diff --git a/src/AbstractFramebuffer.cpp b/src/AbstractFramebuffer.cpp
index c410aac91..1097fb10a 100644
--- a/src/AbstractFramebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/AbstractFramebuffer.cpp
@@ -141,20 +141,20 @@ void AbstractFramebuffer::clear(FramebufferClearMask mask) {
     glClear(static_cast<GLbitfield>(mask));
 }
 
-void AbstractFramebuffer::read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, Image2D* image) {
+void AbstractFramebuffer::read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, Image2D& image) {
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
     bindInternal(FramebufferTarget::Read);
     #else
     bindInternal(readTarget);
     #endif
-    const std::size_t dataSize = image->pixelSize()*size.product();
+    const std::size_t dataSize = image.pixelSize()*size.product();
     char* const data = new char[dataSize];
-    readImplementation(offset, size, image->format(), image->type(), dataSize, data);
-    image->setData(size, image->format(), image->type(), data);
+    readImplementation(offset, size, image.format(), image.type(), dataSize, data);
+    image.setData(size, image.format(), image.type(), data);
 }
 
 #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
-void AbstractFramebuffer::read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, BufferImage2D* image, Buffer::Usage usage) {
+void AbstractFramebuffer::read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, BufferImage2D& image, Buffer::Usage usage) {
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
     bindInternal(FramebufferTarget::Read);
     #else
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ void AbstractFramebuffer::read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, Buf
     #endif
     /* If the buffer doesn't have sufficient size, resize it */
     /** @todo Explicitly reset also when buffer usage changes */
-    if(image->size() != size)
-        image->setData(size, image->format(), image->type(), nullptr, usage);
+    if(image.size() != size)
+        image.setData(size, image.format(), image.type(), nullptr, usage);
 
-    image->buffer()->bind(Buffer::Target::PixelPack);
+    image.buffer()->bind(Buffer::Target::PixelPack);
     /** @todo De-duplicate buffer size computation */
-    readImplementation(offset, size, image->format(), image->type(), image->pixelSize()*size.product(), nullptr);
+    readImplementation(offset, size, image.format(), image.type(), image.pixelSize()*size.product(), nullptr);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/AbstractFramebuffer.h b/src/AbstractFramebuffer.h
index 606ae8593..184e70ae3 100644
--- a/src/AbstractFramebuffer.h
+++ b/src/AbstractFramebuffer.h
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT AbstractFramebuffer {
          * @see @fn_gl{BindFramebuffer}, @fn_gl{ReadPixels} or
          *      @fn_gl_extension{ReadnPixels,ARB,robustness}
          */
-        void read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, Image2D* image);
+        void read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, Image2D& image);
 
         #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
         /**
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT AbstractFramebuffer {
          * information.
          * @requires_gles30 Pixel buffer objects are not available in OpenGL ES 2.0.
          */
-        void read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, BufferImage2D* image, Buffer::Usage usage);
+        void read(const Vector2i& offset, const Vector2i& size, BufferImage2D& image, Buffer::Usage usage);
         #endif
 
     #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT