diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions
index e429438f5..614c20d32 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/internal-functions
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ fn-scheduler-docker-local-retire-images() {
     return
   fi
 
+  local -A SOURCE_IMAGE_APPS=()
+  local source_app source_image source_image_id
+  for source_app in $(dokku_apps "false" 2>/dev/null); do
+    source_image="$(plugn trigger git-get-property "$source_app" "source-image" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    [[ -z "$source_image" ]] && continue
+    source_image_id="$("$DOCKER_BIN" image inspect --format '{{ .Id }}' "$source_image" 2>/dev/null | cut -d: -f2 || true)"
+    [[ -n "$source_image_id" ]] && SOURCE_IMAGE_APPS["$source_image_id"]="$source_app"
+  done
+
   DEAD_IMAGES=()
   while read line; do
     [[ -z "$line" ]] && continue
@@ -209,6 +218,12 @@ fn-scheduler-docker-local-retire-images() {
       continue
     fi
 
+    if [[ -n "${SOURCE_IMAGE_APPS[$IMAGE_ID]}" ]]; then
+      dokku_log_warn "Image ${IMAGE_ID} is the source image for ${SOURCE_IMAGE_APPS[$IMAGE_ID]}, removing from retire list"
+      DEAD_IMAGES+=("$IMAGE_ID")
+      continue
+    fi
+
     dokku_log_verbose_quiet "Attempting to retire $RETIRE_APP image $IMAGE_ID"
     if RM_OUTPUT="$("$DOCKER_BIN" image remove "$IMAGE_ID" 2>&1)"; then
       DEAD_IMAGES+=("$IMAGE_ID")
diff --git a/tests/unit/git_4.bats b/tests/unit/git_4.bats
index 0b3cd31c1..530e832cf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/git_4.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/git_4.bats
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ build_python_image() {
     cp "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR/$PROCFILE" "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR/Procfile"
   fi
 
-  docker image build -t "dokku-test/$TEST_APP:$TAG" -f "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR/alt.Dockerfile" "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR" || exit_code="$?"
+  docker image build --label "com.dokku.test-app=$TEST_APP" -t "dokku-test/$TEST_APP:$TAG" -f "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR/alt.Dockerfile" "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR" || exit_code="$?"
   rm -rf "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR"
   return "$exit_code"
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/scheduler-docker-local.bats b/tests/unit/scheduler-docker-local.bats
index 1d3ead3a3..d523cd90b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scheduler-docker-local.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/scheduler-docker-local.bats
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ setup() {
 
 teardown() {
   global_teardown
+  docker image rm "dokku-test/$TEST_APP:shared" &>/dev/null || true
 }
 
 @test "(scheduler-docker-local:report) --global raw and computed keys" {
@@ -484,6 +485,60 @@ teardown() {
   assert_output "running"
 }
 
+@test "(scheduler-docker-local) ps:retire keeps an image that is another app's source image" {
+  local SECOND_APP="$TEST_APP-2" TMP_IMAGE_DIR
+  TMP_IMAGE_DIR="$(mktemp -d "/tmp/${DOKKU_DOMAIN}.XXXXX")"
+  cp -r "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/../../tests/apps/python/." "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR"
+  run /bin/bash -c "docker image build -t dokku-test/$TEST_APP:shared -f $TMP_IMAGE_DIR/alt.Dockerfile $TMP_IMAGE_DIR"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  rm -rf "$TMP_IMAGE_DIR"
+  assert_success
+
+  run create_app
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run create_app "$SECOND_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku checks:set $TEST_APP wait-to-retire 1"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku git:from-image $TEST_APP dokku-test/$TEST_APP:shared"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku git:from-image $SECOND_APP dokku-test/$TEST_APP:shared"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "tar -C ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/../../tests/apps -cf - python | dokku git:from-archive $TEST_APP --"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  sleep 3
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku ps:retire"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "is the source image for $SECOND_APP"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "docker image inspect dokku-test/$TEST_APP:shared --format '{{.Id}}'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+}
+
 @test "(scheduler-docker-local) procfile quoted arguments on deploy" {
   run create_app
   echo "output: $output"