diff --git a/registry/handlers/api_test.go b/registry/handlers/api_test.go
index 0393c8f1..50a8cb47 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/api_test.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/api_test.go
@@ -1567,6 +1567,55 @@ func testManifestAPIManifestList(t *testing.T, env *testEnv, args manifestArgs)
 	}
 
 	checkResponse(t, "fetching manifest by dgst with etag", resp, http.StatusNotModified)
+
+	// ------------------
+	// Fetch as a schema1 manifest
+	resp, err = http.Get(manifestURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error fetching manifest list as schema1: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	checkResponse(t, "fetching uploaded manifest list as schema1", resp, http.StatusOK)
+	checkHeaders(t, resp, http.Header{
+		"Docker-Content-Digest": []string{dgst.String()},
+		"ETag":                  []string{fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, dgst)},
+	})
+
+	var fetchedSchema1Manifest schema1.SignedManifest
+	dec = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+
+	if err := dec.Decode(&fetchedSchema1Manifest); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error decoding fetched schema1 manifest: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if fetchedSchema1Manifest.Manifest.SchemaVersion != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("wrong schema version")
+	}
+	if fetchedSchema1Manifest.Architecture != "amd64" {
+		t.Fatal("wrong architecture")
+	}
+	if fetchedSchema1Manifest.Name != imageName {
+		t.Fatal("wrong image name")
+	}
+	if fetchedSchema1Manifest.Tag != tag {
+		t.Fatal("wrong tag")
+	}
+	if len(fetchedSchema1Manifest.FSLayers) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("wrong number of FSLayers")
+	}
+	layers := args.manifest.(*schema2.DeserializedManifest).Layers
+	for i := range layers {
+		if fetchedSchema1Manifest.FSLayers[i].BlobSum != layers[len(layers)-i-1].Digest {
+			t.Fatalf("blob digest mismatch in schema1 manifest for layer %d", i)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(fetchedSchema1Manifest.History) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("wrong number of History entries")
+	}
+
+	// Don't check V1Compatibility fields becuase we're using randomly-generated
+	// layers.
 }
 
 func testManifestDelete(t *testing.T, env *testEnv, args manifestArgs) {
diff --git a/registry/handlers/images.go b/registry/handlers/images.go
index 6c8a16fb..240bbffe 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/images.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/images.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
 	ctxu "github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/manifest/manifestlist"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/manifest/schema1"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/manifest/schema2"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/api/errcode"
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
 )
 
+// These constants determine which architecture and OS to choose from a
+// manifest list when downconverting it to a schema1 manifest.
+const (
+	defaultArch = "amd64"
+	defaultOS   = "linux"
+)
+
 // imageManifestDispatcher takes the request context and builds the
 // appropriate handler for handling image manifest requests.
 func imageManifestDispatcher(ctx *Context, r *http.Request) http.Handler {
@@ -83,42 +91,62 @@ func (imh *imageManifestHandler) GetImageManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 		return
 	}
 
+	supportsSchema2 := false
+	supportsManifestList := false
+	if acceptHeaders, ok := r.Header["Accept"]; ok {
+		for _, mediaType := range acceptHeaders {
+			if mediaType == schema2.MediaTypeManifest {
+				supportsSchema2 = true
+			}
+			if mediaType == manifestlist.MediaTypeManifestList {
+				supportsManifestList = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	schema2Manifest, isSchema2 := manifest.(*schema2.DeserializedManifest)
+	manifestList, isManifestList := manifest.(*manifestlist.DeserializedManifestList)
+
 	// Only rewrite schema2 manifests when they are being fetched by tag.
 	// If they are being fetched by digest, we can't return something not
 	// matching the digest.
-	if schema2Manifest, isSchema2 := manifest.(*schema2.DeserializedManifest); imh.Tag != "" && isSchema2 {
-		supportsSchema2 := false
-		if acceptHeaders, ok := r.Header["Accept"]; ok {
-			for _, mediaType := range acceptHeaders {
-				if mediaType == schema2.MediaTypeManifest {
-					supportsSchema2 = true
-					break
-				}
+	if imh.Tag != "" && isSchema2 && !supportsSchema2 {
+		// Rewrite manifest in schema1 format
+		ctxu.GetLogger(imh).Infof("rewriting manifest %s in schema1 format to support old client", imh.Digest.String())
+
+		manifest, err = imh.convertSchema2Manifest(schema2Manifest)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	} else if imh.Tag != "" && isManifestList && !supportsManifestList {
+		// Rewrite manifest in schema1 format
+		ctxu.GetLogger(imh).Infof("rewriting manifest list %s in schema1 format to support old client", imh.Digest.String())
+
+		// Find the image manifest corresponding to the default
+		// platform
+		var manifestDigest digest.Digest
+		for _, manifestDescriptor := range manifestList.Manifests {
+			if manifestDescriptor.Platform.Architecture == defaultArch && manifestDescriptor.Platform.OS == defaultOS {
+				manifestDigest = manifestDescriptor.Digest
+				break
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !supportsSchema2 {
-			// Rewrite manifest in schema1 format
-			ctxu.GetLogger(imh).Infof("rewriting manifest %s in schema1 format to support old client", imh.Digest.String())
+		if manifestDigest == "" {
+			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestUnknown)
+			return
+		}
 
-			targetDescriptor := schema2Manifest.Target()
-			blobs := imh.Repository.Blobs(imh)
-			configJSON, err := blobs.Get(imh, targetDescriptor.Digest)
-			if err != nil {
-				imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestInvalid.WithDetail(err))
-				return
-			}
+		manifest, err = manifests.Get(imh, manifestDigest)
+		if err != nil {
+			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestUnknown.WithDetail(err))
+			return
+		}
 
-			builder := schema1.NewConfigManifestBuilder(imh.Repository.Blobs(imh), imh.Context.App.trustKey, imh.Repository.Name(), imh.Tag, configJSON)
-			for _, d := range manifest.References() {
-				if err := builder.AppendReference(d); err != nil {
-					imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestInvalid.WithDetail(err))
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			manifest, err = builder.Build(imh)
+		// If necessary, convert the image manifest
+		if schema2Manifest, isSchema2 := manifest.(*schema2.DeserializedManifest); isSchema2 && !supportsSchema2 {
+			manifest, err = imh.convertSchema2Manifest(schema2Manifest)
 			if err != nil {
-				imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestInvalid.WithDetail(err))
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -136,6 +164,31 @@ func (imh *imageManifestHandler) GetImageManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 	w.Write(p)
 }
 
+func (imh *imageManifestHandler) convertSchema2Manifest(schema2Manifest *schema2.DeserializedManifest) (distribution.Manifest, error) {
+	targetDescriptor := schema2Manifest.Target()
+	blobs := imh.Repository.Blobs(imh)
+	configJSON, err := blobs.Get(imh, targetDescriptor.Digest)
+	if err != nil {
+		imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestInvalid.WithDetail(err))
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	builder := schema1.NewConfigManifestBuilder(imh.Repository.Blobs(imh), imh.Context.App.trustKey, imh.Repository.Name(), imh.Tag, configJSON)
+	for _, d := range schema2Manifest.References() {
+		if err := builder.AppendReference(d); err != nil {
+			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestInvalid.WithDetail(err))
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	manifest, err := builder.Build(imh)
+	if err != nil {
+		imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, v2.ErrorCodeManifestInvalid.WithDetail(err))
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return manifest, nil
+}
+
 func etagMatch(r *http.Request, etag string) bool {
 	for _, headerVal := range r.Header["If-None-Match"] {
 		if headerVal == etag || headerVal == fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, etag) { // allow quoted or unquoted