diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index d87c4e89a..b42b4f5f7 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ google_login = GoogleOAuthConfig(app.config, 'GOOGLE_LOGIN_CONFIG')
 oauth_apps = [github_login, github_trigger, gitlab_trigger, google_login]
 
 image_diff_queue = WorkQueue(app.config['DIFFS_QUEUE_NAME'], tf)
+image_replication_queue = WorkQueue(app.config['REPLICATION_QUEUE_NAME'], tf)
 dockerfile_build_queue = WorkQueue(app.config['DOCKERFILE_BUILD_QUEUE_NAME'], tf,
                                    reporter=MetricQueueReporter(metric_queue))
 notification_queue = WorkQueue(app.config['NOTIFICATION_QUEUE_NAME'], tf)
diff --git a/conf/init/service/storagereplication/log/run b/conf/init/service/storagereplication/log/run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..adcd2b63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/init/service/storagereplication/log/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec logger -i -t storagereplication
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf/init/service/storagereplication/run b/conf/init/service/storagereplication/run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ed62731f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/init/service/storagereplication/run
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+echo 'Starting storage replication worker'
+
+cd /
+venv/bin/python -m workers.storagereplication 2>&1
+
+echo 'Repository storage replication exited'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 78d614b80..a1ecb2d52 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
   NOTIFICATION_QUEUE_NAME = 'notification'
   DIFFS_QUEUE_NAME = 'imagediff'
   DOCKERFILE_BUILD_QUEUE_NAME = 'dockerfilebuild'
+  REPLICATION_QUEUE_NAME = 'imagestoragereplication'
 
   # Super user config. Note: This MUST BE an empty list for the default config.
   SUPER_USERS = []
@@ -180,6 +181,9 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
   # basic auth.
   FEATURE_REQUIRE_ENCRYPTED_BASIC_AUTH = False
 
+  # Feature Flag: Whether to automatically replicate between storage engines.
+  FEATURE_STORAGE_REPLICATION = False
+
   BUILD_MANAGER = ('enterprise', {})
 
   DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_CONFIG = {
@@ -188,6 +192,7 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
   }
 
   DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_PREFERENCE = ['local_us']
+  DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS = ['local_us']
 
   # Health checker.
   HEALTH_CHECKER = ('LocalHealthCheck', {})
diff --git a/data/database.py b/data/database.py
index 6309c4eb4..cc802ac59 100644
--- a/data/database.py
+++ b/data/database.py
@@ -539,6 +539,15 @@ class ImageStoragePlacement(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
+class UserRegion(BaseModel):
+  user = QuayUserField(index=True, allows_robots=False)
+  location = ForeignKeyField(ImageStorageLocation)
+
+  indexes = (
+    (('user', 'location'), True),
+  )
+
+
 class Image(BaseModel):
   # This class is intentionally denormalized. Even though images are supposed
   # to be globally unique we can't treat them as such for permissions and
@@ -751,4 +760,4 @@ all_models = [User, Repository, Image, AccessToken, Role, RepositoryPermission,
               ExternalNotificationEvent, ExternalNotificationMethod, RepositoryNotification,
               RepositoryAuthorizedEmail, ImageStorageTransformation, DerivedImageStorage,
               TeamMemberInvite, ImageStorageSignature, ImageStorageSignatureKind,
-              AccessTokenKind, Star, RepositoryActionCount, TagManifest]
+              AccessTokenKind, Star, RepositoryActionCount, TagManifest, UserRegion]
diff --git a/data/migrations/versions/9512773a4a2_add_userregion_table.py b/data/migrations/versions/9512773a4a2_add_userregion_table.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..212110054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/migrations/versions/9512773a4a2_add_userregion_table.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Add UserRegion table
+
+Revision ID: 9512773a4a2
+Revises: 499f6f08de3
+Create Date: 2015-09-01 14:17:08.628052
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '9512773a4a2'
+down_revision = '499f6f08de3'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade(tables):
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('userregion',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('location_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['location_id'], ['imagestoragelocation.id'], name=op.f('fk_userregion_location_id_imagestoragelocation')),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user.id'], name=op.f('fk_userregion_user_id_user')),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_userregion'))
+    )
+    op.create_index('userregion_location_id', 'userregion', ['location_id'], unique=False)
+    op.create_index('userregion_user_id', 'userregion', ['user_id'], unique=False)
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade(tables):
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_table('userregion')
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/data/model/storage.py b/data/model/storage.py
index d1ab07b85..97b94ed4e 100644
--- a/data/model/storage.py
+++ b/data/model/storage.py
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ from data.database import (ImageStorage, Image, DerivedImageStorage, ImageStorag
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def add_storage_placement(storage, location_name):
+  """ Adds a storage placement for the given storage at the given location. """
+  location = ImageStorageLocation.get(name=location_name)
+  ImageStoragePlacement.create(location=location, storage=storage)
+
+
 def find_or_create_derived_storage(source, transformation_name, preferred_location):
   existing = find_derived_storage(source, transformation_name)
   if existing is not None:
diff --git a/data/model/user.py b/data/model/user.py
index e5b34a099..1a7709ec7 100644
--- a/data/model/user.py
+++ b/data/model/user.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from data.database import (User, LoginService, FederatedLogin, RepositoryPermission, TeamMember,
                            Team, Repository, TupleSelector, TeamRole, Namespace, Visibility,
-                           EmailConfirmation, Role, db_for_update, random_string_generator)
+                           EmailConfirmation, Role, db_for_update, random_string_generator,
+                           UserRegion, ImageStorageLocation)
 from data.model import (DataModelException, InvalidPasswordException, InvalidRobotException,
                         InvalidUsernameException, InvalidEmailAddressException,
                         TooManyUsersException, TooManyLoginAttemptsException, db_transaction,
@@ -463,6 +464,13 @@ def get_user_by_id(user_db_id):
     return None
 
