diff --git a/lib/opencv.rb b/lib/opencv.rb
index 6885ca4..752fb18 100644
--- a/lib/opencv.rb
+++ b/lib/opencv.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ require_relative "opencv/version"
 require "opencv.so"
 require_relative "opencv/basic_structs"
 require_relative "opencv/cvmat"
+require_relative "opencv/iplimage"
 require_relative "opencv/cvhaarclassifiercascade"
diff --git a/lib/opencv/iplimage.rb b/lib/opencv/iplimage.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d9aa3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/opencv/iplimage.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module Cv
+  class IplImage < CvMat
+    def initialize(width, height, depth = :cv8u, channel = 3)
+      super(height, width, depth, channel)
+    end
+  end
+end