Hemangiomas can occur anywhere in body tissue which having vascular component including skin, mucosa, muscles, glands, viscera and bones. Intramuscular hemangiomas (IMH) of the head and neck are uncommon benign vascular tumors as compare to cutaneous hemangioma, for which head and neck region is the most common location (60%). Head and neck IMH arises frequently in the masseter and trapezius muscle. However, hemangiomas of the retropharyngeal space are extremely rare in literature, with only few cases reported till date and for such cases, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is found significant diagnostic tool over other imaging studies.