diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5HTTPRequest.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5HTTPRequest.hx
index a9d83663a..5bc0cd5e8 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5HTTPRequest.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/html5/HTML5HTTPRequest.hx
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ package lime._internal.backend.html5;
 
 import haxe.io.Bytes;
 import js.html.AnchorElement;
+import js.html.Blob;
 import js.html.ErrorEvent;
 import js.html.Event;
 import js.html.Image as JSImage;
 import js.html.ProgressEvent;
+import js.html.URL;
 import js.html.XMLHttpRequest;
 import js.html.XMLHttpRequestResponseType;
 import js.Browser;
+import lime._internal.format.Base64;
 import lime.app.Future;
 import lime.app.Promise;
 import lime.graphics.Image;
@@ -21,6 +24,8 @@ import lime.utils.AssetType;
 @:access(lime.graphics.Image)
 class HTML5HTTPRequest
 {
+	private static inline var OPTION_REVOKE_URL:Int = 1 << 0;
+
 	private static var activeRequests = 0;
 	private static var originElement:AnchorElement;
 	private static var originHostname:String;
@@ -172,7 +177,8 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 					instance: this,
 					uri: uri,
 					promise: promise,
-					type: AssetType.BINARY
+					type: AssetType.BINARY,
+					options: 0
 				});
 		}
 
@@ -186,7 +192,7 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 		if (activeRequests < requestLimit)
 		{
 			activeRequests++;
-			__loadImage(uri, promise);
+			__loadImage(uri, promise, 0);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -195,13 +201,46 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 					instance: null,
 					uri: uri,
 					promise: promise,
-					type: AssetType.IMAGE
+					type: AssetType.IMAGE,
+					options: 0
 				});
 		}
 
 		return promise.future;
 	}
 
+	private static function loadImageFromBytes(bytes:Bytes, type:String):Future<Image>
+	{
+		var uri = __createBlobURIFromBytes(bytes, type);
+		if (uri != null)
+		{
+			var promise = new Promise<Image>();
+
+			if (activeRequests < requestLimit)
+			{
+				activeRequests++;
+				__loadImage(uri, promise, OPTION_REVOKE_URL);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				requestQueue.add(
+					{
+						instance: null,
+						uri: uri,
+						promise: promise,
+						type: AssetType.IMAGE,
+						options: OPTION_REVOKE_URL
+					});
+			}
+
+			return promise.future;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return loadImage("data:" + type + ";base64," + Base64.encode(bytes));
+		}
+	}
+
 	public function loadText(uri:String):Future<String>
 	{
 		var promise = new Promise<String>();
@@ -218,7 +257,8 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 					instance: this,
 					uri: uri,
 					promise: promise,
-					type: AssetType.TEXT
+					type: AssetType.TEXT,
+					options: 0
 				});
 		}
 
@@ -236,7 +276,7 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 			switch (queueItem.type)
 			{
 				case IMAGE:
-					__loadImage(queueItem.uri, queueItem.promise);
+					__loadImage(queueItem.uri, queueItem.promise, queueItem.options);
 
 				case TEXT:
 					queueItem.instance.__loadText(queueItem.uri, queueItem.promise);
@@ -272,6 +312,11 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 		parent.responseStatus = request.status;
 	}
 
+	private static inline function __createBlobURIFromBytes(bytes:Bytes, type:String):String
+	{
+		return URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([bytes.getData()], {type: type}));
+	}
+
 	private static function __fixHostname(hostname:String):String
 	{
 		return hostname == null ? "" : hostname;
@@ -301,10 +346,15 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 		return (protocol == null || protocol == "") ? "http:" : protocol;
 	}
 
+	private static function __isInMemoryURI(uri:String):Bool
+	{
+		return StringTools.startsWith(uri, "data:") || StringTools.startsWith(uri, "blob:");
+	}
+
 	private static function __isSameOrigin(path:String):Bool
 	{
 		if (path == null || path == "") return true;
-		if (StringTools.startsWith(path, "data:")) return true;
+		if (__isInMemoryURI(path)) return true;
 
 		if (originElement == null)
 		{
@@ -380,7 +430,7 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 		load(uri, progress, readyStateChange);
 	}
 
-	private static function __loadImage(uri:String, promise:Promise<Image>):Void
+	private static function __loadImage(uri:String, promise:Promise<Image>, options:Int):Void
 	{
 		var image = new JSImage();
 
@@ -394,10 +444,11 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 			supportsImageProgress = untyped __js__("'onprogress' in image");
 		}
 
-		if (supportsImageProgress || StringTools.startsWith(uri, "data:"))
+		if (supportsImageProgress || __isInMemoryURI(uri))
 		{
 			image.addEventListener("load", function(event)
 			{
+				__revokeBlobURI(uri, options);
 				var buffer = new ImageBuffer(null, image.width, image.height);
 				buffer.__srcImage = cast image;
 
