diff --git a/rumps/__init__.py b/rumps/__init__.py
index a0930d9..755187e 100644
--- a/rumps/__init__.py
+++ b/rumps/__init__.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2017 Jared Suttles'
 
 from .rumps import (separator, debug_mode, alert, notification, application_support, timers, quit_application, timer,
-                    clicked, notifications, MenuItem, Timer, Window, App)
+                    clicked, notifications, MenuItem, Timer, Window, App, show_image)
diff --git a/rumps/rumps.py b/rumps/rumps.py
index 092cd1e..67277fb 100644
--- a/rumps/rumps.py
+++ b/rumps/rumps.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 
 from Foundation import (NSDate, NSTimer, NSRunLoop, NSDefaultRunLoopMode, NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains,
                         NSMakeRect, NSLog, NSObject)
-from AppKit import NSApplication, NSStatusBar, NSMenu, NSMenuItem, NSAlert, NSTextField, NSImage
+
+from AppKit import (NSApplication, NSStatusBar, NSMenu, NSMenuItem, NSAlert, NSTextField, NSSecureTextField, NSImage, NSImageView)
 from PyObjCTools import AppHelper
 
 import inspect
@@ -171,6 +172,10 @@ def notification(title, subtitle, message, data=None, sound=True):
     notification_center.scheduleNotification_(notification)
 
 
+def show_image(image):
+    return _nsimage_window_from_file(image)
+
+
 def application_support(name):
     """Return the application support folder path for the given `name`, creating it if it doesn't exist."""
     app_support_path = os.path.join(NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(14, 1, 1).objectAtIndex_(0), name)
@@ -214,6 +219,28 @@ def _nsimage_from_file(filename, dimensions=None, template=None):
         image.setTemplate_(template)
     return image
 
+def _nsimage_window_from_file(filename, dimensions=None, template=None):
+    """Take a path to an image file and return an NSImage object."""
+    try:
+        _log('attempting to open image at {0}'.format(filename))
+        with open(filename):
+            pass
+    except IOError:  # literal file path didn't work -- try to locate image based on main script path
+        try:
+            from __main__ import __file__ as main_script_path
+            main_script_path = os.path.dirname(main_script_path)
+            filename = os.path.join(main_script_path, filename)
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+        _log('attempting (again) to open image at {0}'.format(filename))
+        with open(filename):  # file doesn't exist
+            pass              # otherwise silently errors in NSImage which isn't helpful for debugging
+
+    image = _nsimage_from_file(filename, dimensions, template)
+    if image:
+        window = NSImageView.alloc().init(image)
+        return window
+
 
 def _require_string(*objs):
     for obj in objs: