diff --git a/pkg/compute/models/disks.go b/pkg/compute/models/disks.go
index 09e9e64bee..41e4623983 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/models/disks.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/models/disks.go
@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ func (self *SDisk) PrepareSaveImage(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient.Token
 		OsArch       string
 		Properties   map[string]string
 
+		ProjectId string
+
 		EncryptKeyId string
 	}{
 		Name:         input.Name,
@@ -1048,6 +1050,9 @@ func (self *SDisk) PrepareSaveImage(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient.Token
 			"os_type": input.OsType,
 			"os_arch": input.OsArch,
 		},
+
+		// inherit the ownership of disk
+		ProjectId: self.ProjectId,
 	}
 
 	if self.IsEncrypted() {
diff --git a/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go b/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go
index 74fa857c51..8a31aa1d95 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ func (self *SGuest) PerformSaveGuestImage(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient
 	kwargs := imageapi.GuestImageCreateInput{}
 	kwargs.GuestImageCreateInputBase = input.GuestImageCreateInputBase
 	kwargs.Properties = make(map[string]string)
+	if len(kwargs.ProjectId) == 0 {
+		kwargs.ProjectId = self.ProjectId
+	}
 
 	for _, disk := range diskList {
 		kwargs.Images = append(kwargs.Images, imageapi.GuestImageCreateInputSubimage{