diff --git a/doc/Util.txt b/doc/Util.txt
index 8e14fa816f..f2fb26a3e8 100644
--- a/doc/Util.txt
+++ b/doc/Util.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Utility class. Stores a bunch of methods and settings that don't fit anywhere el
 * Options
 
  OpenLayers.Util.onImageLoadErrorColor -- A string to set img.style.backgroundColor to if the onerror event fires for the image (useful for 500 errors from WMS, for example). 
+ OpenLayers.ImgPath -- A string to be used as the base for images for controls and the like. Should end with '/'. 
diff --git a/tests/test_Util.html b/tests/test_Util.html
index f7a843e451..266a1bcc85 100644
--- a/tests/test_Util.html
+++ b/tests/test_Util.html
@@ -479,7 +479,16 @@
         resolution = OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(scale);
         t.eq(OpenLayers.Util.getScaleFromResolution(resolution), scale, "scale->resolution->scale works");
     }
+    function test_14_Util_getImgLocation(t) {
+        t.plan(3);
+        OpenLayers.ImgPath = "foo/";
+        t.eq(OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation(), "foo/", "ImgPath works as expected."); 
+        OpenLayers.ImgPath = null;
+        t.eq(OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation().substr(OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation().length-4,4), "img/", "ImgPath works as expected when not set."); 
 
+        OpenLayers.ImgPath = '';
+        t.eq(OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation().substr(OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation().length-4,4), "img/", "ImgPath works as expected when set to ''."); 
+    }
   // -->
   </script>
 </head>