diff --git a/daemon/container.go b/daemon/container.go
index 5c7d3a4e52..756ad9497b 100644
--- a/daemon/container.go
+++ b/daemon/container.go
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ func (container *Container) setupContainerDns() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if config.NetworkMode != "host" {
+	if config.NetworkMode.IsBridge() || config.NetworkMode.IsNone() {
 		// check configurations for any container/daemon dns settings
 		if len(config.Dns) > 0 || len(daemon.config.Dns) > 0 || len(config.DnsSearch) > 0 || len(daemon.config.DnsSearch) > 0 {
 			var (
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/run.md b/docs/sources/reference/run.md
index 60a180584f..43983f3d66 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/run.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/run.md
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ With the networking mode set to `host` a container will share the host's
 network stack and all interfaces from the host will be available to the
 container.  The container's hostname will match the hostname on the host
 system.  Publishing ports and linking to other containers will not work
-when sharing the host's network stack.
+when sharing the host's network stack. Note that `--add-host` `--hostname`
+`--dns` `--dns-search` and `--mac-address` is invalid in `host` netmode.
 
 Compared to the default `bridge` mode, the `host` mode gives *significantly*
 better networking performance since it uses the host's native networking stack
@@ -298,7 +299,9 @@ or a High Performance Web Server.
 
 With the networking mode set to `container` a container will share the
 network stack of another container.  The other container's name must be
-provided in the format of `--net container:<name|id>`.
+provided in the format of `--net container:<name|id>`. Note that `--add-host` 
+`--hostname` `--dns` `--dns-search` and `--mac-address` is invalid 
+in `container` netmode.
 
 Example running a Redis container with Redis binding to `localhost` then
 running the `redis-cli` command and connecting to the Redis server over the
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
index 0cf5c31eee..e828d0c507 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
@@ -371,6 +371,33 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestRunLinkToContainerNetMode(c *check.C) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *DockerSuite) TestRunContainerNetModeWithDnsMacHosts(c *check.C) {
+	cmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-d", "--name", "parent", "busybox", "top")
+	out, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatalf("failed to run container: %v, output: %q", err, out)
+	}
+
+	cmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "--dns", "1.2.3.4", "--net=container:parent", "busybox")
+	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(cmd)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(out, "Conflicting options: --dns and the network mode") {
+		c.Fatalf("run --net=container with --dns should error out")
+	}
+
+	cmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "--mac-address", "92:d0:c6:0a:29:33", "--net=container:parent", "busybox")
+	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(cmd)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(out, "--mac-address and the network mode") {
+		c.Fatalf("run --net=container with --mac-address should error out")
+	}
+
+	cmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "--add-host", "test:192.168.2.109", "--net=container:parent", "busybox")
+	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(cmd)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(out, "--add-host and the network mode") {
+		c.Fatalf("run --net=container with --add-host should error out")
+	}
+
+}
+
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestRunModeNetContainerHostname(c *check.C) {
 	testRequires(c, ExecSupport)
 	cmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-i", "-d", "--name", "parent", "busybox", "top")
diff --git a/runconfig/hostconfig.go b/runconfig/hostconfig.go
index d634b1ffb9..3a91744af3 100644
--- a/runconfig/hostconfig.go
+++ b/runconfig/hostconfig.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ func (n NetworkMode) IsPrivate() bool {
 	return !(n.IsHost() || n.IsContainer() || n.IsNone())
 }
 
+func (n NetworkMode) IsBridge() bool {
+	return n == "bridge"
+}
+
 func (n NetworkMode) IsHost() bool {
 	return n == "host"
 }
diff --git a/runconfig/parse.go b/runconfig/parse.go
index 82d0870cd4..1fcf521ee3 100644
--- a/runconfig/parse.go
+++ b/runconfig/parse.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var (
 	ErrConflictNetworkAndDns            = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --dns and the network mode (--net).")
 	ErrConflictNetworkHostname          = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: -h and the network mode (--net)")
 	ErrConflictHostNetworkAndLinks      = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --net=host can't be used with links. This would result in undefined behavior.")
+	ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndMac   = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --mac-address and the network mode (--net).")
+	ErrConflictNetworkHosts             = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --add-host and the network mode (--net).")
 )
 
 func Parse(cmd *flag.FlagSet, args []string) (*Config, *HostConfig, *flag.FlagSet, error) {
@@ -99,12 +101,6 @@ func Parse(cmd *flag.FlagSet, args []string) (*Config, *HostConfig, *flag.FlagSe
 		return nil, nil, cmd, err
 	}
 
-	// Validate input params starting with the input mac address
-	if *flMacAddress != "" {
-		if _, err := opts.ValidateMACAddress(*flMacAddress); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, cmd, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid mac address", *flMacAddress)
-		}
-	}
 	var (
 		attachStdin  = flAttach.Get("stdin")
 		attachStdout = flAttach.Get("stdout")
@@ -132,6 +128,21 @@ func Parse(cmd *flag.FlagSet, args []string) (*Config, *HostConfig, *flag.FlagSe
 		return nil, nil, cmd, ErrConflictNetworkAndDns
 	}
 
+	if (netMode.IsContainer() || netMode.IsHost()) && flExtraHosts.Len() > 0 {
+		return nil, nil, cmd, ErrConflictNetworkHosts
+	}
+
+	if (netMode.IsContainer() || netMode.IsHost()) && *flMacAddress != "" {
+		return nil, nil, cmd, ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndMac
+	}
+
+	// Validate the input mac address
+	if *flMacAddress != "" {
+		if _, err := opts.ValidateMACAddress(*flMacAddress); err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, cmd, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid mac address", *flMacAddress)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// If neither -d or -a are set, attach to everything by default
 	if flAttach.Len() == 0 {
 		attachStdout = true