diff --git a/scene2d/src/main/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factory.kt b/scene2d/src/main/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factory.kt
index 9c361392..5526c7bc 100644
--- a/scene2d/src/main/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factory.kt
+++ b/scene2d/src/main/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factory.kt
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ inline fun <S> KWidget<S>.image(
 }
 
 /**
- * @param drawable will be drawn by the [Image].
+ * @param drawable will be drawn by the [Image]. Per default it is null.
  * @param init will be invoked with the widget as "this". Consumes actor container (usually a [Cell] or [Node]) that
  * contains the widget. Might consume the actor itself if this group does not keep actors in dedicated containers.
  * Inlined.
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ inline fun <S> KWidget<S>.image(
 @Scene2dDsl
 @OptIn(ExperimentalContracts::class)
 inline fun <S> KWidget<S>.image(
-  drawable: Drawable,
+  drawable: Drawable? = null,
   init: (@Scene2dDsl Image).(S) -> Unit = {},
 ): Image {
   contract { callsInPlace(init, InvocationKind.EXACTLY_ONCE) }
diff --git a/scene2d/src/test/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factoryTest.kt b/scene2d/src/test/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factoryTest.kt
index afd74a92..9502a472 100644
--- a/scene2d/src/test/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factoryTest.kt
+++ b/scene2d/src/test/kotlin/ktx/scene2d/factoryTest.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Cell
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Label
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Tree.Node
 import com.kotcrab.vis.ui.VisUI
-import org.junit.Assert
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertSame
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
@@ -142,7 +143,23 @@ class NoInitBlockActorFactoriesTest : ApplicationTest() {
   fun `should create Image with drawable`() = test(
     widget = { image(VisUI.getSkin().getDrawable("button")) },
     validate = {
-      Assert.assertSame(VisUI.getSkin().getDrawable("button"), it.drawable)
+      assertSame(VisUI.getSkin().getDrawable("button"), it.drawable)
+    },
+  )
+
+  @Test
+  fun `should create Image with null drawable passing null argument`() = test(
+    widget = { image(drawable = null) },
+    validate = {
+      assertNull(it.drawable)
+    },
+  )
+
+  @Test
+  fun `should create Image with null drawable passing no arguments`() = test(
+    widget = { image() },
+    validate = {
+      assertNull(it.drawable)
     },
   )