 
+def get_namespace_user_by_user_id(namespace_user_db_id):
+  try:
+    return User.get(User.id == namespace_user_db_id, User.robot == False)
+  except User.DoesNotExist:
+    raise InvalidUsernameException('User with id does not exist: %s' % namespace_user_db_id)
+
+
 def get_namespace_by_user_id(namespace_user_db_id):
   try:
     return User.get(User.id == namespace_user_db_id, User.robot == False).username
@@ -664,3 +672,8 @@ def get_pull_credentials(robotname):
       'registry': '%s://%s/v1/' % (config.app_config['PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME'],
                                    config.app_config['SERVER_HOSTNAME']),
   }
+
+def get_region_locations(user):
+  """ Returns the locations defined as preferred storage for the given user. """
+  query = UserRegion.select().join(ImageStorageLocation).where(UserRegion.user == user)
+  return set([region.location.name for region in query])
diff --git a/endpoints/v1/registry.py b/endpoints/v1/registry.py
index 2241a6089..7267fa0df 100644
--- a/endpoints/v1/registry.py
+++ b/endpoints/v1/registry.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import logging
 import json
+import features
 
 from flask import make_response, request, session, Response, redirect, abort as flask_abort
 from functools import wraps
 from datetime import datetime
 from time import time
 
-from app import storage as store, image_diff_queue, app
+from app import storage as store, image_diff_queue, image_replication_queue, app
 from auth.auth import process_auth, extract_namespace_repo_from_session
 from auth.auth_context import get_authenticated_user, get_grant_user_context
 from digest import checksums
@@ -55,6 +56,30 @@ def set_uploading_flag(repo_image, is_image_uploading):
   repo_image.storage.save()
 
 
+def _finish_image(namespace, repository, repo_image):
+  # Checksum is ok, we remove the marker
+  set_uploading_flag(repo_image, False)
+
+  image_id = repo_image.docker_image_id
+
+  # The layer is ready for download, send a job to the work queue to
+  # process it.
+  logger.debug('Adding layer to diff queue')
+  repo = model.repository.get_repository(namespace, repository)
+  image_diff_queue.put([repo.namespace_user.username, repository, image_id], json.dumps({
+    'namespace_user_id': repo.namespace_user.id,
+    'repository': repository,
+    'image_id': image_id,
+  }))
+
+  # Send a job to the work queue to replicate the image layer.
+  if features.STORAGE_REPLICATION:
+    image_replication_queue.put([repo_image.storage.uuid], json.dumps({
+      'namespace_user_id': repo.namespace_user.id,
+      'storage_id': repo_image.storage.uuid,
+    }))
+
+
 def require_completion(f):
   """This make sure that the image push correctly finished."""
   @wraps(f)
@@ -260,18 +285,8 @@ def put_image_layer(namespace, repository, image_id):
     abort(400, 'Checksum mismatch; ignoring the layer for image %(image_id)s',
           issue='checksum-mismatch', image_id=image_id)
 
