diff --git a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.cpp b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.cpp
index f27704386..cfcc7a05c 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ void CubeMapTexture::image(const Coordinate coordinate, const Int level, Image2D
     image.setData(image.format(), image.type(), size, data);
 }
 
+Image2D CubeMapTexture::image(const Coordinate coordinate, const Int level, Image2D&& image) {
+    this->image(coordinate, level, image);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
 void CubeMapTexture::image(const Coordinate coordinate, const Int level, BufferImage2D& image, const BufferUsage usage) {
     const Vector2i size = imageSize(level);
     const std::size_t dataSize = image.dataSize(size);
@@ -74,6 +79,11 @@ void CubeMapTexture::image(const Coordinate coordinate, const Int level, BufferI
     image.buffer().bindInternal(Buffer::TargetHint::PixelPack);
     (this->*Context::current()->state().texture->getCubeImageImplementation)(coordinate, level, size, image.format(), image.type(), dataSize, nullptr);
 }
+
+BufferImage2D CubeMapTexture::image(const Coordinate coordinate, const Int level, BufferImage2D&& image, const BufferUsage usage) {
+    this->image(coordinate, level, image, usage);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
 #endif
 
 CubeMapTexture& CubeMapTexture::setSubImage(const Coordinate coordinate, const Int level, const Vector2i& offset, const ImageReference2D& image) {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.h b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.h
index 123b5e213..7c6964f48 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTexture.h
@@ -386,6 +386,15 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT CubeMapTexture: public AbstractTexture {
          */
         void image(Coordinate coordinate, Int level, Image2D& image);
 
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * Image2D image = texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        Image2D image(Coordinate coordinate, Int level, Image2D&& image);
+
         /**
          * @copybrief Texture::image(Int, BufferImage&, BufferUsage)
          *
@@ -394,6 +403,15 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT CubeMapTexture: public AbstractTexture {
          * @requires_gl Texture image queries are not available in OpenGL ES.
          */
         void image(Coordinate coordinate, Int level, BufferImage2D& image, BufferUsage usage);
+
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * BufferImage2D image = texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        BufferImage2D image(Coordinate coordinate, Int level, BufferImage2D&& image, BufferUsage usage);
         #endif
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.cpp b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.cpp
index b48d1f3e9..567974fe0 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 #include "CubeMapTextureArray.h"
 
 #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
+#include "Magnum/BufferImage.h"
 #include "Magnum/Context.h"
 #include "Magnum/Extensions.h"
+#include "Magnum/Image.h"
 
 #include "Implementation/maxTextureSize.h"
 
@@ -41,5 +43,15 @@ Vector3i CubeMapTextureArray::maxSize() {
                              Implementation::maxTextureArrayLayers()};
 }
 
+Image3D CubeMapTextureArray::image(const Int level, Image3D&& image) {
+    this->image(level, image);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
+BufferImage3D CubeMapTextureArray::image(const Int level, BufferImage3D&& image, const BufferUsage usage) {
+    this->image(level, image, usage);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.h b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.h
index b7e7d7ae6..065203b5e 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/CubeMapTextureArray.h
@@ -328,6 +328,15 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT CubeMapTextureArray: public AbstractTexture {
             AbstractTexture::image<3>(level, image);
         }
 
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        Image3D image(Int level, Image3D&& image);
+
         /**
          * @copybrief Texture::image(Int, BufferImage&, BufferUsage)
          *
@@ -338,6 +347,15 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT CubeMapTextureArray: public AbstractTexture {
             AbstractTexture::image<3>(level, image, usage);
         }
 
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        BufferImage3D image(Int level, BufferImage3D&& image, BufferUsage usage);
+
         /**
          * @copybrief Texture::setImage()
          * @return Reference to self (for method chaining)
diff --git a/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.cpp b/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.cpp
index b9d15861d..2f2d99fd1 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 #include "RectangleTexture.h"
 
 #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
+#include "Magnum/BufferImage.h"
 #include "Magnum/Context.h"
 #include "Magnum/Extensions.h"
+#include "Magnum/Image.h"
 
 #include "Implementation/State.h"
 #include "Implementation/TextureState.h"
@@ -46,5 +48,15 @@ Vector2i RectangleTexture::maxSize() {
     return Vector2i{value};
 }
 
+Image2D RectangleTexture::image(Image2D&& image) {
+    this->image(image);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
+BufferImage2D RectangleTexture::image(BufferImage2D&& image, const BufferUsage usage) {
+    this->image(image, usage);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.h b/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.h
index 752951ad3..a93ba6b4a 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/RectangleTexture.h
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT RectangleTexture: public AbstractTexture {
             AbstractTexture::image<2>(0, image);
         }
 
