diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index fa0a42f17c99..dec202cdef9e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -1703,6 +1703,8 @@ def add_image(self, image):
         Returns the image.
         """
         self._set_artist_props(image)
+        if not image.get_label():
+            image.set_label('_image%d' % len(self.images))
         self.images.append(image)
         image._remove_method = lambda h: self.images.remove(h)
         return image
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
index cea7b5d7b21c..fc24fe186f1d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ def _init_toolbar(self):
         if figureoptions is not None:
             a = self.addAction(self._icon("qt4_editor_options.png"),
                                'Customize', self.edit_parameters)
-            a.setToolTip('Edit curves line and axes parameters')
+            a.setToolTip('Edit axis, curve and image parameters')
 
         self.buttons = {}
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
index f2fc9e115efc..566c06d8bfb5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/qt_editor/figureoptions.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import matplotlib.backends.qt_editor.formlayout as formlayout
 from matplotlib.backends.qt_compat import QtGui
-from matplotlib import markers
+from matplotlib import cm, markers
 from matplotlib.colors import colorConverter, rgb2hex
 
 
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ def figure_edit(axes, parent=None):
     """Edit matplotlib figure options"""
     sep = (None, None)  # separator
 
-    has_curve = len(axes.get_lines()) > 0
-
     # Get / General
     xmin, xmax = map(float, axes.get_xlim())
     ymin, ymax = map(float, axes.get_ylim())
@@ -69,79 +67,103 @@ def figure_edit(axes, parent=None):
     xunits = axes.xaxis.get_units()
     yunits = axes.yaxis.get_units()
 
-    if has_curve:
-        # Get / Curves
-        linedict = {}
-        for line in axes.get_lines():
-            label = line.get_label()
-            if label == '_nolegend_':
-                continue
-            linedict[label] = line
-        curves = []
-
-        def prepare_data(d, init):
-            """Prepare entry for FormLayout.
-
-            `d` is a mapping of shorthands to style names (a single style may
-            have multiple shorthands, in particular the shorthands `None`,
-            `"None"`, `"none"` and `""` are synonyms); `init` is one shorthand
-            of the initial style.
-
-            This function returns an list suitable for initializing a
-            FormLayout combobox, namely `[initial_name, (shorthand,
-            style_name), (shorthand, style_name), ...]`.
-            """
-            # Drop duplicate shorthands from dict (by overwriting them during
-            # the dict comprehension).
-            name2short = {name: short for short, name in d.items()}
-            # Convert back to {shorthand: name}.
-            short2name = {short: name for name, short in name2short.items()}
-            # Find the kept shorthand for the style specified by init.
-            canonical_init = name2short[d[init]]
-            # Sort by representation and prepend the initial value.
-            return ([canonical_init] +
-                    sorted(short2name.items(),
-                           key=lambda short_and_name: short_and_name[1]))
-
-        curvelabels = sorted(linedict.keys())
-        for label in curvelabels:
-            line = linedict[label]
-            color = rgb2hex(colorConverter.to_rgb(line.get_color()))
-            ec = rgb2hex(colorConverter.to_rgb(line.get_markeredgecolor()))
-            fc = rgb2hex(colorConverter.to_rgb(line.get_markerfacecolor()))
-            curvedata = [
-                ('Label', label),
-                sep,
-                (None, '<b>Line</b>'),
-                ('Line Style', prepare_data(LINESTYLES, line.get_linestyle())),
-                ('Draw Style', prepare_data(DRAWSTYLES, line.get_drawstyle())),
-                ('Width', line.get_linewidth()),
-                ('Color', color),
-                sep,
-                (None, '<b>Marker</b>'),
-                ('Style', prepare_data(MARKERS, line.get_marker())),
-                ('Size', line.get_markersize()),
-                ('Facecolor', fc),
-                ('Edgecolor', ec)]
-            curves.append([curvedata, label, ""])
-
-        # make sure that there is at least one displayed curve
-        has_curve = bool(curves)
+    # Get / Curves
+    linedict = {}
+    for line in axes.get_lines():
+        label = line.get_label()
+        if label == '_nolegend_':
+            continue
+        linedict[label] = line
+    curves = []
+
+    def prepare_data(d, init):
+        """Prepare entry for FormLayout.
+
+        `d` is a mapping of shorthands to style names (a single style may
+        have multiple shorthands, in particular the shorthands `None`,
+        `"None"`, `"none"` and `""` are synonyms); `init` is one shorthand
+        of the initial style.
+
+        This function returns an list suitable for initializing a
+        FormLayout combobox, namely `[initial_name, (shorthand,
+        style_name), (shorthand, style_name), ...]`.
+        """
+        # Drop duplicate shorthands from dict (by overwriting them during
+        # the dict comprehension).
+        name2short = {name: short for short, name in d.items()}
+        # Convert back to {shorthand: name}.
+        short2name = {short: name for name, short in name2short.items()}
+        # Find the kept shorthand for the style specified by init.
+        canonical_init = name2short[d[init]]
+        # Sort by representation and prepend the initial value.
+        return ([canonical_init] +
+                sorted(short2name.items(),
+                       key=lambda short_and_name: short_and_name[1]))
+
+    curvelabels = sorted(linedict.keys())
+    for label in curvelabels:
+        line = linedict[label]
+        color = rgb2hex(colorConverter.to_rgb(line.get_color()))
+        ec = rgb2hex(colorConverter.to_rgb(line.get_markeredgecolor()))
+        fc = rgb2hex(colorConverter.to_rgb(line.get_markerfacecolor()))
+        curvedata = [
+            ('Label', label),
+            sep,
+            (None, '<b>Line</b>'),
+            ('Line Style', prepare_data(LINESTYLES, line.get_linestyle())),
+            ('Draw Style', prepare_data(DRAWSTYLES, line.get_drawstyle())),
+            ('Width', line.get_linewidth()),
+            ('Color', color),
+            sep,
+            (None, '<b>Marker</b>'),
+            ('Style', prepare_data(MARKERS, line.get_marker())),
+            ('Size', line.get_markersize()),
+            ('Facecolor', fc),
+            ('Edgecolor', ec)]
+        curves.append([curvedata, label, ""])
+    # Is there a curve displayed?
+    has_curve = bool(curves)
+
+    # Get / Images
+    imagedict = {}
+    for image in axes.get_images():
+        label = image.get_label()
+        if label == '_nolegend_':
+            continue
+        imagedict[label] = image
+    imagelabels = sorted(imagedict)
+    images = []
+    cmaps = [(cmap, name) for name, cmap in sorted(cm.cmap_d.items())]
+    for label in imagelabels:
+        image = imagedict[label]
+        cmap = image.get_cmap()
+        if cmap not in cm.cmap_d:
+            cmaps = [(cmap, cmap.name)] + cmaps
+        imagedata = [
+            ('Label', label),
+            ('Colormap', [cmap.name] + cmaps)
+        ]
+        images.append([imagedata, label, ""])
+    # Is there an image displayed?
+    has_image = bool(images)
 