@@ -414,6 +465,8 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 
 			image.addEventListener("error", function(event)
 			{
+				__revokeBlobURI(uri, options);
+
 				activeRequests--;
 				processQueue();
 
@@ -489,6 +542,14 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 		binary = false;
 		load(uri, progress, readyStateChange);
 	}
+
+	private static function __revokeBlobURI(uri:String, options:Int):Void
+	{
+		if ((options & OPTION_REVOKE_URL) != 0)
+		{
+			URL.revokeObjectURL(uri);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 @:dox(hide) typedef QueueItem =
@@ -497,4 +558,5 @@ class HTML5HTTPRequest
 	var type:AssetType;
 	var promise:Dynamic;
 	var uri:String;
+	var options:Int;
 }
diff --git a/src/lime/graphics/Image.hx b/src/lime/graphics/Image.hx
index aad56c223..00074bd75 100644
--- a/src/lime/graphics/Image.hx
+++ b/src/lime/graphics/Image.hx
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ class Image
 				sourceRect.offset(sourceImage.offsetX, sourceImage.offsetY);
 				destPoint.offset(offsetX, offsetY);
 
-				buffer.__srcBitmapData.copyChannel(sourceImage.buffer.src, sourceRect.__toFlashRectangle(), destPoint.__toFlashPoint(), srcChannel, dstChannel);
+				buffer.__srcBitmapData.copyChannel(sourceImage.buffer.src, sourceRect.__toFlashRectangle(), destPoint.__toFlashPoint(), srcChannel,
+					dstChannel);
 
 			default:
 		}
@@ -616,20 +617,16 @@ class Image
 		@param	bitmapData	A source `bitmapData` to use
 		@return		A new `Image` instance
 	**/
-	#if flash
-	public static function fromBitmapData(bitmapData:BitmapData):Image {
-	#else
-	public static function fromBitmapData(bitmapData:Dynamic):Image {
-	#end
-	if (bitmapData == null) return null;
-	#if flash
-	var buffer = new ImageBuffer(null, bitmapData.width, bitmapData.height);
-
-	buffer.__srcBitmapData = bitmapData;
-	return new Image(buffer);
-	#else
-	return bitmapData.image;
-	#end
+	public static function fromBitmapData(bitmapData:#if flash BitmapData #else Dynamic #end):Image
+	{
+		if (bitmapData == null) return null;
+		#if flash
+		var buffer = new ImageBuffer(null, bitmapData.width, bitmapData.height);
+		buffer.__srcBitmapData = bitmapData;
+		return new Image(buffer);
+		#else
+		return bitmapData.image;
+		#end
 	}
 	#end
 
@@ -664,18 +661,15 @@ class Image
 		@param	canvas	A `CanvasElement`
 		@return	A new `Image` instance
 	**/
-	#if (js && html5)
-	public static function fromCanvas(canvas:CanvasElement):Image {
-	#else
-	public static function fromCanvas(canvas:Dynamic):Image {
-	#end
-	if (canvas == null) return null;
-	var buffer = new ImageBuffer(null, canvas.width, canvas.height);
-	buffer.src = canvas;
-	var image = new Image(buffer);
+	public static function fromCanvas(canvas:#if (js && html5) CanvasElement #else Dynamic #end):Image
+	{
+		if (canvas == null) return null;
+		var buffer = new ImageBuffer(null, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+		buffer.src = canvas;
+		var image = new Image(buffer);
 
-	image.type = CANVAS;
-	return image;
+		image.type = CANVAS;
+		return image;
 	}
 	#end
 
@@ -710,18 +704,15 @@ class Image
 		@param	image	An `ImageElement` instance
 		@return	A new `Image` instance
 	**/
-	#if (js && html5)
-	public static function fromImageElement(image:ImageElement):Image {
-	#else
-	public static function fromImageElement(image:Dynamic):Image {
-	#end
-	if (image == null) return null;
-	var buffer = new ImageBuffer(null, image.width, image.height);
-	buffer.src = image;
-	var _image = new Image(buffer);
+	public static function fromImageElement(image:#if (js && html5) ImageElement #else Dynamic #end):Image
+	{
+		if (image == null) return null;
+		var buffer = new ImageBuffer(null, image.width, image.height);
+		buffer.src = image;
+		var _image = new Image(buffer);
 
-	_image.type = CANVAS;
-	return _image;
+		_image.type = CANVAS;
+		return _image;
 	}
 	#end
 
@@ -967,8 +958,11 @@ class Image
 			// throw "Image tried to read PNG/JPG Bytes, but found an invalid header.";
 			return Future.withValue(null);
 		}
-
+		#if !display
+		return HTML5HTTPRequest.loadImageFromBytes(bytes, type);
+		#else
 		return loadFromBase64(Base64.encode(bytes), type);
+		#end
 		#elseif flash
 		var promise = new Promise<Image>();