diff --git a/message/elements.go b/message/elements.go
index 294cede0..670a0b0b 100644
--- a/message/elements.go
+++ b/message/elements.go
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ func NewText(s string) *TextElement {
 	return &TextElement{Content: s}
 }
 
+func NewImage(data []byte) *ImageElement {
+	return &ImageElement{
+		Data: data,
+	}
+}
+
 func NewGroupImage(id string, md5 []byte) *GroupImageElement {
 	return &GroupImageElement{
 		ImageId: id,