diff --git a/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py b/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py
index b539b6699..9f9d56226 100644
--- a/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/image/v2/_proxy.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from openstack import utils
 # Rackspace returns this for intermittent import errors
 _IMAGE_ERROR_396 = "Image cannot be imported. Error code: '396'"
 _INT_PROPERTIES = ('min_disk', 'min_ram', 'size', 'virtual_size')
+_RAW_PROPERTIES = ('protected', 'tags')
 
 
 class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseImageProxy):
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseImageProxy):
         for k, v in iter(properties.items()):
             if k in _INT_PROPERTIES:
                 ret[k] = int(v)
-            elif k == 'protected':
+            elif k in _RAW_PROPERTIES:
                 ret[k] = v
             else:
                 if v is None:
diff --git a/openstack/image/v2/image.py b/openstack/image/v2/image.py
index 13e9ff33c..dd789d5ba 100644
--- a/openstack/image/v2/image.py
+++ b/openstack/image/v2/image.py
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ class Image(resource.Resource, resource.TagMixin, _download.DownloadMixin):
     store = resource.Body('store')
     #: The image status.
     status = resource.Body('status')
-    #: Tags, if any, that are associated with the image.
-    tags = resource.Body('tags')
     #: The date and time when the image was updated.
     updated_at = resource.Body('updated_at')
     #: The virtual size of the image.
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/cloud/test_image.py b/openstack/tests/unit/cloud/test_image.py
index 78c56c4b4..12aec72fd 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/cloud/test_image.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/cloud/test_image.py
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ class TestImage(BaseTestImage):
                          u'owner_specified.openstack.sha256':
                              self.fake_image_dict[
                                  'owner_specified.openstack.sha256'],
-                         u'visibility': u'private'})
+                         u'visibility': u'private',
+                         u'tags': [u'tag1', u'tag2']})
                  ),
             dict(method='PUT',
                  uri=self.get_mock_url(
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ class TestImage(BaseTestImage):
 
         self.cloud.create_image(
             self.image_name, self.imagefile.name, wait=True, timeout=1,
+            tags=['tag1', 'tag2'],
             is_public=False)
 
         self.assert_calls()