diff --git a/cmd/crictl/image.go b/cmd/crictl/image.go
index 46c2fda7e7..be038463bc 100644
--- a/cmd/crictl/image.go
+++ b/cmd/crictl/image.go
@@ -284,39 +284,70 @@ var imageStatusCommand = cli.Command{
 }
 
 var removeImageCommand = cli.Command{
-	Name:      "rmi",
-	Usage:     "Remove one or more images",
-	ArgsUsage: "IMAGE-ID [IMAGE-ID...]",
-	Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
-		if context.NArg() == 0 {
-			return cli.ShowSubcommandHelp(context)
-		}
-		imageClient, conn, err := getImageClient(context)
+	Name:                   "rmi",
+	Usage:                  "Remove one or more images",
+	ArgsUsage:              "IMAGE-ID [IMAGE-ID...]",
+	SkipArgReorder:         true,
+	UseShortOptionHandling: true,
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "all, a",
+			Usage: "Remove all images",
+		},
+	},
+	Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+		imageClient, conn, err := getImageClient(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		defer closeConnection(context, conn)
+		defer closeConnection(ctx, conn)
 
-		for i := 0; i < context.NArg(); i++ {
-			id := context.Args().Get(i)
+		ids := ctx.Args()
+		if ctx.Bool("all") {
+			r, err := imageClient.ListImages(context.Background(),
+				&pb.ListImagesRequest{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			ids = nil
+			for _, img := range r.GetImages() {
+				ids = append(ids, img.GetId())
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(ids) == 0 {
+			return cli.ShowSubcommandHelp(ctx)
+		}
 
-			var verbose = false
-			status, err := ImageStatus(imageClient, id, verbose)
+		errored := false
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			status, err := ImageStatus(imageClient, id, false)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("image status request for %q failed: %v", id, err)
+				logrus.Errorf("image status request for %q failed: %v", id, err)
+				errored = true
+				continue
 			}
 			if status.Image == nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("no such image %s", id)
+				logrus.Errorf("no such image %s", id)
+				errored = true
+				continue
 			}
 
 			_, err = RemoveImage(imageClient, id)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error of removing image %q: %v", id, err)
+				logrus.Errorf("error of removing image %q: %v", id, err)
+				errored = true
+				continue
 			}
 			for _, repoTag := range status.Image.RepoTags {
 				fmt.Printf("Deleted: %s\n", repoTag)
 			}
 		}
+
+		if errored {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to remove the image(s)")
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	},
 }