diff --git a/docs/deployment/dockerfiles.md b/docs/deployment/dockerfiles.md
index 421a69c34ae..fe9c9eb0b64 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/dockerfiles.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/dockerfiles.md
@@ -39,3 +39,33 @@ dokku config:set APP DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_START_CMD="--harmony server.js"
 To tell docker what to run.
 
 Setting `$DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_CACHE_BUILD` to `true` or `false` will enable or disable docker's image layer cache. Lastly, for more granular build control, you may also pass any `docker build` option to `docker`, by setting `$DOKKU_DOCKER_BUILD_OPTS`.
+
+### Procfiles and Multiple Processes
+
+You can also customize the run command using a `Procfile`, much like you would on Heroku or
+with a buildpack deployed app. The `Procfile` should contain one or more lines defining [process
+types and associated commands](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/procfile#declaring-process-types).
+When you deploy your app a Docker image will be built, the `Procfile` will be extracted from the image
+(it must be in the folder defined in your `Dockerfile` as `WORKDIR` or `/app`) and the commands
+in it will be passed to `docker run` to start your process(es). Here's an example `Procfile`:
+ 
+```
+web: bin/run-prod.sh
+worker: bin/run-worker.sh
+```
+
+And `Dockerfile`:
+
+```
+FROM debian:jessie
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . ./
+CMD ["bin/run-dev.sh"]
+```
+
+When you deploy this app the `web` process will automatically be scaled to 1 and your Docker container
+will be started basically using the command `docker run bin/run-prod.sh`. If you want to also run
+a worker container for this app, you can run `dokku ps:scale worker=1` and a new container will be
+started by running `docker run bin/run-worker.sh` (the actual `docker run` commands are a bit more
+complex, but this is the basic idea). If you use an `ENTRYPOINT` in your `Dockerfile`, the lines
+in your `Procfile` will be passed as arguments to the `ENTRYPOINT` script instead of being executed.
diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 186441f3993..f69e4c60ffc 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ case "$1" in
 
         if [[ -z "$DOKKU_HEROKUISH" ]]; then
           DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_PORT=$(dokku config:get $APP DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_PORT || true)
-          START_CMD=$(dokku config:get $APP DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_START_CMD || $START_CMD)
+          DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_START_CMD=$(dokku config:get $APP DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_START_CMD || true)
+          DOKKU_PROCFILE_START_CMD=$(get_cmd_from_procfile $APP $PROC_TYPE)
+          START_CMD=${DOKKU_DOCKERFILE_START_CMD:-$DOKKU_PROCFILE_START_CMD}
         fi
 
         if [[ "$PROC_TYPE" == "web" ]]; then
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 0f1204fb460..b2bfa686a6b 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@ is_number() {
   fi
 }
 
+is_abs_path() {
+  local TEST_PATH=$1
+  if [[ "$TEST_PATH" = /* ]]; then
+      return 0
+    else
+      return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 parse_args() {
   for arg in "$@"; do
     case "$arg" in
@@ -211,6 +220,11 @@ copy_from_image() {
   verify_app_name $APP
 
   if verify_image "$IMAGE"; then
+    if ! is_abs_path $SRC_FILE; then
+      local WORKDIR=$(docker inspect -f '{{.Config.WorkingDir}}' $IMAGE)
+      [[ -z "$WORKDIR" ]] && WORKDIR=/app
+      SRC_FILE="$WORKDIR/$SRC_FILE"
+    fi
     CID=$(docker run $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS -d $IMAGE bash)
     docker cp "$CID:$SRC_FILE" "$DST_DIR"
     docker rm -f "$CID" &> /dev/null
@@ -264,6 +278,23 @@ get_app_running_container_ids() {
   echo "$APP_RUNNING_CONTAINER_IDS"
 }
 
+get_cmd_from_procfile() {
+  local APP=$1; local PROC_TYPE=$2; local DOKKU_PROCFILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_PROCFILE"
+  local name; local command;
+  verify_app_name $APP
+
+  if [[ -f $DOKKU_PROCFILE ]]; then
+    while read line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
+      if [[ -z "$line" ]] || [[ "$line" == "#"* ]]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+      name="${line%%:*}"
+      command="${line#*:[[:space:]]}"
+      [[ "$name" == "$PROC_TYPE" ]] && echo "$command" && break
+    done < $DOKKU_PROCFILE
+  fi
+}
+
 is_deployed() {
   local APP="$1"
   if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER" ]] || [[ $(ls $DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER.* &> /dev/null; echo $?) -eq 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/plugins/ps/functions b/plugins/ps/functions
index 7321d6633bd..385ac3fe316 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/functions
+++ b/plugins/ps/functions
@@ -9,8 +9,31 @@ print_dokku_scale_file() {
   done < "$DOKKU_SCALE_FILE"
 }
 
