diff --git a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go
index 2517ee3ae..7f3c536fe 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_hooks.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	multierror "github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocrunner/interfaces"
 	clientconfig "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ func (ar *allocRunner) initRunnerHooks(config *clientconfig.Config) error {
 
 	// create network configurator
 	nc := newNetworkConfigurator(ar.Alloc(), config)
+	spew.Dump(config.BridgeNetworkName)
+	spew.Dump(config.BridgeNetworkAllocSubnet)
 
 	// Create the alloc directory hook. This is run first to ensure the
 	// directory path exists for other hooks.
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go b/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go
index ea3e69c1c..05126314b 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/networking_bridge_linux.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/containernetworking/cni/libcni"
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
 )
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ func (b *bridgeNetworkConfigurator) Setup(alloc *structs.Allocation, spec *drive
 		return err
 	}
 
+	spew.Dump(netconf)
+
 	result, err := b.cniConfig.AddNetworkList(b.ctx, netconf, b.runtimeConf(alloc, spec))
 	if result != nil {
 		result.Print()
diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index f99c2f330..49fe95644 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -354,6 +354,17 @@ func NewClient(cfg *config.Config, consulCatalog consul.CatalogAPI, consulServic
 	c.configCopy = c.config.Copy()
 	c.configLock.Unlock()
 
+	if c.config.AutoFetchCNI {
+		cniGetter := NewCNIGetter(c.config.AutoFetchCNIURL, c.config.AutoFetchCNIDir)
+		c.logger.Info("downloading CNI plugins", "url", cniGetter.src)
+		if err := cniGetter.Get(); err != nil {
+			c.logger.Warn("failed to fetch CNI plugins", "url", cniGetter.src, "error", err)
+		} else {
+			c.config.CNIPath = cniGetter.CNIPath(c.config.CNIPath)
+			c.logger.Debug("using new CNI Path", "cni_path", c.config.CNIPath)
+		}
+	}
+
 	fingerprintManager := NewFingerprintManager(
 		c.configCopy.PluginSingletonLoader, c.GetConfig, c.configCopy.Node,
 		c.shutdownCh, c.updateNodeFromFingerprint, c.logger)
@@ -556,6 +567,35 @@ func (c *Client) init() error {
 	}
 
