diff --git a/kivy/tests/test_image.py b/kivy/tests/test_image.py
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+import unittest
+
+
+class ImageTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        from kivy.core.image import Image
+        self.cls = Image
+        self.root = Image('test_button.png')
+
+    def test_keep_data(self):
+        root = self.root
+        self.assertEqual(root._image._data[0].data, None)
+        i1 = self.cls('test_button.png', keep_data = True)
+        if not i1._image._data[0].data:
+            self.fail('Image has no data even with keep_data = True')