diff --git a/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php b/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php
index 2f643625..f9870ace 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Abstract/AbstractImage.php
@@ -127,125 +127,103 @@ abstract class AbstractImage
 
     public function resize(...$arguments): ImageInterface
     {
-        $crop = $this->getSize();
-        $resize = Resizer::make()
-                ->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
-                ->resize($crop);
+        $resized = Resizer::make()->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
+                ->resize($this->getSize());
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\ResizeModifier', $resized)
         );
     }
 
     public function resizeDown(...$arguments): ImageInterface
     {
-        $crop = $this->getSize();
-        $resize = Resizer::make()
-                ->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
-                ->resizeDown($crop);
+        $resized = Resizer::make()->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
+                ->resizeDown($this->getSize());
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\ResizeModifier', $resized)
         );
     }
 
     public function scale(...$arguments): ImageInterface
     {
-        $crop = $this->getSize();
-        $resize = Resizer::make()
-                ->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
-                ->scale($crop);
+        $resized = Resizer::make()->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
+                ->scale($this->getSize());
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\ResizeModifier', $resized)
         );
     }
 
     public function scaleDown(...$arguments): ImageInterface
     {
-        $crop = $this->getSize();
-        $resize = Resizer::make()
-                ->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
-                ->scaleDown($crop);
+        $resized = Resizer::make()->setTargetSizeByArray($arguments)
+                ->scaleDown($this->getSize());
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\ResizeModifier', $resized)
         );
     }
 
     public function fit(int $width, int $height, string $position = 'center'): ImageInterface
     {
+        // original
         $imagesize = $this->getSize();
 
         // crop
         $crop = new Size($width, $height);
-        $crop = $crop->contain($imagesize)->alignPivotTo(
-            $imagesize->alignPivot($position),
-            $position
-        );
+        $crop = $crop->contain($imagesize)->alignPivotTo($imagesize, $position);
 
         // resize
         $resize = $crop->scale($width, $height);
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize, $position)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\FitModifier', $crop, $resize)
         );
     }
 
     public function fitDown(int $width, int $height, string $position = 'center'): ImageInterface
     {
+        // original
         $imagesize = $this->getSize();
 
         // crop
         $crop = new Size($width, $height);
-        $crop = $crop->contain($imagesize)->alignPivotTo(
-            $imagesize->alignPivot($position),
-            $position
-        );
+        $crop = $crop->contain($imagesize)->alignPivotTo($imagesize, $position);
 
         // resize
         $resize = $crop->scaleDown($width, $height);
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize, $position)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\FitModifier', $crop, $resize)
         );
     }
 
-    public function pad(int $width, int $height, string $position = 'center'): ImageInterface
+    public function pad(int $width, int $height, string $position = 'center', $backgroundColor = 'fff'): ImageInterface
     {
+        // original
         $imagesize = $this->getSize();
 
-        // crop
-        $crop = new Size($width, $height);
-        $crop = $crop->cover($imagesize)->alignPivotTo(
-            $imagesize->alignPivot($position),
-            $position
-        );
-
-        // resize
-        $resize = $crop->scale($width, $height);
+        $resize = new Size($width, $height);
+        $crop = $imagesize->contain($resize)->alignPivotTo($resize, $position);
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize, $position)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\FitModifier', $crop, $resize, $backgroundColor)
         );
     }
 
-    public function padDown(int $width, int $height, string $position = 'center'): ImageInterface
+    public function padDown(int $width, int $height, string $position = 'center', $backgroundColor = 'fff'): ImageInterface
     {
+        // original
         $imagesize = $this->getSize();
 
-        // crop
-        $crop = new Size($width, $height);
-        $crop = $crop->cover($imagesize)->alignPivotTo(
-            $imagesize->alignPivot($position),
-            $position
-        );
+        $resize = new Size($width, $height);
+        $resize = $resize->resizeDown($imagesize);
+        $crop = $imagesize->contain($resize)->alignPivotTo($resize, $position);
 
-        // resize
-        $resize = $crop->scaleDown($width, $height);
 
         return $this->modify(
-            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\CropResizeModifier', $crop, $resize, $position)
+            $this->resolveDriverClass('Modifiers\FitModifier', $crop, $resize, $backgroundColor)
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/CropResizeModifier.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/FitModifier.php
similarity index 58%
rename from src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/CropResizeModifier.php
rename to src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/FitModifier.php
index efccf46c..ac6bef20 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/CropResizeModifier.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/FitModifier.php
@@ -6,43 +6,50 @@ use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\FrameInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ModifierInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\SizeInterface;
+use Intervention\Image\Traits\CanHandleInput;
 use Intervention\Image\Traits\CanResizeGeometrically;
 
