diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 41edc4f4c5..9e094231b5 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func postAuth(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	status, err := auth.Login(authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory())
+	status, err := auth.Login(authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory(nil))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -399,7 +399,13 @@ func postImagesCreate(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 	}
 	sf := utils.NewStreamFormatter(version > 1.0)
 	if image != "" { //pull
-		if err := srv.ImagePull(image, tag, w, sf, &auth.AuthConfig{}, version > 1.3); err != nil {
+		metaHeaders := map[string][]string{}
+		for k, v := range r.Header {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(k, "X-Meta-") {
+				metaHeaders[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+		if err := srv.ImagePull(image, tag, w, sf, &auth.AuthConfig{}, metaHeaders, version > 1.3); err != nil {
 			if sf.Used() {
 				w.Write(sf.FormatError(err))
 				return nil
@@ -468,6 +474,12 @@ func postImagesInsert(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 
 func postImagesPush(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {
 	authConfig := &auth.AuthConfig{}
+	metaHeaders := map[string][]string{}
+	for k, v := range r.Header {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(k, "X-Meta-") {
+			metaHeaders[k] = v
+		}
+	}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(authConfig); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -483,7 +495,7 @@ func postImagesPush(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	}
 	sf := utils.NewStreamFormatter(version > 1.0)
-	if err := srv.ImagePush(name, w, sf, authConfig); err != nil {
+	if err := srv.ImagePush(name, w, sf, authConfig, metaHeaders); err != nil {
 		if sf.Used() {
 			w.Write(sf.FormatError(err))
 			return nil
diff --git a/buildfile.go b/buildfile.go
index 64c4503c9a..4c8db2c60e 100644
--- a/buildfile.go
+++ b/buildfile.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (b *buildFile) CmdFrom(name string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		if b.runtime.graph.IsNotExist(err) {
 			remote, tag := utils.ParseRepositoryTag(name)
-			if err := b.srv.ImagePull(remote, tag, b.out, utils.NewStreamFormatter(false), nil, true); err != nil {
+			if err := b.srv.ImagePull(remote, tag, b.out, utils.NewStreamFormatter(false), nil, nil, true); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			image, err = b.runtime.repositories.LookupImage(name)
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index fc41424827..646cb44877 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerExport(name string, out io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (srv *Server) ImagesSearch(term string) ([]APISearch, error) {
-	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, nil, srv.HTTPRequestFactory())
+	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, nil, srv.HTTPRequestFactory(nil))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -632,8 +632,8 @@ func (srv *Server) poolRemove(kind, key string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) ImagePull(localName string, tag string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, authConfig *auth.AuthConfig, parallel bool) error {
-	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory())
+func (srv *Server) ImagePull(localName string, tag string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, authConfig *auth.AuthConfig, metaHeaders map[string][]string, parallel bool) error {
+	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory(metaHeaders))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ func (srv *Server) pushImage(r *registry.Registry, out io.Writer, remote, imgID,
 }
 
 // FIXME: Allow to interrupt current push when new push of same image is done.
-func (srv *Server) ImagePush(localName string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, authConfig *auth.AuthConfig) error {
+func (srv *Server) ImagePush(localName string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, authConfig *auth.AuthConfig, metaHeaders map[string][]string) error {
 	if err := srv.poolAdd("push", localName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ImagePush(localName string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFo
 
 	out = utils.NewWriteFlusher(out)
 	img, err := srv.runtime.graph.Get(localName)
-	r, err2 := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory())
+	r, err2 := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.HTTPRequestFactory(metaHeaders))
 	if err2 != nil {
 		return err2
 	}
@@ -1267,10 +1267,13 @@ func NewServer(flGraphPath string, autoRestart, enableCors bool, dns ListOpts) (
 	return srv, nil
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) HTTPRequestFactory() *utils.HTTPRequestFactory {
+func (srv *Server) HTTPRequestFactory(metaHeaders map[string][]string) *utils.HTTPRequestFactory {
 	if srv.reqFactory == nil {
 		ud := utils.NewHTTPUserAgentDecorator(srv.versionInfos()...)
-		factory := utils.NewHTTPRequestFactory(ud)
+		md := &utils.HTTPMetaHeadersDecorator{
+			Headers: metaHeaders,
+		}
+		factory := utils.NewHTTPRequestFactory(ud, md)
 		srv.reqFactory = factory
 	}
 	return srv.reqFactory
diff --git a/utils/http.go b/utils/http.go
index 8c1e4b7a79..1332ce816d 100644
--- a/utils/http.go
+++ b/utils/http.go
@@ -93,6 +93,20 @@ func (self *HTTPUserAgentDecorator) ChangeRequest(req *http.Request) (newReq *ht
 	return req, nil
 }
 
+type HTTPMetaHeadersDecorator struct {
+	Headers map[string][]string
+}
+
+func (self *HTTPMetaHeadersDecorator) ChangeRequest(req *http.Request) (newReq *http.Request, err error) {
+	if self.Headers == nil {
+		return req, nil
+	}
+	for k, v := range self.Headers {
+		req.Header[k] = v
+	}
+	return req, nil
+}
+
 // HTTPRequestFactory creates an HTTP request
 // and applies a list of decorators on the request.
 type HTTPRequestFactory struct {