diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/ImageAutomationPeer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/ImageAutomationPeer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cc0f17818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/ImageAutomationPeer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using Avalonia.Automation.Peers;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Controls.Automation.Peers
+{
+    public class ImageAutomationPeer : ControlAutomationPeer
+    {
+        public ImageAutomationPeer(Control owner) : base(owner)
+        {
+        }
+
+        override protected string GetClassNameCore()
+        {
+            return "Image";
+        }
+
+        override protected AutomationControlType GetAutomationControlTypeCore()
+        {
+            return AutomationControlType.Image;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Image.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Image.cs
index 3e76835e92..b14cc78e60 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Image.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Image.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Avalonia.Automation;
 using Avalonia.Automation.Peers;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Automation.Peers;
 using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
@@ -130,5 +131,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 return new Size();
             }
         }
+
+        protected override AutomationPeer OnCreateAutomationPeer()
+        {
+            return new ImageAutomationPeer(this);
+        }
     }
 }