diff --git a/daemon/containerd/image_builder.go b/daemon/containerd/image_builder.go
index 05338da2dada5..fb864acd05855 100644
--- a/daemon/containerd/image_builder.go
+++ b/daemon/containerd/image_builder.go
@@ -505,9 +505,6 @@ func (i *ImageService) CreateImage(ctx context.Context, config []byte, parent st
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	newImage := dimage.NewImage(dimage.ID(createdImage.Target.Digest))
-	newImage.V1Image = imgToCreate.V1Image
-	newImage.V1Image.ID = string(createdImage.Target.Digest)
-	newImage.History = imgToCreate.History
+	newImage := dimage.Clone(imgToCreate, dimage.ID(createdImage.Target.Digest))
 	return newImage, nil
 }
diff --git a/image/image.go b/image/image.go
index 856a845b17f98..d17601323ad0f 100644
--- a/image/image.go
+++ b/image/image.go
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ func NewChildImage(img *Image, child ChildConfig, os string) *Image {
 	}
 }
 
+// Clone clones an image and changes ID.
+func Clone(base *Image, id ID) *Image {
+	img := *base
+	img.RootFS = img.RootFS.Clone()
+	img.V1Image.ID = id.String()
+	img.computedID = id
+	return &img
+}
+
 // History stores build commands that were used to create an image
 type History struct {
 	// Created is the timestamp at which the image was created