diff --git a/docs/handlers/app.go b/docs/handlers/app.go
index 23225493..6dabaca3 100644
--- a/docs/handlers/app.go
+++ b/docs/handlers/app.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/factory"
 	storagemiddleware "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/middleware"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/version"
 	"github.com/docker/libtrust"
 	"github.com/garyburd/redigo/redis"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -83,12 +85,12 @@ type App struct {
 // NewApp takes a configuration and returns a configured app, ready to serve
 // requests. The app only implements ServeHTTP and can be wrapped in other
 // handlers accordingly.
-func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *App {
+func NewApp(ctx context.Context, config *configuration.Configuration) *App {
 	app := &App{
-		Config:  configuration,
+		Config:  config,
 		Context: ctx,
-		router:  v2.RouterWithPrefix(configuration.HTTP.Prefix),
-		isCache: configuration.Proxy.RemoteURL != "",
+		router:  v2.RouterWithPrefix(config.HTTP.Prefix),
+		isCache: config.Proxy.RemoteURL != "",
 	}
 
 	// Register the handler dispatchers.
@@ -102,8 +104,15 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 	app.register(v2.RouteNameBlobUpload, blobUploadDispatcher)
 	app.register(v2.RouteNameBlobUploadChunk, blobUploadDispatcher)
 
+	// override the storage driver's UA string for registry outbound HTTP requests
+	storageParams := config.Storage.Parameters()
+	if storageParams == nil {
+		storageParams = make(configuration.Parameters)
+	}
+	storageParams["useragent"] = fmt.Sprintf("docker-distribution/%s %s", version.Version, runtime.Version())
+
 	var err error
-	app.driver, err = factory.Create(configuration.Storage.Type(), configuration.Storage.Parameters())
+	app.driver, err = factory.Create(config.Storage.Type(), storageParams)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO(stevvooe): Move the creation of a service into a protected
 		// method, where this is created lazily. Its status can be queried via
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 	}
 
 	purgeConfig := uploadPurgeDefaultConfig()
-	if mc, ok := configuration.Storage["maintenance"]; ok {
+	if mc, ok := config.Storage["maintenance"]; ok {
 		if v, ok := mc["uploadpurging"]; ok {
 			purgeConfig, ok = v.(map[interface{}]interface{})
 			if !ok {
@@ -135,15 +144,15 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 
 	startUploadPurger(app, app.driver, ctxu.GetLogger(app), purgeConfig)
 
-	app.driver, err = applyStorageMiddleware(app.driver, configuration.Middleware["storage"])
+	app.driver, err = applyStorageMiddleware(app.driver, config.Middleware["storage"])
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	app.configureSecret(configuration)
-	app.configureEvents(configuration)
-	app.configureRedis(configuration)
-	app.configureLogHook(configuration)
+	app.configureSecret(config)
+	app.configureEvents(config)
+	app.configureRedis(config)
+	app.configureLogHook(config)
 
 	// Generate an ephemeral key to be used for signing converted manifests
 	// for clients that don't support schema2.
@@ -152,8 +161,8 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	if configuration.HTTP.Host != "" {
-		u, err := url.Parse(configuration.HTTP.Host)
+	if config.HTTP.Host != "" {
+		u, err := url.Parse(config.HTTP.Host)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf(`could not parse http "host" parameter: %v`, err))
 		}
@@ -167,7 +176,7 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 	}
 
 	// configure deletion
-	if d, ok := configuration.Storage["delete"]; ok {
+	if d, ok := config.Storage["delete"]; ok {
 		e, ok := d["enabled"]
 		if ok {
 			if deleteEnabled, ok := e.(bool); ok && deleteEnabled {
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 
 	// configure redirects
 	var redirectDisabled bool
-	if redirectConfig, ok := configuration.Storage["redirect"]; ok {
+	if redirectConfig, ok := config.Storage["redirect"]; ok {
 		v := redirectConfig["disable"]
 		switch v := v.(type) {
 		case bool:
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 	}
 
 	// configure storage caches
-	if cc, ok := configuration.Storage["cache"]; ok {
+	if cc, ok := config.Storage["cache"]; ok {
 		v, ok := cc["blobdescriptor"]
 		if !ok {
 			// Backwards compatible: "layerinfo" == "blobdescriptor"
@@ -223,7 +232,7 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 			ctxu.GetLogger(app).Infof("using inmemory blob descriptor cache")
 		default:
 			if v != "" {
-				ctxu.GetLogger(app).Warnf("unknown cache type %q, caching disabled", configuration.Storage["cache"])
+				ctxu.GetLogger(app).Warnf("unknown cache type %q, caching disabled", config.Storage["cache"])
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -236,15 +245,15 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 		}
 	}
 