-  # Checksum is ok, we remove the marker
-  set_uploading_flag(repo_image, False)
-
-  # The layer is ready for download, send a job to the work queue to
-  # process it.
-  logger.debug('Adding layer to diff queue')
-  repo = model.repository.get_repository(namespace, repository)
-  image_diff_queue.put([repo.namespace_user.username, repository, image_id], json.dumps({
-    'namespace_user_id': repo.namespace_user.id,
-    'repository': repository,
-    'image_id': image_id,
-  }))
+  # Mark the image as uploaded.
+  _finish_image(namespace, repository, repo_image)
 
   return make_response('true', 200)
 
@@ -335,18 +350,8 @@ def put_image_checksum(namespace, repository, image_id):
     abort(400, 'Checksum mismatch for image: %(image_id)s',
           issue='checksum-mismatch', image_id=image_id)
 
-  # Checksum is ok, we remove the marker
-  set_uploading_flag(repo_image, False)
-
-  # The layer is ready for download, send a job to the work queue to
-  # process it.
-  logger.debug('Adding layer to diff queue')
-  repo = model.repository.get_repository(namespace, repository)
-  image_diff_queue.put([repo.namespace_user.username, repository, image_id], json.dumps({
-    'namespace_user_id': repo.namespace_user.id,
-    'repository': repository,
-    'image_id': image_id,
-  }))
+  # Mark the image as uploaded.
+  _finish_image(namespace, repository, repo_image)
 
   return make_response('true', 200)
 
diff --git a/initdb.py b/initdb.py
index 2de817bca..be50d12c4 100644
--- a/initdb.py
+++ b/initdb.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from data.database import (db, all_models, Role, TeamRole, Visibility, LoginServ
                            ExternalNotificationEvent, ExternalNotificationMethod, NotificationKind)
 from data import model
 from app import app, storage as store
+from storage.basestorage import StoragePaths
 
 from workers import repositoryactioncounter
 
@@ -84,6 +85,17 @@ def __create_subtree(repo, structure, creator_username, parent, tag_map):
     new_image.storage.checksum = checksum
     new_image.storage.save()
 
+    # Write some data for the storage.
+    if os.environ.get('WRITE_STORAGE_FILES'):
+      storage_paths = StoragePaths()
+      paths = [storage_paths.image_json_path,
+               storage_paths.image_ancestry_path,
+               storage_paths.image_layer_path]
+
+      for path_builder in paths:
+        path = path_builder(new_image.storage.uuid)
+        store.put_content('local_us', path, checksum)
+
     creation_time = REFERENCE_DATE + timedelta(weeks=image_num) + timedelta(days=model_num)
     command_list = SAMPLE_CMDS[image_num % len(SAMPLE_CMDS)]
     command = json.dumps(command_list) if command_list else None
diff --git a/storage/__init__.py b/storage/__init__.py
index 69f26def4..354430603 100644
--- a/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/storage/__init__.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class Storage(object):
     if not preference:
       preference = storages.keys()
 
-    d_storage = DistributedStorage(storages, preference)
+    default_locations = app.config.get('DISTRIBUTED_STORAGE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS') or []
+    d_storage = DistributedStorage(storages, preference, default_locations)
 
     # register extension with app
     app.extensions = getattr(app, 'extensions', {})
diff --git a/storage/basestorage.py b/storage/basestorage.py
index 756734241..e085a5a08 100644
--- a/storage/basestorage.py
+++ b/storage/basestorage.py
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ class BaseStorage(StoragePaths):
   def get_checksum(self, path):
     raise NotImplementedError
 
