diff --git a/command/network/inspect.go b/command/network/inspect.go
index 1a86855f71..e58d66b77a 100644
--- a/command/network/inspect.go
+++ b/command/network/inspect.go
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type inspectOptions struct {
-	format string
-	names  []string
+	format  string
+	names   []string
+	verbose bool
 }
 
 func newInspectCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ func newInspectCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.format, "format", "f", "", "Format the output using the given Go template")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Verbose output for diagnostics")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ func runInspect(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, opts inspectOptions) error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	getNetFunc := func(name string) (interface{}, []byte, error) {
-		return client.NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx, name)
+		return client.NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx, name, opts.verbose)
 	}
 
 	return inspect.Inspect(dockerCli.Out(), opts.names, opts.format, getNetFunc)
diff --git a/command/stack/deploy_composefile.go b/command/stack/deploy_composefile.go
index 72f9b8aac9..3e62494325 100644
--- a/command/stack/deploy_composefile.go
+++ b/command/stack/deploy_composefile.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func validateExternalNetworks(
 	client := dockerCli.Client()
 
 	for _, networkName := range externalNetworks {
-		network, err := client.NetworkInspect(ctx, networkName)
+		network, err := client.NetworkInspect(ctx, networkName, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			if dockerclient.IsErrNetworkNotFound(err) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("network %q is declared as external, but could not be found. You need to create the network before the stack is deployed (with overlay driver)", networkName)
diff --git a/command/system/inspect.go b/command/system/inspect.go
index c86e858a29..6bb9cbe041 100644
--- a/command/system/inspect.go
+++ b/command/system/inspect.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func inspectImages(ctx context.Context, dockerCli *command.DockerCli) inspect.Ge
 
 func inspectNetwork(ctx context.Context, dockerCli *command.DockerCli) inspect.GetRefFunc {
 	return func(ref string) (interface{}, []byte, error) {
-		return dockerCli.Client().NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx, ref)
+		return dockerCli.Client().NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx, ref, false)
 	}
 }