diff --git a/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.h b/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.h
index ccb4ce0f..e7451c3f 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.h
+++ b/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.h
@@ -144,17 +144,24 @@ typedef void(^SDWebImageCalculateSizeBlock)(NSUInteger fileCount, NSUInteger tot
 /**
  * Query the memory cache synchronously.
  *
- * @param key The unique key used to store the wanted image
+ * @param key The unique key used to store the image
  */
 - (nullable UIImage *)imageFromMemoryCacheForKey:(nullable NSString *)key;
 
 /**
- * Query the disk cache synchronously after checking the memory cache.
+ * Query the disk cache synchronously.
  *
- * @param key The unique key used to store the wanted image
+ * @param key The unique key used to store the image
  */
 - (nullable UIImage *)imageFromDiskCacheForKey:(nullable NSString *)key;
 
+/**
+ * Query the cache (memory and or disk) synchronously after checking the memory cache.
+ *
+ * @param key The unique key used to store the image
+ */
+- (nullable UIImage *)imageFromCacheForKey:(nullable NSString *)key;
+
 /**
  * Remove the image from memory and disk cache asynchronously
  *
diff --git a/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.m b/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.m
index eb9f0e6d..d53620db 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/SDImageCache.m
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ FOUNDATION_STATIC_INLINE NSUInteger SDCacheCostForImage(UIImage *image) {
     }
 }
 
-
 - (void)diskImageExistsWithKey:(nullable NSString *)key completion:(nullable SDWebImageCheckCacheCompletionBlock)completionBlock {
     dispatch_async(_ioQueue, ^{
         BOOL exists = [_fileManager fileExistsAtPath:[self defaultCachePathForKey:key]];
@@ -255,16 +254,8 @@ FOUNDATION_STATIC_INLINE NSUInteger SDCacheCostForImage(UIImage *image) {
 }
 
 - (nullable UIImage *)imageFromDiskCacheForKey:(nullable NSString *)key {
-
-    // First check the in-memory cache...
-    UIImage *image = [self imageFromMemoryCacheForKey:key];
-    if (image) {
-        return image;
-    }
-
-    // Second check the disk cache...
     UIImage *diskImage = [self diskImageForKey:key];
-    if (diskImage && self.shouldCacheImagesInMemory) {
+    if (diskImage && self.config.shouldCacheImagesInMemory) {
         NSUInteger cost = SDCacheCostForImage(diskImage);
         [self.memCache setObject:diskImage forKey:key cost:cost];
     }
@@ -272,6 +263,18 @@ FOUNDATION_STATIC_INLINE NSUInteger SDCacheCostForImage(UIImage *image) {
     return diskImage;
 }
 
+- (nullable UIImage *)imageFromCacheForKey:(nullable NSString *)key {
+    // First check the in-memory cache...
+    UIImage *image = [self imageFromMemoryCacheForKey:key];
+    if (image) {
+        return image;
+    }
+    
+    // Second check the disk cache...
+    image = [self imageFromDiskCacheForKey:key];
+    return image;
+}
+
 - (nullable NSData *)diskImageDataBySearchingAllPathsForKey:(nullable NSString *)key {
     NSString *defaultPath = [self defaultCachePathForKey:key];
     NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:defaultPath];
diff --git a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
index e71ef1ce..14848fba 100644
--- a/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
+++ b/SDWebImage/UIImageView+WebCache.m
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static char TAG_ACTIVITY_SHOW;
                                          progress:(nullable SDWebImageDownloaderProgressBlock)progressBlock
                                         completed:(nullable SDExternalCompletionBlock)completedBlock {
     NSString *key = [[SDWebImageManager sharedManager] cacheKeyForURL:url];
-    UIImage *lastPreviousCachedImage = [[SDImageCache sharedImageCache] imageFromDiskCacheForKey:key];
+    UIImage *lastPreviousCachedImage = [[SDImageCache sharedImageCache] imageFromCacheForKey:key];
     
     [self sd_setImageWithURL:url placeholderImage:lastPreviousCachedImage ?: placeholder options:options progress:progressBlock completed:completedBlock];    
 }