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * Image2D image = texture.image({ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        Image2D image(Image2D&& image);
+
         /**
          * @brief Read texture to buffer image
          *
@@ -270,6 +279,15 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT RectangleTexture: public AbstractTexture {
             AbstractTexture::image<2>(0, image, usage);
         }
 
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * BufferImage2D image = texture.image({ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        BufferImage2D image(BufferImage2D&& image, BufferUsage usage);
+
         /**
          * @copybrief Texture::setImage()
          * @return Reference to self (for method chaining)
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest.cpp
index ee84c9611..a3fd3b2a1 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ void CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest::image() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -279,8 +278,7 @@ void CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest::imageBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -316,8 +314,7 @@ void CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest::subImage() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -381,8 +378,7 @@ void CubeMapTextureArrayGLTest::subImageBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureGLTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureGLTest.cpp
index e7e646fd2..4030a0761 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureGLTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Test/CubeMapTextureGLTest.cpp
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@ void CubeMapTextureGLTest::image() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -314,13 +313,12 @@ void CubeMapTextureGLTest::imageBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
     CORRADE_COMPARE(image.size(), Vector2i(2));
-    const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
     CORRADE_COMPARE_AS(std::vector<UnsignedByte>(imageData.begin(), imageData.end()),
        std::vector<UnsignedByte>(data, data+16), TestSuite::Compare::Container);
     #endif
@@ -343,8 +341,7 @@ void CubeMapTextureGLTest::subImage() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -375,13 +372,12 @@ void CubeMapTextureGLTest::subImageBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image(CubeMapTexture::Coordinate::PositiveX, 0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
     CORRADE_COMPARE(image.size(), Vector2i(4));
-    const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
     CORRADE_COMPARE_AS(std::vector<UnsignedByte>(imageData.begin(), imageData.end()), (std::vector<UnsignedByte>{
         0, 0, 0, 0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
         0, 0, 0, 0, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0, 0, 0, 0,
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Test/RectangleTextureGLTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Test/RectangleTextureGLTest.cpp
index 88b1e926e..e6ff80521 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Test/RectangleTextureGLTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Test/RectangleTextureGLTest.cpp
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ void RectangleTextureGLTest::image() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image({ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -237,8 +236,7 @@ void RectangleTextureGLTest::imageBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image({ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -265,8 +263,7 @@ void RectangleTextureGLTest::subImage() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image({ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -296,8 +293,7 @@ void RectangleTextureGLTest::subImageBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image({ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Test/TextureArrayGLTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Test/TextureArrayGLTest.cpp
index 0ed906ec6..7e92f64cd 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Test/TextureArrayGLTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Test/TextureArrayGLTest.cpp
@@ -549,8 +549,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::image1D() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -573,8 +572,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::image1DBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -607,8 +605,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::image2D() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -640,8 +637,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::image2DBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -670,8 +666,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::subImage1D() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -701,8 +696,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::subImage1DBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -742,8 +736,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::subImage2D() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -797,8 +790,7 @@ void TextureArrayGLTest::subImage2DBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Test/TextureGLTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Test/TextureGLTest.cpp
index cb7dc7b8c..790a403ce 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Test/TextureGLTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Test/TextureGLTest.cpp
@@ -724,8 +724,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::image1D() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image1D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image1D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -743,8 +742,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::image1DBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage1D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticDraw);
+    BufferImage1D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticDraw);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -768,8 +766,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::image2D() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -793,8 +790,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::image2DBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -828,8 +824,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::image3D() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -857,8 +852,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::image3DBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -883,8 +877,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::subImage1D() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    Image1D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image1D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -906,8 +899,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::subImage1DBuffer() {
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
-    BufferImage1D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage1D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -935,8 +927,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::subImage2D() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -967,8 +958,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::subImage2DBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage2D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
@@ -1009,8 +999,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::subImage3D() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    Image3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image);
+    Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
 
@@ -1060,8 +1049,7 @@ void TextureGLTest::subImage3DBuffer() {
 
     /** @todo How to test this on ES? */
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
-    BufferImage3D image(ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte);
-    texture.image(0, image, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+    BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
     const auto imageData = image.buffer().data<UnsignedByte>();
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_ERROR();
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Texture.cpp b/src/Magnum/Texture.cpp
index a0023c970..bfed3d91c 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Texture.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Texture.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@
 #include "Magnum/Context.h"
 #include "Magnum/Extensions.h"
 
+#ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
+#include "Magnum/BufferImage.h"
+#include "Magnum/Image.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "Implementation/maxTextureSize.h"
 #include "Implementation/State.h"
 #include "Implementation/TextureState.h"
 
