diff --git a/src/ol/source/imagesource.js b/src/ol/source/imagesource.js
index 427359ed15..6cab2fe42d 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/imagesource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/imagesource.js
@@ -88,3 +88,14 @@ ol.source.Image.prototype.findNearestResolution =
  * @return {ol.ImageBase} Single image.
  */
 ol.source.Image.prototype.getImage = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
+/**
+ * Default image load function for image sources that use ol.Image image
+ * instances.
+ * @param {ol.Image} image Image.
+ * @param {string} src Source.
+ */
+ol.source.Image.defaultImageLoadFunction = function(image, src) {
+  image.getImage().src = src;
+};