diff --git a/skimage/data/__init__.py b/skimage/data/__init__.py
index 1711185cfa4..f7958345b81 100644
--- a/skimage/data/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/data/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
            'coins',
            'moon',
            'page',
+           'retina',
            'horse',
            'clock',
            'immunohistochemistry',
@@ -152,11 +153,25 @@ def page():
     return load("page.png")
 
 
+def retina():
+    """Human retina.
+
+    This image of a retina is useful for demonstrations requiring circulat
+    images. This image was downloaded from
+    `wikimedia <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fundus_photograph_of_normal_left_eye.jpg>`.
+
+    This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
+    Public Domain Dedication.
+
+    """
+    return load("retina.jpg")
+
+
 def horse():
     """Black and white silhouette of a horse.
 
     This image was downloaded from
-    `openclipart <http://openclipart.org/detail/158377/horse-by-marauder>`
+    `openclipart <http://openclipart.org/detail/158377/horse-by-marauder>`.
 
     Released into public domain and drawn and uploaded by Andreas Preuss
     (marauder).
diff --git a/skimage/data/retina.jpg b/skimage/data/retina.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7a8a15333e
Binary files /dev/null and b/skimage/data/retina.jpg differ
diff --git a/skimage/data/tests/test_data.py b/skimage/data/tests/test_data.py
index 38e4543ab98..7dc0863e7a7 100644
--- a/skimage/data/tests/test_data.py
+++ b/skimage/data/tests/test_data.py
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ def test_moon():
     data.moon()
 
 
+def test_retina():
+    """ Test that "retina" image can be loaded. """
+    data.retina()
+
+
 def test_page():
     """ Test that "page" image can be loaded. """
     data.page()