diff --git a/skimage/io/_io.py b/skimage/io/_io.py
index 3e5bb670..f3184588 100644
--- a/skimage/io/_io.py
+++ b/skimage/io/_io.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__all__ = ['imread', 'imread_collection', 'imsave', 'imshow', 'show',
+__all__ = ['Image', 'imread', 'imread_collection', 'imsave', 'imshow', 'show',
            'push', 'pop']
 
 import base64
diff --git a/skimage/io/tests/test_collection.py b/skimage/io/tests/test_collection.py
index 0d420ae7..bf183f2b 100644
--- a/skimage/io/tests/test_collection.py
+++ b/skimage/io/tests/test_collection.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from numpy.testing.decorators import skipif
 
 from skimage import data_dir
 from skimage.io import ImageCollection, MultiImage
+from skimage.io import Image as ioImage
 
 
 try:
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class TestImageCollection():
     def test_getitem(self):
         num = len(self.collection)
         for i in range(-num, num):
-            assert type(self.collection[i]) is np.ndarray
+            assert type(self.collection[i]) is ioImage
         assert_array_almost_equal(self.collection[0],
                                   self.collection[-num])