diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/image.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/image.go
index de3e80e389fa..a379d6151109 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/image.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/image.go
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ import (
 
 // imageCmd represents the image command
 var imageCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "image",
-	Short: "Load a local image into minikube",
-	Long:  "Load a local image into minikube",
+	Use:   "image COMMAND",
+	Short: "Manage images",
 }
 
 var (
@@ -125,8 +124,30 @@ var loadImageCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+var removeImageCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "rm IMAGE [IMAGE...]",
+	Short: "Remove one or more images",
+	Example: `
+$ minikube image rm image busybox
+
+$ minikube image unload image busybox
+`,
+	Args:    cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+	Aliases: []string{"unload"},
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		profile, err := config.LoadProfile(viper.GetString(config.ProfileName))
+		if err != nil {
+			exit.Error(reason.Usage, "loading profile", err)
+		}
+		if err := machine.RemoveImages(args, profile); err != nil {
+			exit.Error(reason.GuestImageRemove, "Failed to remove image", err)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
 func init() {
 	imageCmd.AddCommand(loadImageCmd)
+	imageCmd.AddCommand(removeImageCmd)
 	loadImageCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&imgDaemon, "daemon", false, "Cache image from docker daemon")
 	loadImageCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&imgRemote, "remote", false, "Cache image from remote registry")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generate/docs.go b/pkg/generate/docs.go
index 17a2c2cad1b4..b8cbcded797e 100644
--- a/pkg/generate/docs.go
+++ b/pkg/generate/docs.go
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ func GenMarkdownCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer, linkHandler func(string)
 		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("```shell\n%s\n```\n\n", cmd.UseLine()))
 	}
 
+	if len(cmd.Aliases) > 0 {
+		buf.WriteString("### Aliases\n\n")
+		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n", cmd.Aliases))
+	}
+
 	if len(cmd.Example) > 0 {
 		buf.WriteString("### Examples\n\n")
 		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("```\n%s\n```\n\n", cmd.Example))
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go
index dee2a1dfd950..ca937cca9162 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ func (r *Containerd) LoadImage(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RemoveImage removes a image
+func (r *Containerd) RemoveImage(name string) error {
+	return removeCRIImage(r.Runner, name)
+}
+
 // CGroupDriver returns cgroup driver ("cgroupfs" or "systemd")
 func (r *Containerd) CGroupDriver() (string, error) {
 	info, err := getCRIInfo(r.Runner)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cri.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cri.go
index 1a9b46a0c7df..5ad274928707 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cri.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cri.go
@@ -187,6 +187,19 @@ func killCRIContainers(cr CommandRunner, ids []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// removeCRIImage remove image using crictl
+func removeCRIImage(cr CommandRunner, name string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Removing image: %s", name)
+
+	crictl := getCrictlPath(cr)
+	args := append([]string{crictl, "rmi"}, name)
+	c := exec.Command("sudo", args...)
+	if _, err := cr.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "crictl")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // stopCRIContainers stops containers using crictl
 func stopCRIContainers(cr CommandRunner, ids []string) error {
 	if len(ids) == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go
index 8483752d8682..63d961aed3a9 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ func (r *CRIO) LoadImage(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RemoveImage removes a image
+func (r *CRIO) RemoveImage(name string) error {
+	return removeCRIImage(r.Runner, name)
+}
+
 // CGroupDriver returns cgroup driver ("cgroupfs" or "systemd")
 func (r *CRIO) CGroupDriver() (string, error) {
 	c := exec.Command("crio", "config")
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go
index f7111e91aff7..dd60a432a9e9 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ type Manager interface {
 	// ImageExists takes image name and image sha checks if an it exists
 	ImageExists(string, string) bool
 
