diff --git a/src/react_native/core.cljs b/src/react_native/core.cljs
index a7d6677e0b..940422a901 100644
--- a/src/react_native/core.cljs
+++ b/src/react_native/core.cljs
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@
 
 (def view (reagent/adapt-react-class (.-View ^js react-native)))
 (def scroll-view (reagent/adapt-react-class (.-ScrollView ^js react-native)))
-(def image (reagent/adapt-react-class (.-Image ^js react-native)))
+
+(def ^:private image-native
+  (reagent/adapt-react-class (.-Image ^js react-native)))
+
+(defn image
+  [{:keys [source] :as props}]
+  [image-native
+   (if (string? source)
+     (assoc props :source {:uri source})
+     props)])
+
 (defn image-get-size [uri callback] (.getSize ^js (.-Image ^js react-native) uri callback))
 (def text (reagent/adapt-react-class (.-Text ^js react-native)))
 (def text-input (reagent/adapt-react-class (.-TextInput ^js react-native)))