diff --git a/bindings/ruby/sfml-graphics/graphics/RenderImage.cpp b/bindings/ruby/sfml-graphics/graphics/RenderImage.cpp
index 37f24e3b..1d611728 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/sfml-graphics/graphics/RenderImage.cpp
+++ b/bindings/ruby/sfml-graphics/graphics/RenderImage.cpp
@@ -276,13 +276,22 @@ static VALUE RenderImage_GetWidth( VALUE self )
 	return INT2FIX( object->GetWidth() );
 }
 
-static VALUE RenderTarget_GetHeight( VALUE self )
+static VALUE RenderImage_GetHeight( VALUE self )
 {
 	sf::RenderImage *object = NULL;
 	Data_Get_Struct( self, sf::RenderImage, object );
 	return INT2FIX( object->GetHeight() );
 }
 
+static VALUE RenderImage_Initialize( int argc, VALUE *args, VALUE self )
+{
+	if( argc > 0 )
+	{
+		rb_funcall2( self, rb_intern( "create" ), argc, args );
+	}
+	return self;
+}
+
 /* call-seq:
  *   RenderImage.new()	-> render_image
  *
@@ -383,6 +392,7 @@ void Init_RenderImage( void )
 	rb_define_singleton_method( globalRenderImageClass, "isAvailable", RenderImage_IsAvailable, 0 );
 	
 	// Instance methods
+	rb_define_method( globalRenderImageClass, "initialize", RenderImage_Initialize, -1 );
 	rb_define_method( globalRenderImageClass, "draw", RenderImage_Create, -1 );
 	rb_define_method( globalRenderImageClass, "create", RenderImage_Create, -1 );
 	rb_define_method( globalRenderImageClass, "display", RenderImage_Display, 0 );