+  def copy_to(self, destination, path):
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
 
 class DigestInvalidException(RuntimeError):
   pass
@@ -119,6 +122,3 @@ class BaseStorageV2(BaseStorage):
     """ Complete the chunked upload and store the final results in the path indicated.
     """
     raise NotImplementedError
-
-
-
diff --git a/storage/cloud.py b/storage/cloud.py
index 418a930ac..89ebf53aa 100644
--- a/storage/cloud.py
+++ b/storage/cloud.py
@@ -222,6 +222,28 @@ class _CloudStorage(BaseStorage):
 
     return k.etag[1:-1][:7]
 
+  def copy_to(self, destination, path):
+    # First try to copy directly via boto, but only if the storages are the
+    # same type, with the same access information.
+    if (self.__class__ == destination.__class__ and
+        self._access_key == destination._access_key and
+        self._secret_key == destination._secret_key):
+      logger.debug('Copying file from %s to %s via a direct boto copy', self._cloud_bucket,
+                   destination._cloud_bucket)
+
+      source_path = self._init_path(path)
+      source_key = self._key_class(self._cloud_bucket, source_path)
+
+      dest_path = destination._init_path(path)
+      source_key.copy(destination._cloud_bucket, dest_path)
+      return
+
+    # Fallback to a slower, default copy.
+    logger.debug('Copying file from %s to %s via a streamed copy', self._cloud_bucket,
+                 destination)
+    with self.stream_read_file(path) as fp:
+      destination.stream_write(path, fp)
+
 
 class S3Storage(_CloudStorage):
   def __init__(self, storage_path, s3_access_key, s3_secret_key, s3_bucket):
@@ -252,7 +274,6 @@ class S3Storage(_CloudStorage):
           </CORSRule>
       </CORSConfiguration>""")
 
-
 class GoogleCloudStorage(_CloudStorage):
   def __init__(self, storage_path, access_key, secret_key, bucket_name):
     upload_params = {}
diff --git a/storage/distributedstorage.py b/storage/distributedstorage.py
index 26a0f5dbd..49f32c559 100644
--- a/storage/distributedstorage.py
+++ b/storage/distributedstorage.py
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ def _location_aware(unbound_func):
 
 
 class DistributedStorage(StoragePaths):
-  def __init__(self, storages, preferred_locations=[]):
+  def __init__(self, storages, preferred_locations=[], default_locations=[]):
     self._storages = dict(storages)
     self.preferred_locations = list(preferred_locations)
+    self.default_locations = list(default_locations)
+
+  @property
+  def locations(self):
+    """ Returns the names of the locations supported. """
+    return list(self._storages.keys())
 
   get_direct_download_url = _location_aware(BaseStorage.get_direct_download_url)
   get_direct_upload_url = _location_aware(BaseStorage.get_direct_upload_url)
@@ -42,6 +48,14 @@ class DistributedStorage(StoragePaths):
   remove = _location_aware(BaseStorage.remove)
   get_checksum = _location_aware(BaseStorage.get_checksum)
   get_supports_resumable_downloads = _location_aware(BaseStorage.get_supports_resumable_downloads)
+
   initiate_chunked_upload = _location_aware(BaseStorageV2.initiate_chunked_upload)
   stream_upload_chunk = _location_aware(BaseStorageV2.stream_upload_chunk)
   complete_chunked_upload = _location_aware(BaseStorageV2.complete_chunked_upload)
+
+  def copy_between(self, path, source_location, destination_location):
+    """ Copies a file between the source location and the destination location. """
+    source_storage = self._storages[source_location]
+    destination_storage = self._storages[destination_location]
+    source_storage.copy_to(destination_storage, path)
+
diff --git a/storage/fakestorage.py b/storage/fakestorage.py
index f351ca150..b4f27be32 100644
--- a/storage/fakestorage.py
+++ b/storage/fakestorage.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from storage.basestorage import BaseStorage
+from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 _FAKE_STORAGE_MAP = {}
 
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ class FakeStorage(BaseStorage):
   def stream_read(self, path):
     yield _FAKE_STORAGE_MAP[path]
 
