diff --git a/Authors b/Authors
index eccf38a4357d..48b912184d91 100644
--- a/Authors
+++ b/Authors
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Jesse Andrews <anotherjesse@gmail.com>
 Joe Heck <heckj@mac.com>
 Joel Moore <joelbm24@gmail.com>
 John Dewey <john@dewey.ws>
+John Tran <jtran@attinteractive.com>
 Jonathan Bryce <jbryce@jbryce.com>
 Jordan Rinke <jordan@openstack.org>
 Josh Durgin <joshd@hq.newdream.net>
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_cloud.py b/nova/tests/test_cloud.py
index 00803d0ad5cc..5cb969979154 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_cloud.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_cloud.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from nova.compute import power_state
 from nova.api.ec2 import cloud
 from nova.api.ec2 import ec2utils
 from nova.image import local
+from nova.exception import NotFound
 
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ class CloudTestCase(test.TestCase):
         host = self.network.get_network_host(self.context.elevated())
 
         def fake_show(meh, context, id):
-            return {'id': 1, 'properties': {'kernel_id': 1, 'ramdisk_id': 1}}
+            return {'id': 1, 'properties': {'kernel_id': 1, 'ramdisk_id': 1,
+                    'type': 'machine'}}
 
         self.stubs.Set(local.LocalImageService, 'show', fake_show)
         self.stubs.Set(local.LocalImageService, 'show_by_name', fake_show)
@@ -216,6 +218,35 @@ class CloudTestCase(test.TestCase):
         db.service_destroy(self.context, comp1['id'])
         db.service_destroy(self.context, comp2['id'])
 
+    def test_describe_images(self):
+        describe_images = self.cloud.describe_images
+
+        def fake_detail(meh, context):
+            return [{'id': 1, 'properties': {'kernel_id': 1, 'ramdisk_id': 1,
+                    'type': 'machine'}}]
+
+        def fake_show_none(meh, context, id):
+            raise NotFound
+
+        self.stubs.Set(local.LocalImageService, 'detail', fake_detail)
+        # list all
+        result1 = describe_images(self.context)
+        result1 = result1['imagesSet'][0]
+        self.assertEqual(result1['imageId'], 'ami-00000001')
+        # provided a valid image_id
+        result2 = describe_images(self.context, ['ami-00000001'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(result2['imagesSet']))
+        # provide more than 1 valid image_id
+        result3 = describe_images(self.context, ['ami-00000001',
+                                                 'ami-00000002'])
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(result3['imagesSet']))
+        # provide an non-existing image_id
+        self.stubs.UnsetAll()
+        self.stubs.Set(local.LocalImageService, 'show', fake_show_none)
+        self.stubs.Set(local.LocalImageService, 'show_by_name', fake_show_none)
+        self.assertRaises(NotFound, describe_images,
+                          self.context, ['ami-fake'])
+
     def test_console_output(self):
         instance_type = FLAGS.default_instance_type
         max_count = 1