diff --git a/skins/base/views/atoms/ImageView.js b/skins/base/views/atoms/ImageView.js
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+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+
+var ImageViewController = require("../../../../src/controllers/atoms/ImageView");
+
+module.exports = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'ImageView',
+    mixins: [ImageViewController],
+
+    render: function() {
+        var width = this.props.width || 500;
+        var height = this.props.height || 500;
+
+        var maxWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth * 0.8;
+        var maxHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight * 0.8;
+
+        var widthFrac = width / maxWidth;
+        var heightFrac = height / maxHeight;
+
+        var displayWidth;
+        var displayHeight;
+        if (widthFrac > heightFrac) {
+            displayWidth = Math.min(width, maxWidth);
+            displayHeight = (displayWidth / width) * height;
+        } else {
+            displayHeight = Math.min(height, maxHeight);
+            displayWidth = (displayHeight / height) * width;
+        }
+
+        var style = {
+            width: displayWidth,
+            height: displayHeight
+        };
+
+        return (
+            <img className="mx_ImageView" src={this.props.src} style={style} />
+        );
+    }
+});
diff --git a/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js b/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js
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+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+};