diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/ImageException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/ImageException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83e6b91f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/ImageException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
+
+class ImageException extends \RuntimeException
+{
+    # nothing to override
+}
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/InvalidArgumentException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/InvalidArgumentException.php
index c34a3271..fdb828b8 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/InvalidArgumentException.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/InvalidArgumentException.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
 
-class InvalidArgumentException extends \RuntimeException
+class InvalidArgumentException extends ImageException
 {
     # nothing to override
 }
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/MissingDependencyException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/MissingDependencyException.php
index a6eb3437..38dad249 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/MissingDependencyException.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/MissingDependencyException.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
 
-class MissingDependencyException extends \RuntimeException
+class MissingDependencyException extends ImageException
 {
     # nothing to override
 }
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotFoundException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotFoundException.php
index c48aa931..b27099ce 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotFoundException.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotFoundException.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
 
-class NotFoundException extends \RuntimeException
+class NotFoundException extends ImageException
 {
     # nothing to override
 }
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotReadableException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotReadableException.php
index 3fe38b38..e0a84554 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotReadableException.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotReadableException.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
 
-class NotReadableException extends \RuntimeException
+class NotReadableException extends ImageException
 {
     # nothing to override
 }
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotSupportedException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotSupportedException.php
index 96908ad2..5e94cd20 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotSupportedException.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotSupportedException.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
 
-class NotSupportedException extends \RuntimeException
+class NotSupportedException extends ImageException
 {
     # nothing to override
 }
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotWritableException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotWritableException.php
index 346661cf..eb7a5d5f 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotWritableException.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/NotWritableException.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
 
-class NotWritableException extends \RuntimeException
+class NotWritableException extends ImageException
 {
     # nothing to override
 }
diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/RuntimeException.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/RuntimeException.php
index de53299d..441f080f 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/RuntimeException.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Exception/RuntimeException.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Intervention\Image\Exception;
 
-class RuntimeException extends \RuntimeException
+class RuntimeException extends ImageException
 {
     # nothing to override
 }