diff --git a/docs/src/App.vue b/docs/src/App.vue
index cb3ffed..5e87f18 100644
--- a/docs/src/App.vue
+++ b/docs/src/App.vue
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
                   <router-link exact to="/components/icon">Icon</router-link>
                 </md-list-item>
 
+                <md-list-item class="md-inset">
+                  <router-link exact to="/components/image-loader">Image Loader</router-link>
+                </md-list-item>
+
                 <md-list-item class="md-inset">
                   <router-link exact to="/components/input">Input</router-link>
                 </md-list-item>
diff --git a/docs/src/assets/avatar.jpg b/docs/src/assets/avatar.jpg
index bfcbeff..cff854b 100644
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diff --git a/docs/src/assets/card-example.jpg b/docs/src/assets/card-example.jpg
index f83e3fe..ad5cc4e 100644
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diff --git a/docs/src/assets/card-sky.jpg b/docs/src/assets/card-sky.jpg
index 4c07815..4f8e324 100644
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diff --git a/docs/src/assets/cover.png b/docs/src/assets/cover.png
index 0f7a19d..691a817 100644
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diff --git a/docs/src/assets/favicon/mstile-150x150.png b/docs/src/assets/favicon/mstile-150x150.png
index 27bb1f5..fc52e99 100644
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diff --git a/docs/src/assets/joker-1.jpg b/docs/src/assets/joker-1.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d970c9
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diff --git a/docs/src/assets/joker-2.jpg b/docs/src/assets/joker-2.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b44b508
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diff --git a/docs/src/assets/joker-3.jpg b/docs/src/assets/joker-3.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bda0e2
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diff --git a/docs/src/pages/components/ImageLoader.vue b/docs/src/pages/components/ImageLoader.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..870f522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/pages/components/ImageLoader.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<template>
+  <page-content page-title="Components - Image Loader">
+    <docs-component>
+      <div slot="description">
+        <p>Illustrations and photographs may load and transition in three phases by staggering opacity, exposure, and saturation levels.</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div slot="api">
+        <api-table name="md-image">
+          <md-table slot="properties">
+            <md-table-header>
+              <md-table-row>
+                <md-table-head>Name</md-table-head>
+                <md-table-head>Type</md-table-head>
+                <md-table-head>Description</md-table-head>
+              </md-table-row>
+            </md-table-header>
+
+            <md-table-body>
+              <md-table-row>
+                <md-table-cell>md-src</md-table-cell>
+                <md-table-cell><code>String</code></md-table-cell>
+                <md-table-cell>The image source. Accepts any image file extension.</md-table-cell>
+              </md-table-row>
+            </md-table-body>
+          </md-table>
+        </api-table>
+      </div>
+
+      <div slot="example">
+        <example-box card-title="Default">
+          <div slot="demo">
+            <md-button class="md-primary md-raised" @click="loadImage">Load Image</md-button>
+            <md-button class="md-primary md-raised" @click="clearImage">Clear Image</md-button>
+
+            <div>
+              <md-image :md-src="src"></md-image>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div slot="code">
+            <code-block lang="xml">
+              &lt;md-button class=&quot;md-primary md-raised&quot; @click=&quot;loadImage&quot;&gt;Load Image&lt;/md-button&gt;
+              &lt;md-button class=&quot;md-primary md-raised&quot; @click=&quot;clearImage&quot;&gt;Clear Image&lt;/md-button&gt;
