diff --git a/Tests/helper.py b/Tests/helper.py
index 3f7913b11..637e77f9c 100644
--- a/Tests/helper.py
+++ b/Tests/helper.py
@@ -180,6 +180,26 @@ def tostring(im, format, **options):
     return out.getvalue()
 
 
+def hopper(mode="RGB", cache={}):
+    from PIL import Image
+    im = None
+    # FIXME: Implement caching to reduce reading from disk but so an original
+    # copy is returned each time and the cached image isn't modified by tests
+    # (for fast, isolated, repeatable tests).
+    # im = cache.get(mode)
+    if im is None:
+        if mode == "RGB":
+            im = Image.open("Tests/images/hopper.ppm")
+        elif mode == "F":
+            im = lena("L").convert(mode)
+        elif mode[:4] == "I;16":
+            im = lena("I").convert(mode)
+        else:
+            im = lena("RGB").convert(mode)
+    # cache[mode] = im
+    return im
+
+
 def lena(mode="RGB", cache={}):
     from PIL import Image
     im = None
diff --git a/Tests/test_image.py b/Tests/test_image.py
index 46669db4b..1c60cca17 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from helper import unittest, PillowTestCase, lena
+from helper import unittest, PillowTestCase, hopper
 
 from PIL import Image
 import sys
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
 
     def test_expand_x(self):
         # Arrange
-        im = lena()
+        im = hopper()
         orig_size = im.size
         xmargin = 5
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
 
     def test_expand_xy(self):
         # Arrange
-        im = lena()
+        im = hopper()
         orig_size = im.size
         xmargin = 5
         ymargin = 3
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
 
     def test_getbands(self):
         # Arrange
-        im = lena()
+        im = hopper()
 
         # Act
         bands = im.getbands()
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
 
     def test_getbbox(self):
         # Arrange
-        im = lena()
+        im = hopper()
 
         # Act
         bbox = im.getbbox()
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
 
     def test_effect_spread(self):
         # Arrange
-        im = lena()
+        im = hopper()
         distance = 10
 
         # Act