-class CropResizeModifier implements ModifierInterface
+class FitModifier implements ModifierInterface
 {
+    use CanHandleInput;
+
     protected $crop;
     protected $resize;
-    protected $position;
+    protected $backgroundColor;
 
-    public function __construct(SizeInterface $crop, SizeInterface $resize, string $position = 'top-left')
+    public function __construct(SizeInterface $crop, SizeInterface $resize, $backgroundColor = null)
     {
         $this->crop = $crop;
         $this->resize = $resize;
-        $this->position = $position;
+        $this->backgroundColor = $backgroundColor;
     }
 
     public function apply(ImageInterface $image): ImageInterface
     {
         foreach ($image as $frame) {
-            $this->modify($frame, $this->crop, $this->resize);
+            $this->modify($frame);
         }
 
         return $image;
     }
 
-    protected function modify(FrameInterface $frame, SizeInterface $crop, SizeInterface $resize): void
+    protected function modify(FrameInterface $frame): void
     {
         // create new image
         $modified = imagecreatetruecolor(
-            $resize->getWidth(),
-            $resize->getHeight()
+            $this->resize->getWidth(),
+            $this->resize->getHeight()
         );
 
+        $color = $this->handleInput($this->backgroundColor);
+
+        imagefill($modified, 0, 0, $color->toInt());
+
         // get current image
-        $gd = $frame->getCore();
+        $current = $frame->getCore();
 
         // preserve transparency
-        $transIndex = imagecolortransparent($gd);
+        $transIndex = imagecolortransparent($current);
 
         if ($transIndex != -1) {
             $rgba = imagecolorsforindex($modified, $transIndex);
@@ -55,20 +62,20 @@ class CropResizeModifier implements ModifierInterface
         }
 
         // copy content from resource
-        $result = imagecopyresampled(
+        imagecopyresampled(
             $modified,
-            $gd,
-            $resize->getPivot()->getX(),
-            $resize->getPivot()->getY(),
-            $crop->getPivot()->getX(),
-            $crop->getPivot()->getY(),
-            $resize->getWidth(),
-            $resize->getHeight(),
-            $crop->getWidth(),
-            $crop->getHeight()
+            $current,
+            $this->crop->getPivot()->getX(),
+            $this->crop->getPivot()->getY(),
+            0,
+            0,
+            $this->crop->getWidth(),
+            $this->crop->getHeight(),
+            $frame->getSize()->getWidth(),
+            $frame->getSize()->getHeight()
         );
 
-        imagedestroy($gd);
+        imagedestroy($current);
 
         // set new content as recource
         $frame->setCore($modified);
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/ResizeModifier.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/ResizeModifier.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ad14d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Modifiers/ResizeModifier.php
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Modifiers;
+
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\FrameInterface;
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ModifierInterface;
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\SizeInterface;
+use Intervention\Image\Traits\CanResizeGeometrically;
+
+class ResizeModifier implements ModifierInterface
+{
+    protected $resize;
+
+    public function __construct(SizeInterface $resize)
+    {
+        $this->resize = $resize;
+    }
+
+    public function apply(ImageInterface $image): ImageInterface
+    {
+        foreach ($image as $frame) {
+            $this->modify($frame);
+        }
+
+        return $image;
+    }
+
+    protected function modify(FrameInterface $frame): void
+    {
+        // create new image
+        $modified = imagecreatetruecolor(
+            $this->resize->getWidth(),
+            $this->resize->getHeight()
+        );
+
+        // get current image
+        $current = $frame->getCore();
+
+        // preserve transparency
+        $transIndex = imagecolortransparent($current);
+
+        if ($transIndex != -1) {
+            $rgba = imagecolorsforindex($modified, $transIndex);
+            $transColor = imagecolorallocatealpha($modified, $rgba['red'], $rgba['green'], $rgba['blue'], 127);
+            imagefill($modified, 0, 0, $transColor);
+            imagecolortransparent($modified, $transColor);
+        } else {
+            imagealphablending($modified, false);
+            imagesavealpha($modified, true);
+        }
+
+        // copy content from resource
+        imagecopyresampled(
+            $modified,
+            $current,
+            $this->resize->getPivot()->getX(),
+            $this->resize->getPivot()->getY(),
+            0,
+            0,
+            $this->resize->getWidth(),
+            $this->resize->getHeight(),
+            $frame->getSize()->getWidth(),
+            $frame->getSize()->getHeight()
+        );
+
+        imagedestroy($current);
+
+        // set new content as recource
+        $frame->setCore($modified);
+    }
+}