diff --git a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go
index 454113c5f..cccb37dcf 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go
@@ -41,10 +41,49 @@ func resourceDockerImageUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func resourceDockerImageDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	client := meta.(*dc.Client)
+	err := removeImage(d, client)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to remove Docker image: %s", err)
+	}
 	d.SetId("")
 	return nil
 }
 
+func searchLocalImages(data Data, imageName string) *dc.APIImages {
+	if apiImage, ok := data.DockerImages[imageName]; ok {
+		return apiImage
+	}
+	if apiImage, ok := data.DockerImages[imageName+":latest"]; ok {
+		imageName = imageName + ":latest"
+		return apiImage
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func removeImage(d *schema.ResourceData, client *dc.Client) error {
+	var data Data
+	if err := fetchLocalImages(&data, client); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	imageName := d.Get("name").(string)
+	if imageName == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Empty image name is not allowed")
+	}
+
+	foundImage := searchLocalImages(data, imageName)
+
+	if foundImage != nil {
+		err := client.RemoveImage(foundImage.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func fetchLocalImages(data *Data, client *dc.Client) error {
 	images, err := client.ListImages(dc.ListImagesOptions{All: false})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -146,18 +185,7 @@ func findImage(d *schema.ResourceData, client *dc.Client) (*dc.APIImages, error)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Empty image name is not allowed")
 	}
 
-	searchLocal := func() *dc.APIImages {
-		if apiImage, ok := data.DockerImages[imageName]; ok {
-			return apiImage
-		}
-		if apiImage, ok := data.DockerImages[imageName+":latest"]; ok {
-			imageName = imageName + ":latest"
-			return apiImage
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	foundImage := searchLocal()
+	foundImage := searchLocalImages(data, imageName)
 
 	if d.Get("keep_updated").(bool) || foundImage == nil {
 		if err := pullImage(&data, client, imageName); err != nil {
@@ -165,7 +193,7 @@ func findImage(d *schema.ResourceData, client *dc.Client) (*dc.APIImages, error)
 		}
 	}
 
-	foundImage = searchLocal()
+	foundImage = searchLocalImages(data, imageName)
 	if foundImage != nil {
 		return foundImage, nil
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_test.go b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_test.go
index 67c5317c2..23e535f9e 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_image_test.go
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 package docker
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
+	dc "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 )
 
 var contentDigestRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`\A[A-Za-z0-9_\+\.-]+:[A-Fa-f0-9]+\z`)
 
 func TestAccDockerImage_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
-		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
-		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccDockerImageDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			resource.TestStep{
 				Config: testAccDockerImageConfig,
@@ -26,8 +30,9 @@ func TestAccDockerImage_basic(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAccDockerImage_private(t *testing.T) {
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
-		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
-		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccDockerImageDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			resource.TestStep{
 				Config: testAddDockerPrivateImageConfig,
@@ -39,6 +44,25 @@ func TestAccDockerImage_private(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func testAccDockerImageDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
+	//client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*dc.Client)
+
+	for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
+		if rs.Type != "docker_image" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*dc.Client)
+		_, err := client.InspectImage(rs.Primary.Attributes["latest"])
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Image still exists")
+		} else if err != dc.ErrNoSuchImage {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 const testAccDockerImageConfig = `
 resource "docker_image" "foo" {
 	name = "alpine:3.1"