diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
index c07c7fe83..3aa30063d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
     /// </summary>
     public abstract partial class Image : IImage, IConfigurationProvider
     {
+        private bool isDisposed;
+
         private Size size;
         private readonly Configuration configuration;
 
@@ -78,7 +80,17 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         Configuration IConfigurationProvider.Configuration => this.configuration;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public void Dispose() => this.Dispose(true);
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (this.isDisposed)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.Dispose(true);
+
+            this.isDisposed = true;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Saves the image to the given stream using the given image encoder.
@@ -144,7 +156,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <summary>
         /// Throws <see cref="ObjectDisposedException"/> if the image is disposed.
         /// </summary>
-        internal abstract void EnsureNotDisposed();
+        internal void EnsureNotDisposed()
+        {
+            if (this.isDisposed)
+            {
+                throw new ObjectDisposedException("Trying to execute an operation on a disposed image.");
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Accepts a <see cref="IImageVisitor"/>.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
index 9c32a2c31..c43643052 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
     public sealed class Image<TPixel> : Image
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
-        private bool isDisposed;
-
         private ImageFrameCollection<TPixel> frames;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -272,26 +270,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
-            if (this.isDisposed)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
             if (disposing)
             {
                 this.frames.Dispose();
             }
-
-            this.isDisposed = true;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        internal override void EnsureNotDisposed()
-        {
-            if (this.isDisposed)
-            {
-                throw new ObjectDisposedException("Trying to execute an operation on a disposed image.");
-            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>