diff --git a/api/client/restart.go b/api/client/restart.go
index 2101ab91da..8d050ff71e 100644
--- a/api/client/restart.go
+++ b/api/client/restart.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 	flag "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mflag"
 )
 
-// CmdRestart restarts one or more running containers.
+// CmdRestart restarts one or more containers.
 //
 // Usage: docker restart [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRestart(args ...string) error {
-	cmd := Cli.Subcmd("restart", []string{"CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]"}, "Restart a running container", true)
+	cmd := Cli.Subcmd("restart", []string{"CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]"}, "Restart a container", true)
 	nSeconds := cmd.Int([]string{"t", "-time"}, 10, "Seconds to wait for stop before killing the container")
 	cmd.Require(flag.Min, 1)
 
diff --git a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
index ad76de3ce6..798f1ec3b4 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
+++ b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from push' -a '(__fish_print
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a rename -d 'Rename an existing container'
 
 # restart
-complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a restart -d 'Restart a running container'
+complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a restart -d 'Restart a container'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from restart' -l help -d 'Print usage'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from restart' -s t -l time -d 'Number of seconds to try to stop for before killing the container. Once killed it will then be restarted. Default is 10 seconds.'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from restart' -a '(__fish_print_docker_containers running)' -d "Container"
diff --git a/docker/flags.go b/docker/flags.go
index 1e234a28ea..f45da10fda 100644
--- a/docker/flags.go
+++ b/docker/flags.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var dockerCommands = []command{
 	{"pull", "Pull an image or a repository from a registry"},
 	{"push", "Push an image or a repository to a registry"},
 	{"rename", "Rename a container"},
-	{"restart", "Restart a running container"},
+	{"restart", "Restart a container"},
 	{"rm", "Remove one or more containers"},
 	{"rmi", "Remove one or more images"},
 	{"run", "Run a command in a new container"},
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/restart.md b/docs/reference/commandline/restart.md
index 0b668eecf4..339f796044 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/restart.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/restart.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ weight=1
 
     Usage: docker restart [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
 
-    Restart a running container
+    Restart a container
 
       -t, --time=10      Seconds to wait for stop before killing the container
 
diff --git a/man/docker-restart.1.md b/man/docker-restart.1.md
index 77f99d51a6..9f60bc5434 100644
--- a/man/docker-restart.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-restart.1.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 % Docker Community
 % JUNE 2014
 # NAME
-docker-restart - Restart a running container
+docker-restart - Restart a container
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 **docker restart**
diff --git a/man/docker.1.md b/man/docker.1.md
index 17b92849bf..bee12512aa 100644
--- a/man/docker.1.md
+++ b/man/docker.1.md
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ inside it)
   See **docker-rename(1)** for full documentation on the **rename** command.
 
 **restart**
-  Restart a running container
+  Restart a container
   See **docker-restart(1)** for full documentation on the **restart** command.
 
 **rm**