 	c.logger.Info("using alloc directory", "alloc_dir", c.config.AllocDir)
+
+	// Ensure the cnibin dir exists if we have one
+	if c.config.AutoFetchCNIDir != "" {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(c.config.AutoFetchCNIDir, 0755); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed creating cnibin dir: %s", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Otherwise make a temp directory to use.
+		p, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "NomadClient")
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed creating temporary directory for the AutoFetchCNIDir: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		p, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to find temporary directory for the AutoFetchCNIDir: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Change the permissions to have the execute bit
+		if err := os.Chmod(p, 0755); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to change directory permissions for the AutoFetchCNIdir: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		c.config.AutoFetchCNIDir = p
+	}
+
+	if c.config.AutoFetchCNI {
+		c.logger.Info("using alloc directory", "alloc_dir", c.config.AllocDir)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/client/cni_autofetch.go b/client/cni_autofetch.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a19ed5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/cni_autofetch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	getter "github.com/hashicorp/go-getter"
+)
+
+const (
+	nomadCNIBinDir = "cnibin"
+)
+
+var (
+	defaultCNIGetterChecksums = map[string]string{
+		"linux-amd64":   "sha256:e9bfc78acd3ae71be77eb8f3e890cc9078a33cc3797703b8ff2fc3077a232252",
+		"linux-arm":     "sha256:ae6ddbd87c05a79aceb92e1c8c32d11e302f6fc55045f87f6a3ea7e0268b2fda",
+		"linux-arm64":   "sha256:acde854e3def3c776c532ae521c19d8784534918cc56449ff16945a2909bff6d",
+		"windows-amd64": "sha256:a8a24e9cf93f4db92321afca3fe53bd3ccdf2b7117c403c55a5bac162d8d79cc",
+	}
+	defaultCNIGetterSrc = fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/releases/download/v0.8.1/cni-plugins-%s-%s-v0.8.1.tgz?checksum=%s",
+		runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, defaultCNIGetterChecksums[runtime.GOOS+"-"+runtime.GOARCH])
+)
+
+type CNIGetter struct {
+	src string
+	dst string
+}
+
+func NewCNIGetter(src, dataDir string) *CNIGetter {
+	if src == "" {
+		src = defaultCNIGetterSrc
+	}
+	return &CNIGetter{
+		src: src,
+		dst: filepath.Join(dataDir, nomadCNIBinDir),
+	}
+}
+
+func (g *CNIGetter) Get() error {
+	return getter.Get(g.dst, g.src)
+}
+
+func (g *CNIGetter) CNIPath(path string) string {
+	if path == "" {
+		return g.dst
+	}
+	return strings.Join([]string{path, g.dst}, ":")
+}
diff --git a/client/config/config.go b/client/config/config.go
index 9bac1803a..06bc96d4b 100644
--- a/client/config/config.go
+++ b/client/config/config.go
@@ -234,6 +234,18 @@ type Config struct {
 	// for allocations in bridge networking mode. Subnet must be in CIDR
 	// notation
 	BridgeNetworkAllocSubnet string
+
+	// AutoFetchCNI is a toggle to enable auto downloading of the CNI standard
+	// plugins managed by the CNI team. This defaults to false
+	AutoFetchCNI bool
+
+	// AutoFetchCNIURL is the go-getter URL to use when auto downloading CNI
+	// plugins
+	AutoFetchCNIURL string
+
+	// AutoFetchCNIDir is the destination dir to use when auto doanloading CNI plugins.
+	// This directory will be appended to the CNIPath so it is searched last
+	AutoFetchCNIDir string
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Copy() *Config {
@@ -268,6 +280,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		DisableRemoteExec:          false,
 		BackwardsCompatibleMetrics: false,
 		RPCHoldTimeout:             5 * time.Second,
+		AutoFetchCNI:               false,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
index f0f2cebf5..0b8ce9269 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ func convertClientConfig(agentConfig *Config) (*clientconfig.Config, error) {
 	if agentConfig.DataDir != "" {
 		conf.StateDir = filepath.Join(agentConfig.DataDir, "client")
 		conf.AllocDir = filepath.Join(agentConfig.DataDir, "alloc")
+		conf.AutoFetchCNIDir = filepath.Join(agentConfig.DataDir, "cnibin")
 	}
 	if agentConfig.Client.StateDir != "" {
 		conf.StateDir = agentConfig.Client.StateDir
@@ -542,6 +543,8 @@ func convertClientConfig(agentConfig *Config) (*clientconfig.Config, error) {
 	conf.CNIPath = agentConfig.Client.CNIPath
 	conf.BridgeNetworkName = agentConfig.Client.BridgeNetworkName
 	conf.BridgeNetworkAllocSubnet = agentConfig.Client.BridgeNetworkSubnet
+	conf.AutoFetchCNI = agentConfig.Client.AutoFetchCNIPlugins
+	conf.AutoFetchCNIURL = agentConfig.Client.AutoFetchCNIPluginsURL
 
 	return conf, nil
 }
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index fe3f74c4b..96d0fa4fa 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	// creating allocations with bridge networking mode. This range is local to
 	// the host
 	BridgeNetworkSubnet string `hcl:"bridge_network_subnet"`
+
+	// AutoFetchCNIPlugins
+	AutoFetchCNIPlugins bool `hcl:"auto_fetch_cni_plugins`
+
+	// AutoFetchCNIPluginsURL
+	AutoFetchCNIPluginsURL string `hcl:"auto_fetch_cni_plugins_url`
 }
 
 // ACLConfig is configuration specific to the ACL system
@@ -674,6 +680,7 @@ func DevConfig() *Config {
 	conf.Telemetry.PrometheusMetrics = true
 	conf.Telemetry.PublishAllocationMetrics = true
 	conf.Telemetry.PublishNodeMetrics = true
+	conf.Client.AutoFetchCNIPlugins = true
 
 	return conf
 }