diff --git a/doc/python/magnum.rst b/doc/python/magnum.rst
index 5ab15f8..d65a2a4 100644
--- a/doc/python/magnum.rst
+++ b/doc/python/magnum.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
     :data TARGET_WEBGL: WebGL target
     :data TARGET_VK: Vulkan interoperability
 
+.. py:class:: magnum.Image1D
+
+    See `Image2D` for more information.
+
+.. py:class:: magnum.Image2D
+
+    An owning counterpart to `ImageView2D` / `MutableImageView2D`. Holds its
+    own data buffer, thus doesn't have an equivalent to `ImageView2D.owner`.
+    Implicitly convertible to `ImageView2D` / `MutableImageView2D`, so all APIs
+    consuming image views work with this type as well.
+
+.. py:class:: magnum.Image3D
+
+    See `Image2D` for more information.
+
 .. py:class:: magnum.ImageView1D
 
     See `ImageView2D` for more information.
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/__init__.py b/src/python/magnum/__init__.py
index 1cba4f9..860c40f 100644
--- a/src/python/magnum/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/magnum/__init__.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'MeshPrimitive', 'MeshIndexType',
 
     'PixelFormat', 'PixelStorage',
+    'Image1D', 'Image2D', 'Image3D',
     'ImageView1D', 'ImageView2D', 'ImageView3D',
     'MutableImageView1D', 'MutableImageView2D', 'MutableImageView3D',
 
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp b/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp
index d04e455..a9ca707 100644
--- a/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp
+++ b/src/python/magnum/magnum.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <pybind11/operators.h>
 #include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
 #include <Corrade/Containers/StridedArrayView.h>
+#include <Magnum/Image.h>
 #include <Magnum/ImageView.h>
 #include <Magnum/Mesh.h>
 #include <Magnum/PixelFormat.h>
@@ -46,6 +47,29 @@ namespace py = pybind11;
 
 namespace magnum { namespace {
 
+template<class T> void image(py::class_<T>& c) {
+    c
+        /* Constructors. Only the ones taking the generic format and *not*
+           taking an Array, as Python has no way to "move" it in */
+        .def(py::init<const PixelStorage&, PixelFormat>(), "Construct an image placeholder")
+        .def(py::init<PixelFormat>(), "Construct an image placeholder")
+
+        /* Properties */
+        .def_property_readonly("storage", &T::storage, "Storage of pixel data")
+        .def_property_readonly("format", &T::format, "Format of pixel data")
+        /** @todo formatExtra() */
+        .def_property_readonly("pixel_size", &T::pixelSize, "Pixel size (in bytes)")
+        .def_property_readonly("size", [](T& self) {
+            return PyDimensionTraits<T::Dimensions, Int>::from(self.size());
+        }, "Image size")
+        .def_property_readonly("data", [](T& self) {
+            return Containers::pyArrayViewHolder(self.data(), self.data() ? py::cast(self) : py::none{});
+        }, "Image data")
+        .def_property_readonly("pixels", [](T& self) {
+            return Containers::pyArrayViewHolder(self.pixels(), self.data() ? py::cast(self) : py::none{});
+        }, "View on pixel data");
+}
+
 template<class T> void imageView(py::class_<T, PyImageViewHolder<T>>& c) {
     /*
         Missing APIs:
@@ -53,6 +77,8 @@ template<class T> void imageView(py::class_<T, PyImageViewHolder<T>>& c) {
         Type, ErasedType, Dimensions
     */
 
+    py::implicitly_convertible<Image<T::Dimensions>, T>();
+
     c
         /* Constructors. The variants *not* taking an array view have to be
            first, otherwise things fail on systems that don't have numpy
@@ -88,6 +114,9 @@ template<class T> void imageView(py::class_<T, PyImageViewHolder<T>>& c) {
         .def(py::init([](PixelFormat format, const typename PyDimensionTraits<T::Dimensions, Int>::VectorType& size, const Containers::ArrayView<typename T::Type>& data) {
             return pyImageViewHolder(T{format, size, data}, pyObjectHolderFor<Containers::PyArrayViewHolder>(data).owner);
         }), "Constructor")
+        .def(py::init([](Image<T::Dimensions>& image) {
+            return pyImageViewHolder(T{image}, image.data() ? py::cast(image) : py::none{});
+        }), "Construct a view on an image")
 
         /* Properties */
         .def_property_readonly("storage", &T::storage, "Storage of pixel data")
@@ -254,6 +283,13 @@ void magnum(py::module& m) {
         .def_property("skip",
             &PixelStorage::skip, &PixelStorage::setSkip, "Pixel, row and image skip");
 