-namespace Magnum { namespace Implementation {
+namespace Magnum {
+
+namespace Implementation {
 
 template<UnsignedInt dimensions> VectorTypeFor<dimensions, Int> maxTextureSize() {
     return VectorTypeFor<dimensions, Int>{Implementation::maxTextureSideSize()};
@@ -51,4 +58,30 @@ template<> MAGNUM_EXPORT Vector3i maxTextureSize<3>() {
     return {Vector2i(Implementation::maxTextureSideSize()), Implementation::max3DTextureDepth()};
 }
 
-}}
+}
+
+#ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
+template<UnsignedInt dimensions> Image<dimensions> Texture<dimensions>::image(const Int level, Image<dimensions>&& image) {
+    this->image(level, image);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+template MAGNUM_EXPORT Image<1> Texture<1>::image(Int, Image<1>&&);
+template MAGNUM_EXPORT Image<2> Texture<2>::image(Int, Image<2>&&);
+template MAGNUM_EXPORT Image<3> Texture<3>::image(Int, Image<3>&&);
+#endif
+
+template<UnsignedInt dimensions> BufferImage<dimensions> Texture<dimensions>::image(const Int level, BufferImage<dimensions>&& image, const BufferUsage usage) {
+    this->image(level, image, usage);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+template MAGNUM_EXPORT BufferImage<1> Texture<1>::image(Int, BufferImage<1>&&, BufferUsage);
+template MAGNUM_EXPORT BufferImage<2> Texture<2>::image(Int, BufferImage<2>&&, BufferUsage);
+template MAGNUM_EXPORT BufferImage<3> Texture<3>::image(Int, BufferImage<3>&&, BufferUsage);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Texture.h b/src/Magnum/Texture.h
index 6f51ee2a7..65fa4dfba 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Texture.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Texture.h
@@ -653,6 +653,15 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> class Texture: public AbstractTexture {
             AbstractTexture::image<dimensions>(level, image);
         }
 
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * Image2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        Image<dimensions> image(Int level, Image<dimensions>&& image);
+
         /**
          * @brief Read given mip level of texture to buffer image
          * @param level             Mip level
@@ -667,6 +676,15 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> class Texture: public AbstractTexture {
         void image(Int level, BufferImage<dimensions>& image, BufferUsage usage) {
             AbstractTexture::image<dimensions>(level, image, usage);
         }
+
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * BufferImage2D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        BufferImage<dimensions> image(Int level, BufferImage<dimensions>&& image, BufferUsage usage);
         #endif
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/Magnum/TextureArray.cpp b/src/Magnum/TextureArray.cpp
index 36e4f8e74..ef9e14ed9 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/TextureArray.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/TextureArray.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 #include "Magnum/Context.h"
 #include "Magnum/Extensions.h"
 
+#ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
+#include "Magnum/BufferImage.h"
+#include "Magnum/Image.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "Implementation/maxTextureSize.h"
 
 namespace Magnum {
@@ -49,6 +54,18 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> VectorTypeFor<dimensions+1, Int> TextureArray<d
             Implementation::maxTextureArrayLayers()};
 }
 
+#ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
+template<UnsignedInt dimensions> Image<dimensions+1> TextureArray<dimensions>::image(const Int level, Image<dimensions+1>&& image) {
+    this->image(level, image);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+
+template<UnsignedInt dimensions> BufferImage<dimensions+1> TextureArray<dimensions>::image(const Int level, BufferImage<dimensions+1>&& image, const BufferUsage usage) {
+    this->image(level, image, usage);
+    return std::move(image);
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES
 template class MAGNUM_EXPORT TextureArray<1>;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Magnum/TextureArray.h b/src/Magnum/TextureArray.h
index 532fd8a77..5fdc075f6 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/TextureArray.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/TextureArray.h
@@ -357,6 +357,15 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> class TextureArray: public AbstractTexture {
             AbstractTexture::image<dimensions+1>(level, image);
         }
 
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * Image3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte});
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        Image<dimensions+1> image(Int level, Image<dimensions+1>&& image);
+
         /**
          * @copybrief Texture::image(Int, BufferImage&, BufferUsage)
          * @return Reference to self (for method chaining)
@@ -368,6 +377,15 @@ template<UnsignedInt dimensions> class TextureArray: public AbstractTexture {
         void image(Int level, BufferImage<dimensions+1>& image, BufferUsage usage) {
             AbstractTexture::image<dimensions+1>(level, image, usage);
         }
+
+        /** @overload
+         *
+         * Convenience alternative to the above, example usage:
+         * @code
+         * BufferImage3D image = texture.image(0, {ColorFormat::RGBA, ColorType::UnsignedByte}, BufferUsage::StaticRead);
+         * @endcode
+         */
+        BufferImage<dimensions+1> image(Int level, BufferImage<dimensions+1>&& image, BufferUsage usage);
         #endif
 
         /**