diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 1151bd9..d9d0775 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Name: boost
 Summary: The free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries
 Version: 1.64.0
 %global version_enc 1_64_0
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: Boost and MIT and Python
 
 %global toplev_dirname %{name}_%{version_enc}
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@ Source2: libboost_thread.so
 # equal to the Boost version (e.g., 1.41.0).
 %global sonamever %{version}
 
-# boost is an "umbrella" package that pulls in all other boost
+# boost is an "umbrella" package that pulls in all boost shared library
 # components, except for MPI and Python 3 sub-packages.  Those are
 # special in that they are rarely necessary, and it's not a big burden
 # to have interested parties install them explicitly.
+# The subpackages that don't install shared libraries are also not pulled in
+# (doc, doctools, examples, jam, static).
 Requires: boost-atomic%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: boost-chrono%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %if %{with context}
+Requires: boost-container%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: boost-context%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: boost-coroutine%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %endif
@@ -1554,6 +1557,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/bjam.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 27 2018 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com> - 1.64.0-5
+- Ensure boost metapackage installs boost-container.
+
 * Thu Dec 07 2017 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com> - 1.64.0-4
 - Patch to fix #1516837