diff --git a/cli/command/service/create.go b/cli/command/service/create.go
index e4b42a45cedb..909f906c0995 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/create.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/create.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func newCreateCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 	flags.SetAnnotation(flagDNSSearch, "version", []string{"1.25"})
 	flags.Var(&opts.hosts, flagHost, "Set one or more custom host-to-IP mappings (host:ip)")
 	flags.SetAnnotation(flagHost, "version", []string{"1.25"})
+	flags.Var(&opts.resources.resGenericResources, "generic-resources", "user defined resources request (e.g. gpu=3;fpga=1)")
 
 	flags.SetInterspersed(false)
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cli/command/service/opts.go b/cli/command/service/opts.go
index fc94c7d913a1..dfa090b19b8f 100644
--- a/cli/command/service/opts.go
+++ b/cli/command/service/opts.go
@@ -222,17 +222,19 @@ func (opts updateOptions) rollbackConfig(flags *pflag.FlagSet) *swarm.UpdateConf
 }
 
 type resourceOptions struct {
-	limitCPU      opts.NanoCPUs
-	limitMemBytes opts.MemBytes
-	resCPU        opts.NanoCPUs
-	resMemBytes   opts.MemBytes
+	limitCPU            opts.NanoCPUs
+	limitMemBytes       opts.MemBytes
+	resCPU              opts.NanoCPUs
+	resMemBytes         opts.MemBytes
+	resGenericResources opts.GenericResource
 }
 
 func (r *resourceOptions) ToResourceRequirements() *swarm.ResourceRequirements {
 	return &swarm.ResourceRequirements{
 		Limits: &swarm.Resources{
-			NanoCPUs:    r.limitCPU.Value(),
-			MemoryBytes: r.limitMemBytes.Value(),
+			NanoCPUs:         r.limitCPU.Value(),
+			MemoryBytes:      r.limitMemBytes.Value(),
+			GenericResources: r.resGenericResources.Value(),
 		},
 		Reservations: &swarm.Resources{
 			NanoCPUs:    r.resCPU.Value(),
diff --git a/opts/opts.go b/opts/opts.go
index d915ec2f76d5..0ccd5f964f4b 100644
--- a/opts/opts.go
+++ b/opts/opts.go
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/swarm"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/cluster/convert"
+	mobyopts "github.com/docker/docker/opts"
+	"github.com/docker/swarmkit/api/genericresource"
+
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	units "github.com/docker/go-units"
 )
@@ -486,3 +491,38 @@ func (m *MemSwapBytes) UnmarshalJSON(s []byte) error {
 	b := MemBytes(*m)
 	return b.UnmarshalJSON(s)
 }
+
+type GenericResource []swarm.GenericResource
+
+// Set sets the value of the MemSwapBytes by passing a string
+func (r *GenericResource) Set(value string) error {
+	if value == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	val, err := mobyopts.ParseGenericResources(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*r = val
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Type returns the type
+func (r *GenericResource) Type() string {
+	return "generic resource"
+}
+
+// Value returns the value in int64
+func (r *GenericResource) Value() []swarm.GenericResource {
+	return []swarm.GenericResource(*r)
+}
+
+func (r *GenericResource) String() string {
+	return strings.Join(
+		genericresource.EnvFormat(convert.GenericResourcesToGRPC(r.Value()), ""),
+		";",
+	)
+}