diff --git a/daemon/create.go b/daemon/create.go
index 65bdf28d9c..f9d986491f 100644
--- a/daemon/create.go
+++ b/daemon/create.go
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Create(config *runconfig.Config, hostConfig *runconfig.Hos
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	if err := container.Mount(); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	defer container.Unmount()
+	if err := container.prepareVolumes(); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 	if err := container.ToDisk(); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
index d61b25bf0b..530b15d41a 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ a list of daemon labels (`Labels`).
 **New!**
 You can set the new container's MAC address explicitly.
 
+**New!**
+Volumes are now initialized when the container is created.
+
 `POST /containers/(id)/start`
 
 **New!**
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go
index d85fde1930..498065b64d 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -125,3 +126,21 @@ func TestCreateEchoStdout(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logDone("create - echo test123")
 }
+
+func TestCreateVolumesCreated(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "test_create_volume"
+	cmd(t, "create", "--name", name, "-v", "/foo", "busybox")
+	dir, err := inspectFieldMap(name, "Volumes", "/foo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error getting volume host path: %q", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("Volume was not created")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error statting volume host path: %q", err)
+	}
+
+	logDone("create - volumes are created")
+}