diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/daemon_unix.go b/components/engine/daemon/daemon_unix.go
index 74046147a1..de9537c1b0 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/daemon_unix.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/daemon_unix.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/containerfs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mount"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/sysinfo"
@@ -1169,6 +1170,12 @@ func setupDaemonRoot(config *config.Config, rootDir string, rootIDs idtools.IDPa
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if err := ensureSharedOrSlave(config.Root); err != nil {
+		if err := mount.MakeShared(config.Root); err != nil {
+			logrus.WithError(err).WithField("dir", config.Root).Warn("Could not set daemon root propagation to shared, this is not generally critical but may cause some functionality to not work or fallback to less desirable behavior")
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }