diff --git a/api/handlers.go b/api/handlers.go
index 0671064982..fa0ca63332 100644
--- a/api/handlers.go
+++ b/api/handlers.go
@@ -393,6 +393,29 @@ func proxyImage(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	httpError(w, fmt.Sprintf("No such image: %s", name), http.StatusNotFound)
 }
 
+// Proxy a request to the right node and force refresh
+func proxyImageAndForceRefresh(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	name := mux.Vars(r)["name"]
+
+	// get image by name
+	image := c.cluster.Image(name)
+
+	if image == nil {
+		httpError(w, fmt.Sprintf("No such image: %s", name), http.StatusNotFound)
+	}
+
+	cb := func(resp *http.Response) {
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusCreated {
+			image.Engine.RefreshImages()
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := proxyAsync(c.tlsConfig, image.Engine.Addr, w, r, cb); err != nil {
+		httpError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+
+}
+
 // Proxy a request to a random node
 func proxyRandom(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	engine, err := c.cluster.RANDOMENGINE()
@@ -454,8 +477,14 @@ func postCommit(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	cb := func(resp *http.Response) {
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusCreated {
+			container.Engine.RefreshImages()
+		}
+	}
+
 	// proxy commit request to the right node
-	if err := proxy(c.tlsConfig, container.Engine.Addr, w, r); err != nil {
+	if err := proxyAsync(c.tlsConfig, container.Engine.Addr, w, r, cb); err != nil {
 		httpError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/router.go b/api/router.go
index a402aed895..7da78a2695 100644
--- a/api/router.go
+++ b/api/router.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var routes = map[string]map[string]handler{
 		"/images/create":                postImagesCreate,
 		"/images/load":                  notImplementedHandler,
 		"/images/{name:.*}/push":        proxyImage,
-		"/images/{name:.*}/tag":         proxyImage,
+		"/images/{name:.*}/tag":         proxyImageAndForceRefresh,
 		"/containers/create":            postContainersCreate,
 		"/containers/{name:.*}/kill":    proxyContainer,
 		"/containers/{name:.*}/pause":   proxyContainer,
diff --git a/cluster/engine.go b/cluster/engine.go
index 81d26bc0e4..5fa6c25e11 100644
--- a/cluster/engine.go
+++ b/cluster/engine.go
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ func (e *Engine) Pull(image string) error {
 	if err := e.client.PullImage(image, nil); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// force refresh images
+	e.RefreshImages()
+
 	return nil
 }