diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index d9faa953358..be7844e0e27 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ type ContainerStatus struct {
 	PodIP string `json:"podIP,omitempty"`
 	// TODO(dchen1107): Need to decide how to represent this in v1beta3
 	Image       string `json:"image"`
+	ImageID     string `json:"imageID" description:"ID of the container's image"`
 	ContainerID string `json:"containerID,omitempty" description:"container's ID in the format 'docker://<container_id>'"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index 5d244693f1d..23b2b5c14a1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ type ContainerStatus struct {
 	PodIP string `json:"podIP,omitempty" description:"pod's IP address"`
 	// TODO(dchen1107): Need to decide how to reprensent this in v1beta3
 	Image       string `json:"image" description:"image of the container"`
+	ImageID     string `json:"imageID" description:"ID of the container's image"`
 	ContainerID string `json:"containerID,omitempty" description:"container's ID in the format 'docker://<container_id>'"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 5a8cad5d588..8d042ceee8c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ type ContainerStatus struct {
 	PodIP string `json:"podIP,omitempty" description:"pod's IP address"`
 	// TODO(dchen1107): Need to decide how to reprensent this in v1beta3
 	Image       string `json:"image" description:"image of the container"`
+	ImageID     string `json:"imageID" description:"ID of the container's image"`
 	ContainerID string `json:"containerID,omitempty" description:"container's ID in the format 'docker://<container_id>'"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index 5e64ec17732..89ae8ccd025 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ type ContainerStatus struct {
 	PodIP string `json:"podIP,omitempty"`
 	// TODO(dchen1107): Which image the container is running with?
 	// The image the container is running
-	Image string `json:"image"`
+	Image   string `json:"image"`
+	ImageID string `json:"imageID" description:"ID of the container's image"`
 }
 
 // PodInfo contains one entry for every container with available info.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
index 41e5a98ef66..bbe6b86f0bf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	PodInfraContainerName = leaky.PodInfraContainerName
+	DockerPrefix          = "docker://"
 )
 
 // DockerInterface is an abstract interface for testability.  It abstracts the interface of docker.Client.
@@ -399,7 +400,8 @@ func inspectContainer(client DockerInterface, dockerID, containerName, tPath str
 	glog.V(3).Infof("Container inspect result: %+v", *inspectResult)
 	containerStatus := api.ContainerStatus{
 		Image:       inspectResult.Config.Image,
-		ContainerID: "docker://" + dockerID,
+		ImageID:     DockerPrefix + inspectResult.Image,
+		ContainerID: DockerPrefix + dockerID,
 	}
 
 	waiting := true