diff --git a/daemon/events.go b/daemon/events.go
index 2e594c0269..cf1634a198 100644
--- a/daemon/events.go
+++ b/daemon/events.go
@@ -44,30 +44,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) LogContainerEventWithAttributes(container *container.Conta
 	daemon.EventsService.Log(action, events.ContainerEventType, actor)
 }
 
-// LogImageEvent generates an event related to an image with only the default attributes.
-func (daemon *Daemon) LogImageEvent(imageID, refName, action string) {
-	daemon.LogImageEventWithAttributes(imageID, refName, action, map[string]string{})
-}
-
-// LogImageEventWithAttributes generates an event related to an image with specific given attributes.
-func (daemon *Daemon) LogImageEventWithAttributes(imageID, refName, action string, attributes map[string]string) {
-	img, err := daemon.GetImage(imageID)
-	if err == nil && img.Config != nil {
-		// image has not been removed yet.
-		// it could be missing if the event is `delete`.
-		copyAttributes(attributes, img.Config.Labels)
-	}
-	if refName != "" {
-		attributes["name"] = refName
-	}
-	actor := events.Actor{
-		ID:         imageID,
-		Attributes: attributes,
-	}
-
-	daemon.EventsService.Log(action, events.ImageEventType, actor)
-}
-
 // LogPluginEvent generates an event related to a plugin with only the default attributes.
 func (daemon *Daemon) LogPluginEvent(pluginID, refName, action string) {
 	daemon.LogPluginEventWithAttributes(pluginID, refName, action, map[string]string{})
diff --git a/daemon/image_events.go b/daemon/image_events.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d364f7b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/image_events.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package daemon // import "github.com/docker/docker/daemon"
+
+import (
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/events"
+)
+
+// LogImageEvent generates an event related to an image with only the default attributes.
+func (daemon *Daemon) LogImageEvent(imageID, refName, action string) {
+	daemon.LogImageEventWithAttributes(imageID, refName, action, map[string]string{})
+}
+
+// LogImageEventWithAttributes generates an event related to an image with specific given attributes.
+func (daemon *Daemon) LogImageEventWithAttributes(imageID, refName, action string, attributes map[string]string) {
+	img, err := daemon.GetImage(imageID)
+	if err == nil && img.Config != nil {
+		// image has not been removed yet.
+		// it could be missing if the event is `delete`.
+		copyAttributes(attributes, img.Config.Labels)
+	}
+	if refName != "" {
+		attributes["name"] = refName
+	}
+	actor := events.Actor{
+		ID:         imageID,
+		Attributes: attributes,
+	}
+
+	daemon.EventsService.Log(action, events.ImageEventType, actor)
+}