+extract_procfile() {
+  local APP="$1"
+  local IMAGE_TAG="$(get_running_image_tag $APP)"
+  local IMAGE="$(get_app_image_name $APP $IMAGE_TAG)"
+  local DOKKU_PROCFILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_PROCFILE"
+  verify_app_name "$APP"
+
+  copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "Procfile" "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" 2>/dev/null || true
+  if [[ -f "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info1_quiet "App Procfile file found ($DOKKU_PROCFILE)"
+  else
+    dokku_log_info1_quiet "No Procfile found in app image"
+  fi
+}
+
+remove_procfile() {
+  local APP="$1"; local DOKKU_PROCFILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_PROCFILE"
+  if [[ -f "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" ]]; then
+    rm -f "$DOKKU_PROCFILE"
+  fi
+}
+
 generate_scale_file() {
   local APP="$1"; local IMAGE_TAG="$2"; local IMAGE=$(get_app_image_name $APP $IMAGE_TAG); local DOKKU_SCALE_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_SCALE"
+  local DOKKU_PROCFILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_PROCFILE"
   verify_app_name "$APP"
 
   copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "/app/DOKKU_SCALE" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP" 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -20,18 +43,18 @@ generate_scale_file() {
     TMP_WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
     trap 'rm -rf "$TMP_WORK_DIR" > /dev/null' RETURN
 
-    copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "/app/Procfile" "$TMP_WORK_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
-    local PROCFILE="$TMP_WORK_DIR/Procfile"
-    if [[ ! -e "$PROCFILE" ]]; then
-      echo "web=1" >> $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE
-    else
+    if [[ -f $DOKKU_PROCFILE ]]; then
       while read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
-        [[ "$line" =~ ^#.* ]] && continue
+        if [[ -z "$line" ]] || [[ "$line" == "#"* ]]; then
+          continue
+        fi
         NAME=${line%%:*}
         NUM_PROCS=0
         [[ "$NAME" == "web" ]] && NUM_PROCS=1
         [[ -n "$NAME" ]] && echo "$NAME=$NUM_PROCS" >> $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE
-      done < "$PROCFILE"
+      done < $DOKKU_PROCFILE
+    else
+      echo "web=1" >> $DOKKU_SCALE_FILE
     fi
     dokku_log_info1_quiet "New DOKKU_SCALE file generated"
   else
diff --git a/plugins/ps/post-deploy b/plugins/ps/post-deploy
index cb45e320b78..3a8338f4dac 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/post-deploy
+++ b/plugins/ps/post-deploy
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/ps/functions"
 
 APP="$1"
 
+remove_procfile "$APP"
 dokku config:set --no-restart $APP DOKKU_APP_RESTORE=1
diff --git a/plugins/ps/pre-deploy b/plugins/ps/pre-deploy
index 84f132d8919..44ec91a1f06 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/pre-deploy
+++ b/plugins/ps/pre-deploy
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/ps/functions"
 
 APP="$1"
 