+	// RemoveImage remove image based on name
+	RemoveImage(string) error
+
 	// ListContainers returns a list of managed by this container runtime
 	ListContainers(ListOptions) ([]string, error)
 	// KillContainers removes containers based on ID
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime_test.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime_test.go
index 461809e56894..64cdf0af4169 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime_test.go
@@ -63,14 +63,19 @@ func TestImageExists(t *testing.T) {
 		sha     string
 		want    bool
 	}{
-		{"docker", "missing", "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", false},
-		{"docker", "image", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", true},
-		{"crio", "missing", "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", false},
-		{"crio", "image", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", true},
+		{"docker", "missing-image", "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", false},
+		{"docker", "available-image", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", true},
+		{"crio", "missing-image", "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", false},
+		{"crio", "available-image", "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", true},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
+		runner := NewFakeRunner(t)
+		runner.images = map[string]string{
+			"available-image": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
+		}
 		t.Run(tc.runtime, func(t *testing.T) {
-			r, err := New(Config{Type: tc.runtime, Runner: NewFakeRunner(t)})
+
+			r, err := New(Config{Type: tc.runtime, Runner: runner})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("New(%s): %v", tc.runtime, err)
 			}
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ type FakeRunner struct {
 	cmds       []string
 	services   map[string]serviceState
 	containers map[string]string
+	images     map[string]string
 	t          *testing.T
 }
 
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ func NewFakeRunner(t *testing.T) *FakeRunner {
 		cmds:       []string{},
 		t:          t,
 		containers: map[string]string{},
+		images:     map[string]string{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -277,10 +284,23 @@ func (f *FakeRunner) dockerRm(args []string) (string, error) {
 
 func (f *FakeRunner) dockerInspect(args []string) (string, error) {
 	if args[1] == "--format" && args[2] == "{{.Id}}" {
-		if args[3] == "missing" {
+		image, ok := f.images[args[3]]
+		if !ok {
 			return "", &exec.ExitError{Stderr: []byte("Error: No such object: missing")}
 		}
-		return "sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", nil
+		return "sha256:" + image, nil
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func (f *FakeRunner) dockerRmi(args []string) (string, error) {
+	// Skip "-f" argument
+	for _, id := range args[1:] {
+		f.t.Logf("fake docker: Removing id %q", id)
+		if f.images[id] == "" {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("no such image")
+		}
+		delete(f.images, id)
 	}
 	return "", nil
 }
@@ -308,6 +328,9 @@ func (f *FakeRunner) docker(args []string, _ bool) (string, error) {
 			return f.dockerInspect(args[1:])
 		}
 
+	case "rmi":
+		return f.dockerRmi(args)
+
 	case "inspect":
 		return f.dockerInspect(args)
 
@@ -417,7 +440,14 @@ func (f *FakeRunner) crictl(args []string, _ bool) (string, error) {
 			delete(f.containers, id)
 
