diff --git a/scikits/image/io/_plugins/test_freeimage.py b/scikits/image/io/_plugins/test_freeimage.py
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+import os
+
+import scikits.image as si
+import scikits.image.io as sio
+
+sio.use_plugin('matplotlib', 'imshow')
+sio.use_plugin('freeimage', 'imread')
+
+img = sio.imread(os.path.join(si.data_dir, 'color.png'))
+
+sio.imshow(img)
+sio.show()
+