diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_image.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_image.go
index a81c9d76319..71fe27cc207 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_image.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_image.go
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ func (ds *dockerService) ImageStatus(_ context.Context, r *runtimeapi.ImageStatu
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &runtimeapi.ImageStatusResponse{Image: imageStatus}, nil
+	res := runtimeapi.ImageStatusResponse{Image: imageStatus}
+	if r.GetVerbose() {
+		res.Info = imageInspect.Config.Labels
+	}
+	return &res, nil
 }
 
 // PullImage pulls an image with authentication config.