diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/images/images.go b/openstack/compute/v2/images/images.go
index 0dee058..0fc3e59 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/images/images.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/images/images.go
@@ -36,3 +36,10 @@
 	err := mapstructure.Decode(results, casted)
 	return results, err
 }
+
+// ExtractImage converts the result of a Get call into a more usable Image structure.
+func ExtractImage(result GetResult) (Image, error) {
+	var decoded Image
+	err := mapstructure.Decode(result, &decoded)
+	return decoded, err
+}
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/images/images_test.go b/openstack/compute/v2/images/images_test.go
index 76ffbec..217baee 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/images/images_test.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/images/images_test.go
@@ -8,33 +8,38 @@
 const (
 	// This example was taken from: http://docs.openstack.org/api/openstack-compute/2/content/Rebuild_Server-d1e3538.html
 
-	simpleImageJSON = `{
+	simpleImageJSON = `
+	{
 		"id": "52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54",
 		"name": "CentOS 5.2",
-		"links": [{
-			"rel": "self",
-			"href": "http://servers.api.openstack.org/v2/1234/images/52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54"
-		},{
-			"rel": "bookmark",
-			"href": "http://servers.api.openstack.org/1234/images/52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54"
-		}]
-	}`
+		"links": [
+			{
+				"rel": "self",
+				"href": "http://servers.api.openstack.org/v2/1234/images/52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54"
+			},
+			{
+				"rel": "bookmark",
+				"href": "http://servers.api.openstack.org/1234/images/52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54"
+			}
+		]
+	}
+	`
 )
 
 func TestExtractImage(t *testing.T) {
-	var simpleImageMap map[string]interface{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(simpleImageJSON), &simpleImageMap)
+	var simpleImage GetResult
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(simpleImageJSON), &simpleImage)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	image, err := ExtractImage(simpleImageMap)
+	image, err := ExtractImage(simpleImage)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if image.Id != "52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54" {
-		t.Fatal("I expected an image ID of 52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54; got " + image.Id)
+	if image.ID != "52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54" {
+		t.Fatal("I expected an image ID of 52415800-8b69-11e0-9b19-734f6f006e54; got " + image.ID)
 	}
 
 	if image.Name != "CentOS 5.2" {
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/images/requests.go b/openstack/compute/v2/images/requests.go
index 832979c..8736382 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/images/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/images/requests.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package images
 
 import (
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@
 	return images[len(images)-1].ID, nil
 }
 
+// GetResult opaquely stores the result of a Get call.
+// Use ExtractImage() to translate it into this provider's version of an Image structure.
+type GetResult map[string]interface{}
+
 // List enumerates the available images.
 func List(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient) pagination.Pager {
 	createPage := func(r pagination.LastHTTPResponse) pagination.Page {
@@ -42,3 +47,15 @@
 
 	return pagination.NewPager(client, getListURL(client), createPage)
 }
+
+// Get acquires additional detail about a specific image by ID.
+// Use ExtractImage() to intepret the result as an openstack Image.
+func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) (GetResult, error) {
+	var result GetResult
+	_, err := perigee.Request("GET", getImageURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.Provider.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		Results:     &result,
+		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	})
+	return result, err
+}
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/images/urls.go b/openstack/compute/v2/images/urls.go
index 0e40a4e..93fa8d2 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/images/urls.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/images/urls.go
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 func getListURL(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient) string {
 	return client.ServiceURL("images", "detail")
 }
+
+func getImageURL(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) string {
+	return client.ServiceURL("images", id)
+}