diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/inspect.go b/cmd/skopeo/inspect.go
index 02e3f2d6..da2ff088 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/inspect.go
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ var inspectCmd = cli.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatalf("Error computing manifest digest: %s", err.Error())
 		}
+		repoTags, err := img.GetRepositoryTags()
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatalf("Error determining repository tags: %s", err.Error())
+		}
 		outputData := inspectOutput{
 			Name:          imgInspect.Name,
 			Tag:           imgInspect.Tag,
 			Digest:        manifestDigest,
-			RepoTags:      imgInspect.RepoTags,
+			RepoTags:      repoTags,
 			Created:       imgInspect.Created,
 			DockerVersion: imgInspect.DockerVersion,
 			Labels:        imgInspect.Labels,
diff --git a/docker/docker_image.go b/docker/docker_image.go
index 47c16454..b7c1ce47 100644
--- a/docker/docker_image.go
+++ b/docker/docker_image.go
@@ -75,18 +75,15 @@ func (i *dockerImage) Inspect() (*types.DockerImageManifest, error) {
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error retrivieng manifest schema1")
 	}
-	tags, err := i.getTags()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	imgManifest, err := makeImageManifest(i.src.ref.FullName(), ms1, tags)
+	imgManifest, err := makeImageManifest(i.src.ref.FullName(), ms1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return imgManifest, nil
 }
 
-func (i *dockerImage) getTags() ([]string, error) {
+// GetRepositoryTags list all tags available in the repository. Note that this has no connection with the tag(s) used for this specific image, if any.
+func (i *dockerImage) GetRepositoryTags() ([]string, error) {
 	// FIXME? Breaking the abstraction.
 	url := fmt.Sprintf(tagsURL, i.src.ref.RemoteName())
 	res, err := i.src.c.makeRequest("GET", url, nil, nil)
@@ -125,7 +122,7 @@ type v1Image struct {
 	OS string `json:"os,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func makeImageManifest(name string, m *manifestSchema1, tagList []string) (*types.DockerImageManifest, error) {
+func makeImageManifest(name string, m *manifestSchema1) (*types.DockerImageManifest, error) {
 	v1 := &v1Image{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(m.History[0].V1Compatibility), v1); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -133,7 +130,6 @@ func makeImageManifest(name string, m *manifestSchema1, tagList []string) (*type
 	return &types.DockerImageManifest{
 		Name:          name,
 		Tag:           m.Tag,
-		RepoTags:      tagList,
 		DockerVersion: v1.DockerVersion,
 		Created:       v1.Created,
 		Labels:        v1.Config.Labels,
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index a8a87b77..20bd6dce 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ type Image interface {
 	Layers(layers ...string) error // configure download directory? Call it DownloadLayers?
 	Inspect() (*DockerImageManifest, error)
 	DockerTar() ([]byte, error) // ??? also, configure output directory
+	// GetRepositoryTags list all tags available in the repository. Note that this has no connection with the tag(s) used for this specific image, if any.
+	GetRepositoryTags() ([]string, error)
 }
 
 // DockerImageManifest is a set of metadata describing Docker images and their manifest.json files.
@@ -71,7 +73,6 @@ type Image interface {
 type DockerImageManifest struct {
 	Name          string
 	Tag           string
-	RepoTags      []string
 	Created       time.Time
 	DockerVersion string
 	Labels        map[string]string