diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index 6a8d18e..f82bcdb 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -1236,6 +1236,10 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) ImageHistory(name string) ([]*types
 // GetImageID returns an image ID corresponding to the image referred to by
 // refOrID.
 func (daemon *Daemon) GetImageID(refOrID string) (image.ID, error) {
+       if i := strings.Index(refOrID, ":"); i >= 0 {
+               refOrID = refOrID[i+1:]
+       }
+
        // Treat as an ID
        if id, err := digest.ParseDigest(refOrID); err == nil {
                return image.ID(id), nil