diff --git a/docker/api/volume.py b/docker/api/volume.py
index e9e71273f4..a404f658be 100644
--- a/docker/api/volume.py
+++ b/docker/api/volume.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def volumes(self, filters=None):
 
     @utils.minimum_version('1.21')
     def create_volume(self, name, driver=None, driver_opts=None):
-        url = self._url('/volumes')
+        url = self._url('/volumes/create')
         if driver_opts is not None and not isinstance(driver_opts, dict):
             raise TypeError('driver_opts must be a dictionary')
 
diff --git a/tests/fake_api.py b/tests/fake_api.py
index 214b197d64..8852da02c5 100644
--- a/tests/fake_api.py
+++ b/tests/fake_api.py
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ def fake_remove_volume():
     get_fake_events,
     ('{1}/{0}/volumes'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix), 'GET'):
     get_fake_volume_list,
-    ('{1}/{0}/volumes'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix), 'POST'):
+    ('{1}/{0}/volumes/create'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix), 'POST'):
     get_fake_volume,
     ('{1}/{0}/volumes/{2}'.format(
         CURRENT_VERSION, prefix, FAKE_VOLUME_NAME
diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index 20ec88cf97..86f1941ceb 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@ def test_create_volume(self):
         args = fake_request.call_args
 
         self.assertEqual(args[0][0], 'POST')
-        self.assertEqual(args[0][1], url_prefix + 'volumes')
+        self.assertEqual(args[0][1], url_prefix + 'volumes/create')
         self.assertEqual(json.loads(args[1]['data']), {'Name': name})
 
     @base.requires_api_version('1.21')
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ def test_create_volume_with_driver(self):
         args = fake_request.call_args
 
         self.assertEqual(args[0][0], 'POST')
-        self.assertEqual(args[0][1], url_prefix + 'volumes')
+        self.assertEqual(args[0][1], url_prefix + 'volumes/create')
         data = json.loads(args[1]['data'])
         self.assertIn('Driver', data)
         self.assertEqual(data['Driver'], driver_name)