diff --git a/daemon/logger/journald/read.go b/daemon/logger/journald/read.go
index 3892eac356..bc009f61cf 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/journald/read.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/journald/read.go
@@ -50,6 +50,53 @@ package journald
 //	}
 //	return rc;
 //}
+//static int is_attribute_field(const char *msg, size_t length)
+//{
+//	const struct known_field {
+//		const char *name;
+//		size_t length;
+//	} fields[] = {
+//		{"MESSAGE", sizeof("MESSAGE") - 1},
+//		{"MESSAGE_ID", sizeof("MESSAGE_ID") - 1},
+//		{"PRIORITY", sizeof("PRIORITY") - 1},
+//		{"CODE_FILE", sizeof("CODE_FILE") - 1},
+//		{"CODE_LINE", sizeof("CODE_LINE") - 1},
+//		{"CODE_FUNC", sizeof("CODE_FUNC") - 1},
+//		{"ERRNO", sizeof("ERRNO") - 1},
+//		{"SYSLOG_FACILITY", sizeof("SYSLOG_FACILITY") - 1},
+//		{"SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER", sizeof("SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER") - 1},
+//		{"SYSLOG_PID", sizeof("SYSLOG_PID") - 1},
+//		{"CONTAINER_NAME", sizeof("CONTAINER_NAME") - 1},
+//		{"CONTAINER_ID", sizeof("CONTAINER_ID") - 1},
+//		{"CONTAINER_ID_FULL", sizeof("CONTAINER_ID_FULL") - 1},
+//		{"CONTAINER_TAG", sizeof("CONTAINER_TAG") - 1},
+//	};
+//	unsigned int i;
+//	void *p;
+//	if ((length < 1) || (msg[0] == '_') || ((p = memchr(msg, '=', length)) == NULL)) {
+//		return -1;
+//	}
+//	length = ((const char *) p) - msg;
+//	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(fields) / sizeof(fields[0]); i++) {
+//		if ((fields[i].length == length) && (memcmp(fields[i].name, msg, length) == 0)) {
+//			return -1;
+//		}
+//	}
+//	return 0;
+//}
+//static int get_attribute_field(sd_journal *j, const char **msg, size_t *length)
+//{
+//	int rc;
+//	*msg = NULL;
+//	*length = 0;
+//	while ((rc = sd_journal_enumerate_data(j, (const void **) msg, length)) > 0) {
+//		if (is_attribute_field(*msg, *length) == 0) {
+//			break;
+//		}
+//		rc = -ENOENT;
+//	}
+//	return rc;
+//}
 //static int wait_for_data_or_close(sd_journal *j, int pipefd)
 //{
 //	struct pollfd fds[2];
@@ -98,6 +145,7 @@ import "C"
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
@@ -116,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *journald) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (s *journald) drainJournal(logWatcher *logger.LogWatcher, config logger.ReadConfig, j *C.sd_journal, oldCursor string) string {
-	var msg, cursor *C.char
+	var msg, data, cursor *C.char
 	var length C.size_t
 	var stamp C.uint64_t
 	var priority C.int
@@ -156,8 +204,23 @@ drain:
 			} else if priority == C.int(journal.PriInfo) {
 				source = "stdout"
 			}
+			// Retrieve the values of any variables we're adding to the journal.
+			attrs := make(map[string]string)
+			C.sd_journal_restart_data(j)
+			for C.get_attribute_field(j, &data, &length) > C.int(0) {
+				kv := strings.SplitN(C.GoStringN(data, C.int(length)), "=", 2)
+				attrs[kv[0]] = kv[1]
+			}
+			if len(attrs) == 0 {
+				attrs = nil
+			}
 			// Send the log message.
-			logWatcher.Msg <- &logger.Message{Line: line, Source: source, Timestamp: timestamp}
+			logWatcher.Msg <- &logger.Message{
+				Line:      line,
+				Source:    source,
+				Timestamp: timestamp.In(time.UTC),
+				Attrs:     attrs,
+			}
 		}
 		// If we're at the end of the journal, we're done (for now).
 		if C.sd_journal_next(j) <= 0 {