diff --git a/jquery.imgpreload.js b/jquery.imgpreload.js
index 887a96f..4bcc1df 100644
--- a/jquery.imgpreload.js
+++ b/jquery.imgpreload.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ if ('undefined' != typeof jQuery)
 		// extend jquery (because i love jQuery)
 		$.imgpreload = function (imgs,settings)
 		{
+			var deferred = $.Deferred();
 			settings = $.extend({},$.fn.imgpreload.defaults,(settings instanceof Function)?{all:settings}:settings);
 
 			// use of typeof required
@@ -67,16 +68,29 @@ if ('undefined' != typeof jQuery)
 
 					$.data(img_obj, 'loaded', ('error'==e.type)?false:true);
 					
-					if (settings.each instanceof Function) { settings.each.call(img_obj); }
+					if (settings.each instanceof Function) { 
+						settings.each.call(img_obj); 
+					}
+
+					if (deferred.notifyWith instanceof Function) { // support for jQuery < 1.7
+						deferred.notify(img_obj);
+					}
 
 					// http://jsperf.com/length-in-a-variable
-					if (loaded.length>=imgs.length && settings.all instanceof Function) { settings.all.call(loaded); }
+					if (loaded.length>=imgs.length) {
+						if (settings.all instanceof Function) {
+							settings.all.call(loaded); 
+						}
+						deferred.resolve(loaded);
+					}
 
 					$(this).unbind('load error');
 				});
 
 				img.src = url;
 			});
+			
+			return deferred.promise();
 		};
 
 		$.fn.imgpreload = function(settings)
diff --git a/jquery.imgpreload.min.js b/jquery.imgpreload.min.js
index 52564af..beb70cd 100644
--- a/jquery.imgpreload.min.js
+++ b/jquery.imgpreload.min.js
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-/* v1.5 */
-/* https://github.com/farinspace/jquery.imgpreload */
-if("undefined"!=typeof jQuery){(function(a){a.imgpreload=function(b,c){c=a.extend({},a.fn.imgpreload.defaults,c instanceof Function?{all:c}:c);if("string"==typeof b){b=new Array(b)}var d=new Array;a.each(b,function(e,f){var g=new Image;var h=f;var i=g;if("string"!=typeof f){h=a(f).attr("src")||a(f).css('background-image').replace(/^url\((?:"|')?(.*)(?:'|")?\)$/mg, "$1");i=f}a(g).bind("load error",function(e){d.push(i);a.data(i,"loaded","error"==e.type?false:true);if(c.each instanceof Function){c.each.call(i)}if(d.length>=b.length&&c.all instanceof Function){c.all.call(d)}a(this).unbind("load error")});g.src=h})};a.fn.imgpreload=function(b){a.imgpreload(this,b);return this};a.fn.imgpreload.defaults={each:null,all:null}})(jQuery)}
+if("undefined"!=typeof jQuery){(function($){$.imgpreload=function(imgs,settings){var deferred=$.Deferred();settings=$.extend({},$.fn.imgpreload.defaults,settings instanceof Function?{all:settings}:settings);if("string"==typeof imgs){imgs=new Array(imgs)}var loaded=new Array;$.each(imgs,function(i,elem){var img=new Image;var url=elem;var img_obj=img;if("string"!=typeof elem){url=$(elem).attr("src")||$(elem).css("background-image").replace(/^url\((?:"|')?(.*)(?:'|")?\)$/gm,"$1");img_obj=elem}$(img).bind("load error",function(e){loaded.push(img_obj);$.data(img_obj,"loaded","error"==e.type?false:true);if(settings.each instanceof Function){settings.each.call(img_obj)}if(deferred.notifyWith instanceof Function){deferred.notify(img_obj)}if(loaded.length>=imgs.length){if(settings.all instanceof Function){settings.all.call(loaded)}deferred.resolve(loaded)}$(this).unbind("load error")});img.src=url});return deferred.promise()};$.fn.imgpreload=function(settings){$.imgpreload(this,settings);return this};$.fn.imgpreload.defaults={each:null,all:null}})(jQuery)}
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diff --git a/tests/index.html b/tests/index.html
index 014485a..a017486 100644
--- a/tests/index.html
+++ b/tests/index.html
@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@
 				$.imgpreload( the_images, all_callback );
 			});
 
+			asyncTest('preload image array - promise resolved', function()
+			{
+				reset_image_urls();
+
+				$.imgpreload( the_images ).then(function(images) {
+					all_callback.call(images);
+				});
+			});
+
 			asyncTest('preload image array - { all: callback }', function()
 			{
 				reset_image_urls();