diff --git a/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h b/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h
index ec682ba..7f80e24 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h
+++ b/SDWebImage/SDWebImageManager.h
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, SDWebImageOptions) {
      * Use this flag to transform them anyway.
      */
     SDWebImageTransformAnimatedImage = 1 << 10,
+    
+    /**
+     * By default, image is added to the imageView after download. But in some cases, we want to
+     * have the hand before setting the image (apply a filter or add it with cross-fade animation for instance)
+     * Use this flag if you want to manually set the image in the completion when success
+     */
+    SDWebImageAvoidAutoSetImage = 1 << 11
 };
 
 typedef void(^SDWebImageCompletionBlock)(UIImage *image, NSError *error, SDImageCacheType cacheType, NSURL *imageURL);
diff --git a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
index 945246f..162c49a 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ static char imageURLKey;
             if (!wself) return;
             dispatch_main_sync_safe(^{
                 if (!wself) return;
-                if (image) {
+                if (image && (options & SDWebImageAvoidAutoSetImage) && completedBlock)
+                {
+                    completedBlock(image, error, cacheType, url);
+                    return;
+                }
+                else if (image) {
                     wself.image = image;
                     [wself setNeedsLayout];
                 } else {