diff --git a/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go b/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go
index cd0093ebd..0e55b5539 100644
--- a/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go
+++ b/docker/resource_docker_image_funcs.go
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ func parseImageOptions(image string) internalPullImageOptions {
 		pullOpts.Tag = image[prefixLength+tagIndex+1:]
 	}
 
+	if pullOpts.Tag == "" {
+		pullOpts.Tag = "latest"
+	}
+
 	return pullOpts
 }