diff --git a/daemon/delete.go b/daemon/delete.go
index aea33c84c8..222f33cba2 100644
--- a/daemon/delete.go
+++ b/daemon/delete.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) cleanupContainer(container *container.Container, forceRemo
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to remove filesystem for %s", container.ID)
 	}
 
-	daemon.linkIndex.delete(container)
+	linkNames := daemon.linkIndex.delete(container)
 	selinuxFreeLxcContexts(container.ProcessLabel)
 	daemon.idIndex.Delete(container.ID)
 	daemon.containers.Delete(container.ID)
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) cleanupContainer(container *container.Container, forceRemo
 	if e := daemon.removeMountPoints(container, removeVolume); e != nil {
 		logrus.Error(e)
 	}
+	for _, name := range linkNames {
+		daemon.releaseName(name)
+	}
 	container.SetRemoved()
 	stateCtr.del(container.ID)
 	daemon.LogContainerEvent(container, "destroy")
diff --git a/daemon/links.go b/daemon/links.go
index 7f691d4f16..219a502766 100644
--- a/daemon/links.go
+++ b/daemon/links.go
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@ func (l *linkIndex) parents(child *container.Container) map[string]*container.Co
 }
 
 // delete deletes all link relationships referencing this container
-func (l *linkIndex) delete(container *container.Container) {
+func (l *linkIndex) delete(container *container.Container) []string {
 	l.mu.Lock()
-	for _, child := range l.idx[container] {
+
+	var aliases []string
+	for alias, child := range l.idx[container] {
+		aliases = append(aliases, alias)
 		delete(l.childIdx[child], container)
 	}
 	delete(l.idx, container)
 	delete(l.childIdx, container)
 	l.mu.Unlock()
+	return aliases
 }
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_ps_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_ps_test.go
index 98a20f4267..adf0cf48be 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_ps_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_ps_test.go
@@ -965,3 +965,22 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestPsListContainersFilterPorts(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Not(checker.Equals), id1)
 	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Equals, id2)
 }
+
+func (s *DockerSuite) TestPsNotShowLinknamesOfDeletedContainer(c *check.C) {
+	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)
+
+	dockerCmd(c, "create", "--name=aaa", "busybox", "top")
+	dockerCmd(c, "create", "--name=bbb", "--link=aaa", "busybox", "top")
+
+	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "ps", "--no-trunc", "-a", "--format", "{{.Names}}")
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), "\n")
+	expected := []string{"bbb", "aaa,bbb/aaa"}
+	var names []string
+	names = append(names, lines...)
+	c.Assert(expected, checker.DeepEquals, names, check.Commentf("Expected array with non-truncated names: %v, got: %v", expected, names))
+
+	dockerCmd(c, "rm", "bbb")
+
+	out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "ps", "--no-trunc", "-a", "--format", "{{.Names}}")
+	c.Assert(strings.TrimSpace(out), checker.Equals, "aaa")
+}