diff --git a/docker/client.py b/docker/client.py
index 9084689594..af4b635bbb 100644
--- a/docker/client.py
+++ b/docker/client.py
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ def events(self, since=None, until=None, filters=None, decode=None):
             decode=decode
         )
 
+    @check_resource
     def exec_create(self, container, cmd, stdout=True, stderr=True, tty=False,
                     privileged=False):
         if utils.compare_version('1.15', self._version) < 0: