diff --git a/daemon/daemon_unix.go b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
index b6e60ff77c..e9b78ac76d 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon_unix.go
@@ -518,15 +518,12 @@ func verifyPlatformContainerSettings(daemon *Daemon, hostConfig *containertypes.
 		if hostConfig.Privileged {
 			return warnings, fmt.Errorf("Privileged mode is incompatible with user namespaces")
 		}
-		if hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() || hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsContainer() {
-			return warnings, fmt.Errorf("Cannot share the host or a container's network namespace when user namespaces are enabled")
+		if hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() {
+			return warnings, fmt.Errorf("Cannot share the host's network namespace when user namespaces are enabled")
 		}
 		if hostConfig.PidMode.IsHost() {
 			return warnings, fmt.Errorf("Cannot share the host PID namespace when user namespaces are enabled")
 		}
-		if hostConfig.IpcMode.IsContainer() {
-			return warnings, fmt.Errorf("Cannot share a container's IPC namespace when user namespaces are enabled")
-		}
 		if hostConfig.ReadonlyRootfs {
 			return warnings, fmt.Errorf("Cannot use the --read-only option when user namespaces are enabled")
 		}
diff --git a/daemon/oci_linux.go b/daemon/oci_linux.go
index 0b61f5326b..f00e0416a6 100644
--- a/daemon/oci_linux.go
+++ b/daemon/oci_linux.go
@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ func delNamespace(s *specs.Spec, nsType specs.NamespaceType) {
 }
 
 func setNamespaces(daemon *Daemon, s *specs.Spec, c *container.Container) error {
+	userNS := false
+	// user
+	if c.HostConfig.UsernsMode.IsPrivate() {
+		uidMap, gidMap := daemon.GetUIDGIDMaps()
+		if uidMap != nil {
+			userNS = true
+			ns := specs.Namespace{Type: "user"}
+			setNamespace(s, ns)
+			s.Linux.UIDMappings = specMapping(uidMap)
+			s.Linux.GIDMappings = specMapping(gidMap)
+		}
+	}
 	// network
 	if !c.Config.NetworkDisabled {
 		ns := specs.Namespace{Type: "network"}
@@ -240,6 +252,12 @@ func setNamespaces(daemon *Daemon, s *specs.Spec, c *container.Container) error
 				return err
 			}
 			ns.Path = fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/ns/net", nc.State.GetPID())
+			if userNS {
+				// to share a net namespace, they must also share a user namespace
+				nsUser := specs.Namespace{Type: "user"}
+				nsUser.Path = fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/ns/user", nc.State.GetPID())
+				setNamespace(s, nsUser)
+			}
 		} else if c.HostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() {
 			ns.Path = c.NetworkSettings.SandboxKey
 		}
@@ -254,6 +272,12 @@ func setNamespaces(daemon *Daemon, s *specs.Spec, c *container.Container) error
 		}
 		ns.Path = fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/ns/ipc", ic.State.GetPID())
 		setNamespace(s, ns)
+		if userNS {
+			// to share an IPC namespace, they must also share a user namespace
+			nsUser := specs.Namespace{Type: "user"}
+			nsUser.Path = fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/ns/user", ic.State.GetPID())
+			setNamespace(s, nsUser)
+		}
 	} else if c.HostConfig.IpcMode.IsHost() {
 		delNamespace(s, specs.NamespaceType("ipc"))
 	} else {
@@ -269,16 +293,6 @@ func setNamespaces(daemon *Daemon, s *specs.Spec, c *container.Container) error
 		delNamespace(s, specs.NamespaceType("uts"))
 		s.Hostname = ""
 	}
-	// user
-	if c.HostConfig.UsernsMode.IsPrivate() {
-		uidMap, gidMap := daemon.GetUIDGIDMaps()
-		if uidMap != nil {
-			ns := specs.Namespace{Type: "user"}
-			setNamespace(s, ns)
-			s.Linux.UIDMappings = specMapping(uidMap)
-			s.Linux.GIDMappings = specMapping(gidMap)
-		}
-	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
index 20ea3cb20e..61ba1c763d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/daemon.md
@@ -792,11 +792,9 @@ The following standard Docker features are currently incompatible when
 running a Docker daemon with user namespaces enabled:
 
  - sharing PID or NET namespaces with the host (`--pid=host` or `--net=host`)
- - sharing a network namespace with an existing container (`--net=container:*other*`)
- - sharing an IPC namespace with an existing container (`--ipc=container:*other*`)
  - A `--readonly` container filesystem (this is a Linux kernel restriction against remounting with modified flags of a currently mounted filesystem when inside a user namespace)
  - external (volume or graph) drivers which are unaware/incapable of using daemon user mappings
- - Using `--privileged` mode flag on `docker run`
+ - Using `--privileged` mode flag on `docker run` (unless also specifying `--userns=host`)
 
 In general, user namespaces are an advanced feature and will require
 coordination with other capabilities. For example, if volumes are mounted from