@@ -271,3 +271,15 @@ func TestDockerRunWithVolumesAsFiles(t *testing.T) {

 	logDone("run - regression test for #4741 - volumes from as files")

 }

+

+// Regression test for #4830

+func TestDockerRunWithRelativePath(t *testing.T) {

+	runCmd := exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-v", "tmp:/other-tmp", "busybox", "true")

+	if _, _, _, err := runCommandWithStdoutStderr(runCmd); err == nil {

+		t.Fatalf("relative path should result in an error")

+	}

+

+	deleteAllContainers()

+

+	logDone("run - volume with relative path")

+}

@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ func createVolumes(container *Container) error {

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

 			isBindMount = true

 			srcPath = bindMap.SrcPath

+			srcAbs, err := filepath.Abs(srcPath)

+			if err != nil {

+				return err

+			}

+			if srcPath != srcAbs {

+				return fmt.Errorf("%s should be an absolute path", srcPath)

+			}

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

 				srcRW = true

 			}