diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index ef25960c52..1b2d13bb6d 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -237,6 +238,8 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) register(container *Container, updateSuffixarray bool) err
 	// we'll waste time if we update it for every container
 	daemon.idIndex.Add(container.ID)
 
+	container.registerVolumes()
+
 	// FIXME: if the container is supposed to be running but is not, auto restart it?
 	//        if so, then we need to restart monitor and init a new lock
 	// If the container is supposed to be running, make sure of it
@@ -400,10 +403,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) restore() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, c := range registeredContainers {
-		c.registerVolumes()
-	}
-
 	if !debug {
 		fmt.Println()
 		log.Infof("Loading containers: done.")
@@ -890,7 +889,7 @@ func NewDaemonFromDirectory(config *Config, eng *engine.Engine) (*Daemon, error)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	volumes, err := volumes.NewRepository(path.Join(config.Root, "volumes"), volumesDriver)
+	volumes, err := volumes.NewRepository(filepath.Join(config.Root, "volumes"), volumesDriver)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/volumes.go b/daemon/volumes.go
index fa38b253fa..7b49733839 100644
--- a/daemon/volumes.go
+++ b/daemon/volumes.go
@@ -119,8 +119,23 @@ func (container *Container) VolumePaths() map[string]struct{} {
 }
 
 func (container *Container) registerVolumes() {
-	for _, mnt := range container.VolumeMounts() {
-		mnt.volume.AddContainer(container.ID)
+	for path := range container.VolumePaths() {
+		if v := container.daemon.volumes.Get(path); v != nil {
+			v.AddContainer(container.ID)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// if container was created with an old daemon, this volume may not be registered so we need to make sure it gets registered
+		writable := true
+		if rw, exists := container.VolumesRW[path]; exists {
+			writable = rw
+		}
+		v, err := container.daemon.volumes.FindOrCreateVolume(path, writable)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("error registering volume %s: %v", path, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		v.AddContainer(container.ID)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
index dbc4d232b6..b7db552b62 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
@@ -317,3 +317,36 @@ func TestDaemonAllocatesListeningPort(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logDone("daemon - daemon listening port is allocated")
 }
+
+// #9629
+func TestDaemonVolumesBindsRefs(t *testing.T) {
+	d := NewDaemon(t)
+
+	if err := d.StartWithBusybox(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)
+
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(tmp+"/test", []byte("testing"), 0655); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if out, err := d.Cmd("create", "-v", tmp+":/foo", "--name=voltest", "busybox"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err, out)
+	}
+
+	if err := d.Restart(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if out, err := d.Cmd("run", "--volumes-from=voltest", "--name=consumer", "busybox", "/bin/sh", "-c", "[ -f /foo/test ]"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err, out)
+	}
+
+	logDone("daemon - bind refs in data-containers survive daemon restart")
+}
diff --git a/volumes/repository.go b/volumes/repository.go
index 225148b60e..8219952243 100644
--- a/volumes/repository.go
+++ b/volumes/repository.go
@@ -87,16 +87,10 @@ func (r *Repository) restore() error {
 
 	for _, v := range dir {
 		id := v.Name()
-		path, err := r.driver.Get(id, "")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("Could not find volume for %s: %v", id, err)
-			continue
-		}
 		vol := &Volume{
 			ID:         id,
 			configPath: r.configPath + "/" + id,
 			containers: make(map[string]struct{}),
-			Path:       path,
 		}
 		if err := vol.FromDisk(); err != nil {
 			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {