diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 1c81a696..d80f6068 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -218,10 +218,12 @@ Each of the generator properties (like `name`, `address`, and `lorem`) are calle
      * @param $dir An absolute path to a local directory
      * @param $width/$height Size (in pixel) of the generated image (defaults to 640x480)
      * @param $category One of 'abstract','animals','business','cats','city','food','nightlife','fashion','people','nature','sports','technics', and 'transport'
+     * @param $fullPath Whether to have the full path to the image or just the filename (default true)
      */
     image($dir)                  // '/path/to/dir/13b73edae8443990be1aa8f1a483bc27.jpg'
     image($dir, $width, $height) // '/path/to/dir/13b73edae8443990be1aa8f1a483bc27.jpg'
     image($dir, $width, $height, $category) // '/path/to/dir/13b73edae8443990be1aa8f1a483bc27.jpg'
+    image($dir, $width, $height, $category, $fullPath = false) // '13b73edae8443990be1aa8f1a483bc27.jpg'
     imageUrl                    // 'http://lorempixel.com/640/480/'
     imageUrl($width, $height)   // 'http://lorempixel.com/800/600/'
     imageUrl($width, $height, $category) // 'http://lorempixel.com/800/600/person/'
diff --git a/src/Faker/Provider/Image.php b/src/Faker/Provider/Image.php
index 651cf806..30bef88f 100644
--- a/src/Faker/Provider/Image.php
+++ b/src/Faker/Provider/Image.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Image extends Base
      *
      * @example '/path/to/dir/13b73edae8443990be1aa8f1a483bc27.jpg'
      */
-    public static function image($dir = '/tmp', $width = 640, $height = 480, $category = null)
+    public static function image($dir = '/tmp', $width = 640, $height = 480, $category = null, $fullPath = true)
     {
         // Validate directory path
         if (!is_dir($dir) || !is_writable($dir)) {
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class Image extends Base
         // Generate a random filename. Use the server address so that a file
         // generated at the same time on a different server won't have a collision.
         $name = md5(uniqid(empty($_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR']) ? '' : $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'], true));
-        $filepath = $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name .'.jpg';
+        $filename = $name .'.jpg';
+        $filepath = $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $filename;
 
         $url = static::imageUrl($width, $height, $category);
 
@@ -72,6 +73,6 @@ class Image extends Base
             return false;
         }
 
-        return $filepath;
+        return $fullPath ? $filepath : $filename;
     }
 }