diff --git a/doc/config-ref-rst/source/image-service.rst b/doc/config-ref-rst/source/image-service.rst
index 1061d76995..f6d98e1899 100644
--- a/doc/config-ref-rst/source/image-service.rst
+++ b/doc/config-ref-rst/source/image-service.rst
@@ -10,3 +10,33 @@ Image service
    image-service/image_service_backends.rst
    image-service/sample-configuration-files.rst
    tables/conf-changes/glance.rst
+
+Compute relies on an external image service to store virtual machine images and
+maintain a catalog of available images. By default, Compute is configured to
+use the Image service (glance), which is currently the only supported image
+service.
+
+If your installation requires :command:`euca2ools` to register new images, you
+must run the ``nova-objectstore`` service. This service provides an Amazon S3
+front end for the Image service, which is required by :command:`euca2ools`.
+
+To customize the Compute service, use the configuration option settings
+documented in :ref:`nova-glance` and :ref:`nova-s3`.
+
+You can modify many options in the Image service. The following tables provide
+a comprehensive list.
+
+.. include:: tables/glance-auth_token.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-common.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-cors.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-database.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-imagecache.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-logging.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-policy.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-profiler.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-redis.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-registry.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-replicator.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-scrubber.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-taskflow.rst
+.. include:: tables/glance-testing.rst