diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index e4304b2a48..3876027ca6 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) Install(eng *engine.Engine) error {
 	if err := eng.Register("unpause", daemon.ContainerUnpause); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := eng.Register("kill", daemon.ContainerKill); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/kill.go b/daemon/kill.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f883495cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/kill.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package daemon
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/signal"
+)
+
+// ContainerKill send signal to the container
+// If no signal is given (sig 0), then Kill with SIGKILL and wait
+// for the container to exit.
+// If a signal is given, then just send it to the container and return.
+func (daemon *Daemon) ContainerKill(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
+	if n := len(job.Args); n < 1 || n > 2 {
+		return job.Errorf("Usage: %s CONTAINER [SIGNAL]", job.Name)
+	}
+	var (
+		name = job.Args[0]
+		sig  uint64
+		err  error
+	)
+
+	// If we have a signal, look at it. Otherwise, do nothing
+	if len(job.Args) == 2 && job.Args[1] != "" {
+		// Check if we passed the signal as a number:
+		// The largest legal signal is 31, so let's parse on 5 bits
+		sig, err = strconv.ParseUint(job.Args[1], 10, 5)
+		if err != nil {
+			// The signal is not a number, treat it as a string (either like "KILL" or like "SIGKILL")
+			sig = uint64(signal.SignalMap[strings.TrimPrefix(job.Args[1], "SIG")])
+		}
+
+		if sig == 0 {
+			return job.Errorf("Invalid signal: %s", job.Args[1])
+		}
+	}
+
+	if container := daemon.Get(name); container != nil {
+		// If no signal is passed, or SIGKILL, perform regular Kill (SIGKILL + wait())
+		if sig == 0 || syscall.Signal(sig) == syscall.SIGKILL {
+			if err := container.Kill(); err != nil {
+				return job.Errorf("Cannot kill container %s: %s", name, err)
+			}
+			job.Eng.Job("log", "kill", container.ID, daemon.Repositories().ImageName(container.Image)).Run()
+		} else {
+			// Otherwise, just send the requested signal
+			if err := container.KillSig(int(sig)); err != nil {
+				return job.Errorf("Cannot kill container %s: %s", name, err)
+			}
+			// FIXME: Add event for signals
+		}
+	} else {
+		return job.Errorf("No such container: %s", name)
+	}
+	return engine.StatusOK
+}
diff --git a/server/container.go b/server/container.go
index b37fa521f5..a5ab85b2a7 100644
--- a/server/container.go
+++ b/server/container.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon"
@@ -25,61 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/graph"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/graphdb"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/signal"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tailfile"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
 )
 
-// ContainerKill send signal to the container
-// If no signal is given (sig 0), then Kill with SIGKILL and wait
-// for the container to exit.
-// If a signal is given, then just send it to the container and return.
-func (srv *Server) ContainerKill(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
-	if n := len(job.Args); n < 1 || n > 2 {
-		return job.Errorf("Usage: %s CONTAINER [SIGNAL]", job.Name)
-	}
-	var (
-		name = job.Args[0]
-		sig  uint64
-		err  error
-	)
-
-	// If we have a signal, look at it. Otherwise, do nothing
-	if len(job.Args) == 2 && job.Args[1] != "" {
-		// Check if we passed the signal as a number:
-		// The largest legal signal is 31, so let's parse on 5 bits
-		sig, err = strconv.ParseUint(job.Args[1], 10, 5)
-		if err != nil {
-			// The signal is not a number, treat it as a string (either like "KILL" or like "SIGKILL")
-			sig = uint64(signal.SignalMap[strings.TrimPrefix(job.Args[1], "SIG")])
-		}
-
-		if sig == 0 {
-			return job.Errorf("Invalid signal: %s", job.Args[1])
-		}
-	}
-
-	if container := srv.daemon.Get(name); container != nil {
-		// If no signal is passed, or SIGKILL, perform regular Kill (SIGKILL + wait())
-		if sig == 0 || syscall.Signal(sig) == syscall.SIGKILL {
-			if err := container.Kill(); err != nil {
-				return job.Errorf("Cannot kill container %s: %s", name, err)
-			}
-			srv.LogEvent("kill", container.ID, srv.daemon.Repositories().ImageName(container.Image))
-		} else {
-			// Otherwise, just send the requested signal
-			if err := container.KillSig(int(sig)); err != nil {
-				return job.Errorf("Cannot kill container %s: %s", name, err)
-			}
-			// FIXME: Add event for signals
-		}
-	} else {
-		return job.Errorf("No such container: %s", name)
-	}
-	return engine.StatusOK
-}
-
 func (srv *Server) ContainerExport(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 	if len(job.Args) != 1 {
 		return job.Errorf("Usage: %s container_id", job.Name)
diff --git a/server/init.go b/server/init.go
index 9b6033b6c0..5fdc542fe6 100644
--- a/server/init.go
+++ b/server/init.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ func InitServer(job *engine.Job) engine.Status {
 		"stop":             srv.ContainerStop,
 		"restart":          srv.ContainerRestart,
 		"start":            srv.ContainerStart,
-		"kill":             srv.ContainerKill,
 		"wait":             srv.ContainerWait,
 		"tag":              srv.ImageTag, // FIXME merge with "image_tag"
 		"resize":           srv.ContainerResize,