diff --git a/src/common/image.cpp b/src/common/image.cpp
index c888353fd9..e967b8ece9 100644
--- a/src/common/image.cpp
+++ b/src/common/image.cpp
@@ -1554,7 +1554,13 @@ bool wxImage::LoadFile( wxInputStream& stream, long type, int index )
         return false;
     }
 
-    return handler->LoadFile(this, stream, true/*verbose*/, index);
+    if (!handler->CanRead(stream))
+    {
+        wxLogError(_("Image file is not of type %d."), type);
+        return false;
+    }
+    else
+        return handler->LoadFile(this, stream, true/*verbose*/, index);
 }
 
 bool wxImage::LoadFile( wxInputStream& stream, const wxString& mimetype, int index )
@@ -1572,7 +1578,13 @@ bool wxImage::LoadFile( wxInputStream& stream, const wxString& mimetype, int ind
         return false;
     }
 
-    return handler->LoadFile( this, stream, true/*verbose*/, index );
+    if (!handler->CanRead(stream))
+    {
+        wxLogError(_("Image file is not of type %s."), (const wxChar*) mimetype);
+        return false;
+    }
+    else
+        return handler->LoadFile( this, stream, true/*verbose*/, index );
 }
 
 bool wxImage::SaveFile( wxOutputStream& stream, int type ) const