diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.hpp
index 4967d5640..ee771e941 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.hpp
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ public :
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// Change the image of the sprite
     ///
-    /// \param image : New image
+    /// \param image :           New image
+    /// \param adjustToNewSize : If true, the SubRect of the sprite will be adjusted to the size of the new image (false by default)
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    void SetImage(const Image& image);
+    void SetImage(const Image& image, bool adjustToNewSize = false);
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// Set the sub-rectangle of the sprite inside the source image.
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.cpp
index d6fd86141..52fb60b57 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/Sprite.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ myIsFlippedY(false)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Set the image of the sprite
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void Sprite::SetImage(const Image& image)
+void Sprite::SetImage(const Image& image, bool adjustToNewSize)
 {
-    // If there was no source image before and the new image is valid, adjust the source rectangle
-    if (!myImage && (image.GetWidth() > 0) && (image.GetHeight() > 0))
+    // If there was no valid image before, force adjusting to the new image size
+    if (!myImage)
+        adjustToNewSize = true;
+
+    // If we want to adjust the size and the new image is valid, we adjust the source rectangle
+    if (adjustToNewSize && (image.GetWidth() > 0) && (image.GetHeight() > 0))
     {
         SetSubRect(IntRect(0, 0, image.GetWidth(), image.GetHeight()));
     }