1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/documents.js b/lib/documents.js
index 67e98af..26c0ce7 100644
--- a/lib/documents.js
+++ b/lib/documents.js
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ function Image(options) {
     return {
         type: types.image,
         read: options.readImage,
+        readAsText: function(encoding) {
+            if (!encoding) {
+                throw new Error("Missing encoding argument");
+            }
+            return options.readImage(encoding);
+        },
         altText: options.altText,
         contentType: options.contentType
     };