diff --git a/docs/deployment/one-off-processes.md b/docs/deployment/one-off-processes.md
index 29c24a09e62..befe4a02856 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/one-off-processes.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/one-off-processes.md
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ dokku --rm-container run node-js-app ls -lah
 dokku --rm run node-js-app ls -lah
 ```
 
+Finally, you may wish to run a container in "detached" mode via the `--detach` dokku flag. Running a process in detached mode will immediately return a `CONTAINER_ID`. It is up to the user to then further manage this container in whatever manner they see fit, as dokku will *not* automatically terminate the container.
+
+```shell
+dokku --detach run node-js-app ls -lah
+# returns the ID of the new container
+```
+
+> Note that you may not use the `--rm-container` or `--rm` flags when running containers in detached mode, and attempting to do so will result in the `--detach` flag being ignored.
+
 ### Using `run` for cron tasks
 
 You can always use a one-off container to run an application task:
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/subcommands/run b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/subcommands/run
index ff2ca1588da..faebb4754a4 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/subcommands/run
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/subcommands/run
@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@ dokku_run_cmd() {
 
   local DOCKER_ARGS=$(: | plugn trigger docker-args-run "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG")
   [[ "$DOKKU_TRACE" ]] && local DOCKER_ARGS+=" -e TRACE=true "
-  [[ "$DOKKU_RM_CONTAINER" ]] && local DOKKU_RUN_OPTS="--rm"
-  has_tty && local DOKKU_RUN_OPTS+=" -i -t"
+
+  local DOKKU_RUN_OPTS=""
+  if [[ "$DOKKU_RM_CONTAINER" ]]; then
+    DOKKU_RUN_OPTS+=" --rm"
+  elif [[ "$DOKKU_DETACH_CONTAINER" ]]; then
+    DOKKU_RUN_OPTS+=" --detach"
+  fi
+
+  has_tty && DOKKU_RUN_OPTS+=" -i -t"
   is_image_herokuish_based "$IMAGE" && local EXEC_CMD="/exec"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
   docker run $DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS $DOKKU_RUN_OPTS $DOCKER_ARGS $IMAGE $EXEC_CMD "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index b1ebcee7913..9852751d91e 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ parse_args() {
       --quiet)
         export DOKKU_QUIET_OUTPUT=1
         ;;
+      --detach)
+        export DOKKU_DETACH_CONTAINER=1
+        ;;
       --trace)
         export DOKKU_TRACE=1
         ;;
diff --git a/tests/unit/30_core_1.bats b/tests/unit/30_core_1.bats
index e5b007afbb5..80d73902513 100644
--- a/tests/unit/30_core_1.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/30_core_1.bats
@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ build_nginx_config() {
   assert_success
 }
 
+@test "(core) run (detached)" {
+  deploy_app
+
+  RANDOM_RUN_CID="$(dokku --detach run $TEST_APP bash)"
+  run bash -c "docker inspect $RANDOM_RUN_CID"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run bash -c "docker stop $RANDOM_RUN_CID"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
+  run dokku cleanup
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+  sleep 5  # wait for dokku cleanup to happen in the background
+}
+
 @test "(core) run (with tty)" {
   deploy_app
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku run $TEST_APP ls /app/package.json"