diff --git a/api/types/container/exec.go b/api/types/container/exec.go
index 29c7b96268..6895926aef 100644
--- a/api/types/container/exec.go
+++ b/api/types/container/exec.go
@@ -8,21 +8,6 @@ import "github.com/moby/moby/api/types/common"
 // TODO(thaJeztah): make this a distinct type.
 type ExecCreateResponse = common.IDResponse
 
-// ExecInspect holds information returned by exec inspect.
-//
-// It is used by the client to unmarshal a [ExecInspectResponse],
-// but currently only provides a subset of the information included
-// in that type.
-//
-// TODO(thaJeztah): merge [ExecInspect] and [ExecInspectResponse],
-type ExecInspect struct {
-	ExecID      string `json:"ID"`
-	ContainerID string `json:"ContainerID"`
-	Running     bool   `json:"Running"`
-	ExitCode    int    `json:"ExitCode"`
-	Pid         int    `json:"Pid"`
-}
-
 // ExecInspectResponse is the API response for the "GET /exec/{id}/json"
 // endpoint and holds information about and exec.
 type ExecInspectResponse struct {
diff --git a/client/client_interfaces.go b/client/client_interfaces.go
index a1059e68d3..dbfe8cbcb7 100644
--- a/client/client_interfaces.go
+++ b/client/client_interfaces.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type ContainerAPIClient interface {
 	ContainerDiff(ctx context.Context, container string) ([]container.FilesystemChange, error)
 	ContainerExecAttach(ctx context.Context, execID string, options ExecAttachOptions) (HijackedResponse, error)
 	ContainerExecCreate(ctx context.Context, container string, options ExecCreateOptions) (container.ExecCreateResponse, error)
-	ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (container.ExecInspect, error)
+	ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (ExecInspect, error)
 	ContainerExecResize(ctx context.Context, execID string, options ContainerResizeOptions) error
 	ContainerExecStart(ctx context.Context, execID string, options ExecStartOptions) error
 	ContainerExport(ctx context.Context, container string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
diff --git a/client/container_exec.go b/client/container_exec.go
index d2fb4cba1b..2a0cdec79d 100644
--- a/client/container_exec.go
+++ b/client/container_exec.go
@@ -146,15 +146,43 @@ func (cli *Client) ContainerExecAttach(ctx context.Context, execID string, confi
 	})
 }
 
+// ExecInspect holds information returned by exec inspect.
+//
+// It provides a subset of the information included in [container.ExecInspectResponse].
+//
+// TODO(thaJeztah): include all fields of [container.ExecInspectResponse] ?
+type ExecInspect struct {
+	ExecID      string `json:"ID"`
+	ContainerID string `json:"ContainerID"`
+	Running     bool   `json:"Running"`
+	ExitCode    int    `json:"ExitCode"`
+	Pid         int    `json:"Pid"`
+}
+
 // ContainerExecInspect returns information about a specific exec process on the docker host.
-func (cli *Client) ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (container.ExecInspect, error) {
+func (cli *Client) ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (ExecInspect, error) {
 	resp, err := cli.get(ctx, "/exec/"+execID+"/json", nil, nil)
 	defer ensureReaderClosed(resp)
 	if err != nil {
-		return container.ExecInspect{}, err
+		return ExecInspect{}, err
 	}
 
-	var response container.ExecInspect
+	var response container.ExecInspectResponse
 	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&response)
-	return response, err
+	if err != nil {
+		return ExecInspect{}, err
+	}
+
+	var ec int
+	if response.ExitCode != nil {
+		ec = *response.ExitCode
+	}
+
+	return ExecInspect{
+		ExecID:      response.ID,
+		ContainerID: response.ContainerID,
+		Running:     response.Running,
+		ExitCode:    ec,
+		Pid:         response.Pid,
+	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/client/container_exec_test.go b/client/container_exec_test.go
index 337d43c163..4539430cea 100644
--- a/client/container_exec_test.go
+++ b/client/container_exec_test.go
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ func TestContainerExecInspect(t *testing.T) {
 	client, err := NewClientWithOpts(
 		WithMockClient(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			if !strings.HasPrefix(req.URL.Path, expectedURL) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected URL '%s', got '%s'", expectedURL, req.URL)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected URL '%s', got '%s'", expectedURL, req.URL)
 			}
-			b, err := json.Marshal(container.ExecInspect{
-				ExecID:      "exec_id",
+			b, err := json.Marshal(container.ExecInspectResponse{
+				ID:          "exec_id",
 				ContainerID: "container_id",
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/container/exec.go b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/container/exec.go
index 29c7b96268..6895926aef 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/container/exec.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/api/types/container/exec.go
@@ -8,21 +8,6 @@ import "github.com/moby/moby/api/types/common"
 // TODO(thaJeztah): make this a distinct type.
 type ExecCreateResponse = common.IDResponse
 
