diff --git a/go-selinux/label/label.go b/go-selinux/label/label.go
index fea096c..07e0f77 100644
--- a/go-selinux/label/label.go
+++ b/go-selinux/label/label.go
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ func ReleaseLabel(label string) error {
 // Deprecated: use selinux.DupSecOpt
 var DupSecOpt = selinux.DupSecOpt
 
+// FormatMountLabel returns a string to be used by the mount command. Using
+// the SELinux `context` mount option. Changing labels of files on mount
+// points with this option can never be changed.
 // FormatMountLabel returns a string to be used by the mount command.
 // The format of this string will be used to alter the labeling of the mountpoint.
 // The string returned is suitable to be used as the options field of the mount command.
@@ -85,12 +88,27 @@ var DupSecOpt = selinux.DupSecOpt
 // the first parameter.  Second parameter is the label that you wish to apply
 // to all content in the mount point.
 func FormatMountLabel(src, mountLabel string) string {
+	return FormatMountLabelByType(src, mountLabel, "context")
+}
+
+// FormatMountLabelByType returns a string to be used by the mount command.
+// Allow caller to specify the mount options. For example using the SELinux
+// `fscontext` mount option would allow certain container processes to change
+// labels of files created on the mount points, where as `context` option does
+// not.
+// FormatMountLabelByType returns a string to be used by the mount command.
+// The format of this string will be used to alter the labeling of the mountpoint.
+// The string returned is suitable to be used as the options field of the mount command.
+// If you need to have additional mount point options, you can pass them in as
+// the first parameter.  Second parameter is the label that you wish to apply
+// to all content in the mount point.
+func FormatMountLabelByType(src, mountLabel, contextType string) string {
 	if mountLabel != "" {
 		switch src {
 		case "":
-			src = fmt.Sprintf("context=%q", mountLabel)
+			src = fmt.Sprintf("%s=%q", contextType, mountLabel)
 		default:
-			src = fmt.Sprintf("%s,context=%q", src, mountLabel)
+			src = fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s=%q", src, contextType, mountLabel)
 		}
 	}
 	return src
diff --git a/go-selinux/label/label_test.go b/go-selinux/label/label_test.go
index ae5c048..fb172f3 100644
--- a/go-selinux/label/label_test.go
+++ b/go-selinux/label/label_test.go
@@ -17,4 +17,19 @@ func TestFormatMountLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	if test := FormatMountLabel("src", ""); test != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("Format failed. Expected %s, got %s", expected, test)
 	}
+
+	expected = `fscontext="foobar"`
+	if test := FormatMountLabelByType("", "foobar", "fscontext"); test != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Format failed. Expected %s, got %s", expected, test)
+	}
+
+	expected = `src,fscontext="foobar"`
+	if test := FormatMountLabelByType("src", "foobar", "fscontext"); test != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Format failed. Expected %s, got %s", expected, test)
+	}
+
+	expected = `src`
+	if test := FormatMountLabelByType("src", "", "rootcontext"); test != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Format failed. Expected %s, got %s", expected, test)
+	}
 }