     datalist = [(general, "Axes", "")]
-    if has_curve:
+    if curves:
         datalist.append((curves, "Curves", ""))
+    if images:
+        datalist.append((images, "Images", ""))
 
     def apply_callback(data):
         """This function will be called to apply changes"""
-        if has_curve:
-            general, curves = data
-        else:
-            general, = data
+        general = data.pop(0)
+        curves = data.pop(0) if has_curve else []
+        images = data.pop(0) if has_image else []
+        if data:
+            raise ValueError("Unexpected field")
 
         # Set / General
-        title, xmin, xmax, xlabel, xscale, ymin, ymax, ylabel, yscale, \
-            generate_legend = general
+        (title, xmin, xmax, xlabel, xscale, ymin, ymax, ylabel, yscale,
+         generate_legend) = general
         axes.set_xscale(xscale)
         axes.set_yscale(yscale)
         axes.set_title(title)
@@ -158,26 +180,30 @@ def apply_callback(data):
         axes.xaxis._update_axisinfo()
         axes.yaxis._update_axisinfo()
 
-        if has_curve:
-            # Set / Curves
-            for index, curve in enumerate(curves):
-                line = linedict[curvelabels[index]]
-                label, linestyle, drawstyle, linewidth, color, \
-                    marker, markersize, markerfacecolor, markeredgecolor \
-                    = curve
-                line.set_label(label)
-                line.set_linestyle(linestyle)
-                line.set_drawstyle(drawstyle)
-                line.set_linewidth(linewidth)
-                line.set_color(color)
-                if marker is not 'none':
-                    line.set_marker(marker)
-                    line.set_markersize(markersize)
-                    line.set_markerfacecolor(markerfacecolor)
-                    line.set_markeredgecolor(markeredgecolor)
+        # Set / Curves
+        for index, curve in enumerate(curves):
+            line = linedict[curvelabels[index]]
+            (label, linestyle, drawstyle, linewidth, color, marker, markersize,
+             markerfacecolor, markeredgecolor) = curve
+            line.set_label(label)
+            line.set_linestyle(linestyle)
+            line.set_drawstyle(drawstyle)
+            line.set_linewidth(linewidth)
+            line.set_color(color)
+            if marker is not 'none':
+                line.set_marker(marker)
+                line.set_markersize(markersize)
+                line.set_markerfacecolor(markerfacecolor)
+                line.set_markeredgecolor(markeredgecolor)
+
+        # Set / Images
+        for index, image_settings in enumerate(images):
+            image = imagedict[imagelabels[index]]
+            label, cmap = image_settings
+            image.set_label(label)
+            image.set_cmap(cm.get_cmap(cmap))
 
         # re-generate legend, if checkbox is checked
-
         if generate_legend:
             draggable = None
             ncol = None

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