-// ExecInspect holds information returned by exec inspect.
-//
-// It is used by the client to unmarshal a [ExecInspectResponse],
-// but currently only provides a subset of the information included
-// in that type.
-//
-// TODO(thaJeztah): merge [ExecInspect] and [ExecInspectResponse],
-type ExecInspect struct {
-	ExecID      string `json:"ID"`
-	ContainerID string `json:"ContainerID"`
-	Running     bool   `json:"Running"`
-	ExitCode    int    `json:"ExitCode"`
-	Pid         int    `json:"Pid"`
-}
-
 // ExecInspectResponse is the API response for the "GET /exec/{id}/json"
 // endpoint and holds information about and exec.
 type ExecInspectResponse struct {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go
index a1059e68d3..dbfe8cbcb7 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/client_interfaces.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type ContainerAPIClient interface {
 	ContainerDiff(ctx context.Context, container string) ([]container.FilesystemChange, error)
 	ContainerExecAttach(ctx context.Context, execID string, options ExecAttachOptions) (HijackedResponse, error)
 	ContainerExecCreate(ctx context.Context, container string, options ExecCreateOptions) (container.ExecCreateResponse, error)
-	ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (container.ExecInspect, error)
+	ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (ExecInspect, error)
 	ContainerExecResize(ctx context.Context, execID string, options ContainerResizeOptions) error
 	ContainerExecStart(ctx context.Context, execID string, options ExecStartOptions) error
 	ContainerExport(ctx context.Context, container string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/container_exec.go b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/container_exec.go
index d2fb4cba1b..2a0cdec79d 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/container_exec.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/moby/moby/client/container_exec.go
@@ -146,15 +146,43 @@ func (cli *Client) ContainerExecAttach(ctx context.Context, execID string, confi
 	})
 }
 
+// ExecInspect holds information returned by exec inspect.
+//
+// It provides a subset of the information included in [container.ExecInspectResponse].
+//
+// TODO(thaJeztah): include all fields of [container.ExecInspectResponse] ?
+type ExecInspect struct {
+	ExecID      string `json:"ID"`
+	ContainerID string `json:"ContainerID"`
+	Running     bool   `json:"Running"`
+	ExitCode    int    `json:"ExitCode"`
+	Pid         int    `json:"Pid"`
+}
+
 // ContainerExecInspect returns information about a specific exec process on the docker host.
-func (cli *Client) ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (container.ExecInspect, error) {
+func (cli *Client) ContainerExecInspect(ctx context.Context, execID string) (ExecInspect, error) {
 	resp, err := cli.get(ctx, "/exec/"+execID+"/json", nil, nil)
 	defer ensureReaderClosed(resp)
 	if err != nil {
-		return container.ExecInspect{}, err
+		return ExecInspect{}, err
 	}
 
-	var response container.ExecInspect
+	var response container.ExecInspectResponse
 	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&response)
-	return response, err
+	if err != nil {
+		return ExecInspect{}, err
+	}
+
+	var ec int
+	if response.ExitCode != nil {
+		ec = *response.ExitCode
+	}
+
+	return ExecInspect{
+		ExecID:      response.ID,
+		ContainerID: response.ContainerID,
+		Running:     response.Running,
+		ExitCode:    ec,
+		Pid:         response.Pid,
+	}, nil
 }