diff --git a/components/cli/container_create.go b/components/cli/container_create.go
index 9f627aafa6..6841b0b282 100644
--- a/components/cli/container_create.go
+++ b/components/cli/container_create.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/versions"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ func (cli *Client) ContainerCreate(ctx context.Context, config *container.Config
 		return response, err
 	}
 
+	// When using API 1.24 and under, the client is responsible for removing the container
+	if hostConfig != nil && versions.LessThan(cli.ClientVersion(), "1.25") {
+		hostConfig.AutoRemove = false
+	}
+
 	query := url.Values{}
 	if containerName != "" {
 		query.Set("name", containerName)
diff --git a/components/cli/container_create_test.go b/components/cli/container_create_test.go
index 15dbd5ea01..73474cf56f 100644
--- a/components/cli/container_create_test.go
+++ b/components/cli/container_create_test.go
@@ -74,3 +74,45 @@ func TestContainerCreateWithName(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected `container_id`, got %s", r.ID)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestContainerCreateAutoRemove validates that a client using API 1.24 always disables AutoRemove. When using API 1.25
+// or up, AutoRemove should not be disabled.
+func TestContainerCreateAutoRemove(t *testing.T) {
+	autoRemoveValidator := func(expectedValue bool) func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			var config configWrapper
+
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&config); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			if config.HostConfig.AutoRemove != expectedValue {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected AutoRemove to be %v, got %v", expectedValue, config.HostConfig.AutoRemove)
+			}
+			b, err := json.Marshal(container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody{
+				ID: "container_id",
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+				Body:       ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(b)),
+			}, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	client := &Client{
+		client:  newMockClient(autoRemoveValidator(false)),
+		version: "1.24",
+	}
+	if _, err := client.ContainerCreate(context.Background(), nil, &container.HostConfig{AutoRemove: true}, nil, ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	client = &Client{
+		client:  newMockClient(autoRemoveValidator(true)),
+		version: "1.25",
+	}
+	if _, err := client.ContainerCreate(context.Background(), nil, &container.HostConfig{AutoRemove: true}, nil, ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}