diff --git a/apps/tests/image-source-tests.ts b/apps/tests/image-source-tests.ts
index cf7cbfd4e..4c0630d46 100644
--- a/apps/tests/image-source-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/image-source-tests.ts
@@ -159,3 +159,35 @@ export function testBase64Encode_JPEG() {
         expected,
         "Base 64 encoded JPEG");
 }
+
+export function testLoadFromBase64Encode_JPEG() {
+    var img: imageSource.ImageSource;
+    if (app.android) {
+        img = imageSource.fromBase64(expectedAndoirdJpeg);
+    } else if (app.ios) {
+        if (platform.device.osVersion[0] === '7') {
+            img = imageSource.fromBase64(expectedIos7Jpeg);
+        }
+        else {
+            img = imageSource.fromBase64(expectedIos8Jpeg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    TKUnit.assert(img !== null, "Actual: " + img);
+}
+
+export function testLoadFromBase64Encode_PNG() {
+    var img: imageSource.ImageSource;
+    if (app.android) {
+        img = imageSource.fromBase64(expectedAndroidPng);
+    } else if (app.ios) {
+        if (platform.device.osVersion[0] === '7') {
+            img = imageSource.fromBase64(expectedIos7Png);
+        }
+        else {
+            img = imageSource.fromBase64(expectedIos8Png);
+        }
+    }
+
+    TKUnit.assert(img !== null, "Actual: " + img);
+}
diff --git a/image-source/image-source-common.ts b/image-source/image-source-common.ts
index 06f7f6028..4b4b1c49a 100644
--- a/image-source/image-source-common.ts
+++ b/image-source/image-source-common.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export function fromData(data: any): definition.ImageSource {
     return image.loadFromData(data) ? image : null;
 }
 
+export function fromBase64(source: string): definition.ImageSource {
+    var image = new definition.ImageSource();
+    return image.loadFromBase64(source) ? image : null;
+}
+
 export function fromNativeSource(source: any): definition.ImageSource {
     var image = new definition.ImageSource();
     return image.setNativeSource(source) ? image : null;
diff --git a/image-source/image-source.android.ts b/image-source/image-source.android.ts
index 5c85f73f2..ca871a906 100644
--- a/image-source/image-source.android.ts
+++ b/image-source/image-source.android.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ export class ImageSource implements definition.ImageSource {
         return this.android != null;
     }
 
+    public loadFromBase64(source: string): boolean {
+        if (types.isString(source)) {
+            var bytes = android.util.Base64.decode(source, android.util.Base64.DEFAULT);
+            this.android = android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.length)
+        }
+        return this.android != null;
+    }
+
     public setNativeSource(source: any): boolean {
         this.android = source;
         return source != null;
diff --git a/image-source/image-source.d.ts b/image-source/image-source.d.ts
index 9d78e6451..2e1a3ee16 100644
--- a/image-source/image-source.d.ts
+++ b/image-source/image-source.d.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ declare module "image-source" {
         */
         loadFromData(data: any): boolean;
 
+        /**
+         * Loads this instance from the specified native image data.
+         * @param source The Base64 string to load the image from.
+         */
+        loadFromBase64(source: string): boolean;
+
        /**
         * Sets the provided native source object (typically a Bitmap).
         * This will update either the android or ios properties, depending on the target os.
@@ -86,6 +92,12 @@ declare module "image-source" {
     */
     export function fromData(data: any): ImageSource;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new ImageSource instance and loads it from the specified resource name.
+     * @param source The Base64 string to load the image from.
+     */
+    export function fromBase64(source: string): ImageSource;
+
    /**
     * Creates a new ImageSource instance and sets the provided native source object (typically a Bitmap).
     * The native source object will update either the android or ios properties, depending on the target os.
diff --git a/image-source/image-source.ios.ts b/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
index 3b191f6e8..548a4dc22 100644
--- a/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
+++ b/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,15 @@ export class ImageSource implements definition.ImageSource {
     }
 
     public loadFromData(data: any): boolean {
-        this.ios =  UIImage.imageWithData(data);
+        this.ios = UIImage.imageWithData(data);
+        return this.ios != null;
+    }
+
+    public loadFromBase64(source: string): boolean {
+        if (types.isString(source)) {
+            var data = NSData.alloc().initWithBase64EncodedStringOptions(source, NSDataBase64DecodingOptions.NSDataBase64DecodingIgnoreUnknownCharacters);
+            this.ios = UIImage.imageWithData(data);
+        }
         return this.ios != null;
     }