@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/docker/docker/opts"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/promise"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/signal"

+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"

 	runconfigopts "github.com/docker/docker/runconfig/opts"

 	"github.com/docker/engine-api/types"

 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/resolvconf/dns"

@@ -260,6 +261,16 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRun(args ...string) error {

 	// Attached mode

 	if *flAutoRemove {

+		// Warn user if they detached us

+		js, err := cli.client.ContainerInspect(createResponse.ID)

+		if err != nil {

+			return runStartContainerErr(err)

+		}

+		if js.State.Running == true || js.State.Paused == true {

+			fmt.Fprintf(cli.out, "Detached from %s, awaiting its termination in order to uphold \"--rm\".\n",

+				stringid.TruncateID(createResponse.ID))

+		}

+

 		// Autoremove: wait for the container to finish, retrieve

 		// the exit code and remove the container

 		if status, err = cli.client.ContainerWait(createResponse.ID); err != nil {