diff --git a/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.h b/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.h
index fca8df09..2be81c5b 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.h
+++ b/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.h
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
  */
 @interface MKAnnotationView (WebCache)
 
+/**
+ * Get the current image URL.
+ *
+ * Note that because of the limitations of categories this property can get out of sync
+ * if you use setImage: directly.
+ */
+- (NSURL *)imageURL;
+
 /**
  * Set the imageView `image` with an `url`.
  *
diff --git a/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.m b/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.m
index c86a09dc..c4c2f88f 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/MKAnnotationView+WebCache.m
@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@
 #import "MKAnnotationView+WebCache.h"
 #import "objc/runtime.h"
 
+static char imageURLKey;
 static char operationKey;
 
 @implementation MKAnnotationView (WebCache)
 
-- (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url {
+- (NSURL *)imageURL;
+{
+    return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &imageURLKey);
+}
+
+- (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url
+{
     [self setImageWithURL:url placeholderImage:nil options:0 completed:nil];
 }
 
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@ static char operationKey;
 - (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url placeholderImage:(UIImage *)placeholder options:(SDWebImageOptions)options completed:(SDWebImageCompletedBlock)completedBlock {
     [self cancelCurrentImageLoad];
 
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &imageURLKey, url, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
     self.image = placeholder;
 
     if (url) {
diff --git a/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.h b/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.h
index 1f5d2c82..16205718 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.h
+++ b/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.h
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@
  */
 @interface UIButton (WebCache)
 
+/**
+ * Get the current image URL.
+ */
+- (NSURL *)currentImageURL;
+
+/**
+ * Get the image URL for a control state.
+ * 
+ * @param state Which state you want to know the URL for. The values are described in UIControlState.
+ */
+- (NSURL *)imageURLForState:(UIControlState)state;
+
 /**
  * Set the imageView `image` with an `url`.
  *
diff --git a/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.m b/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.m
index 7f849e77..afa31925 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/UIButton+WebCache.m
@@ -9,11 +9,30 @@
 #import "UIButton+WebCache.h"
 #import "objc/runtime.h"
 
+static char imageURLStorageKey;
 static char operationKey;
 
 @implementation UIButton (WebCache)
 
-- (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url forState:(UIControlState)state {
+- (NSURL *)currentImageURL;
+{
+    NSURL *url = self.imageURLStorage[@(self.state)];
+
+    if (!url)
+    {
+        url = self.imageURLStorage[@(UIControlStateNormal)];
+    }
+
+    return url;
+}
+
+- (NSURL *)imageURLForState:(UIControlState)state;
+{
+    return self.imageURLStorage[@(state)];
+}
+
+- (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url forState:(UIControlState)state
+{
     [self setImageWithURL:url forState:state placeholderImage:nil options:0 completed:nil];
 }
 
@@ -36,6 +55,8 @@ static char operationKey;
 - (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url forState:(UIControlState)state placeholderImage:(UIImage *)placeholder options:(SDWebImageOptions)options completed:(SDWebImageCompletedBlock)completedBlock {
     [self cancelCurrentImageLoad];
 
+    self.imageURLStorage[@(state)] = url;
+
     [self setImage:placeholder forState:state];
 
     if (url) {
@@ -111,4 +132,16 @@ static char operationKey;
     }
 }
 
+- (NSMutableDictionary *)imageURLStorage;
+{
+    NSMutableDictionary *storage = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &imageURLStorageKey);
+    if (!storage)
+    {
+        storage = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
+        objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &imageURLStorageKey, storage, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+    }
+
+    return storage;
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.h b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.h
index cfdd6757..40e2f2cc 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.h
+++ b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.h
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
  */
 @interface UIImageView (WebCache)
 
+/**
+ * Get the current image URL.
+ *
+ * Note that because of the limitations of categories this property can get out of sync
+ * if you use setImage: directly.
+ */
+- (NSURL *)imageURL;
+
 /**
  * Set the imageView `image` with an `url`.
  *
diff --git a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
index e0de97d0..201e9554 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #import "UIImageView+WebCache.h"
 #import "objc/runtime.h"
 
+static char imageURLKey;
 static char operationKey;
 static char operationArrayKey;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ static char operationArrayKey;
 
 - (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url placeholderImage:(UIImage *)placeholder options:(SDWebImageOptions)options progress:(SDWebImageDownloaderProgressBlock)progressBlock completed:(SDWebImageCompletedBlock)completedBlock {
     [self cancelCurrentImageLoad];
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &imageURLKey, url, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+    self.image = placeholder;
     
     if (!(options & SDWebImageDelayPlaceholder)) {
         self.image = placeholder;
@@ -69,7 +72,13 @@ static char operationArrayKey;
     }
 }
 
-- (void)setAnimationImagesWithURLs:(NSArray *)arrayOfURLs {
+- (NSURL *)imageURL;
+{
+    return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &imageURLKey);
+}
+
+- (void)setAnimationImagesWithURLs:(NSArray *)arrayOfURLs
+{
     [self cancelCurrentArrayLoad];
     __weak UIImageView *wself = self;