diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index aa4ede22..12fe6655 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ end)
 awful.hooks.arrange.register(function (screen)
     local layout = awful.layout.get(screen)
     if layout then
-        mylayoutbox[screen].image = awful.beautiful.get_image("layout_"..layout)
+        mylayoutbox[screen].image = beautiful.getimage("layout_" .. layout)
     else
         mylayoutbox[screen].image = nil
     end
diff --git a/lib/awful/beautiful.lua.in b/lib/awful/beautiful.lua.in
index e45d604d..e1f2f855 100644
--- a/lib/awful/beautiful.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/beautiful.lua.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 local package = package
-local image = image
 
 --- Beautiful module for awful
 module("awful.beautiful")
@@ -31,14 +30,4 @@ function get()
     return package.loaded.awful.beautiful.theme
 end
 
---- Return an image from the theme
--- @param imgspec name of the image key
--- @return the image
-function get_image(imgspec)
-    if theme[imgspec] then
-        return image(theme[imgspec])
-    else
-        return nil
-    end
-end
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diff --git a/lib/beautiful.lua.in b/lib/beautiful.lua.in
index 7afb59c9..473f0653 100644
--- a/lib/beautiful.lua.in
+++ b/lib/beautiful.lua.in
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ local package = package
 local capi =
 {
     screen = screen,
-    awesome = awesome
+    awesome = awesome,
+    image = image
 }
 
 local module_name = "beautiful"
@@ -86,6 +87,17 @@ function init(path)
     end
 end
 
+--- Return an image from the theme.
+-- @param imgspec Name of the image key.
+-- @return The image.
+function getimage(imgspec)
+    if theme[imgspec] then
+        return capi.image(theme[imgspec])
+    else
+        return nil
+    end
+end
+
 setmetatable(package.loaded[module_name], package.loaded[module_name])
 
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