diff --git a/src/components/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js b/src/components/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js
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+++ b/src/components/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js
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+import View from '../View'
+export default {
+  ...(View.stylePropTypes)
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Image/index.js b/src/components/Image/index.js
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+++ b/src/components/Image/index.js
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+/* global window */
+import { pickProps } from '../../modules/filterObjectProps'
+import CoreComponent from '../CoreComponent'
+import ImageStylePropTypes from './ImageStylePropTypes'
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react'
+import View from '../View'
+
+const STATUS_ERRORED = 'ERRORED'
+const STATUS_LOADED = 'LOADED'
+const STATUS_LOADING = 'LOADING'
+const STATUS_PENDING = 'PENDING'
+const STATUS_IDLE = 'IDLE'
+
+const styles = {
+  initial: {
+    alignSelf: 'flex-start',
+    backgroundRepeat: 'no-repeat',
+    backgroundPosition: 'center',
+    backgroundSize: 'cover'
+  },
+  img: {
+    borderWidth: 0,
+    height: 'auto',
+    maxHeight: '100%',
+    maxWidth: '100%',
+    opacity: 0
+  },
+  children: {
+    bottom: 0,
+    left: 0,
+    position: 'absolute',
+    right: 0,
+    top: 0
+  },
+  resizeMode: {
+    clip: {
+      backgroundSize: 'auto'
+    },
+    contain: {
+      backgroundSize: 'contain'
+    },
+    cover: {
+      backgroundSize: 'cover'
+    },
+    stretch: {
+      backgroundSize: '100% 100%'
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+class Image extends React.Component {
+  constructor(props, context) {
+    super(props, context)
+
+    // state
+    this.state = { status: props.source.uri ? STATUS_PENDING : STATUS_IDLE }
+
+    // autobinding
+    this._onError = this._onError.bind(this)
+    this._onLoad = this._onLoad.bind(this)
+  }
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    accessibilityLabel: PropTypes.string,
+    children: PropTypes.any,
+    defaultSource: PropTypes.object,
+    onError: PropTypes.func,
+    onLoad: PropTypes.func,
+    onLoadEnd: PropTypes.func,
+    onLoadStart: PropTypes.func,
+    resizeMode: PropTypes.oneOf(['clip', 'contain', 'cover', 'stretch']),
+    source: PropTypes.object,
+    style: PropTypes.shape(ImageStylePropTypes),
+    testID: CoreComponent.propTypes.testID
+  }
+
+  static stylePropTypes = ImageStylePropTypes
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    defaultSource: {},
+    resizeMode: 'cover',
+    source: {},
+    style: styles.initial
+  }
+
+  _cancelEvent(event) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    event.stopPropagation()
+  }
+
+  _createImageLoader() {
+    const { source } = this.props
+
+    this._destroyImageLoader()
+    this.image = new window.Image()
+    this.image.onerror = this._onError
+    this.image.onload = this._onLoad
+    this.image.src = source.uri
+    this._onLoadStart()
+  }
+
+  _destroyImageLoader() {
+    if (this.image) {
+      this.image.onload = null
+      this.image.onerror = null
+      this.image = null
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onError(e) {
+    const { onError } = this.props
+    const event = { nativeEvent: e }
+
+    this._destroyImageLoader()
+    this.setState({ status: STATUS_ERRORED })
+    if (onError) onError(event)
+    this._onLoadEnd()
+  }
+
+  _onLoad(e) {
+    const { onLoad } = this.props
+    const event = { nativeEvent: e }
+
+    this._destroyImageLoader()
+    this.setState({ status: STATUS_LOADED })
+    if (onLoad) onLoad(event)
+    this._onLoadEnd()
+  }
+
+  _onLoadEnd() {
+    const { onLoadEnd } = this.props
+    if (onLoadEnd) onLoadEnd()
+  }
+
+  _onLoadStart() {
+    const { onLoadStart } = this.props
+    this.setState({ status: STATUS_LOADING })
+    if (onLoadStart) onLoadStart()
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    if (this.state.status === STATUS_PENDING) {
+      this._createImageLoader()
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate() {
+    if (this.state.status === STATUS_PENDING && !this.image) {
+      this._createImageLoader()
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
+    if (this.props.source.uri !== nextProps.source.uri) {
+      this.setState({
+        status: nextProps.source.uri ? STATUS_PENDING : STATUS_IDLE
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this._destroyImageLoader()
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const {
+      accessibilityLabel,
+      children,
+      defaultSource,
+      resizeMode,
+      source,
+      style,
+      testID
+    } = this.props
+
+    const isLoaded = this.state.status === STATUS_LOADED
+    const defaultImage = defaultSource.uri || null
+    const displayImage = !isLoaded ? defaultImage : source.uri
+    const resolvedStyle = pickProps(style, Object.keys(ImageStylePropTypes))
+    const backgroundImage = displayImage ? `url(${displayImage})` : null
+
+    /**
+     * Image is a non-stretching View. The image is displayed as a background
+     * image to support `resizeMode`. The HTML image is hidden but used to
+     * provide the correct responsive image dimensions, and to support the
+     * image context menu. Child content is rendered into an element absolutely
+     * positioned over the image.
