diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageCacheController.php b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageCacheController.php
index 7fca05d..9680adf 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/ImageCacheController.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/ImageCacheController.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public function getResponse($template, $filename)
 
             case 'download':
                 return $this->getDownload($filename);
-            
+
             default:
                 return $this->getImage($template, $filename);
         }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function getImage($template, $filename)
                 // build from filter template
                 $image->make($path)->filter($template);
             }
-            
+
         }, config('imagecache.lifetime'));
 
         return $this->buildResponse($content);
@@ -106,9 +106,14 @@ private function getTemplate($template)
                 return $template;
 
             // filter template found
-            case class_exists($template):
+            case is_string($template) && class_exists($template):
                 return new $template;
-            
+
+            // filter with arguments template found
+            case is_array($template):
+                $rc = new \ReflectionClass(array_shift($template));
+                return $rc->newInstanceArgs($template);
+
             default:
                 // template not found
                 abort(404);
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ private function getImagePath($filename)
     /**
      * Builds HTTP response from given image data
      *
-     * @param  string $content 
+     * @param  string $content
      * @return Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
     private function buildResponse($content)