diff --git a/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/read.go b/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/read.go
index 1e197f3e84..bea83ddf14 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/read.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/jsonfilelog/read.go
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ func (l *JSONFileLogger) readLogs(logWatcher *logger.LogWatcher, config logger.R
 	}
 
 	if !config.Follow {
+		if err := latestFile.Close(); err != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("Error closing file: %v", err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/daemon/logs.go b/daemon/logs.go
index 1ad654e101..e0da46d9e4 100644
--- a/daemon/logs.go
+++ b/daemon/logs.go
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerLogs(ctx context.Context, containerName string, c
 			if !ok {
 				logrus.Debug("logs: end stream")
 				logs.Close()
+				if cLog != container.LogDriver {
+					// Since the logger isn't cached in the container, which occurs if it is running, it
+					// must get explicitly closed here to avoid leaking it and any file handles it has.
+					if err := cLog.Close(); err != nil {
+						logrus.Errorf("Error closing logger: %v", err)
+					}
+				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			logLine := msg.Line