-generate_scale_file $APP
+extract_procfile "$APP"
+generate_scale_file "$APP"
diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/CHECKS b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/CHECKS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1d88bab389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/CHECKS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/ nodejs/express
diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/Dockerfile b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd47658a53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM ubuntu:trusty
+ENV LC_ALL C
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+ENV DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN true
+EXPOSE 3001/udp
+EXPOSE  3000/tcp
+EXPOSE 3003
+
+RUN apt-get install -y software-properties-common && add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js && apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y build-essential curl postgresql-client-9.3 nodejs git
+
+COPY . /app
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN npm install
+
+CMD npm start
diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/Procfile b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c49227a768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+###############################
+#         DEVELOPMENT         #
+###############################
+
+# Procfile for development using the new threaded worker (scheduler, twitter stream and delayed job)
+cron: node worker.js
+web: node web.js
+worker: node worker.js
diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/check_deploy b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/check_deploy
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..1334888e27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/check_deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e; output="$(curl -s -S "$1")"; echo "$output"; test "$output" == "nodejs/express"
diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/package.json b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..397b0ce84b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "node-example",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "2.5.x"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "4.2.x"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "false"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/web.js b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/web.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b8f4d819d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/web.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+var express = require('express');
+
+var app = express.createServer(express.logger());
+
+app.get('/', function(request, response) {
+  response.send('nodejs/express');
+});
+
+var port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
+app.listen(port, function() {
+  console.log("Listening on " + port);
+});
diff --git a/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/worker.js b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12133530d9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apps/dockerfile-procfile/worker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+function worker() {
+  console.log('sleeping for 60 seconds');
+  setTimeout(worker, 60 * 1000);
+}
+
+worker();
diff --git a/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats b/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats
index 75b9ba1d745..8d158e3d86c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/10_ps-dockerfile.bats
@@ -116,3 +116,128 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: "$status
   assert_success
 }
+
+@test "(ps) dockerfile with procfile" {
+  deploy_app dockerfile-procfile
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:stop $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.*; do
+    run bash -c "docker ps -q --no-trunc | grep -q $(< $CID_FILE)"
+    echo "output: "$output
+    echo "status: "$status
+    assert_failure
+  done
+
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:start $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.*; do
+    run bash -c "docker ps -q --no-trunc | grep -q $(< $CID_FILE)"
+    echo "output: "$output
+    echo "status: "$status
+    assert_success
+  done
+
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:restart $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.*; do
+    run bash -c "docker ps -q --no-trunc | grep -q $(< $CID_FILE)"
+    echo "output: "$output
+    echo "status: "$status
+    assert_success
+  done
+
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:rebuild $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.*; do
+    run bash -c "docker ps -q --no-trunc | grep -q $(< $CID_FILE)"
+    echo "output: "$output
+    echo "status: "$status
+    assert_success
+  done
+}
+
+@test "(ps:scale) dockerfile with procfile" {
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:scale $TEST_APP web=2 worker=2"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  deploy_app dockerfile-procfile
+  for PROC_TYPE in web worker; do
+    run bash -c "docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Command}}' --no-trunc"
+    echo "output: "$output
+    echo "status: "$status
+    assert_success
+    goodlines=""
+    for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.$PROC_TYPE.*; do
+      cid=$(< $CID_FILE)
+      assert_output_contains "$cid"
+      goodlines+=$(echo "$output" | grep "$cid")
+    done
+    output="$goodlines"
+    assert_output_contains "node ${PROC_TYPE}.js" 2
+  done
+
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:scale $TEST_APP web=1 worker=1"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  for PROC_TYPE in web worker; do
+    run bash -c "docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Command}}' --no-trunc"
+    echo "output: "$output
+    echo "status: "$status
+    assert_success
+    goodlines=""
+    for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.$PROC_TYPE.*; do
+      cid=$(< $CID_FILE)
+      assert_output_contains "$cid"
+      goodlines+=$(echo "$output" | grep "$cid")
+    done
+    output="$goodlines"
+    assert_output_contains "node ${PROC_TYPE}.js"
+  done
+
+  run bash -c "dokku ps:scale $TEST_APP web=0 worker=0"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  for PROC_TYPE in web worker; do
+    CIDS=""
+    shopt -s nullglob
+    for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.$PROC_TYPE.*; do
+      CIDS+=$(< $CID_FILE)
+      CIDS+=" "
+    done
+    shopt -u nullglob
+    run bash -c "[[ -z \"$CIDS\" ]]"
+    echo "output: "$output
+    echo "status: "$status
+    assert_success
+  done
+}
+
+@test "(ps:scale) procfile commands extraction" {
+  source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+  source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/ps/functions"
+  cat <<EOF > "$DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/DOKKU_PROCFILE"
+web: node web.js
+worker: node worker.js
+EOF
+  run get_cmd_from_procfile "$TEST_APP" web
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output "node web.js"
+
+  run get_cmd_from_procfile "$TEST_APP" worker
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output "node worker.js"
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/30_ps-herokuish.bats b/tests/unit/30_ps-herokuish.bats
index c55a3468ad7..cd2ccbfda72 100644
--- a/tests/unit/30_ps-herokuish.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/30_ps-herokuish.bats
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ teardown() {
     shopt -s nullglob
     for CID_FILE in $DOKKU_ROOT/$TEST_APP/CONTAINER.$PROC_TYPE.*; do
       CIDS+=$(< $CID_FILE)
-      CIDS+=" "1
+      CIDS+=" "
     done
     shopt -u nullglob
     run bash -c "[[ -z \"$CIDS\" ]]"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index fe04298a437..2bee6796c21 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ assert_output() {
   assert_equal "$expected" "$output"
 }
 
+# ShellCheck doesn't know about $output from Bats
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+assert_output_contains() {
+  local input="$output"; local expected="$1"; local count="${2:-1}"; local found=0
+  until [ "${input/$expected/}" = "$input" ]; do
+    input="${input/$expected/}"
+    let found+=1
+  done
+  assert_equal $count $found
+}
+
 # ShellCheck doesn't know about $lines from Bats
 # shellcheck disable=SC2154
 assert_line() {