diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/accept-glance-image-id-6e8bf439d93b3fb5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/accept-glance-image-id-6e8bf439d93b3fb5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd1e18727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/accept-glance-image-id-6e8bf439d93b3fb5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Accept the glance image ID in addition to the name.
diff --git a/tripleo_common/utils/glance.py b/tripleo_common/utils/glance.py
index 0f98280a6..b92409b23 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/utils/glance.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/utils/glance.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ def _upload_file(glanceclient, name, path, disk_format, type_name,
                                               disk_format=disk_format)
             image = None
             for img in images:
-                if img['name'] == name and img['disk_format'] == disk_format:
+                if ((img['name'] == name or img['id'] == name) and
+                        img['disk_format'] == disk_format):
                     image = img
             if not image:
                 raise exceptions.NotFound("No image found")