diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerCopy.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerCopy.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09599e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerCopy.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package sbtdocker
+
+import sbt._
+
+import scala.sys.process.{Process, ProcessLogger}
+import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
+
+object DockerCopy {
+  /**
+   * Copy Docker images to a docker machine.
+   *
+   * @param dockerMachinePath path to the docker machine binary
+   * @param imageNames names of the images to push
+   * @param log logger
+   */
+  def apply(dockerPath: String, dockerMachinePath: String, dockerMachineName: String, imageNames: Seq[ImageName], log: Logger): Unit = {
+    imageNames.foreach { imageName =>
+      apply(dockerPath, dockerMachinePath, dockerMachineName, imageName, log)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Copy a Docker image to a docker machine.
+   *
+   * @param dockerMachinePath path to the docker machine binary
+   * @param imageName name of the image to push
+   * @param log logger
+   */
+  def apply(dockerPath: String, dockerMachinePath: String, dockerMachineName: String, imageName: ImageName, log: Logger): Unit = {
+    log.info(s"Copying docker image with name: '$imageName' to machine '$dockerMachineName'")
+
+    val processLog = ProcessLogger({ line =>
+      log.info(line)
+    }, { line =>
+      log.info(line)
+    })
+
+    def configCommand = dockerMachinePath :: "config" :: dockerMachineName :: Nil
+
+    log.debug(s"Running command: '${configCommand.mkString(" ")}'")
+
+    Try(Process(configCommand) lines_! processLog) match {
+      case Success(dockerMachineConfig) =>
+        val saveCommand = dockerPath :: "save" ::  imageName.toString :: Nil
+        val loadCommand = (dockerPath :: dockerMachineConfig.toList) :+ "load"
+        log.debug(s"Running command: '${saveCommand.mkString(" ")} | ${loadCommand.mkString(" ")}'")
+        val exitValue = Process(saveCommand) #| Process(loadCommand) ! processLog
+        if (exitValue != 0) sys.error("Failed to copy image")
+      case Failure(_) =>
+        sys.error("Failed to get docker-machine config")
+    }
+
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala
index f9a87f5..eaef76d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import sbt._
 
 object DockerKeys {
   val docker = taskKey[ImageId]("Build a Docker image.")
-  val dockerBuildAndPush = taskKey[ImageId]("Build a Docker image and pushes it to a registry.")
-  val dockerPush = taskKey[Unit]("Push a already built Docker image to a registry.")
+  val dockerBuildAndCopy = taskKey[ImageId]("Builds a Docker image and copies it to a docker machine.")
+  val dockerBuildAndPush = taskKey[ImageId]("Builds a Docker image and pushes it to a registry.")
+  val dockerPush = taskKey[Unit]("Push an already built Docker image to a registry.")
+  val dockerCopy = taskKey[Unit]("Copy an already built Docker image to a docker machine.")
 
   @deprecated("Use imageNames instead.", "1.0.0")
   val imageName = taskKey[ImageName]("Name of the built image.")
@@ -13,5 +15,7 @@ object DockerKeys {
   val dockerfile = taskKey[DockerfileLike]("Definition of the Dockerfile that should be built.")
   val imageNames = taskKey[Seq[ImageName]]("Names of the built image.")
   val dockerPath = settingKey[String]("Path to the Docker binary.")
+  val dockerMachinePath = settingKey[String]("Path to the Docker Machine binary.")
+  val dockerMachineName = settingKey[String]("Name of docker machine to copy image to.")
   val buildOptions = settingKey[BuildOptions]("Options for the Docker build command.")
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerPlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerPlugin.scala
index fb16aff..892a4ab 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerPlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerPlugin.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ object DockerPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     val docker = DockerKeys.docker
     val dockerfile = DockerKeys.dockerfile
     val dockerPath = DockerKeys.dockerPath
+    val dockerMachineName = DockerKeys.dockerMachineName
+    val dockerMachinePath = DockerKeys.dockerMachinePath
     @deprecated("Use imageNames instead.", "1.0.0")
     val imageName = DockerKeys.imageName
     val imageNames = DockerKeys.imageNames
diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala
index 3626c79..a17f28c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala
@@ -23,11 +23,25 @@ object DockerSettings {
 
       DockerPush(dockerPath, imageNames, log)
     },
+    dockerCopy := {
+      val log = Keys.streams.value.log
+      val dockerPath = (DockerKeys.dockerPath in docker).value
+      val dockerMachinePath = (DockerKeys.dockerMachinePath in docker).value
+      val dockerMachineName = (DockerKeys.dockerMachineName in docker).value
+      val imageNames = (DockerKeys.imageNames in docker).value
+
+      DockerCopy(dockerPath, dockerMachinePath, dockerMachineName, imageNames, log)
+    },
     dockerBuildAndPush <<= (docker, dockerPush) { (build, push) =>
       build.flatMap { id =>
         push.map(_ => id)
       }
     },
+    dockerBuildAndCopy <<= (docker, dockerCopy) { (build, copy) =>
+      build.flatMap { id =>
+        copy.map(_ => id)
+      }
+    },
     dockerfile in docker := {
       sys.error(
         """A Dockerfile is not defined. Please define one with `dockerfile in docker`
@@ -49,6 +63,8 @@ object DockerSettings {
       Seq((imageName in docker).value)
     },
     dockerPath in docker := sys.env.get("DOCKER").filter(_.nonEmpty).getOrElse("docker"),
+    dockerMachineName in docker := "default",
+    dockerMachinePath in docker := sys.env.get("DOCKER_MACHINE").filter(_.nonEmpty).getOrElse("docker-machine"),
     buildOptions in docker := BuildOptions()
   )