diff --git a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
index 5882ef2013..5facb2f33c 100644
--- a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
+++ b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
@@ -1045,7 +1045,11 @@ public Bitmap updateBitmap(String id, @Nullable Bitmap bitmap) {
     return ret;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #getBitmapForId(String)}.
+   */
   @Nullable
+  @Deprecated
   public Bitmap getImageAsset(String id) {
     ImageAssetManager bm = getImageAssetManager();
     if (bm != null) {
@@ -1058,6 +1062,33 @@ public Bitmap getImageAsset(String id) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the bitmap that will be rendered for the given id in the Lottie animation file.
+   * The returned bitmap could be from:
+   * * Embedded in the animation file as a base64 string.
+   * * In the same directory as the animation file.
+   * * In the same zip file as the animation file.
+   * * Returned from an {@link ImageAssetDelegate}.
+   * or null if the image doesn't exist from any of those places.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public Bitmap getBitmapForId(String id) {
+    ImageAssetManager assetManager = getImageAssetManager();
+    if (assetManager != null) {
+      return assetManager.bitmapForId(id);
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public LottieImageAsset getLottieImageAssetForId(String id) {
+    ImageAssetManager assetManager = getImageAssetManager();
+    if (assetManager != null) {
+      return assetManager.getImageAssetById(id);
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   private ImageAssetManager getImageAssetManager() {
     if (getCallback() == null) {
       // We can't get a bitmap since we can't get a Context from the callback.
diff --git a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/manager/ImageAssetManager.java b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/manager/ImageAssetManager.java
index d28061d8c0..0634357045 100644
--- a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/manager/ImageAssetManager.java
+++ b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/manager/ImageAssetManager.java
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public void setDelegate(@Nullable ImageAssetDelegate assetDelegate) {
     return prevBitmap;
   }
 
+  @Nullable public LottieImageAsset getImageAssetById(String id) {
+    return imageAssets.get(id);
+  }
+
   @Nullable public Bitmap bitmapForId(String id) {
     LottieImageAsset asset = imageAssets.get(id);
     if (asset == null) {
diff --git a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/model/layer/ImageLayer.java b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/model/layer/ImageLayer.java
index 16534495f3..068b109392 100644
--- a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/model/layer/ImageLayer.java
+++ b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/model/layer/ImageLayer.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.airbnb.lottie.LottieDrawable;
+import com.airbnb.lottie.LottieImageAsset;
 import com.airbnb.lottie.LottieProperty;
 import com.airbnb.lottie.animation.LPaint;
 import com.airbnb.lottie.animation.keyframe.BaseKeyframeAnimation;
@@ -24,16 +25,18 @@ public class ImageLayer extends BaseLayer {
   private final Paint paint = new LPaint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG | Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG);
   private final Rect src = new Rect();
   private final Rect dst = new Rect();
+  @Nullable private final LottieImageAsset lottieImageAsset;
   @Nullable private BaseKeyframeAnimation<ColorFilter, ColorFilter> colorFilterAnimation;
   @Nullable private BaseKeyframeAnimation<Bitmap, Bitmap> imageAnimation;
 
   ImageLayer(LottieDrawable lottieDrawable, Layer layerModel) {
     super(lottieDrawable, layerModel);
+    lottieImageAsset = lottieDrawable.getLottieImageAssetForId(layerModel.getRefId());
   }
 
   @Override public void drawLayer(@NonNull Canvas canvas, Matrix parentMatrix, int parentAlpha) {
     Bitmap bitmap = getBitmap();
-    if (bitmap == null || bitmap.isRecycled()) {
+    if (bitmap == null || bitmap.isRecycled() || lottieImageAsset == null) {
       return;
     }
     float density = Utils.dpScale();
@@ -45,16 +48,15 @@ public class ImageLayer extends BaseLayer {
     canvas.save();
     canvas.concat(parentMatrix);
     src.set(0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight());
-    dst.set(0, 0, (int) (bitmap.getWidth() * density), (int) (bitmap.getHeight() * density));
+    dst.set(0, 0, (int) (lottieImageAsset.getWidth() * density), (int) (lottieImageAsset.getHeight() * density));
     canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, src, dst, paint);
     canvas.restore();
   }
 
   @Override public void getBounds(RectF outBounds, Matrix parentMatrix, boolean applyParents) {
     super.getBounds(outBounds, parentMatrix, applyParents);
-    Bitmap bitmap = getBitmap();
-    if (bitmap != null) {
-      outBounds.set(0, 0, bitmap.getWidth() * Utils.dpScale(), bitmap.getHeight() * Utils.dpScale());
+    if (lottieImageAsset != null) {
+      outBounds.set(0, 0, lottieImageAsset.getWidth() * Utils.dpScale(), lottieImageAsset.getHeight() * Utils.dpScale());
       boundsMatrix.mapRect(outBounds);
     }
   }
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ private Bitmap getBitmap() {
         return callbackBitmap;
     }
     String refId = layerModel.getRefId();
-    return lottieDrawable.getImageAsset(refId);
+    return lottieDrawable.getBitmapForId(refId);
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("SingleStatementInBlock")