diff --git a/AppKit/CPButton.j b/AppKit/CPButton.j
index 8a602a607..00b898233 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPButton.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPButton.j
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ CPButtonStateMixed  = CPThemeState("mixed");
         [contentView setTextShadowOffset:[self currentValueForThemeAttribute:@"text-shadow-offset"]];
         [contentView setImagePosition:[self currentValueForThemeAttribute:@"image-position"]];
         [contentView setImageScaling:[self currentValueForThemeAttribute:@"image-scaling"]];
+        [contentView setDimsImage:[self hasThemeState:CPThemeStateDisabled] && _imageDimsWhenDisabled];
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j b/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j
index 695598a4d..cee931360 100644
--- a/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/_CPImageAndTextView.j
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ var HORIZONTAL_MARGIN   = 3.0,
     
     CPCellImagePosition     _imagePosition;
     CPImageScaling          _imageScaling;
+    BOOL                    _shouldDimImage;
     
     CPImage                 _image;
     CPString                _text;
@@ -211,6 +212,17 @@ var HORIZONTAL_MARGIN   = 3.0,
     return _imageScaling;
 }
 
+- (void)setDimsImage:(BOOL)shouldDim
+{
+    var shouldDimImage = !!shouldDimImage;
+
+    if (_shouldDimImage !== shouldDimImage)
+    {
+        _shouldDimImage = shouldDim;
+        [self setNeedsLayout];
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)setTextColor:(CPColor)aTextColor
 {
     if (_textColor === aTextColor)
@@ -572,6 +584,11 @@ var HORIZONTAL_MARGIN   = 3.0,
             imageHeight *= scale;
         }
 
+        if (CPFeatureIsCompatible(CPOpacityRequiresFilterFeature))
+            imageStyle.filter = @"alpha(opacity=" + _shouldDimImage ? 35 : 100 + ")";
+        else
+            imageStyle.opacity = _shouldDimImage ? 0.35 : 1.0;
+
         _DOMImageElement.width = imageWidth;
         _DOMImageElement.height = imageHeight;        
         imageStyle.width = MAX(imageWidth, 0) + "px";