diff --git a/thefuck/rules/docker_daemon_not_running.py b/thefuck/rules/docker_daemon_not_running.py
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+++ b/thefuck/rules/docker_daemon_not_running.py
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+from thefuck.shells import shell
+from thefuck.utils import for_app
+from thefuck.specific.sudo import sudo_support
+
+
+@for_app("docker")
+def match(command):
+    return ('docker: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon' in command.output and
+            'Is the docker daemon running?' in command.output)
+
+
+@sudo_support
+def get_new_command(command):
+    cmd = command.script_parts[0]
+    return shell.and_('systemctl start {}'.format(cmd),
+                      command.script)