diff --git a/docker/api/image.py b/docker/api/image.py
index 5f05d8877e..2489b87c44 100644
--- a/docker/api/image.py
+++ b/docker/api/image.py
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ def pull(self, repository, tag=None, stream=False, auth_config=None,
         Args:
             repository (str): The repository to pull
             tag (str): The tag to pull
-            stream (bool): Stream the output as a generator
+            stream (bool): Stream the output as a generator. Make sure to
+                consume the generator, otherwise pull might get cancelled.
             auth_config (dict): Override the credentials that
                 :py:meth:`~docker.api.daemon.DaemonApiMixin.login` has set for
                 this request. ``auth_config`` should contain the ``username``
diff --git a/docker/models/images.py b/docker/models/images.py
index 41632c6a36..c0b65e5d2a 100644
--- a/docker/models/images.py
+++ b/docker/models/images.py
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ def pull(self, repository, tag=None, **kwargs):
         if not tag:
             repository, tag = parse_repository_tag(repository)
 
+        kwargs['stream'] = False
         self.client.api.pull(repository, tag=tag, **kwargs)
         if tag:
             return self.get('{0}{2}{1}'.format(
diff --git a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
index 22dd241064..957035af0a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models_containers_test.py
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ def test_run_pull(self):
         container = client.containers.run('alpine', 'sleep 300', detach=True)
 
         assert container.id == FAKE_CONTAINER_ID
-        client.api.pull.assert_called_with('alpine', platform=None, tag=None)
+        client.api.pull.assert_called_with('alpine', platform=None, tag=None,
+                                           stream=False)
 
     def test_run_with_error(self):
         client = make_fake_client()
diff --git a/tests/unit/models_images_test.py b/tests/unit/models_images_test.py
index 67832795fe..ef81a1599d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/models_images_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/models_images_test.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ def test_load(self):
     def test_pull(self):
         client = make_fake_client()
         image = client.images.pull('test_image:latest')
-        client.api.pull.assert_called_with('test_image', tag='latest')
+        client.api.pull.assert_called_with('test_image', tag='latest',
+                                           stream=False)
         client.api.inspect_image.assert_called_with('test_image:latest')
         assert isinstance(image, Image)
         assert image.id == FAKE_IMAGE_ID
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ def test_pull(self):
     def test_pull_multiple(self):
         client = make_fake_client()
         images = client.images.pull('test_image')
-        client.api.pull.assert_called_with('test_image', tag=None)
+        client.api.pull.assert_called_with('test_image', tag=None,
+                                           stream=False)
         client.api.images.assert_called_with(
             all=False, name='test_image', filters=None
         )