diff --git a/core-graphics/src/image.rs b/core-graphics/src/image.rs
index 3217335..84945e8 100644
--- a/core-graphics/src/image.rs
+++ b/core-graphics/src/image.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use core_foundation::base::{CFRetain, CFTypeID};
 use core_foundation::data::CFData;
 use color_space::CGColorSpace;
 use data_provider::{CGDataProviderRef, CGDataProvider};
+use geometry::CGRect;
 use libc::size_t;
 use foreign_types::{ForeignType, ForeignTypeRef};
 
@@ -121,6 +122,17 @@ impl CGImageRef {
         };
         data_provider.copy_data()
     }
+
+    /// Returns a cropped image. If the `rect` specifies a rectangle which lies outside of the
+    /// image bounds, the `None` is returned.
+    pub fn cropped(&self, rect: CGRect) -> Option<CGImage> {
+        let image_ptr = unsafe { CGImageCreateWithImageInRect(self.as_ptr(), rect) };
+        if !image_ptr.is_null() {
+            Some(unsafe { CGImage::from_ptr(image_ptr) })
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[link(name = "CoreGraphics", kind = "framework")]
@@ -146,6 +158,7 @@ extern {
                      shouldInterpolate: bool,
                      intent: u32)
                      -> ::sys::CGImageRef;
+    fn CGImageCreateWithImageInRect(image: ::sys::CGImageRef, rect: CGRect) -> ::sys::CGImageRef;
 
     //fn CGImageGetAlphaInfo(image: ::sys::CGImageRef) -> CGImageAlphaInfo;
     //fn CGImageCreateCopyWithColorSpace(image: ::sys::CGImageRef, space: ::sys::CGColorSpaceRef) -> ::sys::CGImageRef