+
+              &lt;div&gt;
+                &lt;md-image :md-src=&quot;src&quot;&gt;&lt;/md-image&gt;
+              &lt;/div&gt;
+            </code-block>
+
+            <code-block lang="xml">
+              export default {
+                data: () => ({
+                  src: null
+                }),
+                methods: {
+                  loadImage() {
+                    let options = [
+                      'assets/joker-1.jpg',
+                      'assets/joker-2.jpg',
+                      'assets/joker-3.jpg',
+                      'assets/card-image-1.jpg',
+                      'assets/card-image-2.jpg'
+                    ];
+
+                    this.src = options[Math.floor(Math.random() * 5)];
+                  },
+                  clearImage() {
+                    this.src = null;
+                  }
+                }
+              };
+            </code-block>
+          </div>
+        </example-box>
+      </div>
+    </docs-component>
+  </page-content>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+  export default {
+    data: () => ({
+      src: null
+    }),
+    methods: {
+      loadImage() {
+        let options = [
+          'assets/joker-1.jpg',
+          'assets/joker-2.jpg',
+          'assets/joker-3.jpg',
+          'assets/card-image-1.jpg',
+          'assets/card-image-2.jpg'
+        ];
+
+        this.src = options[Math.floor(Math.random() * 5)];
+      },
+      clearImage() {
+        this.src = null;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+</script>
diff --git a/docs/src/routes.js b/docs/src/routes.js
index bebeb8c..95d7a8d 100644
--- a/docs/src/routes.js
+++ b/docs/src/routes.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const Checkbox = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/Checkbox'], resolve);
 const Chips = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/Chips'], resolve);
 const Dialog = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/Dialog'], resolve);
 const Icon = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/Icon'], resolve);
+const ImageLoader = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/ImageLoader'], resolve);
 const InkRipple = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/InkRipple'], resolve);
 const Input = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/Input'], resolve);
 const List = (resolve) => require(['./pages/components/List'], resolve);
@@ -114,6 +115,11 @@ const components = [
     name: 'components:icon',
     component: Icon
   },
+  {
+    path: '/components/image-loader',
+    name: 'components:image-loader',
+    component: ImageLoader
+  },
   {
     path: '/components/ink-ripple',
     name: 'components:ink-ripple',
diff --git a/src/components/mdCard/mdCardMediaCover.vue b/src/components/mdCard/mdCardMediaCover.vue
index ce9a6dc..e99dddc 100644
--- a/src/components/mdCard/mdCardMediaCover.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdCard/mdCardMediaCover.vue
@@ -6,40 +6,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-  const getImageAlpha = (image, onLoad) => {
-    let canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
-
-    image.onload = function() {
-      let colorSum = 0;
-      let ctx;
-      let imageData;
-      let imageMetadata;
-      let r;
-      let g;
-      let b;
-      let average;
-
-      canvas.width = this.width;
-      canvas.height = this.height;
-      ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
-
-      ctx.drawImage(this, 0, 0);
-
-      imageData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
-      imageMetadata = imageData.data;
-
-      for (let x = 0, len = imageMetadata.length; x < len; x += 4) {
-        r = imageMetadata[x];
-        g = imageMetadata[x + 1];
-        b = imageMetadata[x + 2];
-
-        average = Math.floor((r + g + b) / 3);
-        colorSum += average;
-      }
-
-      onLoad(Math.floor(colorSum / (this.width * this.height)));
-    };
-  };
+  import getImageLightness from '../../core/utils/getImageLightness';
 
