diff --git a/daemon/container_operations_unix.go b/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
index 6fe3c22714..1a54566dad 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations_unix.go
@@ -975,6 +975,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getIpcContainer(container *container.Container) (*containe
 	if !c.IsRunning() {
 		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeIPCRunning.WithArgs(containerID)
 	}
+	if c.IsRestarting() {
+		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeContainerRestarting.WithArgs(containerID)
+	}
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -989,6 +992,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getNetworkedContainer(containerID, connectedContainerID st
 	if !nc.IsRunning() {
 		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeJoinRunning.WithArgs(connectedContainerID)
 	}
+	if nc.IsRestarting() {
+		return nil, derr.ErrorCodeContainerRestarting.WithArgs(connectedContainerID)
+	}
 	return nc, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/errors/daemon.go b/errors/daemon.go
index 17022ce897..1075449d2d 100644
--- a/errors/daemon.go
+++ b/errors/daemon.go
@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ var (
 	})
 
 	// ErrorCodeIPCRunning is generated when we try to join a container's
-	// IPC but its not running.
+	// IPC but it's not running.
 	ErrorCodeIPCRunning = errcode.Register(errGroup, errcode.ErrorDescriptor{
 		Value:          "IPCRUNNING",
 		Message:        "cannot join IPC of a non running container: %s",
 		Description:    "An attempt was made to join the IPC of a container, but the container is not running",
-		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusConflict,
 	})
 
 	// ErrorCodeNotADir is generated when we try to create a directory
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ var (
 		Value:          "JOINRUNNING",
 		Message:        "cannot join network of a non running container: %s",
 		Description:    "An attempt to join the network of a container, but that container isn't running",
-		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusConflict,
 	})
 
 	// ErrorCodeModeNotContainer is generated when we try to network to