diff --git a/api/handlers.go b/api/handlers.go
index 0322d3f50b..f95937e209 100644
--- a/api/handlers.go
+++ b/api/handlers.go
@@ -532,6 +532,27 @@ func proxyContainer(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Proxy a request to the right node and force refresh container
+func proxyContainerAndForceRefresh(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	name, container, err := getContainerFromVars(c, mux.Vars(r))
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Set the full container ID in the proxied URL path.
+	if name != "" {
+		r.URL.Path = strings.Replace(r.URL.Path, name, container.Id, 1)
+	}
+
+	if err := proxy(c.tlsConfig, container.Engine.Addr, w, r); err != nil {
+		httpError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+
+	// force fresh container
+	container.Refresh()
+}
+
 // Proxy a request to the right node
 func proxyImage(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	name := mux.Vars(r)["name"]
diff --git a/api/router.go b/api/router.go
index fbf95025e0..55d162b0d3 100644
--- a/api/router.go
+++ b/api/router.go
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ var routes = map[string]map[string]handler{
 		"/images/{name:.*}/push":        proxyImage,
 		"/images/{name:.*}/tag":         proxyImageAndForceRefresh,
 		"/containers/create":            postContainersCreate,
-		"/containers/{name:.*}/kill":    proxyContainer,
-		"/containers/{name:.*}/pause":   proxyContainer,
-		"/containers/{name:.*}/unpause": proxyContainer,
+		"/containers/{name:.*}/kill":    proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,
+		"/containers/{name:.*}/pause":   proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,
+		"/containers/{name:.*}/unpause": proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,
 		"/containers/{name:.*}/rename":  postRenameContainer,
-		"/containers/{name:.*}/restart": proxyContainer,
-		"/containers/{name:.*}/start":   proxyContainer,
-		"/containers/{name:.*}/stop":    proxyContainer,
-		"/containers/{name:.*}/wait":    proxyContainer,
+		"/containers/{name:.*}/restart": proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,
+		"/containers/{name:.*}/start":   proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,
+		"/containers/{name:.*}/stop":    proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,
+		"/containers/{name:.*}/wait":    proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,
 		"/containers/{name:.*}/resize":  proxyContainer,
 		"/containers/{name:.*}/attach":  proxyHijack,
 		"/containers/{name:.*}/copy":    proxyContainer,
diff --git a/cluster/container.go b/cluster/container.go
index ad8004f912..37407a96a0 100644
--- a/cluster/container.go
+++ b/cluster/container.go
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ type Container struct {
 	Info   dockerclient.ContainerInfo
 	Engine *Engine
 }
+
+// Refresh container
+func (c *Container) Refresh() error {
+	return c.Engine.refreshContainer(c.Id, true)
+}