diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/load.md b/docs/reference/commandline/load.md
index 0b40fde2f3..60f4076c77 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/load.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/load.md
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ parent = "smn_cli"
 
     Usage: docker load [OPTIONS]
 
-    Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN
+    Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN and shows image names or
+    IDs imported.
 
       --help             Print usage
       -i, --input=""     Read from a tar archive file, instead of STDIN. The tarball may be compressed with gzip, bzip, or xz
-      -q, --quiet        Suppress the load output. Without this option, a progress bar is displayed.
+      -q, --quiet        Suppress the load progress bar but still outputs the imported images
 
 Loads a tarred repository from a file or the standard input stream.
 Restores both images and tags.
@@ -24,10 +25,17 @@ Restores both images and tags.
     $ docker images
     REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
     $ docker load < busybox.tar.gz
+    # […]
+    Loaded image: busybox:latest
     $ docker images
     REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
     busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
     $ docker load --input fedora.tar
+    # […]
+    Loaded image: fedora:rawhide
+    # […]
+    Loaded image: fedora:20
+    # […]
     $ docker images
     REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
     busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
diff --git a/man/docker-load.1.md b/man/docker-load.1.md
index c54fe607b9..b165173047 100644
--- a/man/docker-load.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-load.1.md
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ docker-load - Load an image from a tar archive or STDIN
 # DESCRIPTION
 
 Loads a tarred repository from a file or the standard input stream.
-Restores both images and tags.
+Restores both images and tags. Write image names or IDs imported it
+standard output stream.
 
 # OPTIONS
 **--help**
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ Restores both images and tags.
    Read from a tar archive file, instead of STDIN. The tarball may be compressed with gzip, bzip, or xz.
 
 **-q**, **--quiet**
-   Suppress the load output. Without this option, a progress bar is displayed.
+   Suppress the load progress bar but still outputs the imported images.
 
 # EXAMPLES
 
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ Restores both images and tags.
     REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
     busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
     $ docker load --input fedora.tar
+    # […]
+    Loaded image: fedora:rawhide
+    # […]
+    Loaded image: fedora:20
+    # […]
     $ docker images
     REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE
     busybox             latest              769b9341d937        7 weeks ago         2.489 MB
@@ -47,3 +53,4 @@ April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
 based on docker.com source material and internal work.
 June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>
 July 2015 update by Mary Anthony <mary@docker.com>
+June 2016 update by Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm>