@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"

 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork"

 	nwconfig "github.com/docker/libnetwork/config"

+	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/datastore"

 	winlibnetwork "github.com/docker/libnetwork/drivers/windows"

 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/netlabel"

 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/options"

@@ -261,9 +262,12 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) initNetworkController(config *Config, activeSandboxes map[

 		}

 		if !found {

-			err = v.Delete()

-			if err != nil {

-				return nil, err

+			// global networks should not be deleted by local HNS

+			if v.Info().Scope() != datastore.GlobalScope {

+				err = v.Delete()

+				if err != nil {

+					logrus.Errorf("Error occurred when removing network %v", err)

+				}

 			}

 		}

 	}

@@ -300,6 +304,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) initNetworkController(config *Config, activeSandboxes map[

 		controller.WalkNetworks(s)

 		if n != nil {

+			// global networks should not be deleted by local HNS

+			if n.Info().Scope() == datastore.GlobalScope {

+				continue

+			}

 			v.Name = n.Name()

 			// This will not cause network delete from HNS as the network

 			// is not yet populated in the libnetwork windows driver

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getLibcontainerdCreateOptions(container *container.Contain

 	// Get endpoints for the libnetwork allocated networks to the container

 	var epList []string

 	AllowUnqualifiedDNSQuery := false

+	gwHNSID := ""

 	if container.NetworkSettings != nil {

 		for n := range container.NetworkSettings.Networks {

 			sn, err := daemon.FindNetwork(n)

@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getLibcontainerdCreateOptions(container *container.Contain

 			if err != nil {

 				continue

 			}

+

+			if data["GW_INFO"] != nil {

+				gwInfo := data["GW_INFO"].(map[string]interface{})

+				if gwInfo["hnsid"] != nil {

+					gwHNSID = gwInfo["hnsid"].(string)

+				}

+			}

+

 			if data["hnsid"] != nil {

 				epList = append(epList, data["hnsid"].(string))

 			}

@@ -88,6 +97,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getLibcontainerdCreateOptions(container *container.Contain

 		}

 	}

+	if gwHNSID != "" {

+		epList = append(epList, gwHNSID)

+	}

+

 	// Read and add credentials from the security options if a credential spec has been provided.

 	if container.HostConfig.SecurityOpt != nil {

 		for _, sOpt := range container.HostConfig.SecurityOpt {