diff --git a/daemon/container_unix.go b/daemon/container_unix.go
index db4d5b890e..8708c488a0 100644
--- a/daemon/container_unix.go
+++ b/daemon/container_unix.go
@@ -720,6 +720,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) updateNetworkSettings(container *Container, n libnetwork.N
 		container.NetworkSettings = &network.Settings{Networks: make(map[string]*network.EndpointSettings)}
 	}
 
+	if !container.hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() && runconfig.NetworkMode(n.Type()).IsHost() {
+		return runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork
+	}
+
 	for s := range container.NetworkSettings.Networks {
 		sn, err := daemon.FindNetwork(s)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1174,6 +1178,10 @@ func (container *Container) DisconnectFromNetwork(n libnetwork.Network) error {
 		return derr.ErrorCodeNotRunning.WithArgs(container.ID)
 	}
 
+	if container.hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsHost() && runconfig.NetworkMode(n.Type()).IsHost() {
+		return runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork
+	}
+
 	if err := container.disconnectFromNetwork(n); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
index 4934ad8b07..4481380f28 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions/v1p20"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/integration/checker"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/driverapi"
 	remoteapi "github.com/docker/libnetwork/drivers/remote/api"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/ipamapi"
@@ -764,3 +765,20 @@ func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkHostModeUngracefulDaemonRestart(c
 		c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(runningOut), checker.Equals, "true")
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkConnectToHostFromOtherNetwork(c *check.C) {
+	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "--name", "container1", "busybox", "top")
+	c.Assert(waitRun("container1"), check.IsNil)
+	dockerCmd(c, "network", "disconnect", "bridge", "container1")
+	out, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("network", "connect", "host", "container1")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.NotNil, check.Commentf(out))
+	c.Assert(out, checker.Contains, runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork.Error())
+}
+
+func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkDisconnectFromHost(c *check.C) {
+	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "--name", "container1", "--net=host", "busybox", "top")
+	c.Assert(waitRun("container1"), check.IsNil)
+	out, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("network", "disconnect", "host", "container1")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.NotNil, check.Commentf("Should err out disconnect from host"))
+	c.Assert(out, checker.Contains, runconfig.ErrConflictHostNetwork.Error())
+}
diff --git a/runconfig/parse.go b/runconfig/parse.go
index 6c1ab51741..dae88de941 100644
--- a/runconfig/parse.go
+++ b/runconfig/parse.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ var (
 	ErrConflictUserDefinedNetworkAndLinks = fmt.Errorf("Conflicting options: --net=<NETWORK> can't be used with links. This would result in undefined behavior")
 	// ErrConflictSharedNetwork conflict between private and other networks
 	ErrConflictSharedNetwork = fmt.Errorf("Container sharing network namespace with another container or host cannot be connected to any other network")
+	// ErrConflictHostNetwork conflict from being disconnected from host network or connected to host network.
+	ErrConflictHostNetwork = fmt.Errorf("Container cannot be disconnected from host network or connected to host network")
 	// ErrConflictNoNetwork conflict between private and other networks
 	ErrConflictNoNetwork = fmt.Errorf("Container cannot be connected to multiple networks with one of the networks in --none mode")
 	// ErrConflictNetworkAndDNS conflict between --dns and the network mode