diff --git a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
index 62b28c6..93e3b8a 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,48 @@ BR_REGISTER(Transform, DecodeTransform)
 
 /*!
  * \ingroup transforms
+ * \brief Read images
+ * \author Josh Klontz \cite jklontz
+ */
+class ReadTransform : public UntrainableMetaTransform
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_ENUMS(Mode)
+    Q_PROPERTY(Mode mode READ get_mode WRITE set_mode RESET reset_mode)
+
+public:
+    enum Mode
+    {
+        Unchanged = IMREAD_UNCHANGED,
+        Grayscale = IMREAD_GRAYSCALE,
+        Color     = IMREAD_COLOR,
+        AnyDepth  = IMREAD_ANYDEPTH,
+        AnyColor  = IMREAD_ANYCOLOR
+    };
+
+private:
+    BR_PROPERTY(Mode, mode, Color)
+
+    void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
+    {
+        dst.file = src.file;
+        if (src.empty()) {
+            const Mat img = imread(src.file.resolved().toStdString(), mode);
+            if (img.data) dst.append(img);
+            else          dst.file.fte = true;
+        } else {
+            foreach (const Mat &m, src) {
+                const Mat img = imdecode(m, mode);
+                if (img.data) dst.append(img);
+                else          dst.file.fte = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+BR_REGISTER(Transform, ReadTransform)
+
+/*!
+ * \ingroup transforms
  * \brief Downloads an image from a URL
  * \author Josh Klontz \cite jklontz
  */