diff --git a/efl/evas/efl.evas_object_image.pxi b/efl/evas/efl.evas_object_image.pxi
index 198d303..cb0d9fa 100644
--- a/efl/evas/efl.evas_object_image.pxi
+++ b/efl/evas/efl.evas_object_image.pxi
@@ -902,6 +902,34 @@ cdef class Image(Object):
     def load_orientation_get(self):
         return bool(evas_object_image_load_orientation_get(self.obj))
 
+    property load_head_skip:
+        """ A load option to skip initial header load and defer to preload
+    
+        This is meant to be used in conjunction with
+        evas_object_image_file_set() and evas_object_image_preload() by
+        deferring any header loading until a evas_object_image_preload() is
+        issued making the file file set simply set up the file to refer to
+        without any validation of its type or file existence or even inspecting
+        the image header to get size or alpha channel flags etc. All of this
+        will then be done as part of the preload stage.
+    
+        :type: bool
+    
+        .. versionadded:: 1.19
+    
+        """
+        def __get__(self):
+            return bool(evas_object_image_load_head_skip_get(self.obj))
+    
+        def __set__(self, bint value):
+            evas_object_image_load_head_skip_set(self.obj, value)
+    
+    def load_head_skip_get(self):
+        return bool(evas_object_image_load_head_skip_get(self.obj))
+    def load_head_skip_set(self, bint value):
+        evas_object_image_load_head_skip_set(self.obj, value)
+    
+
     property orient:
         """The image orientation.
 
diff --git a/include/efl.evas.pxd b/include/efl.evas.pxd
index 7f5ed6b..63cf8f5 100644
--- a/include/efl.evas.pxd
+++ b/include/efl.evas.pxd
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ cdef extern from "Evas.h":
     void                evas_object_image_load_region_get(const Evas_Object *obj, int *x, int *y, int *w, int *h)
     void                evas_object_image_load_orientation_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool enable)
     Eina_Bool           evas_object_image_load_orientation_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
+    void                evas_object_image_load_head_skip_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool skip)
+    Eina_Bool           evas_object_image_load_head_skip_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
     void                evas_object_image_colorspace_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Colorspace cspace)
     Evas_Colorspace     evas_object_image_colorspace_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
     Eina_Bool           evas_object_image_region_support_get(const Evas_Object *obj)