diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge.go b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge.go
index dd46384cdc..356d229d1d 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge.go
@@ -543,6 +543,9 @@ func (d *driver) getNetworks() []*bridgeNetwork {
 
 // Create a new network using bridge plugin
 func (d *driver) CreateNetwork(id string, option map[string]interface{}, ipV4Data, ipV6Data []driverapi.IPAMData) error {
+	if len(ipV4Data) == 0 || ipV4Data[0].Pool.String() == "0.0.0.0/0" {
+		return types.BadRequestErrorf("ipv4 pool is empty")
+	}
 	// Sanity checks
 	d.Lock()
 	if _, ok := d.networks[id]; ok {
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go
index f0b9b2b1f5..306806a8b8 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/overlay/ov_network.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func (d *driver) CreateNetwork(id string, option map[string]interface{}, ipV4Dat
 	if id == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid network id")
 	}
+	if len(ipV4Data) == 0 || ipV4Data[0].Pool.String() == "0.0.0.0/0" {
+		return types.BadRequestErrorf("ipv4 pool is empty")
+	}
 
 	// Since we perform lazy configuration make sure we try
 	// configuring the driver when we enter CreateNetwork
diff --git a/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go b/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go
index 44348dc1cc..44b636f10d 100644
--- a/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/libnetwork_test.go
@@ -2356,3 +2356,10 @@ func TestParallel2(t *testing.T) {
 func TestParallel3(t *testing.T) {
 	runParallelTests(t, 3)
 }
+
+func TestNullIpam(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := controller.NewNetwork(bridgeNetType, "testnetworkinternal", libnetwork.NetworkOptionIpam(ipamapi.NullIPAM, "", nil, nil, nil))
+	if err == nil || err.Error() != "ipv4 pool is empty" {
+		t.Fatal("bridge network should complain empty pool")
+	}
+}