diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index 8ee61f6c22..1aceed50e7 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -817,8 +817,9 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPort(args ...string) error {
 // 'docker rmi IMAGE' removes all images with the name IMAGE
 func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRmi(args ...string) error {
 	var (
-		cmd   = cli.Subcmd("rmi", "IMAGE [IMAGE...]", "Remove one or more images")
-		force = cmd.Bool([]string{"f", "-force"}, false, "Force")
+		cmd     = cli.Subcmd("rmi", "IMAGE [IMAGE...]", "Remove one or more images")
+		force   = cmd.Bool([]string{"f", "-force"}, false, "Force")
+		noprune = cmd.Bool([]string{"-no-prune"}, false, "Do not delete untagged parents")
 	)
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -832,6 +833,9 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdRmi(args ...string) error {
 	if *force {
 		v.Set("force", "1")
 	}
+	if *noprune {
+		v.Set("noprune", "1")
+	}
 
 	var encounteredError error
 	for _, name := range cmd.Args() {
diff --git a/api/server.go b/api/server.go
index 2d878b957a..774e3131ef 100644
--- a/api/server.go
+++ b/api/server.go
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ func deleteImages(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.ResponseWr
 	var job = eng.Job("image_delete", vars["name"])
 	streamJSON(job, w, false)
 	job.Setenv("force", r.Form.Get("force"))
+	job.Setenv("noprune", r.Form.Get("noprune"))
 
 	return job.Run()
 }
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index eb9a3a396b..736d54ae52 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerDestroy(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 	return engine.StatusOK
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) DeleteImage(name string, imgs *engine.Table, first, force bool) error {
+func (srv *Server) DeleteImage(name string, imgs *engine.Table, first, force, noprune bool) error {
 	var (
 		repoName, tag string
 		tags          = []string{}
@@ -1920,8 +1920,8 @@ func (srv *Server) DeleteImage(name string, imgs *engine.Table, first, force boo
 			out.Set("Deleted", img.ID)
 			imgs.Add(out)
 			srv.LogEvent("delete", img.ID, "")
-			if img.Parent != "" {
-				err := srv.DeleteImage(img.Parent, imgs, false, force)
+			if img.Parent != "" && !noprune {
+				err := srv.DeleteImage(img.Parent, imgs, false, force, noprune)
 				if first {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ImageDelete(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 		return job.Errorf("Usage: %s IMAGE", job.Name)
 	}
 	imgs := engine.NewTable("", 0)
-	if err := srv.DeleteImage(job.Args[0], imgs, true, job.GetenvBool("force")); err != nil {
+	if err := srv.DeleteImage(job.Args[0], imgs, true, job.GetenvBool("force"), job.GetenvBool("noprune")); err != nil {
 		return job.Error(err)
 	}
 	if len(imgs.Data) == 0 {