@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) getExecConfig(name string) (*ExecConfig, error) {

 	ec := d.execCommands.Get(name)

 	// If the exec is found but its container is not in the daemon's list of

-	// containers then it must have been delete, in which case instead of

+	// containers then it must have been deleted, in which case instead of

 	// saying the container isn't running, we should return a 404 so that

 	// the user sees the same error now that they will after the

 	// 5 minute clean-up loop is run which erases old/dead execs.

@@ -2256,6 +2256,8 @@ Status Codes:

 -   **201** – no error

 -   **404** – no such container

+-   **409** - container is paused

+-   **500** - server error

 ### Exec Start

@@ -2291,7 +2293,7 @@ Status Codes:

 -   **200** – no error

 -   **404** – no such exec instance

--   **409** - container is stopped or paused

+-   **409** - container is paused

     **Stream details**:

     Similar to the stream behavior of `POST /container/(id)/attach` API

@@ -2263,6 +2263,8 @@ Status Codes:

 -   **201** – no error

 -   **404** – no such container

+-   **409** - container is paused

+-   **500** - server error

 ### Exec Start

@@ -2298,7 +2300,7 @@ Status Codes:

 -   **200** – no error

 -   **404** – no such exec instance

--   **409** - container is stopped or paused

+-   **409** - container is paused

     **Stream details**:

     Similar to the stream behavior of `POST /container/(id)/attach` API

@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecApiCreateNoValidContentType(c *check.C) {

 	}

 }

+func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecApiCreateContainerPaused(c *check.C) {

+	testRequires(c, DaemonIsLinux)

+	name := "exec_create_test"

+	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "-t", "--name", name, "busybox", "/bin/sh")

+

+	dockerCmd(c, "pause", name)

+	status, body, err := sockRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/containers/%s/exec", name), map[string]interface{}{"Cmd": []string{"true"}})

+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)

+	c.Assert(status, check.Equals, http.StatusConflict)

+

+	if !bytes.Contains(body, []byte("Container "+name+" is paused, unpause the container before exec")) {

+		c.Fatalf("Expected message when creating exec command with Container %s is paused", name)

+	}

+}

+

 func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecAPIStart(c *check.C) {

 	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "--name", "test", "busybox", "top")