diff --git a/cmd/kpod/common.go b/cmd/kpod/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8ffc5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kpod/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	is "github.com/containers/image/storage"
+	"github.com/containers/storage"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func getStore(c *cli.Context) (storage.Store, error) {
+	options := storage.DefaultStoreOptions
+	if c.GlobalIsSet("storage-driver") {
+		options.GraphDriverName = c.GlobalString("storage-driver")
+	}
+	if c.GlobalIsSet("storage-opt") {
+		opts := c.GlobalStringSlice("storage-opt")
+		if len(opts) > 0 {
+			options.GraphDriverOptions = opts
+		}
+	}
+	store, err := storage.GetStore(options)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	is.Transport.SetStore(store)
+	return store, nil
+}
+
+func findImage(store storage.Store, image string) (*storage.Image, error) {
+	var img *storage.Image
+	ref, err := is.Transport.ParseStoreReference(store, image)
+	if err == nil {
+		img, err = is.Transport.GetStoreImage(store, ref)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		img2, err2 := store.Image(image)
+		if err2 != nil {
+			if ref == nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing reference to image %q", image)
+			}
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to locate image %q", image)
+		}
+		img = img2
+	}
+	return img, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/common_test.go b/cmd/kpod/common_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b975fcd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kpod/common_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os/user"
+	"testing"
+
+	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func TestGetStore(t *testing.T) {
+	u, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Log("Could not determine user.  Running as root may cause tests to fail")
+	} else if u.Uid != "0" {
+		t.Fatal("tests will fail unless run as root")
+	}
+
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	globalSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	globalSet.String("root", "", "path to the root directory in which data, including images,  is stored")
+	globalCtx := cli.NewContext(nil, globalSet, nil)
+	command := cli.Command{Name: "imagesCommand"}
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalCtx)
+	c.Command = command
+
+	_, err = getStore(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/main.go b/cmd/kpod/main.go
index 26a354a1..f99afc83 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		launchCommand,
+		tagCommand,
 		versionCommand,
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/tag.go b/cmd/kpod/tag.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..575290d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kpod/tag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/image/docker/reference"
+	"github.com/containers/storage"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+var (
+	tagDescription = "Adds one or more additional names to locally-stored image"
+	tagCommand     = cli.Command{
+		Name:        "tag",
+		Usage:       "Add an additional name to a local image",
+		Description: tagDescription,
+		Action:      tagCmd,
+		ArgsUsage:   "IMAGE-NAME [IMAGE-NAME ...]",
+	}
+)
+
+func tagCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	args := c.Args()
+	if len(args) < 2 {
+		return errors.Errorf("image name and at least one new name must be specified")
+	}
+	store, err := getStore(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	img, err := findImage(store, args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if img == nil {
+		return errors.New("null image")
+	}
+	err = addImageNames(store, img, args[1:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error adding names %v to image %q", args[1:], args[0])
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func addImageNames(store storage.Store, image *storage.Image, addNames []string) error {
+	// Add tags to the names if applicable
+	names, err := expandedTags(addNames)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = store.SetNames(image.ID, append(image.Names, names...))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error adding names (%v) to image %q", names, image.ID)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func expandedTags(tags []string) ([]string, error) {
+	expandedNames := []string{}
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		name, err := reference.ParseNormalizedNamed(tag)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing tag %q", name)
+		}
+
+		name = reference.TagNameOnly(name)
+		newTag := ""
+		if tagged, ok := name.(reference.NamedTagged); ok {
+			newTag = tagged.Tag()
+		}
+		expandedNames = append(expandedNames, name.Name()+":"+newTag)
+	}
+	return expandedNames, nil
+}
diff --git a/completions/bash/kpod b/completions/bash/kpod
index d11acf94..51a328dc 100644
--- a/completions/bash/kpod
+++ b/completions/bash/kpod
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ _kpod_version() {
      local boolean_options="
      "
      _complete_ "$options_with_args" "$boolean_options"
+ }
+
+kpod_tag() {
+    local options_with_args="
+    "
+    local boolean_options="
+    "
+    _complete_ "$options_with_args" "$boolean_options"
 }
 
 _kpod_kpod() {
@@ -44,6 +52,7 @@ _kpod_kpod() {
      "
      commands="
 	launch
+    tag
     version
      "
 
diff --git a/docs/kpod-tag.1.md b/docs/kpod-tag.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..497b90b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/kpod-tag.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+## kpod-tag "1" "June 2017" "kpod"
+
+# NAME
+kpod tag - add tags to an image
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+**kpod tag**
+[**--help**|**-h**]
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+Assigns a new alias to an image in a registry.  An alias refers to the entire image name, including the optional **TAG** after the ':'
+
+**kpod [GLOBAL OPTIONS]**
+
+**kpod [GLOBAL OPTIONS] launch [OPTIONS]**
+
+# GLOBAL OPTIONS
+
+**--help, -h**
+  Print usage statement
+
+# EXAMPLES
+
+  kpod tag 0e3bbc2 fedora:latest
+
+  kpod tag httpd myregistryhost:5000/fedora/httpd:v2
+
+# SEE ALSO
+kpod(1), crio(8), crio.conf(5)
diff --git a/docs/kpod.1.md b/docs/kpod.1.md
index 7570f309..c29a66ed 100644
--- a/docs/kpod.1.md
+++ b/docs/kpod.1.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ has the capability to debug pods/images created by crio.
 ## launch
 Launch a pod
 
+## tag
+Add one or more additional names to locally-stored image
+
 # SEE ALSO
 crio(8), crio.conf(5)