@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ func (s *Server) getImagesSearch(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter,

 	if err != nil {

 		return err

 	}

-	return json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(query.Results)

+	return writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, query.Results)

 }

 func (s *Server) postImagesPush(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {

@@ -120,3 +120,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestApiImagesHistory(c *check.C) {

 	c.Assert(len(historydata), check.Not(check.Equals), 0)

 	c.Assert(historydata[0].Tags[0], check.Equals, "test-api-images-history:latest")

 }

+

+// #14846

+func (s *DockerSuite) TestApiImagesSearchJSONContentType(c *check.C) {

+	testRequires(c, Network)

+

+	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/images/search?term=test", nil, "application/json")

+	b.Close()

+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)

+	c.Assert(res.StatusCode, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)

+	c.Assert(res.Header.Get("Content-Type"), check.Equals, "application/json")

+}