+    py::class_<Image1D> image1D{m, "Image1D", "One-dimensional image"};
+    py::class_<Image2D> image2D{m, "Image2D", "Two-dimensional image"};
+    py::class_<Image3D> image3D{m, "Image3D", "Three-dimensional image"};
+    image(image1D);
+    image(image2D);
+    image(image3D);
+
     py::class_<ImageView1D, PyImageViewHolder<ImageView1D>> imageView1D{m, "ImageView1D", "One-dimensional image view"};
     py::class_<ImageView2D, PyImageViewHolder<ImageView2D>> imageView2D{m, "ImageView2D", "Two-dimensional image view"};
     py::class_<ImageView3D, PyImageViewHolder<ImageView3D>> imageView3D{m, "ImageView3D", "Three-dimensional image view"};
diff --git a/src/python/magnum/test/test.py b/src/python/magnum/test/test.py
index 8526d85..55f9a70 100644
--- a/src/python/magnum/test/test.py
+++ b/src/python/magnum/test/test.py
@@ -47,6 +47,66 @@ class PixelStorage_(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(a.image_height, 256)
         self.assertEqual(a.skip, Vector3i(3, 1, 2))
 
+class Image(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_init(self):
+        storage = PixelStorage()
+        storage.alignment = 1
+        a = Image2D(storage, PixelFormat.RGB8_UNORM)
+        self.assertEqual(a.storage.alignment, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(a.size, Vector2i())
+        self.assertEqual(a.format, PixelFormat.RGB8_UNORM)
+        self.assertEqual(len(a.data), 0)
+
+        b = Image2D(PixelFormat.R8I)
+        self.assertEqual(b.storage.alignment, 4)
+        self.assertEqual(b.size, Vector2i())
+        self.assertEqual(b.format, PixelFormat.R8I)
+        self.assertEqual(len(b.data), 0)
+
+    @unittest.skip("No way to create a non-empty Image at the moment")
+    def test_data(self):
+        a = Image2D(PixelFormat.R8I, Vector2i(3, 17)) # TODO
+        a_refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+
+        data = a.data
+        self.assertEqual(len(data), 3*17*1)
+        self.assertIs(data.owner, a)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount + 1)
+
+        del data
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
+    def test_data_empty(self):
+        a = Image2D(PixelFormat.R8I)
+        a_refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+
+        data = a.data
+        self.assertEqual(len(data), 0)
+        self.assertIs(data.owner, None)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
+    @unittest.skip("No way to create a non-empty Image at the moment")
+    def test_pixels(self):
+        a = Image2D(PixelFormat.RG32UI, Vector2i(3, 17)) # TODO
+        a_refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+
+        pixels = a.pixels
+        self.assertEqual(pixels.size, (3, 17, 8))
+        self.assertIs(pixels.owner, a)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount + 1)
+
+        del pixels
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
+    def test_pixels_empty(self):
+        a = Image2D(PixelFormat.R8I)
+        a_refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+
+        pixels = a.pixels
+        self.assertEqual(pixels.size, (0, 0, 1))
+        self.assertIs(pixels.owner, None)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
 class ImageView(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_init(self):
         # 2x4 RGB pixels, padded for alignment
@@ -135,6 +195,41 @@ class ImageView(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIs(b.owner, data)
         self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(data), data_refcount + 2)
 
+    @unittest.skip("No way to create a non-empty Image at the moment")
+    def test_init_image(self):
+        a = Image2D(PixelFormat.R32F, Vector2i(3, 17)) # TODO
+        a_refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+
+        view = ImageView2D(a)
+        self.assertEqual(view.size, (3, 17))
+        self.assertIs(view.owner, a)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount + 1)
+
+        del view
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
+        mview = MutableImageView2D(a)
+        self.assertEqual(mview.size, (3, 17))
+        self.assertIs(mview.owner, a)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount + 1)
+
+        del mview
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
+    def test_init_image_empty(self):
+        a = Image2D(PixelFormat.R32F)
+        a_refcount = sys.getrefcount(a)
+
+        view = ImageView2D(a)
+        self.assertEqual(view.size, (0, 0))
+        self.assertIs(view.owner, None)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
+        mview = MutableImageView2D(a)
+        self.assertEqual(mview.size, (0, 0))
+        self.assertIs(mview.owner, None)
+        self.assertEqual(sys.getrefcount(a), a_refcount)
+
     def test_set_data(self):
         # 2x4 RGB pixels, padded for alignment
         data = (b'rgbRGB  '