@@ -671,9 +671,11 @@ func (container *Container) Start(hostConfig *HostConfig) error {

 			continue

 		}

 		var srcPath string

+		var isBindMount bool

 		srcRW := false

 		// If an external bind is defined for this volume, use that as a source

 		if bindMap, exists := binds[volPath]; exists {

+			isBindMount = true

 			srcPath = bindMap.SrcPath

 			if strings.ToLower(bindMap.Mode) == "rw" {

 				srcRW = true

@@ -697,7 +699,9 @@ func (container *Container) Start(hostConfig *HostConfig) error {

 		if err := os.MkdirAll(rootVolPath, 0755); err != nil {

 			return nil

 		}

-		if srcRW {

+

+		// Do not copy or change permissions if we are mounting from the host

+		if srcRW && !isBindMount {

 			volList, err := ioutil.ReadDir(rootVolPath)

 			if err != nil {

 				return err

@@ -708,22 +712,26 @@ func (container *Container) Start(hostConfig *HostConfig) error {

 					return err

 				}

 				if len(srcList) == 0 {

+					// If the source volume is empty copy files from the root into the volume

 					if err := CopyWithTar(rootVolPath, srcPath); err != nil {

 						return err

 					}

-				}

-			}

-			var stat syscall.Stat_t

-			if err := syscall.Stat(rootVolPath, &stat); err != nil {

-				return err

-			}

-			var srcStat syscall.Stat_t

-			if err := syscall.Stat(srcPath, &srcStat); err != nil {

-				return err

-			}

-			if stat.Uid != srcStat.Uid || stat.Gid != srcStat.Gid {

-				if err := os.Chown(srcPath, int(stat.Uid), int(stat.Gid)); err != nil {

-					return err

+

+					var stat syscall.Stat_t

+					if err := syscall.Stat(rootVolPath, &stat); err != nil {

+						return err

+					}

+					var srcStat syscall.Stat_t

+					if err := syscall.Stat(srcPath, &srcStat); err != nil {

+						return err

+					}

+					// Change the source volume's ownership if it differs from the root

+					// files that where just copied

+					if stat.Uid != srcStat.Uid || stat.Gid != srcStat.Gid {

+						if err := os.Chown(srcPath, int(stat.Uid), int(stat.Gid)); err != nil {

+							return err

+						}

+					}

 				}

 			}

 		}

@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ func TestCopyVolumeUidGid(t *testing.T) {

 	defer nuke(r)

 	// Add directory not owned by root

-	container1, _, _ := mkContainer(r, []string{"_", "/bin/sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /hello && chown daemon.daemon /hello"}, t)

+	container1, _, _ := mkContainer(r, []string{"_", "/bin/sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /hello && touch /hello/test.txt && chown daemon.daemon /hello"}, t)

 	defer r.Destroy(container1)

 	if container1.State.Running {

@@ -1227,18 +1227,10 @@ func TestCopyVolumeUidGid(t *testing.T) {

 	// Test that the uid and gid is copied from the image to the volume

 	tmpDir1 := tempDir(t)

 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir1)

-	stdout1, _ := runContainer(r, []string{"-v", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/hello", tmpDir1), img.ID, "stat", "-c", "%U %G", "/hello"}, t)

+	stdout1, _ := runContainer(r, []string{"-v", "/hello", img.ID, "stat", "-c", "%U %G", "/hello"}, t)

 	if !strings.Contains(stdout1, "daemon daemon") {

 		t.Fatal("Container failed to transfer uid and gid to volume")

 	}

-

-	// Test that the uid and gid is not copied from the image when the volume is read only

-	tmpDir2 := tempDir(t)

-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir1)

-	stdout2, _ := runContainer(r, []string{"-v", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/hello:ro", tmpDir2), img.ID, "stat", "-c", "%U %G", "/hello"}, t)

-	if strings.Contains(stdout2, "daemon daemon") {

-		t.Fatal("Container transfered uid and gid to volume")

-	}

 }

 // Test for #1582

@@ -1272,27 +1264,10 @@ func TestCopyVolumeContent(t *testing.T) {

 	// Test that the content is copied from the image to the volume

 	tmpDir1 := tempDir(t)

 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir1)

-	stdout1, _ := runContainer(r, []string{"-v", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/hello", tmpDir1), img.ID, "find", "/hello"}, t)

+	stdout1, _ := runContainer(r, []string{"-v", "/hello", img.ID, "find", "/hello"}, t)

 	if !(strings.Contains(stdout1, "/hello/local/world") && strings.Contains(stdout1, "/hello/local")) {

 		t.Fatal("Container failed to transfer content to volume")

 	}

-

-	// Test that the content is not copied when the volume is readonly

-	tmpDir2 := tempDir(t)

-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir2)

-	stdout2, _ := runContainer(r, []string{"-v", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/hello:ro", tmpDir2), img.ID, "find", "/hello"}, t)

-	if strings.Contains(stdout2, "/hello/local/world") || strings.Contains(stdout2, "/hello/local") {

-		t.Fatal("Container transfered content to readonly volume")

-	}

-

-	// Test that the content is not copied when the volume is non-empty

-	tmpDir3 := tempDir(t)

-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir3)

-	writeFile(path.Join(tmpDir3, "touch-me"), "", t)

-	stdout3, _ := runContainer(r, []string{"-v", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/hello:rw", tmpDir3), img.ID, "find", "/hello"}, t)

-	if strings.Contains(stdout3, "/hello/local/world") || strings.Contains(stdout3, "/hello/local") || !strings.Contains(stdout3, "/hello/touch-me") {

-		t.Fatal("Container transfered content to non-empty volume")

-	}

 }

 func TestBindMounts(t *testing.T) {