diff --git a/pkg/cmd/dockerregistry/dockerregistry.go b/pkg/cmd/dockerregistry/dockerregistry.go
index e89fc46f399f..97da867a1ab9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/dockerregistry/dockerregistry.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/dockerregistry/dockerregistry.go
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ func alive(path string, handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.URL.Path == path {
 			w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+			// TODO: Make this a special version endpoint?
+			w.Header().Set("Docker-Registry-Vendor", "openshift")
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 			return
 		}