diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/_docker_image.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/_docker_image.py
index e1388f20f1a..726895c8df7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_image.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/_docker_image.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: docker_image
+deprecated: "functions are being rolled into the 'docker' module"
 author: Pavel Antonov
 version_added: "1.5"
 short_description: manage docker images