diff --git a/daemon/create.go b/daemon/create.go
index 425c4344bb..b7b9001d63 100644
--- a/daemon/create.go
+++ b/daemon/create.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/logger"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) create(params types.ContainerCreateConfig) (retC *containe
 		}
 	}()
 
+	logCfg := container.GetLogConfig(daemon.defaultLogConfig)
+	if err := logger.ValidateLogOpts(logCfg.Type, logCfg.Config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if err := daemon.setSecurityOptions(container, params.HostConfig); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go
index 81f3284368..ec7b8f4a58 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_create_test.go
@@ -440,3 +440,11 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestCreateWithWorkdir(c *check.C) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "create", "--name", name, "-w", dir, "busybox")
 	dockerCmd(c, "cp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", name, dir), prefix+slash+"tmp")
 }
+
+func (s *DockerSuite) TestCreateWithInvalidLogOpts(c *check.C) {
+	name := "test-invalidate-log-opts"
+	_, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("create", "--name", name, "--log-opt", "invalid=true")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.NotNil)
+	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "ps", "-a")
+	c.Assert(out, checker.Not(checker.Contains), name)
+}