diff --git a/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py b/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py
index f9e2fb314..5d7ca00fb 100644
--- a/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@ class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseImageProxy):
         return self._create(_image.Image, **kwargs)
 
     def import_image(
-        self, image, method='glance-direct', uri=None,
+        self,
+        image,
+        method='glance-direct',
+        *,
+        uri=None,
+        remote_region=None,
+        remote_image_id=None,
+        remote_service_interface=None,
         store=None,
         stores=None,
         all_stores=None,
@@ -67,12 +74,23 @@ class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseImageProxy):
             The value can be the ID of a image or a
             :class:`~openstack.image.v2.image.Image` instance.
         :param method:
-            Method to use for importing the image.
-            A valid value is glance-direct or web-download.
+            Method to use for importing the image. Not all deployments support
+            all methods. One of: ``glance-direct`` (default), ``web-download``,
+            ``glance-download``, or ``copy-image``. Use of ``glance-direct``
+            requires the image be first staged.
         :param uri:
             Required only if using the web-download import method.
             This url is where the data is made available to the Image
             service.
+        :param remote_region:
+            The remote glance region to download the image from when using
+            glance-download.
+        :param remote_image_id:
+            The ID of the image to import from the remote glance when using
+            glance-download.
+        :param remote_service_interface:
+            The remote glance service interface to use when using
+            glance-download
         :param store:
             Used when enabled_backends is activated in glance. The value
             can be the id of a store or a
@@ -95,17 +113,19 @@ class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseImageProxy):
             the stores where the data has been correctly uploaded.
             Default is True.
 
-        :returns: None
+        :returns: The raw response from the request.
         """
         image = self._get_resource(_image.Image, image)
         if all_stores and (store or stores):
             raise exceptions.InvalidRequest(
-                "all_stores is mutually exclusive with"
-                " store and stores")
+                "all_stores is mutually exclusive with "
+                "store and stores"
+            )
         if store is not None:
             if stores:
                 raise exceptions.InvalidRequest(
-                    "store and stores are mutually exclusive")
+                    "store and stores are mutually exclusive"
+                )
             store = self._get_resource(_si.Store, store)
 
         stores = stores or []
@@ -118,11 +138,17 @@ class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseImageProxy):
         # disk_format are required for using image import process
         if not all([image.container_format, image.disk_format]):
             raise exceptions.InvalidRequest(
-                "Both container_format and disk_format are required for"
-                " importing an image")
+                "Both container_format and disk_format are required for "
+                "importing an image"
+            )
 
-        image.import_image(
-            self, method=method, uri=uri,
+        return image.import_image(
+            self,
+            method=method,
+            uri=uri,
+            remote_region=remote_region,
+            remote_image_id=remote_image_id,
+            remote_service_interface=remote_service_interface,
             store=store,
             stores=stores,
             all_stores=all_stores,
diff --git a/openstack/image/v2/image.py b/openstack/image/v2/image.py
index 5a79c9c1c..6b71897bb 100644
--- a/openstack/image/v2/image.py
+++ b/openstack/image/v2/image.py
@@ -298,44 +298,66 @@ class Image(resource.Resource, tag.TagMixin, _download.DownloadMixin):
         self._translate_response(response, has_body=False)
         return self
 
-    def import_image(self, session, method='glance-direct', uri=None,
-                     store=None, stores=None, all_stores=None,
-                     all_stores_must_succeed=None):
+    def import_image(
+        self,
+        session,
+        method='glance-direct',
+        *,
+        uri=None,
+        remote_region=None,
+        remote_image_id=None,
+        remote_service_interface=None,
+        store=None,
+        stores=None,
+        all_stores=None,
+        all_stores_must_succeed=None,
+    ):
         """Import Image via interoperable image import process"""
         if all_stores and (store or stores):
             raise exceptions.InvalidRequest(
-                "all_stores is mutually exclusive with"
-                " store and stores")
+                'all_stores is mutually exclusive with store and stores'
+            )
         if store and stores:
             raise exceptions.InvalidRequest(
-                "store and stores are mutually exclusive."
-                " Please just use stores.")
+                'store and stores are mutually exclusive. stores should be '
+                'preferred.'
+            )
         if store:
             stores = [store]
         else:
             stores = stores or []
 
