diff --git a/ironic/common/glance_service/service_utils.py b/ironic/common/glance_service/service_utils.py
index 429383f173..005f0c4d92 100644
--- a/ironic/common/glance_service/service_utils.py
+++ b/ironic/common/glance_service/service_utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from oslo_utils import timeutils
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 
 from ironic.common import exception
-
+from ironic.conf import CONF
 
 _IMAGE_ATTRIBUTES = ['size', 'disk_format', 'owner',
                      'container_format', 'checksum', 'id',
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def is_image_available(context, image):
     image_visibility = getattr(image, 'visibility', None)
     image_owner = getattr(image, 'owner', None)
     image_id = getattr(image, 'id', 'unknown')
+    is_admin = 'admin' in getattr(context, 'roles', [])
     project_id = getattr(context, 'project_id', None)
     project = getattr(context, 'project', 'unknown')
     # The presence of an auth token implies this is an authenticated
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ def is_image_available(context, image):
     if project_id and image_owner == project_id:
         return True
 
+    if is_admin and CONF.ignore_project_check_for_admin_tasks:
+        return True
+
     LOG.info(
         'Access to %s owned by %s denied to requester %s',
         image_id, image_owner, project
diff --git a/ironic/conf/default.py b/ironic/conf/default.py
index 1187f39e0c..3646c15407 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/default.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/default.py
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ api_opts = [
                default='/etc/ironic/htpasswd',
                help=_('Path to Apache format user authentication file used '
                       'when auth_strategy=http_basic')),
+    cfg.BoolOpt(
+        'ignore_project_check_for_admin_tasks',
+        default=True,
+        help=_('If True, allows admin tasks to access image without'
+               'matching project_id')
+    ),
     cfg.BoolOpt('debug_tracebacks_in_api',
                 default=False,
                 help=_('Return server tracebacks in the API response for any '
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_ignore_project_check_for_admin_tasks-54007fb30017296f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_ignore_project_check_for_admin_tasks-54007fb30017296f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15ddb7649c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_ignore_project_check_for_admin_tasks-54007fb30017296f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - If `ignore_project_check_for_admin_tasks` is set to `True`, the system will check if the requester
+   is an admin for verifying image availability, bypassing the project check for administrative tasks.