diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_glance-verify.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_glance-verify.xml
index 76c7d78104..b71f3a2b24 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_glance-verify.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_glance-verify.xml
@@ -145,4 +145,27 @@
 +--------------------------------------+-----------------+-------------+------------------+----------+--------+</computeroutput></screen>
         </step>
     </procedure>
+    <para>Alternatively, the upload to the Image Service can be done without having to use local disk space to store the file, by use of the <parameter>--copy-from</parameter> parameter.</para>
+    <para>For example:</para>
+    <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>glance image-create --name="CirrOS 0.3.1" --disk-format=qcow2 \
+  --container-format=bare --is-public=true --copy-from http://cdn.download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.1/cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-disk.img</userinput>
+    <computeroutput>+------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| Property         | Value                                |
++------------------+--------------------------------------+
+| checksum         | d972013792949d0d3ba628fbe8685bce     |
+| container_format | bare                                 |
+| created_at       | 2014-03-05T06:13:18                  |
+| deleted          | False                                |
+| disk_format      | qcow2                                |
+| id               | 3cce1e32-0971-4958-9719-1f92064d4f54 |
+| is_public        | True                                 |
+| min_disk         | 0                                    |
+| min_ram          | 0                                    |
+| name             | CirrOS 0.3.1                         |
+| owner            | e519b772cb43474582fa303da62559e5     |
+| protected        | False                                |
+| size             | 13147648                             |
+| status           | active                               |
+| updated_at       | 2014-03-05T06:13:20                  |
++------------------+--------------------------------------+</computeroutput></screen>
 </section>