+  def stream_read_file(self, path):
+    return StringIO(_FAKE_STORAGE_MAP[path])
+
   def stream_write(self, path, fp, content_type=None, content_encoding=None):
     _FAKE_STORAGE_MAP[path] = fp.read()
 
diff --git a/storage/local.py b/storage/local.py
index fc2b79563..b2cbc458c 100644
--- a/storage/local.py
+++ b/storage/local.py
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ class LocalStorage(BaseStorageV2):
         sha_hash.update(buf)
     return sha_hash.hexdigest()[:7]
 
-
   def _rel_upload_path(self, uuid):
     return 'uploads/{0}'.format(uuid)
 
-
   def initiate_chunked_upload(self):
     new_uuid = str(uuid4())
 
@@ -162,3 +160,7 @@ class LocalStorage(BaseStorageV2):
     raise Exception('Storage path %s is not under a mounted volume.\n\n'
                     'Registry data must be stored under a mounted volume '
                     'to prevent data loss' % self._root_path)
+
+  def copy_to(self, destination, path):
+    with self.stream_read_file(path) as fp:
+      destination.stream_write(path, fp)
diff --git a/test/data/test.db b/test/data/test.db
index 45095cb99..ec9242221 100644
Binary files a/test/data/test.db and b/test/data/test.db differ
diff --git a/workers/storagereplication.py b/workers/storagereplication.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ddb192b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workers/storagereplication.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import logging
+import features
+import time
+
+from app import app, storage, image_replication_queue
+from data.database import UseThenDisconnect, CloseForLongOperation
+from data import model
+from storage.basestorage import StoragePaths
+from workers.queueworker import QueueWorker
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+POLL_PERIOD_SECONDS = 10
+
+class StorageReplicationWorker(QueueWorker):
+  def process_queue_item(self, job_details):
+    storage_uuid = job_details['storage_id']
+    logger.debug('Starting replication of image storage %s', storage_uuid)
+
+    namespace = model.user.get_namespace_user_by_user_id(job_details['namespace_user_id'])
+
+    # Lookup the namespace and its associated regions.
+    if not namespace:
+      logger.debug('Unknown namespace: %s', namespace)
+      return True
+
+    locations = model.user.get_region_locations(namespace)
+
+    # Lookup the image storage.
+    partial_storage = model.storage.get_storage_by_uuid(storage_uuid)
+    if not partial_storage:
+      logger.debug('Unknown storage: %s', storage_uuid)
+      return True
+
+    # Check to see if the image is at all the required locations.
+    locations_required = locations | set(storage.default_locations)
+    locations_missing = locations_required - set(partial_storage.locations)
+
+    if not locations_missing:
+      logger.debug('No missing locations for storage %s under namespace %s',
+                   storage_uuid, namespace.username)
+      return True
+
+    # For any missing storage locations, initiate a copy.
+    storage_paths = StoragePaths()
+    existing_location = list(partial_storage.locations)[0]
+
+    for location in locations_missing:
+      logger.debug('Copying image storage %s to location %s', partial_storage.uuid, location)
+
+      # Copy the various paths.
+      paths = [storage_paths.image_json_path,
+               storage_paths.image_ancestry_path,
+               storage_paths.image_layer_path]
+
+      try:
+        for path_builder in paths:
+          current_path = path_builder(partial_storage.uuid)
+          with CloseForLongOperation(app.config):
+            storage.copy_between(current_path, existing_location, location)
+      except:
+        logger.exception('Exception when copying path %s of image storage %s to location %s',
+                          current_path, partial_storage.uuid, location)
+        return False
+
+      # Create the storage location record for the storage now that the copies have
+      # completed.
+      model.storage.add_storage_placement(partial_storage, location)
+      logger.debug('Finished copy of image storage %s to location %s',
+                   partial_storage.uuid, location)
+
+    logger.debug('Completed replication of image storage %s to locations %s',
+                 partial_storage.uuid, locations_missing)
+    return True
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  if not features.STORAGE_REPLICATION:
+    logger.debug('Full storage replication disabled; skipping')
+    while True:
+      time.sleep(10000)
+
+  logger.debug('Starting replication worker')
+  worker = StorageReplicationWorker(image_replication_queue,
+                                    poll_period_seconds=POLL_PERIOD_SECONDS)
+  worker.start()