diff --git a/daemon/archive.go b/daemon/archive.go
index 5d0e9e0b52..5cf6985210 100644
--- a/daemon/archive.go
+++ b/daemon/archive.go
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerExtractToDir(container *container.Container, path
 		return ErrRootFSReadOnly
 	}
 
+	uid, gid := daemon.GetRemappedUIDGID()
 	options := &archive.TarOptions{
-		ChownOpts: &archive.TarChownOptions{
-			UID: 0, GID: 0, // TODO: use config.User? Remap to userns root?
-		},
 		NoOverwriteDirNonDir: noOverwriteDirNonDir,
+		ChownOpts: &archive.TarChownOptions{
+			UID: uid, GID: gid, // TODO: should all ownership be set to root (either real or remapped)?
+		},
 	}
-
 	if err := chrootarchive.Untar(content, resolvedPath, options); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_cp_to_container_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_cp_to_container_unix_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45d85ba5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_cp_to_container_unix_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/integration/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
+	"github.com/go-check/check"
+)
+
+// Check ownership is root, both in non-userns and userns enabled modes
+func (s *DockerSuite) TestCpCheckDestOwnership(c *check.C) {
+	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux, SameHostDaemon)
+	tmpVolDir := getTestDir(c, "test-cp-tmpvol")
+	containerID := makeTestContainer(c,
+		testContainerOptions{volumes: []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s:/tmpvol", tmpVolDir)}})
+
+	tmpDir := getTestDir(c, "test-cp-to-check-ownership")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+	makeTestContentInDir(c, tmpDir)
+
+	srcPath := cpPath(tmpDir, "file1")
+	dstPath := containerCpPath(containerID, "/tmpvol", "file1")
+
+	err := runDockerCp(c, srcPath, dstPath)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	stat, err := system.Stat(filepath.Join(tmpVolDir, "file1"))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	uid, gid, err := getRootUIDGID()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(stat.UID(), checker.Equals, uint32(uid), check.Commentf("Copied file not owned by container root UID"))
+	c.Assert(stat.GID(), checker.Equals, uint32(gid), check.Commentf("Copied file not owned by container root GID"))
+}
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_utils.go b/integration-cli/docker_utils.go
index e4f05c0b54..6349b11db8 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_utils.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_utils.go
@@ -1781,6 +1781,23 @@ func runSleepingContainerInImage(c *check.C, image string, extraArgs ...string)
 	return dockerCmd(c, args...)
 }
 
+func getRootUIDGID() (int, int, error) {
+	uidgid := strings.Split(filepath.Base(dockerBasePath), ".")
+	if len(uidgid) == 1 {
+		//user namespace remapping is not turned on; return 0
+		return 0, 0, nil
+	}
+	uid, err := strconv.Atoi(uidgid[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+	gid, err := strconv.Atoi(uidgid[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+	return uid, gid, nil
+}
+
 // minimalBaseImage returns the name of the minimal base image for the current
 // daemon platform.
 func minimalBaseImage() string {