diff --git a/daemon/create.go b/daemon/create.go
index 4ba5ad9e27..0f52f3c3fb 100644
--- a/daemon/create.go
+++ b/daemon/create.go
@@ -322,8 +322,11 @@ func verifyNetworkingConfig(nwConfig *networktypes.NetworkingConfig) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if len(nwConfig.EndpointsConfig) == 1 {
-		for _, v := range nwConfig.EndpointsConfig {
-			if v != nil && v.IPAMConfig != nil {
+		for k, v := range nwConfig.EndpointsConfig {
+			if v == nil {
+				return errdefs.InvalidParameter(errors.Errorf("no EndpointSettings for %s", k))
+			}
+			if v.IPAMConfig != nil {
 				if v.IPAMConfig.IPv4Address != "" && net.ParseIP(v.IPAMConfig.IPv4Address).To4() == nil {
 					return errors.Errorf("invalid IPv4 address: %s", v.IPAMConfig.IPv4Address)
 				}
diff --git a/daemon/create_test.go b/daemon/create_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43ac5b390a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/create_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package daemon
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// Test case for 35752
+func TestVerifyNetworkingConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "mynet"
+	endpoints := make(map[string]*network.EndpointSettings, 1)
+	endpoints[name] = nil
+	nwConfig := &network.NetworkingConfig{
+		EndpointsConfig: endpoints,
+	}
+	err := verifyNetworkingConfig(nwConfig)
+	assert.True(t, errdefs.IsInvalidParameter(err))
+}