diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_container.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_container.go
index 0e8f80814f9..51379b9c66f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_container.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_container.go
@@ -364,10 +364,14 @@ func (ds *dockerService) ContainerStatus(containerID string) (*runtimeapi.Contai
 	}
 
 	labels, annotations := extractLabels(r.Config.Labels)
+	imageName := r.Config.Image
+	if len(ir.RepoTags) > 0 {
+		imageName = ir.RepoTags[0]
+	}
 	return &runtimeapi.ContainerStatus{
 		Id:          &r.ID,
 		Metadata:    metadata,
-		Image:       &runtimeapi.ImageSpec{Image: &r.Config.Image},
+		Image:       &runtimeapi.ImageSpec{Image: &imageName},
 		ImageRef:    &imageID,
 		Mounts:      mounts,
 		ExitCode:    &exitCode,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
index 1f386cdf448..d14d8fb47af 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/docker_manager.go
@@ -430,10 +430,14 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) inspectContainer(id string, podName, podNamespace strin
 		}
 	}
 
+	imageName := iResult.Config.Image
+	if len(imgInspectResult.RepoTags) > 0 {
+		imageName = imgInspectResult.RepoTags[0]
+	}
 	status := kubecontainer.ContainerStatus{
 		Name:         containerName,
 		RestartCount: containerInfo.RestartCount,
-		Image:        iResult.Config.Image,
+		Image:        imageName,
 		ImageID:      imageID,
 		ID:           kubecontainer.DockerID(id).ContainerID(),
 		ExitCode:     iResult.State.ExitCode,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fake_docker_client.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fake_docker_client.go
index f2e59e35af5..a50145e9db4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fake_docker_client.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fake_docker_client.go
@@ -478,7 +478,10 @@ func (f *FakeDockerClient) PullImage(image string, auth dockertypes.AuthConfig,
 	err := f.popError("pull")
 	if err == nil {
 		authJson, _ := json.Marshal(auth)
-		f.Image = &dockertypes.ImageInspect{ID: image}
+		f.Image = &dockertypes.ImageInspect{
+			ID:       image,
+			RepoTags: []string{image},
+		}
 		f.pulled = append(f.pulled, fmt.Sprintf("%s using %s", image, string(authJson)))
 	}
 	return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager.go
index e4ba9c4c02e..9cbbbd5a80f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (m *imageManager) logIt(ref *v1.ObjectReference, eventtype, event, prefix,
 	}
 }
 
-// EnsureImageExists pulls the image for the specified pod and container, and returnsIt returns
+// EnsureImageExists pulls the image for the specified pod and container, and returns
 // (imageRef, error message, error).
 func (m *imageManager) EnsureImageExists(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, pullSecrets []v1.Secret) (string, string, error) {
 	logPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", pod.Name, container.Image)
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ func (m *imageManager) EnsureImageExists(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, p
 		return "", msg, ErrImageInspect
 	}
 
-	if !shouldPullImage(container, imageRef != "") {
-		if imageRef != "" {
+	present := imageRef != ""
+	if !shouldPullImage(container, present) {
+		if present {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Container image %q already present on machine", container.Image)
 			m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PulledImage, logPrefix, msg, glog.Info)
 			return imageRef, "", nil
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (m *imageManager) EnsureImageExists(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, p
 		return "", msg, ErrImagePullBackOff
 	}
 	m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PullingImage, logPrefix, fmt.Sprintf("pulling image %q", container.Image), glog.Info)
-	pullChan := make(chan imageRefWithError)
+	pullChan := make(chan pullResult)
 	m.puller.pullImage(spec, pullSecrets, pullChan)
 	imageRefWithErr := <-pullChan
 	if imageRefWithErr.err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/images/puller.go b/pkg/kubelet/images/puller.go
index 6ff1d7cb239..6beaa1e6b00 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/images/puller.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/images/puller.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 )
 
-type imageRefWithError struct {
+type pullResult struct {
 	imageRef string
 	err      error
 }
 
 type imagePuller interface {
-	pullImage(kubecontainer.ImageSpec, []v1.Secret, chan<- imageRefWithError)
+	pullImage(kubecontainer.ImageSpec, []v1.Secret, chan<- pullResult)
 }
 
 var _, _ imagePuller = &parallelImagePuller{}, &serialImagePuller{}
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ func newParallelImagePuller(imageService kubecontainer.ImageService) imagePuller
 	return &parallelImagePuller{imageService}
 }
 
-func (pip *parallelImagePuller) pullImage(spec kubecontainer.ImageSpec, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, pullChan chan<- imageRefWithError) {
+func (pip *parallelImagePuller) pullImage(spec kubecontainer.ImageSpec, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, pullChan chan<- pullResult) {
 	go func() {
 		imageRef, err := pip.imageService.PullImage(spec, pullSecrets)
-		pullChan <- imageRefWithError{
+		pullChan <- pullResult{
 			imageRef: imageRef,
 			err:      err,
 		}
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ func newSerialImagePuller(imageService kubecontainer.ImageService) imagePuller {
 type imagePullRequest struct {
 	spec        kubecontainer.ImageSpec
 	pullSecrets []v1.Secret
-	pullChan    chan<- imageRefWithError
+	pullChan    chan<- pullResult
 }
 
-func (sip *serialImagePuller) pullImage(spec kubecontainer.ImageSpec, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, pullChan chan<- imageRefWithError) {
+func (sip *serialImagePuller) pullImage(spec kubecontainer.ImageSpec, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, pullChan chan<- pullResult) {
 	sip.pullRequests <- &imagePullRequest{
 		spec:        spec,
 		pullSecrets: pullSecrets,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (sip *serialImagePuller) pullImage(spec kubecontainer.ImageSpec, pullSecret
 func (sip *serialImagePuller) processImagePullRequests() {
 	for pullRequest := range sip.pullRequests {
 		imageRef, err := sip.imageService.PullImage(pullRequest.spec, pullRequest.pullSecrets)
-		pullRequest.pullChan <- imageRefWithError{
+		pullRequest.pullChan <- pullResult{
 			imageRef: imageRef,
 			err:      err,
 		}