diff --git a/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py b/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
index 6d637177..1fe17681 100644
--- a/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
+++ b/zunclient/osc/v1/containers.py
@@ -842,9 +842,9 @@ class CommitContainer(command.Command):
         opts['tag'] = parsed_args.tag
         opts = zun_utils.remove_null_parms(**opts)
         try:
-            client.containers.commit(container, **opts)
-            print(_('Request to commit container %s has been accepted')
-                  % container)
+            image = client.containers.commit(container, **opts)
+            print("Request to commit container %s has been accepted. "
+                  "The image is %s." % (container, image))
         except Exception as e:
             print("commit container %(container)s failed: %(e)s" %
                   {'container': container, 'e': e})
diff --git a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
index 27431cd1..832b2ca7 100644
--- a/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
+++ b/zunclient/v1/containers_shell.py
@@ -586,9 +586,9 @@ def do_commit(cs, args):
     if args.tag is not None:
         opts['tag'] = args.tag
     try:
-        cs.containers.commit(args.container, **opts)
-        print("Request to commit container %s has been accepted." %
-              args.container)
+        image = cs.containers.commit(args.container, **opts)
+        print("Request to commit container %s has been accepted. "
+              "The image is %s." % (args.container, image))
     except Exception as e:
         print("Commit for container %(container)s failed: %(e)s" %
               {'container': args.container, 'e': e})