diff --git a/examples/demo_launcher/lib/main.dart b/examples/demo_launcher/lib/main.dart
index bc5272e4e84..853932eea98 100644
--- a/examples/demo_launcher/lib/main.dart
+++ b/examples/demo_launcher/lib/main.dart
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ List<SkyDemo> demos = [
     decoration: new BoxDecoration(
       backgroundImage: new BackgroundImage(
         image: _bundle.loadImage('assets/stocks_thumbnail.png'),
-        fit: BackgroundFit.cover
+        fit: ImageFit.cover
       )
     )
   ),
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ List<SkyDemo> demos = [
     decoration: new BoxDecoration(
       backgroundImage: new BackgroundImage(
         image: _bundle.loadImage('assets/game_thumbnail.png'),
-        fit: BackgroundFit.cover
+        fit: ImageFit.cover
       )
     )
   ),
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/painting/box_painter.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/painting/box_painter.dart
index 251aea7f229..139eba97551 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/painting/box_painter.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/painting/box_painter.dart
@@ -167,21 +167,77 @@ class RadialGradient extends Gradient {
   }
 }
 
-enum BackgroundFit { fill, contain, cover, none, scaleDown }
+enum ImageFit { fill, contain, cover, none, scaleDown }
 
-enum BackgroundRepeat { repeat, repeatX, repeatY, noRepeat }
+enum ImageRepeat { repeat, repeatX, repeatY, noRepeat }
+
+void paintImage({
+  sky.Canvas canvas,
+  Rect rect,
+  sky.Image image,
+  sky.ColorFilter colorFilter,
+  fit: ImageFit.scaleDown,
+  repeat: ImageRepeat.noRepeat
+}) {
+  Size bounds = rect.size;
+  Size imageSize = new Size(image.width.toDouble(), image.height.toDouble());
+  Size src;
+  Size dst;
+  switch(fit) {
+    case ImageFit.fill:
+      src = imageSize;
+      dst = bounds;
+      break;
+    case ImageFit.contain:
+      src = imageSize;
+      if (bounds.width / bounds.height > src.width / src.height) {
+        dst = new Size(bounds.width, src.height * bounds.width / src.width);
+      } else {
+        dst = new Size(src.width * bounds.height / src.height, bounds.height);
+      }
+      break;
+    case ImageFit.cover:
+      if (bounds.width / bounds.height > imageSize.width / imageSize.height) {
+        src = new Size(imageSize.width, imageSize.width * bounds.height / bounds.width);
+      } else {
+        src = new Size(imageSize.height * bounds.width / bounds.height, imageSize.height);
+      }
+      dst = bounds;
+      break;
+    case ImageFit.none:
+      src = new Size(math.min(imageSize.width, bounds.width),
+                     math.min(imageSize.height, bounds.height));
+      dst = src;
+      break;
+    case ImageFit.scaleDown:
+      src = imageSize;
+      dst = bounds;
+      if (src.height > dst.height) {
+        dst = new Size(src.width * dst.height / src.height, src.height);
+      }
+      if (src.width > dst.width) {
+        dst = new Size(dst.width, src.height * dst.width / src.width);
+      }
+      break;
+  }
+  // TODO(abarth): Implement |repeat|.
+  Paint paint = new Paint();
+  if (colorFilter != null)
+    paint.setColorFilter(colorFilter);
+  canvas.drawImageRect(image, Point.origin & src, rect.topLeft & dst, paint);
+}
 
 typedef void BackgroundImageChangeListener();
 
 class BackgroundImage {
-  final BackgroundFit fit;
-  final BackgroundRepeat repeat;
+  final ImageFit fit;
+  final ImageRepeat repeat;
   final sky.ColorFilter colorFilter;
 
   BackgroundImage({
     ImageResource image,
-    this.fit: BackgroundFit.scaleDown,
-    this.repeat: BackgroundRepeat.noRepeat,
+    this.fit: ImageFit.scaleDown,
+    this.repeat: ImageRepeat.noRepeat,
     this.colorFilter
   }) : _imageResource = image;
 
@@ -189,7 +245,6 @@ class BackgroundImage {
   sky.Image get image => _image;
 
   ImageResource _imageResource;
-  Size _size;
 
