diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs b/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
index 49010ee0f62..f10dccf28d4 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
+use dom::bindings::codegen::HTMLImageElementBinding;
 use dom::bindings::utils::{DOMString, ErrorResult, null_str_as_empty};
+use dom::document::AbstractDocument;
+use dom::element::HTMLImageElementTypeId;
 use dom::htmlelement::HTMLElement;
-use dom::node::{ScriptView, AbstractNode};
+use dom::node::{AbstractNode, Node, ScriptView};
 use extra::url::Url;
 use servo_util::geometry::to_px;
 use layout_interface::{ContentBoxQuery, ContentBoxResponse};
@@ -18,6 +21,20 @@ pub struct HTMLImageElement {
     image: Option<Url>,
 }
 
+impl HTMLImageElement {
+    pub fn new_inherited(localName: ~str, document: AbstractDocument) -> HTMLImageElement {
+        HTMLImageElement {
+            htmlelement: HTMLElement::new(HTMLImageElementTypeId, localName, document),
+            image: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new(localName: ~str, document: AbstractDocument) -> AbstractNode<ScriptView> {
+        let element = HTMLImageElement::new_inherited(localName, document);
+        Node::reflect_node(@mut element, document, HTMLImageElementBinding::Wrap)
+    }
+}
+
 impl HTMLImageElement {
     /// Makes the local `image` member match the status of the `src` attribute and starts
     /// prefetching the image. This method must be called after `src` is changed.
diff --git a/src/components/script/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs b/src/components/script/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs
index ff7b17d5997..200c101ef9e 100644
--- a/src/components/script/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/html/hubbub_html_parser.rs
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ pub fn build_element_from_tag(cx: *JSContext, tag: &str, document: AbstractDocum
     handle_element!(cx, document, tag, "track",   HTMLTrackElementTypeId, HTMLTrackElement, []);
     handle_element!(cx, document, tag, "ul",      HTMLUListElementTypeId, HTMLUListElement, []);
 
-    handle_element!(cx, document, tag, "img", HTMLImageElementTypeId, HTMLImageElement, [(image: None)]);
-
     handle_htmlelement!(cx, document, tag, "aside",   HTMLElementTypeId, HTMLElement);
     handle_htmlelement!(cx, document, tag, "b",       HTMLElementTypeId, HTMLElement);
     handle_htmlelement!(cx, document, tag, "i",       HTMLElementTypeId, HTMLElement);
@@ -286,6 +284,7 @@ pub fn build_element_from_tag(cx: *JSContext, tag: &str, document: AbstractDocum
     handle_newable_element!(document, tag, "h5",        HTMLHeadingElement, Heading5);
     handle_newable_element!(document, tag, "h6",        HTMLHeadingElement, Heading6);
     handle_newable_element!(document, tag, "iframe",    HTMLIFrameElement);
+    handle_newable_element!(document, tag, "img",       HTMLImageElement);
     handle_newable_element!(document, tag, "td",        HTMLTableDataCellElement);
     handle_newable_element!(document, tag, "th",        HTMLTableHeaderCellElement);
     handle_newable_element!(document, tag, "video",     HTMLVideoElement);