKER),
 	  qq(    $tool -t nat -S OUTPUT | tail -n +2 | fgrep DOCKER > \${VARDIR}/.nat_OUTPUT),
@@ -8744,10 +8746,10 @@ sub save_docker_rules($) {
 	  qq(),
 	);
 
-    if ( known_interface( 'docker0' ) ) {
+    if ( known_interface( $bridge ) ) {
 	emit( qq(    $tool -t filter -S FORWARD | grep '^-A FORWARD.*[io] br-[a-z0-9]\\{12\\}' > \${VARDIR}/.filter_FORWARD) );
     } else {
-	emit( qq(    $tool -t filter -S FORWARD | egrep '^-A FORWARD.*[io] (docker0|br-[a-z0-9]{12})' > \${VARDIR}/.filter_FORWARD) );
+	emit( qq(    $tool -t filter -S FORWARD | egrep '^-A FORWARD.*[io] ($bridge|br-[a-z0-9]{12})' > \${VARDIR}/.filter_FORWARD) );
     }
 
     emit( q(    [ -s ${VARDIR}/.filter_FORWARD ] || rm -f ${VARDIR}/.filter_FORWARD),
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index ff3003c9e..e6816c5d5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ sub initialize($;$$$) {
 	  PERL_HASH_SEED => undef ,
 	  USE_NFLOG_SIZE => undef ,
 	  RENAME_COMBINED => undef ,
+	  DOCKER_BRIDGE => undef ,
 	  #
 	  # Packet Disposition
 	  #
@@ -6569,6 +6570,9 @@ sub get_configuration( $$$ ) {
 	fatal_error "DOCKER=Yes is not allowed in Shorewall6" if $family == F_IPV6;
 	require_capability( 'IPTABLES_S', 'DOCKER=Yes', 's' );
 	require_capability( 'ADDRTYPE', '  DOCKER=Yes', 's' );
+	default( 'DOCKER_BRIDGE' , 'docker0' );
+    } elsif ( $family == F_IPV6 ) {
+	warning_message( "DOCKER_BRIDGE=$val ignored by shorewall6" ) if supplied( $val = $config{DOCKER_BRIDGE} );
     }
 
     if ( supplied( $val = $config{RESTART} ) ) {
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
index 3cdd902c2..1323e0585 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Misc.pm
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ sub process_stoppedrules() {
 # Generate the rules required when DOCKER=Yes
 #
 sub create_docker_rules() {
+    my $bridge = $config{DOCKER_BRIDGE};
+
     add_commands( $nat_table->{PREROUTING} , '[ -n "$g_docker" ] && echo "-A PREROUTING -m addrtype --dst-type LOCAL -j DOCKER" >&3' );
 
     my $chainref = $filter_table->{FORWARD};
@@ -684,13 +686,13 @@ sub create_docker_rules() {
     add_commands( $chainref, '[ -n "$g_dockeriso" ]      && echo "-A FORWARD -j DOCKER-ISOLATION" >&3' );
     add_commands( $chainref, '[ -n "$g_dockerisostage" ] && echo "-A FORWARD -j DOCKER-ISOLATION-STAGE-1" >&3' );
 
-    if ( my $dockerref = known_interface('docker0') ) {
+    if ( my $dockerref = known_interface( $bridge ) ) {
 	add_commands( $chainref, 'if [ -n "$g_docker" ]; then' );
 	incr_cmd_level( $chainref );
-	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'DOCKER', o => 'docker0' );
-	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'ACCEPT', o => 'docker0', state_imatch 'ESTABLISHED,RELATED' );
-	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'ACCEPT', i => 'docker0', o => '! docker0' );
-	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'ACCEPT', i => 'docker0', o => 'docker0' ) if $dockerref->{options}{routeback};
+	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'DOCKER', o => $bridge );
+	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'ACCEPT', o => $bridge , state_imatch 'ESTABLISHED,RELATED' );
+	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'ACCEPT', i => $bridge , o => "! $bridge" );
+	add_ijump( $chainref, j => 'ACCEPT', i => $bridge , o => $bridge ) if $dockerref->{options}{routeback};
 	decr_cmd_level( $chainref );
 	add_commands( $chainref, 'fi' );
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
index b3fea7222..829593ab2 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/Universal/shorewall.conf
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ DISABLE_IPV6=No
 
 DOCKER=No
 
+DOCKER_BRIDGE=docker0
+
 DELETE_THEN_ADD=Yes
 
 DETECT_DNAT_IPADDRS=No
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
index 1afcb5a15..3666e729f 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/one-interface/shorewall.conf
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ DISABLE_IPV6=No
 
 DOCKER=No
 
+DOCKER_BRIDGE=docker0
+
 DELETE_THEN_ADD=Yes
 
 DETECT_DNAT_IPADDRS=No
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index eb5986500..2cb755041 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/three-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ DISABLE_IPV6=No
 
 DOCKER=No
 
+DOCKER_BRIDGE=docker0
+
 DELETE_THEN_ADD=Yes
 
 DETECT_DNAT_IPADDRS=No
diff --git a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
index 452825c36..21a76426d 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/Samples/two-interfaces/shorewall.conf
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ DISABLE_IPV6=No
 
 DOCKER=No
 
+DOCKER_BRIDGE=docker0
+
 DELETE_THEN_ADD=Yes
 
 DETECT_DNAT_IPADDRS=No
diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
index e01797706..2095f7ec7 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/shorewall.conf
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ DISABLE_IPV6=No
 
 DOCKER=No
 
+DOCKER_BRIDGE=docker0
+
 DONT_LOAD=
 
 DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST=Yes
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 3f41d2e88..823416e38 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -834,18 +834,30 @@
         role="bold">Yes</emphasis>|<emphasis role="bold">No</emphasis>]</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>Added in Shorewall 5.0.6. When set to <option>Yes</option>,
-          the generated script will save Docker-generated rules before and
-          restore them after executing the <command>start</command>,
-          <command>stop</command>, <command>reload</command> and
-          <command>restart</command> commands. If set to <option>No</option>
-          (the default), the generated script will delete any Docker-generated
-          rules when executing those commands. See<ulink url="/Docker.html">
+          <para>Added in Shorewall 5.0.6; IPv4 only. When set to
+          <option>Yes</option>, the generated script will save
+          Docker-generated rules before and restore them after executing the
+          <command>start</command>, <command>stop</command>,
+          <command>reload</command> and <command>restart</command> commands.
+          If set to <option>No</option> (the default), the generated script
+          will delete any Docker-generated rules when executing those
+          commands. See<ulink url="/Docker.html">
           http://www.shorewall.org/Docker.html</ulink> for additional
           information.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><emphasis
+        role="bold">DOCKER_BRIDGE=</emphasis>[<emphasis>bridgename</emphasis>]</term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Added in Shorewall 5.2.4; IPv4 only. Specifies the name of the
+          default Docker bridge. If not specified, the value 'docker0' is
+          assumed.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis
         role="bold">DONT_LOAD=</emphasis>[<emphasis>module</emphasis>[,<emphasis>module</emphasis>]...]</term>