   final List<BackgroundImageChangeListener> _listeners =
       new List<BackgroundImageChangeListener>();
@@ -215,7 +270,6 @@ class BackgroundImage {
     if (resolvedImage == null)
       return;
     _image = resolvedImage;
-    _size = new Size(resolvedImage.width.toDouble(), resolvedImage.height.toDouble());
     final List<BackgroundImageChangeListener> localListeners =
         new List<BackgroundImageChangeListener>.from(_listeners);
     for (BackgroundImageChangeListener listener in localListeners) {
@@ -386,53 +440,16 @@ class BoxPainter {
     if (backgroundImage == null)
       return;
     sky.Image image = backgroundImage.image;
-    if (image != null) {
-      Size bounds = rect.size;
-      Size imageSize = backgroundImage._size;
-      Size src;
-      Size dst;
-      switch(backgroundImage.fit) {
-        case BackgroundFit.fill:
-          src = imageSize;
-          dst = bounds;
-          break;
-        case BackgroundFit.contain:
-          src = imageSize;
-          if (bounds.width / bounds.height > src.width / src.height) {
-            dst = new Size(bounds.width, src.height * bounds.width / src.width);
-          } else {
-            dst = new Size(src.width * bounds.height / src.height, bounds.height);
-          }
-          break;
-        case BackgroundFit.cover:
-          if (bounds.width / bounds.height > imageSize.width / imageSize.height) {
-            src = new Size(imageSize.width, imageSize.width * bounds.height / bounds.width);
-          } else {
-            src = new Size(imageSize.height * bounds.width / bounds.height, imageSize.height);
-          }
-          dst = bounds;
-          break;
-        case BackgroundFit.none:
-          src = new Size(math.min(imageSize.width, bounds.width),
-                         math.min(imageSize.height, bounds.height));
-          dst = src;
-          break;
-        case BackgroundFit.scaleDown:
-          src = imageSize;
-          dst = bounds;
-          if (src.height > dst.height) {
-            dst = new Size(src.width * dst.height / src.height, src.height);
-          }
-          if (src.width > dst.width) {
-            dst = new Size(dst.width, src.height * dst.width / src.width);
-          }
-          break;
-      }
-      Paint paint = new Paint();
-      if (backgroundImage.colorFilter != null)
-        paint.setColorFilter(backgroundImage.colorFilter);
-      canvas.drawImageRect(image, Point.origin & src, rect.topLeft & dst, paint);
-    }
+    if (image == null)
+      return;
+    paintImage(
+      canvas: canvas,
+      rect: rect,
+      image: image,
+      colorFilter: backgroundImage.colorFilter,
+      fit:  backgroundImage.fit,
+      repeat: backgroundImage.repeat
+    );
   }
 
   void _paintBorder(sky.Canvas canvas, Rect rect) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/rendering/box.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/rendering/box.dart
index afd7566b220..1a21802ab31 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/rendering/box.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/rendering/box.dart
@@ -1324,12 +1324,19 @@ class RenderViewport extends RenderBox with RenderObjectWithChildMixin<RenderBox
 }
 
 class RenderImage extends RenderBox {
-
-  RenderImage({ sky.Image image, double width, double height, sky.ColorFilter colorFilter })
-    : _image = image,
+  RenderImage({
+    sky.Image image,
+    double width,
+    double height,
+    sky.ColorFilter colorFilter,
+    fit: ImageFit.scaleDown,
+    repeat: ImageRepeat.noRepeat
+  }) : _image = image,
       _width = width,
       _height = height,
-      _colorFilter = colorFilter;
+      _colorFilter = colorFilter,
+      _fit = fit,
+      _repeat = repeat;
 
   sky.Image _image;
   sky.Image get image => _image;
@@ -1366,18 +1373,25 @@ class RenderImage extends RenderBox {
     if (value == _colorFilter)
       return;
     _colorFilter = value;
-    _cachedPaint = null;
     markNeedsPaint();
   }
 
-  Paint _cachedPaint;
-  Paint get _paint {
-    if (_cachedPaint == null) {
-      _cachedPaint = new Paint();
-      if (colorFilter != null)
-        _cachedPaint.setColorFilter(colorFilter);
-    }
-    return _cachedPaint;
+  ImageFit _fit;
+  ImageFit get fit => _fit;
+  void set fit (ImageFit value) {
+    if (value == _fit)
+      return;
+    _fit = value;
+    markNeedsPaint();
+  }
+
+  ImageRepeat _repeat;
+  ImageRepeat get repeat => _repeat;
+  void set repeat (ImageRepeat value) {
+    if (value == _repeat)
+      return;
+    _repeat = value;
+    markNeedsPaint();
   }
 
   Size _sizeForConstraints(BoxConstraints constraints) {
@@ -1452,19 +1466,14 @@ class RenderImage extends RenderBox {
   void paint(PaintingContext context, Offset offset) {
     if (_image == null)
       return;
-    bool needsScale = size.width != _image.width || size.height != _image.height;
-    final PaintingCanvas canvas = context.canvas;
-    if (needsScale) {
-      double widthScale = size.width / _image.width;
-      double heightScale = size.height / _image.height;
-      canvas.save();
-      canvas.translate(offset.dx, offset.dy);
-      canvas.scale(widthScale, heightScale);
-      offset = Offset.zero;
-    }
-    canvas.drawImage(_image, offset.toPoint(), _paint);
-    if (needsScale)
-      canvas.restore();
+    paintImage(
+      canvas: context.canvas,
+      rect: offset & size,
+      image: _image,
+      colorFilter: _colorFilter,
+      fit: _fit,
+      repeat: _repeat
+    );
   }
 
   String debugDescribeSettings(String prefix) => '${super.debugDescribeSettings(prefix)}${prefix}width: ${width}\n${prefix}height: ${height}\n';