diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 8721d45a55..18c56c8349 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func (container *Container) monitor() {
 	}
 	utils.Debugf("Process finished")
 	if container.runtime != nil && container.runtime.srv != nil {
-		container.runtime.srv.LogEvent("die", container.ShortID())
+		container.runtime.srv.LogEvent("die", container.ShortID(), container.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 	}
 	exitCode := -1
 	if container.cmd != nil {
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index f06b5ce68e..663b9683b8 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerKill(name string) error {
 		if err := container.Kill(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error killing container %s: %s", name, err)
 		}
-		srv.LogEvent("kill", name)
+		srv.LogEvent("kill", container.ShortID(), srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("No such container: %s", name)
 	}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerExport(name string, out io.Writer) error {
 		if _, err := io.Copy(out, data); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		srv.LogEvent("export", name)
+		srv.LogEvent("export", container.ShortID(), srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 		return nil
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("No such container: %s", name)
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerCreate(config *Config) (string, error) {
 		}
 		return "", err
 	}
-	srv.LogEvent("create", container.ShortID())
+	srv.LogEvent("create", container.ShortID(), srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 	return container.ShortID(), nil
 }
 
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerRestart(name string, t int) error {
 		if err := container.Restart(t); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error restarting container %s: %s", name, err)
 		}
-		srv.LogEvent("restart", name)
+		srv.LogEvent("restart", container.ShortID(), srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("No such container: %s", name)
 	}
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerDestroy(name string, removeVolume bool) error {
 		if err := srv.runtime.Destroy(container); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error destroying container %s: %s", name, err)
 		}
-		srv.LogEvent("destroy", name)
+		srv.LogEvent("destroy", container.ShortID(), srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 
 		if removeVolume {
 			// Retrieve all volumes from all remaining containers
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ func (srv *Server) deleteImageAndChildren(id string, imgs *[]APIRmi) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		*imgs = append(*imgs, APIRmi{Deleted: utils.TruncateID(id)})
-		srv.LogEvent("delete", utils.TruncateID(id))
+		srv.LogEvent("delete", utils.TruncateID(id), "")
 		return nil
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ func (srv *Server) deleteImage(img *Image, repoName, tag string) ([]APIRmi, erro
 	}
 	if tagDeleted {
 		imgs = append(imgs, APIRmi{Untagged: img.ShortID()})
-		srv.LogEvent("untag", img.ShortID())
+		srv.LogEvent("untag", img.ShortID(), "")
 	}
 	if len(srv.runtime.repositories.ByID()[img.ID]) == 0 {
 		if err := srv.deleteImageAndChildren(img.ID, &imgs); err != nil {
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerStart(name string, hostConfig *HostConfig) error {
 		if err := container.Start(hostConfig); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error starting container %s: %s", name, err)
 		}
-		srv.LogEvent("start", name)
+		srv.LogEvent("start", container.ShortID(), srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("No such container: %s", name)
 	}
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ContainerStop(name string, t int) error {
 		if err := container.Stop(t); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error stopping container %s: %s", name, err)
 		}
-		srv.LogEvent("stop", name)
+		srv.LogEvent("stop", container.ShortID(), srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(container.Image))
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("No such container: %s", name)
 	}
@@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ func (srv *Server) HTTPRequestFactory() *utils.HTTPRequestFactory {
 	return srv.reqFactory
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) LogEvent(action, id string) {
+func (srv *Server) LogEvent(action, id, from string) {
 	now := time.Now().Unix()
-	jm := utils.JSONMessage{Status: action, ID: id, Time: now}
+	jm := utils.JSONMessage{Status: action, ID: id, From: from, Time: now}
 	srv.events = append(srv.events, jm)
 	for _, c := range srv.listeners {
 		select { // non blocking channel
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index df21e75ae4..497d7f4e42 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ type JSONMessage struct {
 	Progress     string     `json:"progress,omitempty"`
 	ErrorMessage string     `json:"error,omitempty"` //deprecated
 	ID           string     `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	From         string     `json:"from,omitempty"`
 	Time         int64      `json:"time,omitempty"`
 	Error        *JSONError `json:"errorDetail,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -650,6 +651,9 @@ func (jm *JSONMessage) Display(out io.Writer) error {
 	if jm.ID != "" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s: ", jm.ID)
 	}
+	if jm.From != "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "(from %s) ", jm.From)
+	}
 	if jm.Progress != "" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%c[2K", 27)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s %s\r", jm.Status, jm.Progress)