diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
index 8a3ea0b3aa..bad2ede840 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
@@ -102,20 +102,22 @@ typedef enum _Evas_Callback_Type
    EVAS_CALLBACK_CHANGED_SIZE_HINTS, /**< Size hints changed event */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_IMAGE_PRELOADED, /**< Image as been preloaded */
 
-
    /*
     * The following events are only for use with canvas
     * evas_event_callback_add():
     */
-
    EVAS_CALLBACK_CANVAS_FOCUS_IN, /**< Canvas got focus as a whole */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_CANVAS_FOCUS_OUT, /**< Canvas lost focus as a whole */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_RENDER_FLUSH_PRE, /**< Called just before rendering is updated on the canvas target */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_RENDER_FLUSH_POST, /**< Called just after rendering is updated on the canvas target */
-
    EVAS_CALLBACK_CANVAS_OBJECT_FOCUS_IN, /**< Canvas object got focus */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_CANVAS_OBJECT_FOCUS_OUT, /**< Canvas object lost focus */
 
+   /* 
+    * More object event types - see evas_object_event_callback_add():
+    */
+   EVAS_CALLBACK_IMAGE_UNLOADED, /**< Image data has been unloaded (by some mechanims in evas that throws out original image data) */
+
    /* the following id no event number, but a sentinel: */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_LAST /**< keep as last element/sentinel -- not really an event */
 } Evas_Callback_Type; /**< The type of event to trigger the callback */
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c
index 4d200a7d0c..b75261d35b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/cache/evas_cache_image.c
@@ -1443,6 +1443,7 @@ evas_cache_image_unload_data(Image_Entry *im)
 #ifdef BUILD_ASYNC_PRELOAD
    LKU(im->lock);
 #endif
+   //FIXME: imagedataunload - inform owners
 }
 
 static Eina_Bool
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c
index c795b2f314..029b7eff3e 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ evas_object_image_reload(Evas_Object *obj)
    if (o->engine_data)
      o->engine_data = obj->layer->evas->engine.func->image_dirty_region(obj->layer->evas->engine.data.output, o->engine_data, 0, 0, o->cur.image.w, o->cur.image.h);
    evas_object_image_unload(obj, 1);
+   evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(obj);
    evas_object_image_load(obj);
    o->prev.file = NULL;
    o->prev.key = NULL;
@@ -1623,6 +1624,7 @@ evas_object_image_load_dpi_set(Evas_Object *obj, double dpi)
    if (o->cur.file)
      {
 	evas_object_image_unload(obj, 0);
+        evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(obj);
 	evas_object_image_load(obj);
 	o->changed = 1;
 	evas_object_change(obj);
@@ -1681,6 +1683,7 @@ evas_object_image_load_size_set(Evas_Object *obj, int w, int h)
    if (o->cur.file)
      {
 	evas_object_image_unload(obj, 0);
+        evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(obj);
 	evas_object_image_load(obj);
 	o->changed = 1;
 	evas_object_change(obj);
@@ -1739,6 +1742,7 @@ evas_object_image_load_scale_down_set(Evas_Object *obj, int scale_down)
    if (o->cur.file)
      {
 	evas_object_image_unload(obj, 0);
+        evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(obj);
 	evas_object_image_load(obj);
 	o->changed = 1;
 	evas_object_change(obj);
@@ -1789,6 +1793,7 @@ evas_object_image_load_region_set(Evas_Object *obj, int x, int y, int w, int h)
    if (o->cur.file)
      {
 	evas_object_image_unload(obj, 0);
+        evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(obj);
 	evas_object_image_load(obj);
 	o->changed = 1;
 	evas_object_change(obj);
@@ -2124,6 +2129,7 @@ evas_image_cache_reload(Evas *e)
 	     if (o->magic == MAGIC_OBJ_IMAGE)
 	       {
 		  evas_object_image_unload(obj, 1);
+                  evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(obj);
 	       }
 	  }
      }
@@ -2211,8 +2217,13 @@ evas_object_image_unload(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool dirty)
                o->cur.image.w, o->cur.image.h);
      }
    if (o->engine_data)
-     obj->layer->evas->engine.func->image_free(obj->layer->evas->engine.data.output,
-					       o->engine_data);
+     {
+        obj->layer->evas->engine.func->image_data_preload_cancel(obj->layer->evas->engine.data.output,
+                                                                 o->engine_data,
+                                                                 obj);
+        obj->layer->evas->engine.func->image_free(obj->layer->evas->engine.data.output,
+                                                  o->engine_data);
+     }
    o->engine_data = NULL;
    o->load_error = EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_NONE;
    o->cur.has_alpha = 1;
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_inform.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_inform.c
index 90ead99ae5..d1dd6452e5 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_inform.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_inform.c
@@ -65,3 +65,12 @@ evas_object_inform_call_image_preloaded(Evas_Object *obj)
    evas_object_event_callback_call(obj, EVAS_CALLBACK_IMAGE_PRELOADED, NULL);
    _evas_post_event_callback_call(obj->layer->evas);
 }
+
+void
+evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(Evas_Object *obj)
+{
+   _evas_object_event_new();
+
+   evas_object_event_callback_call(obj, EVAS_CALLBACK_IMAGE_UNLOADED, NULL);
+   _evas_post_event_callback_call(obj->layer->evas);
+}
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
index 453a4fc6fa..c5b30287de 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
@@ -1558,7 +1558,11 @@ evas_render_dump(Evas *e)
         Evas_Object *obj;
 
         EINA_INLIST_FOREACH(lay->objects, obj)
-          _evas_render_dump_map_surfaces(obj);
+          {
+             if ((obj->type) && (!strcmp(obj->type, "image")))
+                evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(obj);
+             _evas_render_dump_map_surfaces(obj);
+          }
      }
    if ((e->engine.func) && (e->engine.func->output_dump) &&
        (e->engine.data.output))
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_scalecache.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_scalecache.c
index 52a48a47ab..c479e3225c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_scalecache.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_scalecache.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ evas_common_rgba_image_scalecache_do(Image_Entry *ie, RGBA_Image *dst,
                   if ((dounload) || (im->cache.orig_usage < 
                                      (im->cache.newest_usage / 20)))
                     {
+                       //FIXME: imagedataunload - inform owners
                        evas_common_rgba_image_unload(&im->cache_entry);
                     }
                }
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
index 737ab72d34..3984c760f2 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ void evas_object_inform_call_resize(Evas_Object *obj);
 void evas_object_inform_call_restack(Evas_Object *obj);
 void evas_object_inform_call_changed_size_hints(Evas_Object *obj);
 void evas_object_inform_call_image_preloaded(Evas_Object *obj);
+void evas_object_inform_call_image_unloaded(Evas_Object *obj);
 void evas_object_intercept_cleanup(Evas_Object *obj);
 int evas_object_intercept_call_show(Evas_Object *obj);
 int evas_object_intercept_call_hide(Evas_Object *obj);