diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go b/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
index c7d77e5567c..0d7106ac73a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@ type RuntimeHooks interface {
 	// Determines whether the runtime should pull the specified container's image.
 	ShouldPullImage(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container, imagePresent bool) bool
 
+	// Runs when we start to pull an image.
+	ReportImagePulling(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container)
+
 	// Runs after an image is pulled reporting its status. Error may be nil
 	// for a successful pull.
-	ReportImagePull(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container, err error)
+	ReportImagePulled(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container, err error)
 }
 
 // Pod is a group of containers, with the status of the pod.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
index e16711184e0..98be36d7399 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
@@ -1330,20 +1330,21 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) createPodInfraContainer(pod *api.Pod) (kubeletTypes.Doc
 		}
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if !ok {
-		if err := dm.PullImage(spec, nil /* no pod secrets for the infra container */); err != nil {
-			if ref != nil {
-				dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "failed", "Failed to pull image %q: %v", container.Image, err)
-			}
+	if ok {
+		if ref != nil {
+			dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "pulled", "Pod container image %q already present on machine", container.Image)
+		}
+	} else {
+		dm.runtimeHooks.ReportImagePulling(pod, container)
+		err := dm.PullImage(spec, nil /* no pod secrets for the infra container */)
+		dm.runtimeHooks.ReportImagePulled(pod, container, err)
+		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		if ref != nil {
 			dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "pulled", "Successfully pulled Pod container image %q", container.Image)
 		}
 	}
-	if ok && ref != nil {
-		dm.recorder.Eventf(ref, "pulled", "Pod container image %q already present on machine", container.Image)
-	}
 
 	id, err := dm.runContainerInPod(pod, container, netNamespace, "")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1517,8 +1518,9 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) pullImage(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container, pullS
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	dm.runtimeHooks.ReportImagePulling(pod, container)
 	err = dm.PullImage(spec, pullSecrets)
-	dm.runtimeHooks.ReportImagePull(pod, container, err)
+	dm.runtimeHooks.ReportImagePulled(pod, container, err)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/runtime_hooks.go b/pkg/kubelet/runtime_hooks.go
index ce36067bea2..4889364060c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/runtime_hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/runtime_hooks.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (kr *kubeletRuntimeHooks) ShouldPullImage(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Cont
 	return false
 }
 
-func (kr *kubeletRuntimeHooks) ReportImagePull(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container, pullError error) {
+func (kr *kubeletRuntimeHooks) ReportImagePulled(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container, pullError error) {
 	ref, err := kubecontainer.GenerateContainerRef(pod, container)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Couldn't make a ref to pod %q, container %q: '%v'", pod.Name, container.Name, err)
@@ -62,3 +62,12 @@ func (kr *kubeletRuntimeHooks) ReportImagePull(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Cont
 		kr.recorder.Eventf(ref, "pulled", "Successfully pulled image %q", container.Image)
 	}
 }
+
+func (kr *kubeletRuntimeHooks) ReportImagePulling(pod *api.Pod, container *api.Container) {
+	ref, err := kubecontainer.GenerateContainerRef(pod, container)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Couldn't make a ref to pod %q, container %q: '%v'", pod.Name, container.Name, err)
+		return
+	}
+	kr.recorder.Eventf(ref, "pulling", "Pulling image %q for container: %v", container.Image, container.Name)
+}