diff --git a/tests/components/test_image.py b/tests/components/test_image.py
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+import logging
+
+import pydase
+import pydase.components
+from pydase.data_service.data_service_observer import DataServiceObserver
+from pydase.data_service.state_manager import StateManager
+from pydase.utils.serializer import dump
+from pytest import LogCaptureFixture
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def test_image_functions(caplog: LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
+    class MyService(pydase.DataService):
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            super().__init__()
+            self.my_image = pydase.components.Image()
+
+    service_instance = MyService()
+    state_manager = StateManager(service_instance)
+    DataServiceObserver(state_manager)
+
+    service_instance.my_image.load_from_url("https://cataas.com/cat")
+
+    caplog.clear()
+
+
+def test_image_serialization() -> None:
+    class MyService(pydase.DataService):
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            super().__init__()
+            self.my_image = pydase.components.Image()
+
+    assert dump(MyService()) == {
+        "name": "MyService",
+        "type": "DataService",
+        "value": {
+            "my_image": {
+                "name": "Image",
+                "type": "Image",
+                "value": {
+                    "format": {
+                        "type": "str",
+                        "value": "",
+                        "readonly": True,
+                        "doc": None,
+                    },
+                    "load_from_base64": {
+                        "type": "method",
+                        "value": None,
+                        "readonly": True,
+                        "doc": None,
+                        "async": False,
+                        "signature": {
+                            "parameters": {
+                                "value_": {
+                                    "annotation": "<class 'bytes'>",
+                                    "default": {},
+                                },
+                                "format_": {
+                                    "annotation": "str | None",
+                                    "default": {
+                                        "type": "NoneType",
+                                        "value": None,
+                                        "readonly": False,
+                                        "doc": None,
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            },
+                            "return_annotation": {},
+                        },
+                        "frontend_render": False,
+                    },
+                    "load_from_matplotlib_figure": {
+                        "type": "method",
+                        "value": None,
+                        "readonly": True,
+                        "doc": None,
+                        "async": False,
+                        "signature": {
+                            "parameters": {
+                                "fig": {"annotation": "Figure", "default": {}},
+                                "format_": {
+                                    "annotation": "<class 'str'>",
+                                    "default": {
+                                        "type": "str",
+                                        "value": "png",
+                                        "readonly": False,
+                                        "doc": None,
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            },
+                            "return_annotation": {},
+                        },
+                        "frontend_render": False,
+                    },
+                    "load_from_path": {
+                        "type": "method",
+                        "value": None,
+                        "readonly": True,
+                        "doc": None,
+                        "async": False,
+                        "signature": {
+                            "parameters": {
+                                "path": {
+                                    "annotation": "pathlib.Path | str",
+                                    "default": {},
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "return_annotation": {},
+                        },
+                        "frontend_render": False,
+                    },
+                    "load_from_url": {
+                        "type": "method",
+                        "value": None,
+                        "readonly": True,
+                        "doc": None,
+                        "async": False,
+                        "signature": {
+                            "parameters": {
+                                "url": {"annotation": "<class 'str'>", "default": {}}
+                            },
+                            "return_annotation": {},
+                        },
+                        "frontend_render": False,
+                    },
+                    "value": {
+                        "type": "str",
+                        "value": "",
+                        "readonly": True,
+                        "doc": None,
+                    },
+                },
+                "readonly": False,
+                "doc": None,
+            }
+        },
+        "readonly": False,
+        "doc": None,
+    }