diff --git a/Admin/ContainerBlockAdmin.php b/Admin/ContainerBlockAdmin.php
index b3ead5d7..3c1c6425 100644
--- a/Admin/ContainerBlockAdmin.php
+++ b/Admin/ContainerBlockAdmin.php
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ protected function configureFormFields(FormMapper $formMapper)
     {
         $formMapper
             ->with('form.group_general')
-            ->add('parentDocument', 'doctrine_phpcr_odm_tree', array('root_node' => $this->contentRoot, 'choice_list' => array(), 'select_root_node' => true))
-            ->add('name', 'text')
+                ->add('parentDocument', 'doctrine_phpcr_odm_tree', array('root_node' => $this->contentRoot, 'choice_list' => array(), 'select_root_node' => true))
+                ->add('name', 'text')
             ->end()
         ;
     }
diff --git a/Admin/Imagine/MinimalImagineBlockAdmin.php b/Admin/Imagine/MinimalImagineBlockAdmin.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee3f26b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Admin/Imagine/MinimalImagineBlockAdmin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Admin\Imagine;
+
+use Sonata\DoctrinePHPCRAdminBundle\Admin\Admin;
+use Sonata\AdminBundle\Form\FormMapper;
+
+class MinimalImagineBlockAdmin extends Admin
+{
+    protected $translationDomain = 'SymfonyCmfBlockBundle';
+
+    protected function configureFormFields(FormMapper $formMapper)
+    {
+        parent::configureFormFields($formMapper);
+
+        // image is only required when creating a new item
+        // TODO: sonata is not using one admin instance per object, so this doesnt really work - fix it
+        $imageRequired = ($this->getSubject() && $this->getSubject()->getParent()) ? false : true;
+
+        $formMapper
+            ->with('form.group_general')
+                ->add('label', 'text', array('required' => false))
+                ->add('image', 'phpcr_odm_image', array('required' => $imageRequired, 'label' => 'Slide Image', 'data_class' => 'Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\Document\Image'))
+                ->add('position', 'hidden', array('mapped' => false))
+            ->end();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Admin/Imagine/MinimalSlideshowBlockAdmin.php b/Admin/Imagine/MinimalSlideshowBlockAdmin.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25129615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Admin/Imagine/MinimalSlideshowBlockAdmin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Admin\Imagine;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Util\ClassUtils;
+use Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\ChildrenCollection;
+
+use Sonata\AdminBundle\Form\FormMapper;
+use Sonata\AdminBundle\Datagrid\ListMapper;
+use Sonata\DoctrinePHPCRAdminBundle\Admin\Admin;
+
+class MinimalSlideshowBlockAdmin extends Admin
+{
+
+    protected $baseRouteName = 'symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_slideshow_admin';
+    protected $baseRoutePattern = 'symfony_cmf/block/imagineMinimalSlideshow';
+    protected $translationDomain = 'SymfonyCmfBlockBundle';
+
+    protected function configureListFields(ListMapper $listMapper)
+    {
+        parent::configureListFields($listMapper);
+        $listMapper
+            ->addIdentifier('id', 'text')
+            ->add('title', 'text');
+    }
+
+    protected function configureFormFields(FormMapper $formMapper)
+    {
+        parent::configureFormFields($formMapper);
+        $formMapper
+            ->with('form.group_general')
+                ->add('title', 'text')
+            ->with('Items')
+                ->add('children', 'sonata_type_collection',
+                    array(
+                        'by_reference' => false,
+                    ),
+                    array(
+                        'edit' => 'inline',
+                        'inline' => 'table',
+                        'admin_code' => 'symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_imagine_admin',
+                        'sortable'  => 'position',
+                    ))
+            ->end();
+
+        $formBuilder = $formMapper->getFormBuilder();
+        $formBuilder->addEventListener(FormEvents::POST_BIND, array($this, 'onPostBind'));
+    }
+
+    // reorder children according to the form data
+    public function onPostBind(FormEvent $event)
+    {
+        /** @var $newCollection ChildrenCollection */
+        $newCollection = $event->getData()->getChildren();
+        $newCollection->clear();
+
+        foreach ($event->getForm()->get('children') as $child) {
+            if ($child->get('_delete')->getData()) {
+                // do not re-add a deleted child
+                continue;
+            }
+            if ($child->getName()) {
+                // keep key in collection
+                $newCollection[$child->getName()] = $child->getData();
+            } else {
+                $newCollection[] = $child->getData();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function prePersist($slideshow)
+    {
+        foreach($slideshow->getChildren() as $child) {
+            $child->setName($this->generateName());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function preUpdate($slideshow)
+    {
+        foreach($slideshow->getChildren() as $child) {
+            if (! $this->modelManager->getNormalizedIdentifier($child)) {
+                $child->setName($this->generateName());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate a most likely unique name
+     *
+     * TODO: have child documents use the autoname annotation once this is done: http://www.doctrine-project.org/jira/browse/PHPCR-103
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function generateName()
+    {
+        return 'child_' . time() . '_' . rand();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Admin/Imagine/SlideshowBlockAdmin.php b/Admin/Imagine/SlideshowBlockAdmin.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e377aa92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Admin/Imagine/SlideshowBlockAdmin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Admin\Imagine;
+
+use Sonata\AdminBundle\Form\FormMapper;
+
+class SlideshowBlockAdmin extends MinimalSlideshowBlockAdmin
+{
+    protected $baseRouteName = 'symfony_cmf_block.imagine.slideshow_admin';
+    protected $baseRoutePattern = 'symfony_cmf/block/imagineSlideshow';
+    protected $translationDomain = 'SymfonyCmfBlockBundle';
+
+    /**
+     * Path to where new slideshow blocks may be attached
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $blockRoot;
+
+    public function setBlockRoot($blockRoot)
+    {
+        $this->blockRoot = $blockRoot;
+    }
+
+    protected function configureFormFields(FormMapper $formMapper)
+    {
+        parent::configureFormFields($formMapper);
+        $formMapper
+            ->with('form.group_general')
+                ->add('parentDocument', 'doctrine_phpcr_odm_tree', array('root_node' => $this->blockRoot, 'choice_list' => array(), 'select_root_node' => true))
+                ->add('name', 'text')
+            ->end();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Block/ContainerBlockService.php b/Block/ContainerBlockService.php
index 4bf91a68..72166609 100644
--- a/Block/ContainerBlockService.php
+++ b/Block/ContainerBlockService.php
@@ -15,16 +15,23 @@ class ContainerBlockService extends BaseBlockService implements BlockServiceInte
 {
 
