diff --git a/pkg/container/client.go b/pkg/container/client.go
index c6c37de..dc83615 100644
--- a/pkg/container/client.go
+++ b/pkg/container/client.go
@@ -329,9 +329,17 @@ func (client dockerClient) IsContainerStale(container t.Container, params t.Upda
 }
 
 func (client dockerClient) HasNewImage(ctx context.Context, container t.Container) (hasNew bool, latestImage t.ImageID, err error) {
-	currentImageID := t.ImageID(container.ContainerInfo().ContainerJSONBase.Image)
+	container_info := container.ContainerInfo()
+	currentImageID := t.ImageID(container_info.ContainerJSONBase.Image)
 	imageName := container.ImageName()
 
+	// If the original-image-id label is set, it overwrites the image id reported by docker
+	imageIDSetByLabel, ok := container_info.Config.Labels[originalImageIDLabel]
+	if ok {
+		currentImageID = t.ImageID(imageIDSetByLabel)
+		log.Debugf("Original image id for %s found: (%s)", imageName, currentImageID.ShortID())
+	}
+
 	newImageInfo, _, err := client.api.ImageInspectWithRaw(ctx, imageName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, currentImageID, err
diff --git a/pkg/container/container.go b/pkg/container/container.go
index 10ed677..7b18bb2 100644
--- a/pkg/container/container.go
+++ b/pkg/container/container.go
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ func (c Container) SafeImageID() wt.ImageID {
 func (c Container) ImageName() string {
 	// Compatibility w/ Zodiac deployments
 	imageName, ok := c.getLabelValue(zodiacLabel)
+	// If the original-image-name label is set, it overwrites the image name reported by docker
+	if !ok {
+		imageName, ok = c.getLabelValue(originalImageNameLabel)
+	}
 	if !ok {
 		imageName = c.containerInfo.Config.Image
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/container/metadata.go b/pkg/container/metadata.go
index 8ac5f34..7a1ffca 100644
--- a/pkg/container/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/container/metadata.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const (
 	noPullLabel            = "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.no-pull"
 	dependsOnLabel         = "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.depends-on"
 	zodiacLabel            = "com.centurylinklabs.zodiac.original-image"
+	originalImageNameLabel = "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.original-image"
+	originalImageIDLabel   = "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.original-image-id"
 	scope                  = "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.scope"
 	preCheckLabel          = "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.lifecycle.pre-check"
 	postCheckLabel         = "com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.lifecycle.post-check"