-	app.registry, err = applyRegistryMiddleware(app.Context, app.registry, configuration.Middleware["registry"])
+	app.registry, err = applyRegistryMiddleware(app.Context, app.registry, config.Middleware["registry"])
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	authType := configuration.Auth.Type()
+	authType := config.Auth.Type()
 
 	if authType != "" {
-		accessController, err := auth.GetAccessController(configuration.Auth.Type(), configuration.Auth.Parameters())
+		accessController, err := auth.GetAccessController(config.Auth.Type(), config.Auth.Parameters())
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unable to configure authorization (%s): %v", authType, err))
 		}
@@ -253,13 +262,13 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration *configuration.Configuration) *Ap
 	}
 
 	// configure as a pull through cache
-	if configuration.Proxy.RemoteURL != "" {
-		app.registry, err = proxy.NewRegistryPullThroughCache(ctx, app.registry, app.driver, configuration.Proxy)
+	if config.Proxy.RemoteURL != "" {
+		app.registry, err = proxy.NewRegistryPullThroughCache(ctx, app.registry, app.driver, config.Proxy)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err.Error())
 		}
 		app.isCache = true
-		ctxu.GetLogger(app).Info("Registry configured as a proxy cache to ", configuration.Proxy.RemoteURL)
+		ctxu.GetLogger(app).Info("Registry configured as a proxy cache to ", config.Proxy.RemoteURL)
 	}
 
 	return app
diff --git a/docs/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go b/docs/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go
index 31c00afc..56edda3a 100644
--- a/docs/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go
+++ b/docs/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/AdRoll/goamz/cloudfront"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	storagemiddleware "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/middleware"
+	"github.com/docker/goamz/cloudfront"
 )
 
 // cloudFrontStorageMiddleware provides an simple implementation of layerHandler that
diff --git a/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3.go b/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3.go
index 7bb23a85..f09e5508 100644
--- a/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3.go
+++ b/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3.go
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/AdRoll/goamz/aws"
-	"github.com/AdRoll/goamz/s3"
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/docker/goamz/aws"
+	"github.com/docker/goamz/s3"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/client/transport"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/base"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/factory"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ type DriverParameters struct {
 	V4Auth        bool
 	ChunkSize     int64
 	RootDirectory string
+	UserAgent     string
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ func FromParameters(parameters map[string]interface{}) (*Driver, error) {
 		case int, uint, int32, uint32, uint64:
 			chunkSize = reflect.ValueOf(v).Convert(reflect.TypeOf(chunkSize)).Int()
 		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid valud for chunksize: %#v", chunkSizeParam)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid value for chunksize: %#v", chunkSizeParam)
 		}
 
 		if chunkSize < minChunkSize {
@@ -181,6 +183,11 @@ func FromParameters(parameters map[string]interface{}) (*Driver, error) {
 		rootDirectory = ""
 	}
 
+	userAgent, ok := parameters["useragent"]
+	if !ok {
+		userAgent = ""
+	}
+
 	params := DriverParameters{
 		fmt.Sprint(accessKey),
 		fmt.Sprint(secretKey),
@@ -191,6 +198,7 @@ func FromParameters(parameters map[string]interface{}) (*Driver, error) {
 		v4AuthBool,
 		chunkSize,
 		fmt.Sprint(rootDirectory),
+		fmt.Sprint(userAgent),
 	}
 
 	return New(params)
@@ -209,7 +217,16 @@ func New(params DriverParameters) (*Driver, error) {
 	}
 
 	s3obj := s3.New(auth, params.Region)
-	bucket := s3obj.Bucket(params.Bucket)
+
+	if params.UserAgent != "" {
+		s3obj.Client = &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport,
+				transport.NewHeaderRequestModifier(http.Header{
+					http.CanonicalHeaderKey("User-Agent"): []string{params.UserAgent},
+				}),
+			),
+		}
+	}
 
 	if params.V4Auth {
 		s3obj.Signature = aws.V4Signature
@@ -219,6 +236,8 @@ func New(params DriverParameters) (*Driver, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	bucket := s3obj.Bucket(params.Bucket)
+
 	// TODO Currently multipart uploads have no timestamps, so this would be unwise
 	// if you initiated a new s3driver while another one is running on the same bucket.
 	// multis, _, err := bucket.ListMulti("", "")
diff --git a/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go b/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go
index 70172a6d..86f433f3 100644
--- a/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go
+++ b/docs/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/AdRoll/goamz/aws"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/testsuites"
+	"github.com/docker/goamz/aws"
 
 	"gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func init() {
 			v4AuthBool,
 			minChunkSize,
 			rootDirectory,
+			"",
 		}
 
 		return New(parameters)