diff --git a/stim/image/image.h b/stim/image/image.h
index eda65d7..38da7ec 100644
--- a/stim/image/image.h
+++ b/stim/image/image.h
@@ -384,6 +384,21 @@ public:
 
 	}
 
+	/// Stretch the contrast of the image such that the minimum and maximum intensity match the given values
+	image<T> stretch(T low, T high) {
+		T maxval = maxv();
+		T minval = minv();
+		
+		image<T> result = *this;				//create a new image for output
+		size_t N = size();						//get the number of values in the image
+		double range = maxval - minval;			//calculate the current range of the image
+		double desired_range = high - low;		//calculate the desired range of the image
+		for (size_t n = 0; n < N; n++) {		//for each element in the image
+			result.data()[n] = desired_range * (img[n] - minval) / range;
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	/// Copy the given data to the specified channel
 
 	/// @param c is the channel number that the data will be copied to
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