diff --git a/doc/lxc.container.conf b/doc/lxc.container.conf
index 1cb80a2d3..8606f9ebc 100644
--- a/doc/lxc.container.conf
+++ b/doc/lxc.container.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # the fstab mount file
-lxc.mount = ./fstab
+lxc.mount.fstab = ./fstab
 
 # the hostname to be set into the container
 lxc.utsname = virtnode
diff --git a/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in b/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
index e0697fd1e..73fa12f55 100644
--- a/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
+++ b/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>
-            <option>lxc.mount</option>
+            <option>lxc.mount.fstab</option>
           </term>
           <listitem>
             <para>
@@ -1987,7 +1987,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
         lxc.cgroup.devices.deny = a
         lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:3 rw
         lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = b 8:0 rw
-        lxc.mount = /etc/fstab.complex
+        lxc.mount.fstab = /etc/fstab.complex
         lxc.mount.entry = /lib /root/myrootfs/lib none ro,bind 0 0
         lxc.rootfs.path = dir:/mnt/rootfs.complex
         lxc.cap.drop = sys_module mknod setuid net_raw
diff --git a/src/lxc/confile.c b/src/lxc/confile.c
index bf1771029..ed13a345d 100644
--- a/src/lxc/confile.c
+++ b/src/lxc/confile.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ lxc_config_define(log_level);
 lxc_config_define(log_file);
 lxc_config_define(mount);
 lxc_config_define(mount_auto);
-lxc_config_define(fstab);
+lxc_config_define(mount_fstab);
 lxc_config_define(rootfs_mount);
 lxc_config_define(rootfs_options);
 lxc_config_define(rootfs_backend);
@@ -159,11 +159,16 @@ static struct lxc_config_t config[] = {
 	{ "lxc.id_map",                    set_config_idmaps,                      get_config_idmaps,                      clr_config_idmaps,                    },
 	{ "lxc.mount.entry",               set_config_mount,                       get_config_mount,                       clr_config_mount,                     },
 	{ "lxc.mount.auto",                set_config_mount_auto,                  get_config_mount_auto,                  clr_config_mount_auto,                },
-	{ "lxc.mount",                     set_config_fstab,	                   get_config_fstab,                       clr_config_fstab,                     },
+	{ "lxc.mount.fstab",               set_config_mount_fstab,                 get_config_mount_fstab,                 clr_config_mount_fstab,               },
 	{ "lxc.rootfs.mount",              set_config_rootfs_mount,                get_config_rootfs_mount,                clr_config_rootfs_mount,              },
 	{ "lxc.rootfs.options",            set_config_rootfs_options,              get_config_rootfs_options,              clr_config_rootfs_options,            },
 	{ "lxc.rootfs.path",               set_config_rootfs_path,                 get_config_rootfs_path,                 clr_config_rootfs_path,               },
 
+	/* REMOVE IN LXC 3.0
+	   legacy mount key
+	 */
+	{ "lxc.mount",                     set_config_mount_fstab,                 get_config_mount_fstab,                 clr_config_mount_fstab,               },
+
 	/* REMOVE IN LXC 3.0
 	   legacy rootfs.backend key
 	 */
@@ -1739,11 +1744,11 @@ on_error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int set_config_fstab(const char *key, const char *value,
-			    struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf, void *data)
+static int set_config_mount_fstab(const char *key, const char *value,
+				  struct lxc_conf *lxc_conf, void *data)
 {
 	if (lxc_config_value_empty(value)) {
-		clr_config_fstab(key, lxc_conf, NULL);
+		clr_config_mount_fstab(key, lxc_conf, NULL);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -2926,8 +2931,8 @@ static int get_config_log_file(const char *key, char *retv, int inlen,
 	return lxc_get_conf_str(retv, inlen, c->logfile);
 }
 
-static int get_config_fstab(const char *key, char *retv, int inlen,
-			    struct lxc_conf *c, void *data)
+static int get_config_mount_fstab(const char *key, char *retv, int inlen,
+				  struct lxc_conf *c, void *data)
 {
 	return lxc_get_conf_str(retv, inlen, c->fstab);
 }
@@ -3441,8 +3446,8 @@ static inline int clr_config_mount_auto(const char *key, struct lxc_conf *c,
 	return lxc_clear_automounts(c);
 }
 
