diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel4.php b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel4.php
index d397b07b..97b84961 100755
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel4.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel4.php
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@ class ImageServiceProviderLaravel4 extends ServiceProvider
         $app['image'] = $app->share(function ($app) {
             return new ImageManager($app['config']->get('image::config'));
         });
+
+        $app->alias('image', 'Intervention\Image\ImageManager');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel5.php b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel5.php
index 49214030..52a52d85 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel5.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageServiceProviderLaravel5.php
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class ImageServiceProviderLaravel5 extends ServiceProvider
         $app['image'] = $app->share(function ($app) {
             return new ImageManager($app['config']->get('image'));
         });
+
+        $app->alias('image', 'Intervention\Image\ImageManager');
     }
 
     /**