+     */
+    return (
+      <View
+        accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
+        aria-role='img'
+        className={'Image'}
+        component='div'
+        style={{
+          ...(styles.initial),
+          ...resolvedStyle,
+          ...(backgroundImage && { backgroundImage }),
+          ...(styles.resizeMode[resizeMode])
+        }}
+        testID={testID}
+      >
+        <img
+          src={displayImage}
+          style={styles.img}
+        />
+        {children ? (
+          <View children={children} pointerEvents='box-none' style={styles.children} />
+        ) : null}
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export default Image
diff --git a/src/components/Image/index.spec.js b/src/components/Image/index.spec.js
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+++ b/src/components/Image/index.spec.js
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+import assert from 'assert'
+import React from 'react/addons'
+
+import Image from '.'
+import View from '../View'
+
+const ReactTestUtils = React.addons.TestUtils
+
+function shallowRender(component, context = {}) {
+  const shallowRenderer = React.addons.TestUtils.createRenderer()
+  shallowRenderer.render(component, context)
+  return shallowRenderer.getRenderOutput()
+}
+
+function render(component, node) {
+  return node ? React.render(component, node) : ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(component)
+}
+
+function getImageDOM(props) {
+  const result = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Image {...props} />)
+  return React.findDOMNode(result)
+}
+
+suite('Image', () => {
+  test('defaults', () => {
+    const result = shallowRender(<Image />)
+    assert.equal(result.type, View)
+  })
+
+  test('prop "accessibilityLabel"', () => {
+    const accessibilityLabel = 'accessibilityLabel'
+    const element = getImageDOM()
+    const elementHasLabel = getImageDOM({ accessibilityLabel })
+
+    assert.equal(element.getAttribute('aria-label'), null)
+    assert.equal(elementHasLabel.getAttribute('aria-label'), accessibilityLabel)
+  })
+
+  test.skip('prop "children"', () => { })
+
+  test('prop "defaultSource"', () => {
+    const defaultSource = { uri: 'https://google.com/favicon.ico' }
+    const elementHasdefaultSource = getImageDOM({ defaultSource })
+
+    assert.equal(elementHasdefaultSource.style.backgroundImage, `url(${defaultSource.uri})`)
+  })
+
+  test('prop "onError"', (done) => {
+    function onError(e) {
+      assert.equal(e.nativeEvent.type, 'error')
+      done()
+    }
+
+    render(<Image
+      onError={onError}
+      source={{ uri: 'https://google.com/favicon.icox' }}
+    />)
+  })
+
+  test('prop "onLoad"', (done) => {
+    function onLoad(e) {
+      assert.equal(e.nativeEvent.type, 'load')
+      done()
+    }
+
+    render(<Image
+      onLoad={onLoad}
+      source={{ uri: 'https://google.com/favicon.ico' }}
+    />)
+  })
+
+  test.skip('prop "onLoadEnd"', () => { })
+
+  test.skip('prop "onLoadStart"', () => { })
+
+  test.skip('prop "resizeMode"', () => { })
+
+  test.skip('prop "source"', () => { })
+
+  test('prop "style"', () => {
+    const initial = shallowRender(<Image />)
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      initial.props.style,
+      Image.defaultProps.style
+    )
+
+    const unsupported = shallowRender(<Image style={{ unsupported: 'true' }} />)
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      unsupported.props.style.unsupported,
+      null,
+      'unsupported "style" properties must not be transferred'
+    )
+  })
+
+  test('prop "testID"', () => {
+    const testID = 'Example.image'
+    const elementHasTestID = getImageDOM({ testID })
+
+    assert.equal(
+      elementHasTestID.getAttribute('data-testid'),
+      testID
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/modules/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js b/src/modules/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8b3cd5..00000000
