diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
index 9581ddf0..84852b08 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php
@@ -87,17 +87,21 @@ class Image
     /**
      * Create a new instance of Image class
      *
-     * @param string  $path
+     * @param string  $source
      * @param integer $width
      * @param integer $height
      * @param mixed   $bgcolor
      */
-    public function __construct($path = null, $width = null, $height = null, $bgcolor = null)
+    public function __construct($source = null, $width = null, $height = null, $bgcolor = null)
     {
         // set image properties
-        if ( ! is_null($path)) {
+        if ( ! is_null($source)) {
 
-            $this->setPropertiesFromPath($path);
+            if (is_resource($source)) {
+                $this->setPropertiesFromResource($source);
+            } else {
+                $this->setPropertiesFromPath($source);
+            }
 
         } else {
 
@@ -108,13 +112,18 @@ class Image
     /**
      * Open a new image resource from image file
      *
-     * @param  string $path
+     * @param  mixed $source
      * @return Image
      */
-    public static function make($path)
+    public static function make($source)
     {
         $image = new Image;
-        $image->setPropertiesFromPath($path);
+
+        if (is_resource($source)) {
+            $image->setPropertiesFromResource($source);
+        } else {
+            $image->setPropertiesFromPath($source);
+        }
 
         return $image;
     }
diff --git a/tests/ImageTest.php b/tests/ImageTest.php
index 09f795f3..e3aaa4a5 100644
--- a/tests/ImageTest.php
+++ b/tests/ImageTest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->height);
         $this->assertEquals($img->width, 800);
         $this->assertEquals($img->height, 600);
+
+        $resource = imagecreatefromjpeg('public/test.jpg');
+        $img = new Image($resource);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Intervention\Image\Image', $img);
+        $this->assertInternalType('resource', $img->resource);
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->width);
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->height);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->width, 800);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->height, 600);
     }
 
     public function testOpenImage()
@@ -1040,6 +1049,17 @@ class ImageTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_Testcase
         $this->assertEquals($img->mime, 'image/jpeg');
     }
 
+    public function testStaticCallMakeFromResource()
+    {
+        $resource = imagecreatefromjpeg('public/test.jpg');
+        $img = Image::make($resource);
+        $this->assertInternalType('resource', $img->resource);
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->width);
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $img->height);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->width, 800);
+        $this->assertEquals($img->height, 600);
+    }
+
     public function testStaticCallCanvas()
     {
         $img = Image::canvas(300, 200);