diff --git a/site/features.md b/site/features.md
index baa580a4..4dbbb7ab 100644
--- a/site/features.md
+++ b/site/features.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ example](https://github.com/weaveworks/weave#example):
  * [Virtual ethernet switch](#virtual-ethernet-switch)
  * [Fast data path](#fast-data-path)
  * [Seamless Docker integration](#docker)
+ * [Docker network plugin](#plugin)
  * [Address allocation](#addressing)
  * [Naming and discovery](#naming-and-discovery)
  * [Application isolation](#application-isolation)
@@ -88,6 +89,24 @@ Containers started in this way that subsequently restart, either by an
 explicit `docker restart` command or by Docker restart policy, are
 re-attached to the weave network by the weave Docker API proxy.
 
+### <a name="plugin"></a>Docker network plugin
+
+Alternatively, you can use weave as a Docker plugin. First you must
+configure the Docker daemon to use a cluster store as documented
+[here](https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/networking/dockernetworks/#an-overlay-network);
+you can then launch weave and create a network:
+
+    $ weave launch
+    $ weave launch-plugin
+    $ docker network create --driver=weave weave
+
+and then start a container:
+
+    $ docker run --net=weave -ti ubuntu
+
+For more details see the
+[plugin README](https://github.com/weaveworks/docker-plugin).
+
 ### <a name="addressing"></a>Address allocation
 
 Containers are automatically allocated an IP address that is unique
diff --git a/weave b/weave
index 855319f1..248d9df5 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ weave launch-proxy  [-H <endpoint>] [--with-dns | --without-dns]
                       [--hostname-match <regexp>]
                       [--hostname-replacement <replacement>]
                       [--rewrite-inspect]
+weave launch-plugin
 weave env           [--restore]
 weave config
 weave connect       [--replace] [<peer> ...]
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ weave ps            [<container_id> ...]
 weave stop
 weave stop-router
 weave stop-proxy
+weave stop-plugin
 weave reset
 weave rmpeer        <peer_id>
 
@@ -288,6 +290,10 @@ fi
 BASE_IMAGE=$DOCKERHUB_USER/weave
 IMAGE=$BASE_IMAGE:$IMAGE_VERSION
 
+BASE_PLUGIN_IMAGE=$DOCKERHUB_USER/plugin
+PLUGIN_IMAGE=$BASE_PLUGIN_IMAGE:$IMAGE_VERSION
+PLUGIN_CONTAINER_NAME=weaveplugin
+
 PROCFS=${PROCFS:-/proc}
 DOCKER_BRIDGE=${DOCKER_BRIDGE:-docker0}
 CONTAINER_NAME=${WEAVE_CONTAINER_NAME:-weave}
@@ -1549,6 +1555,19 @@ stop_proxy() {
     stop $PROXY_CONTAINER_NAME "Proxy"
 }
 
+launch_plugin() {
+    PLUGIN_CONTAINER=$(docker run --privileged -d --name=$PLUGIN_CONTAINER_NAME \
+        --restart=always \
+        --net=host \
+        -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+        -v /run/docker/plugins:/run/docker/plugins \
+        $PLUGIN_IMAGE "$@")
+}
+
+stop_plugin() {
+    stop $PLUGIN_CONTAINER_NAME "Plugin"
+}
+
 ##########################################################################################
 
 [ $(id -u) = 0 ] || {
@@ -1647,7 +1666,7 @@ shift 1
 
 case "$COMMAND" in
     setup)
-        for img in $IMAGE $EXEC_IMAGE ; do
+        for img in $IMAGE $EXEC_IMAGE $PLUGIN_IMAGE ; do
             docker pull $img
         done
         ;;
@@ -1699,6 +1718,11 @@ EOF
         launch_proxy "$@"
         echo $PROXY_CONTAINER
         ;;
+    launch-plugin)
+        check_not_running $PLUGIN_CONTAINER_NAME $BASE_PLUGIN_IMAGE
+        launch_plugin "$@"
+        echo $PLUGIN_CONTAINER
+        ;;
     env|proxy-env)
         [ "$COMMAND" = "env" ] || deprecation_warning "$COMMAND" "'weave env'"
         if PROXY_ADDR=$(proxy_addr) ; then
@@ -1754,6 +1778,11 @@ EOF
             echo "       Service: proxy"
             echo "       Address: $PROXY_ADDRS"
         fi
+        if [ -z "$SUB_STATUS" ] && check_running $PLUGIN_CONTAINER_NAME 2>/dev/null ; then
+            echo
+            echo "       Service: plugin"
+            echo "    DriverName: weave"
+        fi
         [ -n "$SUB_STATUS" ] || echo
         [ $res -eq 0 ]
         ;;
@@ -1940,6 +1969,10 @@ EOF
         [ $# -eq 0 ] || usage
         stop_proxy
         ;;
+    stop-plugin)
+        [ $# -eq 0 ] || usage
+        stop_plugin
+        ;;
     reset)
         [ $# -eq 0 ] || usage
         warn_if_stopping_proxy_in_env