 		}
-
+	case "rmi":
+		for _, id := range args[1:] {
+			f.t.Logf("fake crictl: Removing id %q", id)
+			if f.images[id] == "" {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("no such image")
+			}
+			delete(f.images, id)
+		}
 	}
 	return "", nil
 }
@@ -660,6 +690,9 @@ func TestContainerFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 				"fgh1": prefix + "coredns",
 				"xyz2": prefix + "storage",
 			}
+			runner.images = map[string]string{
+				"image1": "latest",
+			}
 			cr, err := New(Config{Type: tc.runtime, Runner: runner})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("New(%s): %v", tc.runtime, err)
@@ -709,6 +742,14 @@ func TestContainerFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 			if len(got) > 0 {
 				t.Errorf("ListContainers(apiserver) = %v, want 0 items", got)
 			}
+
+			// Remove a image
+			if err := cr.RemoveImage("image1"); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("RemoveImage: %v", err)
+			}
+			if len(runner.images) > 0 {
+				t.Errorf("RemoveImage = %v, want 0 items", len(runner.images))
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
index 6ce546e9fc6f..84a6a59b7565 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
@@ -172,6 +172,19 @@ func (r *Docker) LoadImage(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RemoveImage removes a image
+func (r *Docker) RemoveImage(name string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Removing image: %s", name)
+	if r.UseCRI {
+		return removeCRIImage(r.Runner, name)
+	}
+	c := exec.Command("docker", "rmi", name)
+	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "remove image docker.")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CGroupDriver returns cgroup driver ("cgroupfs" or "systemd")
 func (r *Docker) CGroupDriver() (string, error) {
 	// Note: the server daemon has to be running, for this call to return successfully
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
index 304d9a6b7085..bfdb975cf2dc 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
@@ -292,3 +292,83 @@ func transferAndLoadImage(cr command.Runner, k8s config.KubernetesConfig, src st
 	klog.Infof("Transferred and loaded %s from cache", src)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// removeImages removes images from the container run time
+func removeImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
+	klog.Infof("RemovingImages start: %s", images)
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	defer func() {
+		klog.Infof("RemovingImages completed in %s", time.Since(start))
+	}()
+
+	var g errgroup.Group
+
+	for _, image := range images {
+		image := image
+		g.Go(func() error {
+			return cruntime.RemoveImage(image)
+		})
+	}
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error removing images")
+	}
+	klog.Infoln("Successfully removed images")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func RemoveImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
+	api, err := NewAPIClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating api client")
+	}
+	defer api.Close()
+
+	succeeded := []string{}
+	failed := []string{}
+
+	pName := profile.Name
+
+	c, err := config.Load(pName)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Failed to load profile %q: %v", pName, err)
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error loading config for profile :%v", pName)
+	}
+
+	for _, n := range c.Nodes {
+		m := config.MachineName(*c, n)
+
+		status, err := Status(api, m)
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.Warningf("error getting status for %s: %v", m, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if status == state.Running.String() {
+			h, err := api.Load(m)
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.Warningf("Failed to load machine %q: %v", m, err)
+				continue
+			}
+			runner, err := CommandRunner(h)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			cruntime, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating container runtime")
+			}
+			err = removeImages(cruntime, images)
+			if err != nil {
+				failed = append(failed, m)
+				klog.Warningf("Failed to remove images for profile %s %v", pName, err.Error())
+				continue
+			}
+			succeeded = append(succeeded, m)
+		}
+	}
+
+	klog.Infof("succeeded removing from: %s", strings.Join(succeeded, " "))
+	klog.Infof("failed removing from: %s", strings.Join(failed, " "))
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
index 854547b14f05..1bd8ebb20610 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/reason/reason.go
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ var (
 	GuestCpConfig         = Kind{ID: "GUEST_CP_CONFIG", ExitCode: ExGuestConfig}
 	GuestDeletion         = Kind{ID: "GUEST_DELETION", ExitCode: ExGuestError}
 	GuestImageLoad        = Kind{ID: "GUEST_IMAGE_LOAD", ExitCode: ExGuestError}
+	GuestImageRemove      = Kind{ID: "GUEST_IMAGE_REMOVE", ExitCode: ExGuestError}
 	GuestLoadHost         = Kind{ID: "GUEST_LOAD_HOST", ExitCode: ExGuestError}
 	GuestMount            = Kind{ID: "GUEST_MOUNT", ExitCode: ExGuestError}
 	GuestMountConflict    = Kind{ID: "GUEST_MOUNT_CONFLICT", ExitCode: ExGuestConflict}
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/image.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/image.md
index af13106b244d..d4a019adfefa 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/image.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/image.md
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 ---
 title: "image"
 description: >
-  Load a local image into minikube
+  Manage images
 ---
 
 
 ## minikube image
 
-Load a local image into minikube
+Manage images
 
 ### Synopsis
 
-Load a local image into minikube
+Manage images
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
 
