diff --git a/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_images.py b/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_images.py
index 84726ce0..6fda7ae3 100644
--- a/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_images.py
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ data_fixtures = {
             'CCC',
         ),
     },
+    '/v2/images/87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a/actions/reactivate': {
+        'POST': ({}, None)
+    },
+    '/v2/images/87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a/actions/deactivate': {
+        'POST': ({}, None)
+    },
     '/v2/images?limit=%d&visibility=public' % images.DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE: {
         'GET': (
             {},
@@ -789,6 +795,24 @@ class TestController(testtools.TestCase):
                 None)]
         self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
 
+    def test_deactivate_image(self):
+        id_image = '87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a'
+        self.controller.deactivate(id_image)
+        expect = [('POST',
+                   '/v2/images/%s/actions/deactivate' % id_image,
+                   {},
+                   None)]
+        self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
+
+    def reactivate_image(self):
+        id_image = '87b634c1-f893-33c9-28a9-e5673c99239a'
+        self.controller.reactivate(id_image)
+        expect = [('POST',
+                   '/v2/images/%s/actions/reactivate' % id_image,
+                   {},
+                   None)]
+        self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
+
     def test_data_upload(self):
         image_data = 'CCC'
         image_id = '606b0e88-7c5a-4d54-b5bb-046105d4de6f'
diff --git a/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py b/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py
index 1a5f5013..4ccef275 100644
--- a/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py
+++ b/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py
@@ -601,6 +601,24 @@ class ShellV2Test(testtools.TestCase):
             test_shell.do_image_delete(self.gc, args)
             self.assertEqual(2, mocked_delete.call_count)
 
+    def test_do_image_deactivate(self):
+        args = argparse.Namespace(id='image1')
+        with mock.patch.object(self.gc.images,
+                               'deactivate') as mocked_deactivate:
+            mocked_deactivate.return_value = 0
+
+            test_shell.do_image_deactivate(self.gc, args)
+            self.assertEqual(1, mocked_deactivate.call_count)
+
+    def test_do_image_reactivate(self):
+        args = argparse.Namespace(id='image1')
+        with mock.patch.object(self.gc.images,
+                               'reactivate') as mocked_reactivate:
+            mocked_reactivate.return_value = 0
+
+            test_shell.do_image_reactivate(self.gc, args)
+            self.assertEqual(1, mocked_reactivate.call_count)
+
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'exit')
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'print_err')
     def test_do_image_delete_with_invalid_ids(self, mocked_print_err,
diff --git a/glanceclient/v2/images.py b/glanceclient/v2/images.py
index 1f733a44..4fdcea2d 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v2/images.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v2/images.py
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ class Controller(object):
         body.pop('self', None)
         return self.model(**body)
 
+    def deactivate(self, image_id):
+        """Deactivate an image."""
+        url = '/v2/images/%s/actions/deactivate' % image_id
+        return self.http_client.post(url)
+
+    def reactivate(self, image_id):
+        """Reactivate an image."""
+        url = '/v2/images/%s/actions/reactivate' % image_id
+        return self.http_client.post(url)
+
     def update(self, image_id, remove_props=None, **kwargs):
         """Update attributes of an image.
 
diff --git a/glanceclient/v2/shell.py b/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
index 963eb900..e6f27660 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -335,6 +335,20 @@ def do_image_delete(gc, args):
         utils.exit()
 
 
+@utils.arg('id', metavar='<IMAGE_ID>',
+           help=_('ID of image to deactivate.'))
+def do_image_deactivate(gc, args):
+    """Deactivate specified image."""
+    gc.images.deactivate(args.id)
+
+
+@utils.arg('id', metavar='<IMAGE_ID>',
+           help=_('ID of image to reactivate.'))
+def do_image_reactivate(gc, args):
+    """Reactivate specified image."""
+    gc.images.reactivate(args.id)
+
+
 @utils.arg('image_id', metavar='<IMAGE_ID>',
            help=_('Image to be updated with the given tag.'))
 @utils.arg('tag_value', metavar='<TAG_VALUE>',