diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
index 281d4b5a..d5ef0af5 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
@@ -1291,6 +1291,30 @@ class Image
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Applies set of operations on current image
+     *
+     * @param  Array $action
+     * @return Image
+     */
+    public function runAction($action)
+    {
+        if (is_array($action) && count($action)) {
+            // apply action array on current image
+            foreach ($action as $method_name => $params) {
+                if (is_array($params)) {
+                    call_user_method_array($method_name, $this, $params);
+                } else {
+                    call_user_method($method_name, $this);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw new Exception('Given action must be defined as an array.');
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert rgba alpha (0-1) value to gd value (0-127)
      *
diff --git a/tests/ImageTest.php b/tests/ImageTest.php
index 6405756c..7869cd37 100644
--- a/tests/ImageTest.php
+++ b/tests/ImageTest.php
@@ -884,6 +884,28 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         @unlink($save_as);
     }
 
+    public function testActionMethod()
+    {
+        // create test action
+        $make_thumbnail = array(
+            'grab' => array(100, 100),
+            'greyscale' => null,
+            'flip' => array('h')
+        );
+
+        $img = Image::make('public/test.jpg');
+        $img->runAction($make_thumbnail);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->width);
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->height);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->width, 100);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->height, 100);
+        $this->assertEquals('#cecece', $img->pickColor(0, 0, 'hex'));
+        $this->assertEquals('#adadad', $img->pickColor(0, 99, 'hex'));
+        $this->assertEquals('#ffffff', $img->pickColor(99, 0, 'hex'));
+        $this->assertEquals('#cdcdcd', $img->pickColor(99, 99, 'hex'));
+    }
+
     public function testStringConversion()
     {
         $img = $this->getTestImage();