diff --git a/cmd/cloud_orchestrator/main.go b/cmd/cloud_orchestrator/main.go
index ed5c7f26..7f6e208b 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud_orchestrator/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud_orchestrator/main.go
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ func LoadInstanceManager(config *config.Config) instances.Manager {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal("Failed to get docker client: ", err)
 		}
-		im = instances.NewDockerInstanceManager(config.InstanceManager, cli)
+		im, err = instances.NewDockerInstanceManager(config.InstanceManager, cli)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Failed to create Docker Instance Manager: ", err)
+		}
 	default:
 		log.Fatal("Unknown Instance Manager type: ", config.InstanceManager.Type)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/app/instances/docker.go b/pkg/app/instances/docker.go
index 849b8737..0708e31f 100644
--- a/pkg/app/instances/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/app/instances/docker.go
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ const DockerIMType IMType = "docker"
 
 type DockerIMConfig struct {
 	DockerImageName      string
+	GpuManufacturer      string
 	HostOrchestratorPort int
 }
 
+const gpuManufacturerNvidia = "nvidia"
+
 const (
 	dockerLabelCreatedBy      = "created_by"
 	dockerLabelKeyManagedBy   = "managed_by"
@@ -66,11 +69,14 @@ const (
 	DeleteHostOPType OPType = "deletehost"
 )
 
-func NewDockerInstanceManager(cfg Config, cli *client.Client) *DockerInstanceManager {
+func NewDockerInstanceManager(cfg Config, cli *client.Client) (*DockerInstanceManager, error) {
+	if cfg.Docker.GpuManufacturer != "" && cfg.Docker.GpuManufacturer != gpuManufacturerNvidia {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported GPU manufacturer: %q", cfg.Docker.GpuManufacturer)
+	}
 	return &DockerInstanceManager{
 		Config: cfg,
 		Client: cli,
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (m *DockerInstanceManager) ListZones() (*apiv1.ListZonesResponse, error) {
@@ -371,6 +377,9 @@ func (m *DockerInstanceManager) createDockerContainer(ctx context.Context, user
 		Tty:         true,
 		Labels:      dockerLabelsDict(user),
 	}
+	if m.Config.Docker.GpuManufacturer == gpuManufacturerNvidia {
+		config.Env = []string{"NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=all"}
+	}
 	hostConfig := &container.HostConfig{
 		Mounts: []mount.Mount{
 			{
@@ -381,6 +390,17 @@ func (m *DockerInstanceManager) createDockerContainer(ctx context.Context, user
 		},
 		Privileged: true,
 	}
+	if m.Config.Docker.GpuManufacturer == gpuManufacturerNvidia {
+		hostConfig.Resources = container.Resources{
+			DeviceRequests: []container.DeviceRequest{
+				{
+					Count:        -1,
+					Capabilities: [][]string{{"gpu"}},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		hostConfig.Runtime = "nvidia"
+	}
 	createRes, err := m.Client.ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, nil, nil, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create docker container: %w", err)