diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
index 8d62108fed..fbb09737fc 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_run_test.go
@@ -272,6 +272,24 @@ func TestDockerRunWithVolumesAsFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	logDone("run - regression test for #4741 - volumes from as files")
 }
 
+// Regression test for #4979
+func TestDockerRunWithVolumesFromExited(t *testing.T) {
+	runCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "--name", "test-data", "--volume", "/some/dir", "busybox", "touch", "/some/dir/file")
+	out, stderr, exitCode, err := runCommandWithStdoutStderr(runCmd)
+	if err != nil && exitCode != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("1", out, stderr, err)
+	}
+
+	runCmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "--volumes-from", "test-data", "busybox", "cat", "/some/dir/file")
+	out, stderr, exitCode, err = runCommandWithStdoutStderr(runCmd)
+	if err != nil && exitCode != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("2", out, stderr, err)
+	}
+	deleteAllContainers()
+
+	logDone("run - regression test for #4979 - volumes-from on exited container")
+}
+
 // Regression test for #4830
 func TestDockerRunWithRelativePath(t *testing.T) {
 	runCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-v", "tmp:/other-tmp", "busybox", "true")
diff --git a/runtime/volumes.go b/runtime/volumes.go
index c504644ae8..0b6f3734e0 100644
--- a/runtime/volumes.go
+++ b/runtime/volumes.go
@@ -81,9 +81,14 @@ func applyVolumesFrom(container *Container) error {
 
 			c := container.runtime.Get(specParts[0])
 			if c == nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Container %s not found. Impossible to mount its volumes", container.ID)
+				return fmt.Errorf("Container %s not found. Impossible to mount its volumes", specParts[0])
 			}
 
+			if err := c.Mount(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Container %s failed to mount. Impossible to mount its volumes", specParts[0])
+			}
+			defer c.Unmount()
+
 			for volPath, id := range c.Volumes {
 				if _, exists := container.Volumes[volPath]; exists {
 					continue