diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index 5823eed883..ae4146bb4a 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ type NetworkAPIClient interface {
 	NetworkConnect(ctx context.Context, networkID, container string, config *network.EndpointSettings) error
 	NetworkCreate(ctx context.Context, name string, options types.NetworkCreate) (types.NetworkCreateResponse, error)
 	NetworkDisconnect(ctx context.Context, networkID, container string, force bool) error
-	NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, networkID string) (types.NetworkResource, error)
-	NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx context.Context, networkID string) (types.NetworkResource, []byte, error)
+	NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, networkID string, verbose bool) (types.NetworkResource, error)
+	NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx context.Context, networkID string, verbose bool) (types.NetworkResource, []byte, error)
 	NetworkList(ctx context.Context, options types.NetworkListOptions) ([]types.NetworkResource, error)
 	NetworkRemove(ctx context.Context, networkID string) error
 	NetworksPrune(ctx context.Context, pruneFilter filters.Args) (types.NetworksPruneReport, error)
diff --git a/network_inspect.go b/network_inspect.go
index 5ad4ea5bf3..7242304025 100644
--- a/network_inspect.go
+++ b/network_inspect.go
@@ -5,21 +5,30 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // NetworkInspect returns the information for a specific network configured in the docker host.
-func (cli *Client) NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, networkID string) (types.NetworkResource, error) {
-	networkResource, _, err := cli.NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx, networkID)
+func (cli *Client) NetworkInspect(ctx context.Context, networkID string, verbose bool) (types.NetworkResource, error) {
+	networkResource, _, err := cli.NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx, networkID, verbose)
 	return networkResource, err
 }
 
 // NetworkInspectWithRaw returns the information for a specific network configured in the docker host and its raw representation.
-func (cli *Client) NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx context.Context, networkID string) (types.NetworkResource, []byte, error) {
-	var networkResource types.NetworkResource
-	resp, err := cli.get(ctx, "/networks/"+networkID, nil, nil)
+func (cli *Client) NetworkInspectWithRaw(ctx context.Context, networkID string, verbose bool) (types.NetworkResource, []byte, error) {
+	var (
+		networkResource types.NetworkResource
+		resp            serverResponse
+		err             error
+	)
+	query := url.Values{}
+	if verbose {
+		query.Set("verbose", "true")
+	}
+	resp, err = cli.get(ctx, "/networks/"+networkID, query, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		if resp.statusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			return networkResource, nil, networkNotFoundError{networkID}
diff --git a/network_inspect_test.go b/network_inspect_test.go
index 55f04eca2c..1504289f5d 100644
--- a/network_inspect_test.go
+++ b/network_inspect_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func TestNetworkInspectError(t *testing.T) {
 		client: newMockClient(errorMock(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Server error")),
 	}
 
-	_, err := client.NetworkInspect(context.Background(), "nothing")
+	_, err := client.NetworkInspect(context.Background(), "nothing", false)
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != "Error response from daemon: Server error" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a Server Error, got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func TestNetworkInspectContainerNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		client: newMockClient(errorMock(http.StatusNotFound, "Server error")),
 	}
 
-	_, err := client.NetworkInspect(context.Background(), "unknown")
+	_, err := client.NetworkInspect(context.Background(), "unknown", false)
 	if err == nil || !IsErrNetworkNotFound(err) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a networkNotFound error, got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -46,9 +47,23 @@ func TestNetworkInspect(t *testing.T) {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected GET method, got %s", req.Method)
 			}
 
-			content, err := json.Marshal(types.NetworkResource{
-				Name: "mynetwork",
-			})
+			var (
+				content []byte
+				err     error
+			)
+			if strings.HasPrefix(req.URL.RawQuery, "verbose=true") {
+				s := map[string]network.ServiceInfo{
+					"web": {},
+				}
+				content, err = json.Marshal(types.NetworkResource{
+					Name:     "mynetwork",
+					Services: s,
+				})
+			} else {
+				content, err = json.Marshal(types.NetworkResource{
+					Name: "mynetwork",
+				})
+			}
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -59,11 +74,23 @@ func TestNetworkInspect(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 
-	r, err := client.NetworkInspect(context.Background(), "network_id")
+	r, err := client.NetworkInspect(context.Background(), "network_id", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if r.Name != "mynetwork" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected `mynetwork`, got %s", r.Name)
 	}
+
+	r, err = client.NetworkInspect(context.Background(), "network_id", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if r.Name != "mynetwork" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected `mynetwork`, got %s", r.Name)
+	}
+	_, ok := r.Services["web"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected service `web` missing in the verbose output")
+	}
 }