diff --git a/include/ImagePool.h b/include/ImagePool.h
index 29273b9d50..37873768e5 100644
--- a/include/ImagePool.h
+++ b/include/ImagePool.h
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ public:
     {
         Image::bootstrap(_db);
     };
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the template table name
+     *  @return string with the name of the template table
+     */
+    string get_template_table_name();
 
     /**
      *  Dumps the Image pool in XML format. A filter can be also added to the
diff --git a/include/ImageTemplate.h b/include/ImageTemplate.h
index d1fd8847fd..8a999aa9f4 100644
--- a/include/ImageTemplate.h
+++ b/include/ImageTemplate.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     friend class Image;
+    friend class ImagePool;
     
     static const char * table;
     
diff --git a/include/RequestManager.h b/include/RequestManager.h
index 101b9247e2..549b1cf6c2 100644
--- a/include/RequestManager.h
+++ b/include/RequestManager.h
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ private:
         UserPoolInfo(UserPool * _upool):upool(_upool)
         {
             _signature="A:s";
-            _help="Creates a new user";
+            _help="Returns content of the user pool";
         };
 
         ~UserPoolInfo(){};
@@ -667,10 +667,13 @@ private:
     class ImageAllocate: public xmlrpc_c::method
     {
     public:
-        ImageAllocate(UserPool * _upool):upool(_upool)
+        ImageAllocate(ImagePool * _ipool,
+                      UserPool * _upool):
+                            ipool(_ipool),
+                            upool(_upool)
         {
-            _signature="A:sss";
-            _help="Creates a new user";
+            _signature="A:ss";
+            _help="Creates a new image";
         };
 
         ~ImageAllocate(){};
@@ -680,7 +683,8 @@ private:
             xmlrpc_c::value *   const  retvalP);
 
     private:
-        UserPool * upool;
+        ImagePool * ipool;
+        UserPool  * upool;
     };  
     
     /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -718,8 +722,8 @@ private:
                             ipool(_ipool),
                             upool(_upool)
         {
-            _signature="A:ss";
-            _help="Allocates an image in the pool";
+            _signature="A:si";
+            _help="Returns content of image pool attending to the filter flag";
         };
 
         ~ImagePoolInfo(){};
diff --git a/src/image/ImagePool.cc b/src/image/ImagePool.cc
index ddaf5c50f6..ff9c4433b9 100644
--- a/src/image/ImagePool.cc
+++ b/src/image/ImagePool.cc
@@ -288,3 +288,13 @@ string ImagePool::sha1_digest(const string& pass)
 
     return oss.str();
 }
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+string ImagePool::get_template_table_name()
+{
+    string table(ImageTemplate::table);
+    
+    return table;
+}
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManager.cc b/src/rm/RequestManager.cc
index db61e32989..fc294acbeb 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManager.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManager.cc
@@ -270,8 +270,14 @@ void RequestManager::register_xml_methods()
     xmlrpc_c::methodPtr userpool_info(new    
         RequestManager::UserPoolInfo(upool));
         
+    xmlrpc_c::methodPtr image_allocate(new    
+        RequestManager::ImageAllocate(ipool, upool));
+        
     xmlrpc_c::methodPtr image_info(new    
         RequestManager::ImageInfo(ipool, upool));
+        
+    xmlrpc_c::methodPtr imagepool_info(new    
+        RequestManager::ImagePoolInfo(ipool, upool));
 
     /* VM related methods  */    
         
@@ -310,8 +316,11 @@ void RequestManager::register_xml_methods()
     RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.userpool.info", userpool_info);
     
     /* Image related methods*/
+    
+    RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.image.allocate", image_allocate);
+    RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.image.info",     image_info);        
 
-    RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.image.info",    image_info);
+    RequestManagerRegistry.addMethod("one.imagepool.info", imagepool_info);
     
 };
 
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce266d3a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Copyright 2002-2010, OpenNebula Project Leads (OpenNebula.org)             */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may    */
+/* not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain    */
+/* a copy of the License at                                                   */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                 */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software        */
+/* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,          */
+/* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.   */
+/* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and        */
+/* limitations under the License.                                             */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#include "RequestManager.h"
+#include "NebulaLog.h"
+
+#include "Nebula.h"
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void RequestManager::ImageAllocate::execute(
+    xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
+    xmlrpc_c::value *   const  retval)
+{
+    string              session;
+    string              image_template;
+
+    int                 iid;
+    int                 uid;
+    int                 rc;
+
+    ostringstream       oss;
+
+    vector<xmlrpc_c::value> arrayData;
+    xmlrpc_c::value_array * arrayresult;
+
+
+    NebulaLog::log("ReM",Log::DEBUG,"ImageAllocate invoked");
+
+    session        = xmlrpc_c::value_string(paramList.getString(0));
+    image_template = xmlrpc_c::value_string(paramList.getString(1));
+    image_template += "\n";
+
+
+    // First, we need to authenticate the user
+    rc = ImageAllocate::upool->authenticate(session);
+
+    if ( rc == -1 )
+    {
+        goto error_authenticate;
+    }
+    
+    uid = rc;
+
+    rc = ImageAllocate::ipool->allocate(uid,image_template,&iid);
+
+    if ( rc < 0 )
+    {
+        goto error_allocate;
+
+    }
+
+    arrayData.push_back(xmlrpc_c::value_boolean(true));
+    arrayData.push_back(xmlrpc_c::value_int(iid));
+
+    // Copy arrayresult into retval mem space
+    arrayresult = new xmlrpc_c::value_array(arrayData);
+    *retval = *arrayresult;
+
+    delete arrayresult; // and get rid of the original
+
+    return;
+
+error_authenticate:
+    oss << "User not authenticated, aborting ImageAllocate call.";
+    goto error_common;
+
+error_allocate:
+    if (rc == -1)
+    {
+        oss << "Error allocating image, check oned.log";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        oss << "Error parsing image template";
+    }
+    goto error_common;
+
+error_common:
+    arrayData.push_back(xmlrpc_c::value_boolean(false));  // FAILURE
+    arrayData.push_back(xmlrpc_c::value_string(oss.str()));
+
+    NebulaLog::log("ReM",Log::ERROR,oss);
+
+    xmlrpc_c::value_array arrayresult_error(arrayData);
+
+    *retval = arrayresult_error;
+
+    return;
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/rm/SConstruct b/src/rm/SConstruct
index 94102c992a..0af5d52e08 100644
--- a/src/rm/SConstruct
+++ b/src/rm/SConstruct
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ source_files=[
     'RequestManagerHostInfo.cc',
     'RequestManagerHostPoolInfo.cc',
     'RequestManagerHostEnable.cc',
+    'RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc',
     'RequestManagerImageInfo.cc',
+    'RequestManagerImagePoolInfo.cc',
     'RequestManagerVirtualNetworkAllocate.cc',
     'RequestManagerVirtualNetworkInfo.cc',
     'RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPoolInfo.cc',