diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md
index 55e5396c..0ec4c4cb 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $ ./dhcp daemon
 
 If given `-pidfile <path>` arguments after 'daemon', the dhcp plugin will write
 its PID to the given file.
+If given `-hostprefix <prefix>` arguments after 'daemon', the dhcp plugin will use this prefix for netns as `<prefix>/<original netns>`. It could be used in case of running dhcp daemon as container.
 
 Alternatively, you can use systemd socket activation protocol.
 Be sure that the .socket file uses /run/cni/dhcp.sock as the socket path.
diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go
index 7aa84208..a5316d75 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/daemon.go
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ const resendCount = 3
 var errNoMoreTries = errors.New("no more tries")
 
 type DHCP struct {
-	mux    sync.Mutex
-	leases map[string]*DHCPLease
+	mux             sync.Mutex
+	leases          map[string]*DHCPLease
+	hostNetnsPrefix string
 }
 
 func newDHCP() *DHCP {
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ func (d *DHCP) Allocate(args *skel.CmdArgs, result *current.Result) error {
 	}
 
 	clientID := args.ContainerID + "/" + conf.Name
-	l, err := AcquireLease(clientID, args.Netns, args.IfName)
+	hostNetns := d.hostNetnsPrefix + args.Netns
+	l, err := AcquireLease(clientID, hostNetns, args.IfName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ func getListener() (net.Listener, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func runDaemon(pidfilePath string) error {
+func runDaemon(pidfilePath string, hostPrefix string) error {
 	// since other goroutines (on separate threads) will change namespaces,
 	// ensure the RPC server does not get scheduled onto those
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ func runDaemon(pidfilePath string) error {
 	}
 
 	dhcp := newDHCP()
+	dhcp.hostNetnsPrefix = hostPrefix
 	rpc.Register(dhcp)
 	rpc.HandleHTTP()
 	http.Serve(l, nil)
diff --git a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
index 2e55c27a..73ba318a 100644
--- a/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
+++ b/plugins/ipam/dhcp/main.go
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ const socketPath = "/run/cni/dhcp.sock"
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "daemon" {
 		var pidfilePath string
+		var hostPrefix string
 		daemonFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("daemon", flag.ExitOnError)
 		daemonFlags.StringVar(&pidfilePath, "pidfile", "", "optional path to write daemon PID to")
+		daemonFlags.StringVar(&hostPrefix, "hostprefix", "", "optional prefix to netns")
 		daemonFlags.Parse(os.Args[2:])
 
-		if err := runDaemon(pidfilePath); err != nil {
+		if err := runDaemon(pidfilePath, hostPrefix); err != nil {
 			log.Printf(err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}