diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensions.cs
index 9bf8943b7..d36240512 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/AdvancedImageExtensions.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced
         public static Configuration GetConfiguration(this Image source)
             => GetConfiguration((IConfigurable)source);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the configuration for the image frame.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source image.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns the configuration.</returns>
+        public static Configuration GetConfiguration(this ImageFrame source)
+            => GetConfiguration((IConfigurable)source);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the configuration .
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source image</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns the bounds of the image</returns>
+        private static Configuration GetConfiguration(IConfigurable source)
+            => source?.Configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the representation of the pixels as a <see cref="Span{T}"/> of contiguous memory in the source image's pixel format
         /// stored in row major order.
@@ -161,14 +177,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced
         internal static MemoryAllocator GetMemoryAllocator(this IConfigurable source)
             => GetConfiguration(source).MemoryAllocator;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the configuration.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="source">The source image</param>
-        /// <returns>Returns the bounds of the image</returns>
-        private static Configuration GetConfiguration(IConfigurable source)
-            => source?.Configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a reference to the 0th element of the Pixel buffer.
         /// Such a reference can be used for pinning but must never be dereferenced.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/IConfigurable.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/IConfigurable.cs
index 38fc83ae1..d36cde0ed 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/IConfigurable.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Advanced/IConfigurable.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced
     internal interface IConfigurable
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the configuration.
+        /// Gets the configuration which allows altering default behaviour or extending the library.
         /// </summary>
         Configuration Configuration { get; }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Encoder/YCbCrForwardConverter{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Encoder/YCbCrForwardConverter{TPixel}.cs
index 883a085b5..92482de2a 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Encoder/YCbCrForwardConverter{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Encoder/YCbCrForwardConverter{TPixel}.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Encoder
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Encoder
             this.pixelBlock.LoadAndStretchEdges(frame, x, y);
 
             Span<Rgb24> rgbSpan = this.rgbBlock.AsSpanUnsafe();
-            PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.ToRgb24(frame.Configuration, this.pixelBlock.AsSpanUnsafe(), rgbSpan);
+            PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.ToRgb24(frame.GetConfiguration(), this.pixelBlock.AsSpanUnsafe(), rgbSpan);
 
             ref float yBlockStart = ref Unsafe.As<Block8x8F, float>(ref this.Y);
             ref float cbBlockStart = ref Unsafe.As<Block8x8F, float>(ref this.Cb);
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Encoder
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
index a62bfed1e..c0de4e04c 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
     public abstract partial class Image : IImage, IConfigurable
     {
         private Size size;
+        private readonly Configuration configuration;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Image"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="configuration">The <see cref="Configuration"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="configuration">The <see cref="IConfigurable.Configuration"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="pixelType">The <see cref="PixelTypeInfo"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="metadata">The <see cref="ImageMetadata"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="size">The <see cref="size"/>.</param>
         protected Image(Configuration configuration, PixelTypeInfo pixelType, ImageMetadata metadata, Size size)
         {
-            this.Configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
+            this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.PixelType = pixelType;
             this.size = size;
             this.Metadata = metadata ?? new ImageMetadata();
@@ -48,11 +49,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         {
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the <see cref="Configuration"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected Configuration Configuration { get; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="ImageFrameCollection"/> implementing the public <see cref="Frames"/> property.
         /// </summary>
@@ -75,10 +71,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         public ImageFrameCollection Frames => this.NonGenericFrameCollection;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the pixel buffer.
-        /// </summary>
-        Configuration IConfigurable.Configuration => this.Configuration;
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        Configuration IConfigurable.Configuration => this.configuration;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void Dispose()
@@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel2">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Image{TPixel2}"/></returns>
         public Image<TPixel2> CloneAs<TPixel2>()
-            where TPixel2 : struct, IPixel<TPixel2> => this.CloneAs<TPixel2>(this.Configuration);
+            where TPixel2 : struct, IPixel<TPixel2> => this.CloneAs<TPixel2>(this.GetConfiguration());
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a copy of the image in the given pixel format.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame.cs
index fe2a2b762..af7405c75 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 using System;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
     /// In case of animated formats like gif, it contains the single frame in a animation.
     /// In all other cases it is the only frame of the image.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract partial class ImageFrame : IDisposable
+    public abstract partial class ImageFrame : IConfigurable, IDisposable
     {
+        private readonly Configuration configuration;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ImageFrame"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
             Guard.NotNull(configuration, nameof(configuration));
             Guard.NotNull(metadata, nameof(metadata));
 
-            this.Configuration = configuration;
+            this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.MemoryAllocator = configuration.MemoryAllocator;
             this.Width = width;
             this.Height = height;
@@ -39,11 +42,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         public MemoryAllocator MemoryAllocator { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the <see cref="Configuration"/> instance associated with this <see cref="ImageFrame{TPixel}"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal Configuration Configuration { get; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the width.
         /// </summary>
@@ -59,6 +57,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         public ImageFrameMetadata Metadata { get; }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        Configuration IConfigurable.Configuration => this.configuration;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the size of the frame.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
index 85454e150..fef1730b9 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrame{TPixel}.cs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
                 this.PixelBuffer.GetSpan().CopyTo(dest1);
             }
 
