diff --git a/src/AppKit/NSImage.cs b/src/AppKit/NSImage.cs
index 7bb76bb803e5..b514b37b1a81 100644
--- a/src/AppKit/NSImage.cs
+++ b/src/AppKit/NSImage.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ public static NSImage FromStream (System.IO.Stream stream)
 			}
 		}
 
+		public NSImage (string fileName, bool lazy)
+		{
+			if (lazy)
+				Handle = InitByReferencingFile (fileName);
+			else
+				Handle = new NSImage (fileName).Handle;
+		}
+
 		public NSImage (NSData data, bool ignoresOrientation)
 		{
 			if (ignoresOrientation) {
diff --git a/src/appkit.cs b/src/appkit.cs
index 3b9e5e0cd558..28255d5e0ce9 100644
--- a/src/appkit.cs
+++ b/src/appkit.cs
@@ -8183,8 +8183,6 @@ public partial interface NSImage : NSCoding, NSCopying, NSSecureCoding, NSPasteb
 		[Export ("initWithContentsOfURL:")]
 		IntPtr Constructor (NSUrl url);
 
-		//[Export ("initByReferencingFile:")]
-		//IntPtr Constructor (string fileName);
 		//[Export ("initByReferencingURL:")]
 		//IntPtr Constructor (NSUrl url);
 
@@ -8192,6 +8190,9 @@ public partial interface NSImage : NSCoding, NSCopying, NSSecureCoding, NSPasteb
 		//[Export ("initWithIconRef:")]
 		//IntPtr Constructor (IconRef iconRef);
 
+		[Export ("initByReferencingFile:"), Internal]
+		IntPtr InitByReferencingFile (string name);
+
 		[Export ("initWithPasteboard:")]
 		IntPtr Constructor (NSPasteboard pasteboard);