   export default {
     props: {
@@ -82,7 +49,7 @@
       let image = this.$el.querySelector('img');
 
       if (image && (this.mdTextScrim || this.mdSolid)) {
-        getImageAlpha(image, (lightness) => {
+        getImageLightness(image, (lightness) => {
           let limit = 256;
           let darkness = (Math.abs(limit - lightness) * 100 / limit + 15) / 100;
 
diff --git a/src/components/mdImage/index.js b/src/components/mdImage/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa5cd5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mdImage/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import mdImage from './mdImage.vue';
+import mdImageTheme from './mdImage.theme';
+
+export default function install(Vue) {
+  Vue.component('md-image', Vue.extend(mdImage));
+
+  Vue.material.styles.push(mdImageTheme);
+}
diff --git a/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.scss b/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed3ffcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+@import '../../core/stylesheets/variables.scss';
+
+$transition-duration: 2.2s;
+
+.md-image {
+  opacity: 0;
+  filter: saturate(20%);
+
+  &.md-black-output {
+    filter: brightness(.4) saturate(20%);
+  }
+
+  &.md-loaded {
+    opacity: 1;
+    filter: saturate(100%);
+    transition: opacity $transition-duration/2 $swift-ease-out-timing-function,
+                filter $transition-duration .3s $swift-ease-out-timing-function;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.theme b/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.theme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e1b158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.theme
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.THEME_NAME {
+  &.md-image {
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.vue b/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5c0d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mdImage/mdImage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<template>
+  <img :src="mdSrc" class="md-image" :class="classes">
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" src="./mdImage.scss"></style>
+
+<script>
+  import getImageLightness from '../../core/utils/getImageLightness';
+
+  export default {
+    props: {
+      mdSrc: String
+    },
+    data: () => ({
+      loaded: false,
+      applyBlack: true,
+      imageElement: null
+    }),
+    watch: {
+      mdSrc() {
+        this.createImage();
+      }
+    },
+    computed: {
+      classes() {
+        return {
+          'md-loaded': this.loaded,
+          'md-black-output': this.applyBlack
+        };
+      }
+    },
+    methods: {
+      analyzeLightness(image) {
+        getImageLightness(image, (lightness) => {
+          let limit = 256;
+          let darkness = (Math.abs(limit - lightness) * 100 / limit + 15) / 100;
+
+          if (darkness >= 0.7) {
+            this.applyBlack = true;
+          }
+
+          this.$nextTick(() => {
+            this.loaded = true;
+          });
+        });
+      },
+      createImage() {
+        this.loaded = false;
+        this.applyBlack = false;
+        this.imageElement = null;
+
+        if (this.mdSrc) {
+          this.imageElement = document.createElement('img');
+          this.imageElement.crossOrigin = '';
+          this.imageElement.src = this.mdSrc;
+          this.analyzeLightness(this.imageElement);
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    created() {
+      this.createImage();
+    }
+  };
+</script>
diff --git a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
index 807f440..c68a109 100644
--- a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@
         return idList.indexOf(id);
       },
       calculateIndicatorPos() {
-        if (this.$refs.tabHeader) {
+        let activeTab = this.$refs.tabHeader && this.$refs.tabHeader[this.activeTabNumber];
+
+        if (activeTab) {
           let tabsWidth = this.$el.offsetWidth;
-          let activeTab = this.$refs.tabHeader[this.activeTabNumber];
-          let left = activeTab ? activeTab.offsetLeft : 0;
+          let left = activeTab.offsetLeft;
           let right = tabsWidth - left - activeTab.offsetWidth;
 
           this.$refs.indicator.style.left = left + 'px';
diff --git a/src/core/stylesheets/base.scss b/src/core/stylesheets/base.scss
index 433c0bc..811abb2 100644
--- a/src/core/stylesheets/base.scss
+++ b/src/core/stylesheets/base.scss
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ canvas,
 video,
 iframe {
   max-width: 100%;
-  height: auto;
   font-style: italic;
   vertical-align: middle;
+
+  &:not(.md-image) {
+    height: auto;
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/utils/getImageLightness.js b/src/core/utils/getImageLightness.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aa7e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/getImageLightness.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const getImageLightness = (image, onLoad) => {
+  let canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+
+  image.onload = function() {
+    let colorSum = 0;
+    let ctx;
+    let imageData;
+    let imageMetadata;
+    let r;
+    let g;
+    let b;
+    let average;
+
+    canvas.width = this.width;
+    canvas.height = this.height;
+    ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+    ctx.drawImage(this, 0, 0);
+
+    imageData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    imageMetadata = imageData.data;
+
+    for (let x = 0, len = imageMetadata.length; x < len; x += 4) {
+      r = imageMetadata[x];
+      g = imageMetadata[x + 1];
+      b = imageMetadata[x + 2];
+
+      average = Math.floor((r + g + b) / 3);
+      colorSum += average;
+    }
+
+    onLoad(Math.floor(colorSum / (this.width * this.height)));
+  };
+};
+
+export default getImageLightness;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index a280e5c..99f21e7 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import MdChips from './components/mdChips';
 import MdDialog from './components/mdDialog';
 import MdDivider from './components/mdDivider';
 import MdIcon from './components/mdIcon';
+import MdImage from './components/mdImage';
 import MdInputContainer from './components/mdInputContainer';
 import MdLayout from './components/mdLayout';
 import MdList from './components/mdList';
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const options = {
   MdDialog,
   MdDivider,
   MdIcon,
+  MdImage,
   MdInputContainer,
   MdLayout,
   MdList,