diff --git a/pkg/mcclient/modules/image/mod_images.go b/pkg/mcclient/modules/image/mod_images.go
index 28cc3cfeae..fd45421ab9 100644
--- a/pkg/mcclient/modules/image/mod_images.go
+++ b/pkg/mcclient/modules/image/mod_images.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ const (
 	IMAGE_META          = "X-Image-Meta-"
 	IMAGE_META_PROPERTY = "X-Image-Meta-Property-"
 
-	IMAGE_METADATA = "X-Image-Meta-Metadata"
+	IMAGE_METADATA         = "X-Image-Meta-Metadata"
+	IMAGE_PROJECT_METADATA = "X-Image-Meta-Project_metadata"
 
 	IMAGE_META_COPY_FROM       = "x-glance-api-copy-from"
 	IMAGE_META_COMPRESS_FORMAT = "x-glance-compress-format"
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@ func FetchImageMeta(h http.Header) jsonutils.JSONObject {
 			if metadata != nil {
 				meta.Add(metadata, "metadata")
 			}
+		} else if k == IMAGE_PROJECT_METADATA && len(v) == 1 {
+			metadata, _ := jsonutils.Parse([]byte(v[0]))
+			if metadata != nil {
+				meta.Add(metadata, "project_metadata")
+			}
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(k, IMAGE_META_PROPERTY) {
 			k := strings.ToLower(k[len(IMAGE_META_PROPERTY):])
 			meta.Add(jsonutils.NewString(decodeMeta(v[0])), "properties", k)