-static inline int clr_config_fstab(const char *key, struct lxc_conf *c,
-				   void *data)
+static inline int clr_config_mount_fstab(const char *key, struct lxc_conf *c,
+					 void *data)
 {
 	free(c->fstab);
 	c->fstab = NULL;
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
index b0d890e83..d02379403 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
@@ -2803,8 +2803,13 @@ static int copy_fstab(struct lxc_container *oldc, struct lxc_container *c)
 	if (!oldpath)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* REMOVE IN LXC 3.0
+	   legacy mount key
+	 */
 	clear_unexp_config_line(c->lxc_conf, "lxc.mount", false);
 
+	clear_unexp_config_line(c->lxc_conf, "lxc.mount.fstab", false);
+
 	char *p = strrchr(oldpath, '/');
 	if (!p)
 		return -1;
@@ -2829,7 +2834,7 @@ static int copy_fstab(struct lxc_container *oldc, struct lxc_container *c)
 		ERROR("error: allocating pathname");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (!do_append_unexp_config_line(c->lxc_conf, "lxc.mount", newpath)) {
+	if (!do_append_unexp_config_line(c->lxc_conf, "lxc.mount.fstab", newpath)) {
 		ERROR("error saving new lxctab");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/tests/parse_config_file.c b/src/tests/parse_config_file.c
index 3461472d8..118755900 100644
--- a/src/tests/parse_config_file.c
+++ b/src/tests/parse_config_file.c
@@ -473,13 +473,22 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		goto non_test_error;
 	}
 
-	/* lxc.mount */
+	/* REMOVE IN LXC 3.0
+	   legacy lxc.mount key
+	 */
 	if (set_get_compare_clear_save_load(c, "lxc.mount", "/some/path", NULL,
 					    true) < 0) {
 		lxc_error("%s\n", "lxc.mount");
 		goto non_test_error;
 	}
 
+	/* lxc.mount.fstab */
+	if (set_get_compare_clear_save_load(c, "lxc.mount.fstab", "/some/path", NULL,
+					    true) < 0) {
+		lxc_error("%s\n", "lxc.mount.fstab");
+		goto non_test_error;
+	}
+
 	/* lxc.mount.auto
 	 * Note that we cannot compare the values since the getter for
 	 * lxc.mount.auto does not preserve ordering.
diff --git a/templates/lxc-download.in b/templates/lxc-download.in
index fb891b039..ee1825db4 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-download.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-download.in
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ if [ -e "${LXC_PATH}/config-auto" ]; then
     rm ${LXC_PATH}/config-auto
 fi
 if [ -e "$fstab" ]; then
-    echo "lxc.mount = ${LXC_PATH}/fstab" >> ${LXC_PATH}/config
+    echo "lxc.mount.fstab = ${LXC_PATH}/fstab" >> ${LXC_PATH}/config
 fi
 echo "lxc.uts.name = ${LXC_NAME}" >> ${LXC_PATH}/config
 
diff --git a/templates/lxc-pld.in b/templates/lxc-pld.in
index f50f3fb83..3f994a92b 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-pld.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-pld.in
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ lxc.uts.name = $utsname
 lxc.tty = 4
 lxc.pts = 1024
 # Consider if below line is right for systemd container
-lxc.mount = $config_path/fstab
+lxc.mount.fstab = $config_path/fstab
 lxc.cap.drop = sys_module mac_admin mac_override sys_time
 
 lxc.autodev = $auto_dev
diff --git a/templates/lxc-slackware.in b/templates/lxc-slackware.in
index 2c80351e5..7a1d7fd6a 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-slackware.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-slackware.in
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ cat <<EOF >> $path/config
 lxc.uts.name = $name
 lxc.arch = $arch
 
-lxc.mount = $rootfs/etc/fstab
+lxc.mount.fstab = $rootfs/etc/fstab
 
 lxc.include = ${LXC_TEMPLATE_CONFIG}/slackware.common.conf
 EOF