diff --git a/hack/empty-image.sh b/hack/empty-image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..cb6721ef73cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/empty-image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+IMG=empty-image:latest
+
+fail(){
+	rm -rf $WORK_DIR
+	exit 1
+}
+
+usage(){
+	echo "Usage: empty-image.sh [options]"
+	echo " Options:"
+	echo "  -h     Show help messages"
+	echo "  -t     Specify the empty image name: '<name[:tag]>'"
+	echo "         String format is the same with docker"
+	echo " "
+	echo " This tool is used to build empty images for docker"
+}
+while getopts "ht:" arg
+do
+	case $arg in
+		h)
+			usage
+			shift
+			exit 0
+			;;
+		t)
+			IMG=$OPTARG
+			shift 2
+			;;
+		?)
+			echo "unkonw argument"
+			usage
+			shift
+			exit 1
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+# unhandled parameter
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+	usage
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+WORK_DIR=`mktemp -d`
+Dockerfile="$WORK_DIR/dockerfile"
+
+cat > $Dockerfile << EOF
+FROM scratch
+ENV container docker
+STOPSIGNAL SIGRTMIN+3
+CMD [ "/sbin/init" ]
+EOF
+
+docker build --force-rm -t $IMG -f $Dockerfile $WORK_DIR || fail
+rm -rf $WORK_DIR
+
+echo "Empty Image [$IMG] is generated successfully"
diff --git a/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine-euleros.spec b/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine-euleros.spec
index 7936ba6164a14..4f8018f534ead 100644
--- a/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine-euleros.spec
+++ b/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine-euleros.spec
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ install -p -m 644 contrib/syntax/vim/syntax/dockerfile.vim $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/s
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/nano
 install -p -m 644 contrib/syntax/nano/Dockerfile.nanorc $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/nano/Dockerfile.nanorc
 
+# install empty image tool
+install -p -m 750 hack/empty-image.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/empty-image.sh
+
 # list files owned by the package here
 %files
 %doc AUTHORS CHANGELOG.md CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE MAINTAINERS NOTICE README.md
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ install -p -m 644 contrib/syntax/nano/Dockerfile.nanorc $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/shar
 /%{_bindir}/docker-containerd-shim
 /%{_bindir}/docker-containerd-ctr
 /%{_bindir}/docker-runc
+/%{_bindir}/empty-image.sh
 /%{_sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/80-docker.rules
 %if 0%{?is_systemd}
 /%{_unitdir}/docker.service
diff --git a/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine.spec b/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine.spec
index 8b1ebbf654ba8..134518a3fb5a8 100644
--- a/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine.spec
+++ b/hack/make/.build-rpm/docker-engine.spec
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ install -p -m 644 contrib/syntax/vim/syntax/dockerfile.vim $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/s
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/nano
 install -p -m 644 contrib/syntax/nano/Dockerfile.nanorc $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/nano/Dockerfile.nanorc
 
+# install empty image tool
+install -p -m 750 hack/empty-image.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/empty-image.sh
+
 # list files owned by the package here
 %files
 %doc AUTHORS CHANGELOG.md CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE MAINTAINERS NOTICE README.md
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@ install -p -m 644 contrib/syntax/nano/Dockerfile.nanorc $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/shar
 /%{_bindir}/docker-containerd-shim
 /%{_bindir}/docker-containerd-ctr
 /%{_bindir}/docker-runc
+/%{_bindir}/empty-image.sh
 /%{_sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/80-docker.rules
 %if 0%{?is_systemd}
 /%{_unitdir}/docker.service