diff --git a/libs/microbit/images.cpp b/libs/microbit/images.cpp
index 71a4f1dd..707cd936 100644
--- a/libs/microbit/images.cpp
+++ b/libs/microbit/images.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ namespace images {
 }
 
 namespace ImageMethods {
+    /**
+     * Plots the image at a given column to the screen
+     */            
+    //% help=images/plot-image
+    void plotImage(Image i, int xOffset = 0) {
+      uBit.display.print(MicroBitImage(i), -xOffset, 0, 0, 0);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Shows an frame from the image at offset ``x offset``.
      * @param xOffset TODO
@@ -35,6 +43,16 @@ namespace ImageMethods {
       uBit.display.print(MicroBitImage(i), -xOffset, 0, 0);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Draws the ``index``-th frame of the image on the screen.
+     * @param xOffset TODO
+     */
+    //% help=images/plot-frame weight=80
+    void plotFrame(Image i, int xOffset) {
+      // TODO showImage() used in original implementation
+      plotImage(i, xOffset * 5);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Scrolls an image .
      * @param frameOffset x offset moved on each animation step, eg: 5, 1, -1
@@ -51,14 +69,6 @@ namespace ImageMethods {
     }
 
 
-    /**
-     * Plots the image at a given column to the screen
-     */            
-    //% help=images/plot-image
-    void plotImage(Image i, int xOffset = 0) {
-      uBit.display.print(MicroBitImage(i), -xOffset, 0, 0, 0);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets all pixels off.
      */
@@ -85,4 +95,52 @@ namespace ImageMethods {
       if (pix < 0) return 0;
       return pix;
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the width in columns
+     */
+    //% help=functions/width
+    int width(Image i) {
+        return i->width;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the height in rows (always 5)
+     */
+    //% shim=
+    int height(Image i) {
+        return i->height;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set a pixel state at position ``(x,y)``
+     * @param x TODO
+     * @param y TODO
+     * @param value TODO
+     */
+    //% help=functions/set-pixel
+    void setPixel(Image i, int x, int y, bool value) {
+        setPixelBrightness(i, x, y, value ? 255 : 0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the pixel state at position ``(x,y)``
+     * @param x TODO
+     * @param y TODO
+     */
+    //% help=functions/pixel
+    bool pixel(Image i, int x, int y) {
+        return pixelBrightness(i, x, y) > 0;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Shows a particular frame of the image strip.
+     * @param frame TODO
+     */
+    //% weight=70 help=functions/show-frame
+    void showFrame(Image i, int frame) {
+        showImage(i, frame * 5);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libs/microbit/shims.d.ts b/libs/microbit/shims.d.ts
index 6d625825..527d89c8 100644
--- a/libs/microbit/shims.d.ts
+++ b/libs/microbit/shims.d.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ declare namespace images {
 
 
 declare interface Image {
+    /**
+     * Plots the image at a given column to the screen
+     */
+    //% help=images/plot-image xOffset.defl=0 shim=ImageMethods::plotImage
+    plotImage(xOffset?: number): void;
+
     /**
      * Shows an frame from the image at offset ``x offset``.
      * @param xOffset TODO
@@ -32,6 +38,13 @@ declare interface Image {
     //% BUGblockId=device_show_image_offset block="show image %sprite|at offset %offset" blockGap=8 xOffset.defl=0 shim=ImageMethods::showImage
     showImage(xOffset?: number): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Draws the ``index``-th frame of the image on the screen.
+     * @param xOffset TODO
+     */
+    //% help=images/plot-frame weight=80 shim=ImageMethods::plotFrame
+    plotFrame(xOffset: number): void;
+
     /**
      * Scrolls an image .
      * @param frameOffset x offset moved on each animation step, eg: 5, 1, -1
@@ -41,12 +54,6 @@ declare interface Image {
     //% BUGblockId=device_scroll_image block="scroll image %sprite|with offset %frameoffset|and interval (ms) %delay" blockGap=8 frameOffset.defl=0 interval.defl=200 shim=ImageMethods::scrollImage
     scrollImage(frameOffset?: number, interval?: number): void;
 
-    /**
-     * Plots the image at a given column to the screen
-     */
-    //% help=images/plot-image xOffset.defl=0 shim=ImageMethods::plotImage
-    plotImage(xOffset?: number): void;
-
     /**
      * Sets all pixels off.
      */
@@ -64,6 +71,42 @@ declare interface Image {
      */
     //% help= shim=ImageMethods::pixelBrightness
     pixelBrightness(x: number, y: number): number;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the width in columns
+     */
+    //% help=functions/width shim=ImageMethods::width
+    width(): number;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the height in rows (always 5)
+     */
+    //% shim= shim=ImageMethods::height
+    height(): number;
+
+    /**
+     * Set a pixel state at position ``(x,y)``
+     * @param x TODO
+     * @param y TODO
+     * @param value TODO
+     */
+    //% help=functions/set-pixel shim=ImageMethods::setPixel
+    setPixel(x: number, y: number, value: boolean): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the pixel state at position ``(x,y)``
+     * @param x TODO
+     * @param y TODO
+     */
+    //% help=functions/pixel shim=ImageMethods::pixel
+    pixel(x: number, y: number): boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Shows a particular frame of the image strip.
+     * @param frame TODO
+     */
+    //% weight=70 help=functions/show-frame shim=ImageMethods::showFrame
+    showFrame(frame: number): void;
 }