diff --git a/registry/client/repository.go b/registry/client/repository.go
index 0a2bfec14..679d09cae 100644
--- a/registry/client/repository.go
+++ b/registry/client/repository.go
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ func (r *registry) Repositories(ctx context.Context, entries []string, last stri
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := r.client.Get(u)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	resp, err := r.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -214,7 +218,11 @@ func (t *tags) All(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	for {
-		resp, err := t.client.Get(listURL.String())
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", listURL.String(), nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		resp, err := t.client.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return tags, err
 		}
@@ -307,7 +315,7 @@ func (t *tags) Get(ctx context.Context, tag string) (distribution.Descriptor, er
 	}
 
 	newRequest := func(method string) (*http.Response, error) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(method, u, nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, u, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -376,7 +384,11 @@ func (ms *manifests) Exists(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (bool, erro
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := ms.client.Head(u)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "HEAD", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	resp, err := ms.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -467,7 +479,7 @@ func (ms *manifests) Get(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest, options ...dis
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", u, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -552,7 +564,7 @@ func (ms *manifests) Put(ctx context.Context, m distribution.Manifest, options .
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	putRequest, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", manifestURL, bytes.NewReader(p))
+	putRequest, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "PUT", manifestURL, bytes.NewReader(p))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -587,7 +599,7 @@ func (ms *manifests) Delete(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", u, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "DELETE", u, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -657,7 +669,7 @@ func (bs *blobs) Open(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Rea
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return transport.NewHTTPReadSeeker(bs.client, blobURL,
+	return transport.NewHTTPReadSeeker(ctx, bs.client, blobURL,
 		func(resp *http.Response) error {
 			if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 				return distribution.ErrBlobUnknown
@@ -838,7 +850,11 @@ func (bs *blobStatter) Stat(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) (distributi
 		return distribution.Descriptor{}, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := bs.client.Head(u)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "HEAD", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return distribution.Descriptor{}, err
+	}
+	resp, err := bs.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return distribution.Descriptor{}, err
 	}
@@ -890,7 +906,7 @@ func (bs *blobStatter) Clear(ctx context.Context, dgst digest.Digest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", blobURL, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "DELETE", blobURL, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/registry/client/transport/http_reader.go b/registry/client/transport/http_reader.go
index 1d0b382fb..0f8194fed 100644
--- a/registry/client/transport/http_reader.go
+++ b/registry/client/transport/http_reader.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package transport
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ type ReadSeekCloser interface {
 // request. When seeking and starting a read from a non-zero offset
 // the a "Range" header will be added which sets the offset.
 // TODO(dmcgowan): Move this into a separate utility package
-func NewHTTPReadSeeker(client *http.Client, url string, errorHandler func(*http.Response) error) ReadSeekCloser {
+func NewHTTPReadSeeker(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, url string, errorHandler func(*http.Response) error) ReadSeekCloser {
 	return &httpReadSeeker{
+		ctx:          ctx,
 		client:       client,
 		url:          url,
 		errorHandler: errorHandler,
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ func NewHTTPReadSeeker(client *http.Client, url string, errorHandler func(*http.
 }
 
 type httpReadSeeker struct {
+	ctx    context.Context
 	client *http.Client
 	url    string
 
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ func (hrs *httpReadSeeker) reader() (io.Reader, error) {
 		return hrs.rc, nil
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", hrs.url, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(hrs.ctx, "GET", hrs.url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}