diff --git a/skimage/measure/_regionprops.py b/skimage/measure/_regionprops.py
index 99258c66..dc01fc24 100644
--- a/skimage/measure/_regionprops.py
+++ b/skimage/measure/_regionprops.py
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ class _RegionProperties(object):
 
     def __init__(self, slice, label, label_image, intensity_image,
                  cache_active):
+                 
+        if intensity_image is not None:
+            if not intensity_image.shape == label_image.shape:
+                raise ValueError('Label and intensity image must have the same shape.')
+        
         self.label = label
 
         self._slice = slice
diff --git a/skimage/measure/tests/test_regionprops.py b/skimage/measure/tests/test_regionprops.py
index 919c0229..01330cdf 100644
--- a/skimage/measure/tests/test_regionprops.py
+++ b/skimage/measure/tests/test_regionprops.py
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ def test_invalid():
     assert_raises(AttributeError, get_intensity_image)
 
 
+def test_invalid_size():
+    wrong_intensity_sample = np.array([[1], [1]])
+    assert_raises(ValueError, regionprops, SAMPLE, wrong_intensity_sample)
+
+
 def test_equals():
     arr = np.zeros((100, 100), dtype=np.int)
     arr[0:25, 0:25] = 1