diff --git a/graphicsItems/PlotItem/PlotItem.py b/graphicsItems/PlotItem/PlotItem.py
index cc72dab9..b2c1dbf4 100644
--- a/graphicsItems/PlotItem/PlotItem.py
+++ b/graphicsItems/PlotItem/PlotItem.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class PlotItem(GraphicsWidget):
     :func:`enableAutoRange <pyqtgraph.ViewBox.enableAutoRange>`,
     :func:`disableAutoRange <pyqtgraph.ViewBox.disableAutoRange>`,
     :func:`setAspectLocked <pyqtgraph.ViewBox.setAspectLocked>`,
+    :func:`invertY <pyqtgraph.ViewBox.invertY>`,
     :func:`register <pyqtgraph.ViewBox.register>`,
     :func:`unregister <pyqtgraph.ViewBox.unregister>`
     
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ class PlotItem(GraphicsWidget):
         for m in [
             'setXRange', 'setYRange', 'setXLink', 'setYLink', 'setAutoPan', 'setAutoVisible',
             'setRange', 'autoRange', 'viewRect', 'viewRange', 'setMouseEnabled',
-            'enableAutoRange', 'disableAutoRange', 'setAspectLocked',
+            'enableAutoRange', 'disableAutoRange', 'setAspectLocked', 'invertY',
             'register', 'unregister']:  ## NOTE: If you update this list, please update the class docstring as well.
             setattr(self, m, getattr(self.vb, m))
             
diff --git a/imageview/ImageView.py b/imageview/ImageView.py
index ce0a420f..65c5f0f9 100644
--- a/imageview/ImageView.py
+++ b/imageview/ImageView.py
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
     sigTimeChanged = QtCore.Signal(object, object)
     sigProcessingChanged = QtCore.Signal(object)
     
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, name="ImageView", *args):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, name="ImageView", view=None, imageItem=None, *args):
+        """
+        By default, this class creates an :class:`ImageItem <pyqtgraph.ImageItem>` to display image data
+        and a :class:`ViewBox <pyqtgraph.ViewBox>` to contain the ImageItem. Custom items may be given instead 
+        by specifying the *view* and/or *imageItem* arguments.
+        """
         QtGui.QWidget.__init__(self, parent, *args)
         self.levelMax = 4096
         self.levelMin = 0
@@ -89,7 +94,10 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
         #self.ui.graphicsView.setAspectLocked(True)
         #self.ui.graphicsView.invertY()
         #self.ui.graphicsView.enableMouse()
-        self.view = ViewBox()
+        if view is None:
+            self.view = ViewBox()
+        else:
+            self.view = view
         self.ui.graphicsView.setCentralItem(self.view)
         self.view.setAspectLocked(True)
         self.view.invertY()
@@ -101,7 +109,10 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
         #self.ui.gradientWidget.setTickColor(self.ticks[1], QtGui.QColor(255,255,255))
         #self.ui.gradientWidget.setOrientation('right')
         
-        self.imageItem = ImageItem()
+        if imageItem is None:
+            self.imageItem = ImageItem()
+        else:
+            self.imageItem = imageItem
         self.view.addItem(self.imageItem)
         self.currentIndex = 0
         
@@ -668,4 +679,10 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
         #return self.levelMin + (self.levelMax-self.levelMin) * self.ui.gradientWidget.tickValue(self.ticks[0])
         ##return self.levelMin + ((self.levelMax-self.levelMin) / self.ui.blackSlider.maximum()) * self.ui.blackSlider.value()
         
-    
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+    def getView(self):
+        """Return the ViewBox (or other compatible object) which displays the ImageItem"""
+        return self.view
+        
+    def getImageItem(self):
+        """Return the ImageItem for this ImageView."""
+        return self.imageItem
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