@@ -118,3 +118,51 @@ minikube image load image.tar
       --vmodule moduleSpec               comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
 ```
 
+## minikube image rm
+
+Remove one or more images
+
+### Synopsis
+
+Remove one or more images
+
+```shell
+minikube image rm IMAGE [IMAGE...] [flags]
+```
+
+### Aliases
+
+[unload]
+
+### Examples
+
+```
+
+$ minikube image rm image busybox
+
+$ minikube image unload image busybox
+
+```
+
+### Options inherited from parent commands
+
+```
+      --add_dir_header                   If true, adds the file directory to the header of the log messages
+      --alsologtostderr                  log to standard error as well as files
+  -b, --bootstrapper string              The name of the cluster bootstrapper that will set up the Kubernetes cluster. (default "kubeadm")
+  -h, --help                             
+      --log_backtrace_at traceLocation   when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace (default :0)
+      --log_dir string                   If non-empty, write log files in this directory
+      --log_file string                  If non-empty, use this log file
+      --log_file_max_size uint           Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to. Unit is megabytes. If the value is 0, the maximum file size is unlimited. (default 1800)
+      --logtostderr                      log to standard error instead of files
+      --one_output                       If true, only write logs to their native severity level (vs also writing to each lower severity level)
+  -p, --profile string                   The name of the minikube VM being used. This can be set to allow having multiple instances of minikube independently. (default "minikube")
+      --skip_headers                     If true, avoid header prefixes in the log messages
+      --skip_log_headers                 If true, avoid headers when opening log files
+      --stderrthreshold severity         logs at or above this threshold go to stderr (default 2)
+      --user string                      Specifies the user executing the operation. Useful for auditing operations executed by 3rd party tools. Defaults to the operating system username.
+  -v, --v Level                          number for the log level verbosity
+      --vmodule moduleSpec               comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
+```
+
diff --git a/test/integration/functional_test.go b/test/integration/functional_test.go
index aa7432e96231..4e921a73f9a1 100644
--- a/test/integration/functional_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/functional_test.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func TestFunctional(t *testing.T) {
 			{"DockerEnv", validateDockerEnv},
 			{"NodeLabels", validateNodeLabels},
 			{"LoadImage", validateLoadImage},
+			{"RemoveImage", validateRemoveImage},
 		}
 		for _, tc := range tests {
 			tc := tc
@@ -219,27 +220,80 @@ func validateLoadImage(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 	}
 
 	// make sure the image was correctly loaded
+	rr, err = inspectImage(ctx, t, profile, newImage)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("listing images: %v\n%s", err, rr.Output())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(rr.Output(), newImage) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %s to be loaded into minikube but the image is not there", newImage)
+	}
+
+}
+
+// validateRemoveImage makes sures that `minikube rm image` works as expected
+func validateRemoveImage(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
+	if NoneDriver() {
+		t.Skip("load image not available on none driver")
+	}
+	if GithubActionRunner() && runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		t.Skip("skipping on github actions and darwin, as this test requires a running docker daemon")
+	}
+	defer PostMortemLogs(t, profile)
+
+	// pull busybox
+	busyboxImage := "busybox:latest"
+	rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "pull", busyboxImage))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to setup test (pull image): %v\n%s", err, rr.Output())
+	}
+
+	// try to load the image into minikube
+	rr, err = Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "-p", profile, "image", "load", busyboxImage))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loading image into minikube: %v\n%s", err, rr.Output())
+	}
+
+	// try to remove the image from minikube
+	rr, err = Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "-p", profile, "image", "rm", busyboxImage))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("removing image from minikube: %v\n%s", err, rr.Output())
+	}
+	// make sure the image was removed
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
 	if ContainerRuntime() == "docker" {
-		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "docker", "image", "inspect", newImage)
-	} else if ContainerRuntime() == "containerd" {
-		// crictl inspecti busybox:test-example
-		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "sudo", "crictl", "inspecti", newImage)
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "docker", "images")
 	} else {
-		// crio adds localhost prefix
-		// crictl inspecti localhost/busybox:test-example
-		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "sudo", "crictl", "inspecti", "localhost/"+newImage)
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "sudo", "crictl", "images")
 	}
 	rr, err = Run(t, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("listing images: %v\n%s", err, rr.Output())
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(rr.Output(), newImage) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %s to be loaded into minikube but the image is not there", newImage)
+	if strings.Contains(rr.Output(), busyboxImage) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %s to be removed from minikube but the image is there", busyboxImage)
 	}
 
 }
 
+func inspectImage(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string, image string) (*RunResult, error) {
+	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+	if ContainerRuntime() == "docker" {
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "docker", "image", "inspect", image)
+	} else if ContainerRuntime() == "containerd" {
+		// crictl inspecti busybox:test-example
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "sudo", "crictl", "inspecti", image)
+	} else {
+		// crio adds localhost prefix
+		// crictl inspecti localhost/busybox:test-example
+		cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "ssh", "-p", profile, "--", "sudo", "crictl", "inspecti", "localhost/"+image)
+	}
+	rr, err := Run(t, cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return rr, err
+	}
+	return rr, nil
+}
+
 // check functionality of minikube after evaling docker-env
 // TODO: Add validatePodmanEnv for crio runtime: #10231
 func validateDockerEnv(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {