diff --git a/interfaces.go b/interfaces.go
index 725b602..8d5887c 100644
--- a/interfaces.go
+++ b/interfaces.go
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
 	// Other providers may reserve the right to act on additional fields.
 	RebuildServer(id string, ns NewServer) (*Server, error)
 
+	// CreateImage will create a new image from the specified server id returning the id of the new image.
+	CreateImage(id string, ci CreateImage) (string, error)
+
 	// Addresses
 
 	// ListAddresses yields the list of available addresses for the server.
diff --git a/servers.go b/servers.go
index 2a9c87d..a2348c5 100644
--- a/servers.go
+++ b/servers.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // genericServersProvider structures provide the implementation for generic OpenStack-compatible
@@ -314,6 +315,35 @@
 	return *pas, err
 }
 
+// See the CloudServersProvider interface for details.
+func (gsp *genericServersProvider) CreateImage(id string, ci CreateImage) (string, error) {
+	response, err := gsp.context.ResponseWithReauth(gsp.access, func() (*perigee.Response, error) {
+		ep := fmt.Sprintf("%s/servers/%s/action", gsp.endpoint, id)
+		return perigee.Request("POST", ep, perigee.Options{
+			ReqBody: &struct {
+				CreateImage *CreateImage `json:"createImage"`
+			}{&ci},
+			MoreHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"X-Auth-Token": gsp.access.AuthToken(),
+			},
+			OkCodes:     []int{200, 202},
+			DumpReqJson: true,
+		})
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	location, err := response.HttpResponse.Location()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Return the last element of the location which is the image id
+	locationArr := strings.Split(location.Path, "/")
+	return locationArr[len(locationArr)-1], err
+}
+
 // RaxBandwidth provides measurement of server bandwidth consumed over a given audit interval.
 type RaxBandwidth struct {
 	AuditPeriodEnd    string `json:"audit_period_end"`
@@ -514,3 +544,8 @@
 	FlavorRef  string `json:"flavorRef"`
 	DiskConfig string `json:"OS-DCF:diskConfig,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type CreateImage struct {
+	Name     string            `json:"name"`
+	Metadata map[string]string `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+}