--- a/src/modules/Image/ImageStylePropTypes.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import { StylePropTypes } from '../react-native-web-style'
-import { PropTypes } from 'react'
-
-export default {
-  ...StylePropTypes.BorderThemePropTypes,
-  ...StylePropTypes.LayoutPropTypes,
-  backgroundColor: PropTypes.string,
-  boxShadow: PropTypes.string,
-  opacity: PropTypes.number,
-  transform: PropTypes.string
-}
-
-export const ImageDefaultStyle = {
-  backgroundColor: 'lightGray',
-  borderWidth: 0,
-  maxWidth: '100%'
-}
diff --git a/src/modules/Image/index.js b/src/modules/Image/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a16f2383..00000000
--- a/src/modules/Image/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import { pickProps } from '../filterObjectProps'
-import { WebStyleComponent } from '../react-native-web-style'
-import ImageStylePropTypes, { ImageDefaultStyle } from './ImageStylePropTypes'
-import React, { PropTypes } from 'react'
-
-class Image extends React.Component {
-  static propTypes = {
-    accessibilityLabel: PropTypes.string,
-    className: PropTypes.string,
-    source: PropTypes.object,
-    style: PropTypes.shape(ImageStylePropTypes)
-  }
-
-  static defaultProps = {
-    className: '',
-    source: 'data:image/gif;base64,' +
-        'R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7'
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    const { accessibilityLabel, className, source, style, ...other } = this.props
-    const filteredStyle = pickProps(style, Object.keys(ImageStylePropTypes))
-    const mergedStyle = { ...ImageDefaultStyle, ...filteredStyle }
-
-    return (
-      <WebStyleComponent
-        {...other}
-        alt={accessibilityLabel}
-        className={`Image ${className}`}
-        component='img'
-        src={source.uri}
-        style={mergedStyle}
-      />
-    )
-  }
-}
-
-export default Image
diff --git a/src/modules/Image/index.spec.js b/src/modules/Image/index.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f4458ba..00000000
--- a/src/modules/Image/index.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import assert from 'assert'
-import React from 'react/addons'
-
-import { ImageDefaultStyle } from './ImageStylePropTypes'
-import Image from '.'
-
-const ReactTestUtils = React.addons.TestUtils
-
-function shallowRender(component, context = {}) {
-  const shallowRenderer = React.addons.TestUtils.createRenderer()
-  shallowRenderer.render(component, context)
-  return shallowRenderer.getRenderOutput()
-}
-
-suite('Image', () => {
-  test('defaults', () => {
-    const result = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Image />)
-    const root = React.findDOMNode(result)
-
-    assert.equal((root.tagName).toLowerCase(), 'img')
-  })
-
-  test('prop "accessibilityLabel"', () => {
-    const label = 'accessibilityLabel'
-    const result = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Image accessibilityLabel={label} />)
-    const root = React.findDOMNode(result)
-
-    assert.equal(root.getAttribute('alt'), label)
-  })
-
-  test('prop "className"', () => {
-    const className = 'className'
-    const result = shallowRender(<Image className={className} />)
-
-    assert.ok(
-      (result.props.className).indexOf(className) > -1,
-      '"className" was not transferred'
-    )
-  })
-
-  test('prop "source"', () => {
-    const source = { uri: 'path-to-image' }
-    const result = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Image source={source} />)
-    const root = React.findDOMNode(result)
-
-    assert.equal(root.getAttribute('src'), source.uri)
-  })
-
-  test('prop "style"', () => {
-    const initial = shallowRender(<Image />)
-    assert.deepEqual(
-      initial.props.style,
-      ImageDefaultStyle,
-      'default "style" is incorrect'
-    )
-
-    const unsupported = shallowRender(<Image style={{ unsupported: 'true' }} />)
-    assert.deepEqual(
-      unsupported.props.style.unsupported,
-      null,
-      'unsupported "style" properties must not be transferred'
-    )
-  })
-})