diff --git a/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h b/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h
index 2afd6e1..84316e1 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h
+++ b/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h
@@ -38,6 +38,36 @@ typedef void(^SDWebImageCompletedBlock)(UIImage *image, NSError *error, SDImageC
 typedef void(^SDWebImageCompletedWithFinishedBlock)(UIImage *image, NSError *error, SDImageCacheType cacheType, BOOL finished);
 
 
+@class SDWebImageManager;
+
+@protocol SDWebImageManagerDelegate <NSObject>
+
+@optional
+
+/**
+ * Controls which image should be downloaded when the image is not found in the cache.
+ *
+ * @param imageManager The current `SDWebImageManager`
+ * @param imageURL The url of the image to be downloaded
+ *
+ * @return Return NO to prevent the downloading of the image on cache misses. If not implemented, YES is implied.
+ */
+- (BOOL)imageManager:(SDWebImageManager *)imageManager shouldDownloadImageForURL:(NSURL *)imageURL;
+
+/**
+ * Allows to transform the image immediately after it has been downloaded and just before to cache it on disk and memory.
+ * NOTE: This method is called from a global queue in order to not to block the main thread.
+ *
+ * @param imageManager The current `SDWebImageManager`
+ * @param image The image to transform
+ * @param imageURL The url of the image to transform
+ *
+ * @return The transformed image object.
+ */
+- (UIImage *)imageManager:(SDWebImageManager *)imageManager transformDownloadedImage:(UIImage *)image withURL:(NSURL *)imageURL;
+
+@end
+
 /**
  * The SDWebImageManager is the class behind the UIImageView+WebCache category and likes.
  * It ties the asynchronous downloader (SDWebImageDownloader) with the image cache store (SDImageCache).
@@ -61,6 +91,8 @@ typedef void(^SDWebImageCompletedWithFinishedBlock)(UIImage *image, NSError *err
  */
 @interface SDWebImageManager : NSObject
 
+@property (weak, nonatomic) id<SDWebImageManagerDelegate> delegate;
+
 @property (strong, nonatomic, readonly) SDImageCache *imageCache;
 @property (strong, nonatomic, readonly) SDWebImageDownloader *imageDownloader;
 
diff --git a/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.m b/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.m
index d69bc94..10bf52a 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.m
@@ -101,17 +101,17 @@
                 [self.runningOperations removeObject:operation];
             }
         }
-        else
+        else if (![self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(imageManager:shouldDownloadImageForURL:)] || [self.delegate imageManager:self shouldDownloadImageForURL:url])
         {
             SDWebImageDownloaderOptions downloaderOptions = 0;
             if (options & SDWebImageLowPriority) downloaderOptions |= SDWebImageDownloaderLowPriority;
             if (options & SDWebImageProgressiveDownload) downloaderOptions |= SDWebImageDownloaderProgressiveDownload;
             __block id<SDWebImageOperation> subOperation = [self.imageDownloader downloadImageWithURL:url options:downloaderOptions progress:progressBlock completed:^(UIImage *downloadedImage, NSData *data, NSError *error, BOOL finished)
             {
-                completedBlock(downloadedImage, error, SDImageCacheTypeNone, finished);
-
                 if (error)
                 {
+                    completedBlock(nil, error, SDImageCacheTypeNone, finished);
+
                     if (error.code != NSURLErrorNotConnectedToInternet)
                     {
                         @synchronized(self.failedURLs)
@@ -120,10 +120,36 @@
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                else if (downloadedImage && finished)
+                else
                 {
                     const BOOL cacheOnDisk = !(options & SDWebImageCacheMemoryOnly);
-                    [self.imageCache storeImage:downloadedImage imageData:data forKey:key toDisk:cacheOnDisk];
+
+                    if (downloadedImage && [self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(imageManager:transformDownloadedImage:withURL:)])
+                    {
+                        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH, 0), ^
+                        {
+                            UIImage *transformedImage = [self.delegate imageManager:self transformDownloadedImage:downloadedImage withURL:url];
+
+                            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^
+                            {
+                                completedBlock(transformedImage, nil, SDImageCacheTypeNone, finished);
+                            });
+
+                            if (transformedImage && finished)
+                            {
+                                [self.imageCache storeImage:transformedImage imageData:data forKey:key toDisk:cacheOnDisk];
+                            }
+                        });
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        completedBlock(downloadedImage, nil, SDImageCacheTypeNone, finished);
+
+                        if (downloadedImage && finished)
+                        {
+                            [self.imageCache storeImage:downloadedImage imageData:data forKey:key toDisk:cacheOnDisk];
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (finished)
@@ -136,6 +162,15 @@
             }];
             operation.cancelBlock = ^{[subOperation cancel];};
         }
+        else
+        {
+            // Image not in cache and download disallowed by delegate
+            completedBlock(nil, nil, SDImageCacheTypeNone, YES);
+            @synchronized(self.runningOperations)
+            {
+                [self.runningOperations removeObject:operation];
+            }
+        }
     }];
 
     return operation;