diff --git a/rally-jobs/nova.yaml b/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
index 6419626f..6263fa96 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{%- set cirros_image_url = "http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.4/cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-disk.img" %}
 {% set image_name = "^(cirros.*uec|TestVM)$" %}
 ---
   Authenticate.validate_nova:
@@ -525,6 +526,33 @@
       sla:
         failure_rate:
           max: 0
+    -
+      args:
+        flavor:
+          name: "m1.tiny"
+        image:
+          name: "rally-named-image-from-context"
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 5
+        concurrency: 2
+      context:
+        users:
+          tenants: 1
+          users_per_tenant: 2
+        roles:
+          - admin
+        images:
+          image_url: "{{ cirros_image_url }}"
+          image_type: "qcow2"
+          image_container: "bare"
+          images_per_tenant: 1
+          image_name: "rally-named-image-from-context"
+          image_args:
+            is_public: True
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
 
   NovaHypervisors.list_hypervisors:
     -
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/utils.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/utils.py
index eb5e101e..1ac563c7 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/utils.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/utils.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class GlanceScenario(scenario.OpenStackScenario):
         """
         client = glance_wrapper.wrap(self._clients.glance, self)
         return client.create_image(container_format, image_location,
-                                   disk_format)
+                                   disk_format, **kwargs)
 
     @atomic.action_timer("glance.delete_image")
     def _delete_image(self, image):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/test_utils.py
index a2020ac5..11297e8b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/glance/test_utils.py
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ class GlanceScenarioTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
                                         clients=self.scenario_clients)
         return_image = scenario._create_image("container_format",
                                               image_location.name,
-                                              "disk_format")
+                                              "disk_format",
+                                              fakearg="fakearg")
         self.assertEqual(self.image, return_image)
         mock_wrap.assert_called_once_with(scenario._clients.glance, scenario)
         mock_wrap.return_value.create_image.assert_called_once_with(
-            "container_format", image_location.name, "disk_format")
+            "container_format", image_location.name, "disk_format",
+            fakearg="fakearg")
         self._test_atomic_action_timer(scenario.atomic_actions(),
                                        "glance.create_image")