diff --git a/openstackclient/image/v1/image.py b/openstackclient/image/v1/image.py
index f4944afa6f..60d6170901 100644
--- a/openstackclient/image/v1/image.py
+++ b/openstackclient/image/v1/image.py
@@ -128,12 +128,13 @@ class CreateImage(command.ShowOne):
             metavar="<image-url>",
             help=_("Copy image from the data store (similar to --location)"),
         )
-        parser.add_argument(
+        source_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+        source_group.add_argument(
             "--file",
             metavar="<file>",
             help=_("Upload image from local file"),
         )
-        parser.add_argument(
+        source_group.add_argument(
             "--volume",
             metavar="<volume>",
             help=_("Create image from a volume"),
diff --git a/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py b/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
index 29499ec2c8..c4be69f055 100644
--- a/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
+++ b/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
@@ -164,12 +164,13 @@ class CreateImage(command.ShowOne):
             type=int,
             help=_("Minimum RAM size needed to boot image, in megabytes"),
         )
-        parser.add_argument(
+        source_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+        source_group.add_argument(
             "--file",
             metavar="<file>",
             help=_("Upload image from local file"),
         )
-        parser.add_argument(
+        source_group.add_argument(
             "--volume",
             metavar="<volume>",
             help=_("Create image from a volume"),