diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 035f408..bf34030 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -101,14 +101,13 @@ zun_docker_api_version: false
 zun_docker_bind_host: "{{ openstack_service_bind_address | default('0.0.0.0') }}"
 zun_docker_bind_port: 2375
 
+# Should Docker image cache data be periodically cleaned up?
+zun_docker_prune_images: False
+
 # Time period for which to clean up old Docker data. The options are hour, day,
 # month, or year. (string value)
 zun_docker_prune_frequency: hour
 
-# Which Docker data to clean up when running the above periodic task
-zun_docker_prune_images: True
-zun_docker_prune_networks: True
-
 ## Manually specified zun UID/GID
 # Deployers can specify a UID for the zun user as well as the GID for the
 # zun group if needed. This is commonly used in environments where shared
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/zun-docker-cleanup-471cd731f6963c61.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/zun-docker-cleanup-471cd731f6963c61.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fb5611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/zun-docker-cleanup-471cd731f6963c61.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds a 'zun-docker-cleanup' script to the Zun compute virtualenv which can
+    be used to clean up cached Docker images held on compute hosts. This can be
+    run on a timer by setting the 'zun_docker_prune_images' variable or
+    executed manually by adding '--force' to the script.
diff --git a/tasks/zun_compute.yml b/tasks/zun_compute.yml
index 57b11dd..4d32053 100644
--- a/tasks/zun_compute.yml
+++ b/tasks/zun_compute.yml
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@
     group: "root"
     mode: "0755"
 
+- name: Set state for timed data cleanup
+  file:
+    path: "/var/tmp/zun-docker-cleanup.disabled"
+    state: "{{ zun_docker_prune_images | ternary('absent', 'touch') }}"
+
 - name: Remove legacy systemd docker override
   file:
     path: "/etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/zun-docker.conf"
diff --git a/templates/zun-docker-cleanup.j2 b/templates/zun-docker-cleanup.j2
index 8ae8939..42cce24 100644
--- a/templates/zun-docker-cleanup.j2
+++ b/templates/zun-docker-cleanup.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-{% if zun_docker_prune_images %}
-docker image prune -a -f --filter "until=1h"
-{% endif %}
-{% if zun_docker_prune_networks %}
-docker network prune -f --filter "until=1h"
-{% endif %}
+
+# If the disabled file is present, don't allow the script
+# to run unless it is forced.
+if [ -e "/var/tmp/zun-docker-cleanup.disabled" ] && [ "$1" != "--force" ]; then
+    echo "Timed cleanup of Docker data is disabled"
+    echo "To force a cleanup, re-run this script with '--force'"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Clear dangling images from Docker
+docker image prune -f
+
+# Clear old images from Zun cache directory
+find /var/cache/zun -amin +1440 -type f -exec rm -fv {} \;