diff --git a/daemon/exec.go b/daemon/exec.go
index ecdbc58d85..616093c67d 100644
--- a/daemon/exec.go
+++ b/daemon/exec.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type execConfig struct {
 
 type execStore struct {
 	s map[string]*execConfig
-	sync.Mutex
+	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 func newExecStore() *execStore {
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func (e *execStore) Add(id string, execConfig *execConfig) {
 }
 
 func (e *execStore) Get(id string) *execConfig {
-	e.Lock()
+	e.RLock()
 	res := e.s[id]
-	e.Unlock()
+	e.RUnlock()
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ func (e *execStore) Delete(id string) {
 	e.Unlock()
 }
 
+func (e *execStore) List() []string {
+	var IDs []string
+	e.RLock()
+	for id := range e.s {
+		IDs = append(IDs, id)
+	}
+	e.RUnlock()
+	return IDs
+}
+
 func (execConfig *execConfig) Resize(h, w int) error {
 	return execConfig.ProcessConfig.Terminal.Resize(h, w)
 }
@@ -249,6 +259,10 @@ func (d *Daemon) Exec(c *Container, execConfig *execConfig, pipes *execdriver.Pi
 	return exitStatus, err
 }
 
+func (container *Container) GetExecIDs() []string {
+	return container.execCommands.List()
+}
+
 func (container *Container) Exec(execConfig *execConfig) error {
 	container.Lock()
 	defer container.Unlock()
diff --git a/daemon/inspect.go b/daemon/inspect.go
index 2bf1773d3a..37d00573bc 100644
--- a/daemon/inspect.go
+++ b/daemon/inspect.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerInspect(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 		out.SetJson("VolumesRW", container.VolumesRW)
 		out.SetJson("AppArmorProfile", container.AppArmorProfile)
 
+		out.SetList("ExecIDs", container.GetExecIDs())
+
 		if children, err := daemon.Children(container.Name); err == nil {
 			for linkAlias, child := range children {
 				container.hostConfig.Links = append(container.hostConfig.Links, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", child.Name, linkAlias))
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
index e44576cea0..fa210d4583 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api.md
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ You can still call an old version of the API using
 **New!**
 Docker client now hints potential proxies about connection hijacking using HTTP Upgrade headers.
 
+`GET /containers/(id)/json`
+
+**New!**
+This endpoint now returns the list current execs associated with the container (`ExecIDs`).
+
 ## v1.16
 
 ### Full Documentation
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.17.md b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.17.md
index 1ffb1cbf95..7c81a7acb5 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.17.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.17.md
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ Return low-level information on the container `id`
                      "SysInitPath": "/home/kitty/go/src/github.com/docker/docker/bin/docker",
                      "ResolvConfPath": "/etc/resolv.conf",
                      "Volumes": {},
+                     "ExecIDs": [
+                         "15f211491dced6a353a2e0f37fe3f3692ee2370a4782418e9bf7052865c10fde"
+                     ],
                      "HostConfig": {
                          "Binds": null,
                          "ContainerIDFile": "",
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
index cf42217ac8..ee69a89a43 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
@@ -21,3 +21,38 @@ func TestInspectImage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logDone("inspect - inspect an image")
 }
+
+func TestInspectExecID(t *testing.T) {
+	defer deleteAllContainers()
+
+	out, exitCode, err := runCommandWithOutput(exec.Command(dockerBinary, "run", "-d", "busybox", "top"))
+	if exitCode != 0 || err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+	id := strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+
+	out, err = inspectField(id, "ExecIDs")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to inspect container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+	if out != "<no value>" {
+		t.Fatalf("ExecIDs should be empty, got: %s", out)
+	}
+
+	exitCode, err = runCommand(exec.Command(dockerBinary, "exec", "-d", id, "ls", "/"))
+	if exitCode != 0 || err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to exec in container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+
+	out, err = inspectField(id, "ExecIDs")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to inspect container: %s, %v", out, err)
+	}
+
+	out = strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+	if out == "[]" || out == "<no value>" {
+		t.Fatalf("ExecIDs should not be empty, got: %s", out)
+	}
+
+	logDone("inspect - inspect a container with ExecIDs")
+}