         url = utils.urljoin(self.base_path, self.id, 'import')
-        json = {'method': {'name': method}}
+        data = {'method': {'name': method}}
+
         if uri:
-            if method == 'web-download':
-                json['method']['uri'] = uri
-            else:
-                raise exceptions.InvalidRequest('URI is only supported with '
-                                                'method: "web-download"')
+            if method != 'web-download':
+                raise exceptions.InvalidRequest(
+                    'URI is only supported with method: "web-download"'
+                )
+            data['method']['uri'] = uri
+
+        if remote_region and remote_image_id:
+            if remote_service_interface:
+                data['method']['glance_service_interface'] = \
+                    remote_service_interface
+                data['method']['glance_region'] = remote_region
+                data['method']['glance_image_id'] = remote_image_id
+
         if all_stores is not None:
-            json['all_stores'] = all_stores
+            data['all_stores'] = all_stores
         if all_stores_must_succeed is not None:
-            json['all_stores_must_succeed'] = all_stores_must_succeed
+            data['all_stores_must_succeed'] = all_stores_must_succeed
         for s in stores:
-            json.setdefault('stores', [])
-            json['stores'].append(s.id)
+            data.setdefault('stores', [])
+            data['stores'].append(s.id)
 
         headers = {}
         # Backward compat
         if store is not None:
             headers = {'X-Image-Meta-Store': store.id}
-        session.post(url, json=json, headers=headers)
+
+        return session.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)
 
     def _consume_header_attrs(self, attrs):
         self.image_import_methods = []
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_image.py b/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_image.py
index e8bbf45cf..4596a4821 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_image.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_image.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class TestImage(base.TestCase):
     def test_import_image(self):
         sot = image.Image(**EXAMPLE)
         json = {"method": {"name": "web-download", "uri": "such-a-good-uri"}}
-        sot.import_image(self.sess, "web-download", "such-a-good-uri")
+        sot.import_image(self.sess, "web-download", uri="such-a-good-uri")
         self.sess.post.assert_called_with(
             'images/IDENTIFIER/import',
             headers={},
@@ -293,7 +293,12 @@ class TestImage(base.TestCase):
         }
         store = mock.MagicMock()
         store.id = "ceph_1"
-        sot.import_image(self.sess, "web-download", "such-a-good-uri", store)
+        sot.import_image(
+            self.sess,
+            "web-download",
+            uri="such-a-good-uri",
+            store=store,
+        )
         self.sess.post.assert_called_with(
             'images/IDENTIFIER/import',
             headers={'X-Image-Meta-Store': 'ceph_1'},
@@ -314,7 +319,7 @@ class TestImage(base.TestCase):
         sot.import_image(
             self.sess,
             "web-download",
-            "such-a-good-uri",
+            uri="such-a-good-uri",
             stores=[store],
         )
         self.sess.post.assert_called_with(
@@ -335,7 +340,7 @@ class TestImage(base.TestCase):
         sot.import_image(
             self.sess,
             "web-download",
-            "such-a-good-uri",
+            uri="such-a-good-uri",
             all_stores=True,
         )
         self.sess.post.assert_called_with(
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_proxy.py b/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_proxy.py
index f663c89ee..0775ff787 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/image/v2/test_proxy.py
@@ -64,12 +64,18 @@ class TestImage(TestImageProxy):
         self._verify(
             "openstack.image.v2.image.Image.import_image",
             self.proxy.import_image,
-            method_args=[original_image, "method", "uri"],
+            method_args=[original_image, "method"],
+            method_kwargs={
+                "uri": "uri",
+            },
             expected_args=[self.proxy],
             expected_kwargs={
                 "method": "method",
                 "store": None,
                 "uri": "uri",
+                "remote_region": None,
+                "remote_image_id": None,
+                "remote_service_interface": None,
                 "stores": [],
                 "all_stores": None,
                 "all_stores_must_succeed": None,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/image-import-proxy-params-f19d8b6166104ebe.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/image-import-proxy-params-f19d8b6166104ebe.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56b59f4f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/image-import-proxy-params-f19d8b6166104ebe.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``openstack.image.Image.import_image`` method and ``import_image``
+    image proxy method now accept the following additional paramters:
+
+    - ``remote_region``
+    - ``remote_image_id``
+    - ``remote_service_interface``
+
+    These are required to support the ``glance-download`` image import
+    method.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/image-proxy-layer-kwarg-only-arguments-94c9b2033d386160.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/image-proxy-layer-kwarg-only-arguments-94c9b2033d386160.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..882bd8653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/image-proxy-layer-kwarg-only-arguments-94c9b2033d386160.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The signatures of the ``openstack.image.v2.import_image`` has changed. All
+    arguments except ``image`` and ``method`` are now kwarg-only.