-            PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.To(this.Configuration, this.PixelBuffer.GetSpan(), destination);
+            PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.To(this.GetConfiguration(), this.PixelBuffer.GetSpan(), destination);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// Clones the current instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="ImageFrame{TPixel}"/></returns>
-        internal ImageFrame<TPixel> Clone() => this.Clone(this.Configuration);
+        internal ImageFrame<TPixel> Clone() => this.Clone(this.GetConfiguration());
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Clones the current instance.
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel2">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="ImageFrame{TPixel2}"/></returns>
         internal ImageFrame<TPixel2> CloneAs<TPixel2>()
-            where TPixel2 : struct, IPixel<TPixel2> => this.CloneAs<TPixel2>(this.Configuration);
+            where TPixel2 : struct, IPixel<TPixel2> => this.CloneAs<TPixel2>(this.GetConfiguration());
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a copy of the image frame in the given pixel format.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
index b7e63dc25..87bdf90a1 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// Clones the current image
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Returns a new image with all the same metadata as the original.</returns>
-        public Image<TPixel> Clone() => this.Clone(this.Configuration);
+        public Image<TPixel> Clone() => this.Clone(this.GetConfiguration());
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Clones the current image with the given configuration.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/BackgroundColorProcessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/BackgroundColorProcessor{TPixel}.cs
index 1c974612e..53bd0f231 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/BackgroundColorProcessor{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/BackgroundColorProcessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
             int width = maxX - minX;
 
             var workingRect = Rectangle.FromLTRB(minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
+            Configuration configuration = this.Configuration;
 
             using (IMemoryOwner<TPixel> colors = source.MemoryAllocator.Allocate<TPixel>(width))
             using (IMemoryOwner<float> amount = source.MemoryAllocator.Allocate<float>(width))
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
 
                 ParallelHelper.IterateRows(
                     workingRect,
-                    this.Configuration,
+                    configuration,
                     rows =>
                         {
                             for (int y = rows.Min; y < rows.Max; y++)
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
 
                                 // This switched color & destination in the 2nd and 3rd places because we are applying the target color under the current one
                                 blender.Blend(
-                                    source.Configuration,
+                                    configuration,
                                     destination,
                                     colors.GetSpan(),
                                     destination,
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/GlowProcessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/GlowProcessor{TPixel}.cs
index d6aa6f894..86071cdfd 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/GlowProcessor{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/GlowProcessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
             var workingRect = Rectangle.FromLTRB(minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
 
             float blendPercentage = this.definition.GraphicsOptions.BlendPercentage;
+            Configuration configuration = this.Configuration;
 
             using (IMemoryOwner<TPixel> rowColors = source.MemoryAllocator.Allocate<TPixel>(width))
             {
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
 
                 ParallelHelper.IterateRowsWithTempBuffer<float>(
                     workingRect,
-                    this.Configuration,
+                    configuration,
                     (rows, amounts) =>
                         {
                             Span<float> amountsSpan = amounts.Span;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
                                 Span<TPixel> destination = source.GetPixelRowSpan(offsetY).Slice(offsetX, width);
 
                                 this.blender.Blend(
-                                    source.Configuration,
+                                    configuration,
                                     destination,
                                     destination,
                                     rowColors.GetSpan(),
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/VignetteProcessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/VignetteProcessor{TPixel}.cs
index fd782261b..402fb1776 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/VignetteProcessor{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Overlays/VignetteProcessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
 
             var workingRect = Rectangle.FromLTRB(minX, minY, maxX, maxY);
             float blendPercentage = this.definition.GraphicsOptions.BlendPercentage;
+            Configuration configuration = this.Configuration;
 
             using (IMemoryOwner<TPixel> rowColors = source.MemoryAllocator.Allocate<TPixel>(width))
             {
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
 
                 ParallelHelper.IterateRowsWithTempBuffer<float>(
                     workingRect,
-                    this.Configuration,
+                    configuration,
                     (rows, amounts) =>
                         {
                             Span<float> amountsSpan = amounts.Span;
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Overlays
                                 Span<TPixel> destination = source.GetPixelRowSpan(offsetY).Slice(offsetX, width);
 
                                 this.blender.Blend(
-                                    source.Configuration,
+                                    configuration,
                                     destination,
                                     destination,
                                     rowColors.GetSpan(),
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/FrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/FrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs
index 71013548b..84e783240 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/FrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/FrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Dithering;
 
@@ -108,9 +109,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Quantization
 
             // Collect the palette. Required before the second pass runs.
             ReadOnlyMemory<TPixel> palette = this.GetPalette();
-            this.paletteVector = image.Configuration.MemoryAllocator.Allocate<Vector4>(palette.Length);
+            Configuration configuration = image.GetConfiguration();
+            this.paletteVector = configuration.MemoryAllocator.Allocate<Vector4>(palette.Length);
             PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.ToVector4(
-                image.Configuration,
+                configuration,
                 palette.Span,
                 this.paletteVector.Memory.Span,
                 PixelConversionModifiers.Scale);
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/WuFrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/WuFrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs
index 9b5e89427..e695dbd17 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/WuFrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Quantization/WuFrameQuantizer{TPixel}.cs
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Quantization
                 {
                     Span<TPixel> row = source.GetPixelRowSpan(y);
                     Span<Rgba32> rgbaSpan = rgbaBuffer.GetSpan();
-                    PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.ToRgba32(source.Configuration, row, rgbaSpan);
+                    PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.ToRgba32(source.GetConfiguration(), row, rgbaSpan);
                     ref Rgba32 scanBaseRef = ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(rgbaSpan);
 
                     // And loop through each column