     protected $blockRenderer;
+    protected $template = 'SymfonyCmfBlockBundle:Block:block_container.html.twig';
 
     /**
      * @param string $name
      * @param \Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Templating\EngineInterface $templating
      * @param \Sonata\BlockBundle\Block\BlockRendererInterface $blockRenderer
+     * @param string|null $template
      */
-    public function __construct($name, EngineInterface $templating, BlockRendererInterface $blockRenderer)
+    public function __construct($name, EngineInterface $templating, BlockRendererInterface $blockRenderer, $template = null)
     {
         parent::__construct($name, $templating);
+
         $this->blockRenderer = $blockRenderer;
+
+        if ($template) {
+            $this->template = $template;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ public function validateBlock(ErrorElement $errorElement, BlockInterface $block)
      */
     protected function getTemplate()
     {
-        return 'SymfonyCmfBlockBundle:Block:block_container.html.twig';
+        return $this->template;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index fed1dbd1..cc7ec391 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
         $rootNode
             ->children()
                 ->scalarNode('document_manager_name')->defaultValue('default')->end()
-                ->scalarNode('content_basepath')->defaultNull('/cms/content')->end()
+                ->scalarNode('content_basepath')->defaultValue('/cms/content')->end()
+                ->scalarNode('block_basepath')->defaultValue('/cms/content')->end()
+                ->scalarNode('imagine')->defaultValue(false)->end()
                 ->scalarNode('simple_admin_class')->defaultNull()->end()
                 ->scalarNode('simple_document_class')->defaultNull()->end()
                 ->scalarNode('container_admin_class')->defaultNull()->end()
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                         ->end()
                     ->end()
                 ->end()
-
             ->end()
         ;
 
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/SymfonyCmfBlockExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/SymfonyCmfBlockExtension.php
index 0b9bb133..15177049 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/SymfonyCmfBlockExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/SymfonyCmfBlockExtension.php
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
         $config = $this->processConfiguration(new Configuration(), $configs);
 
+        $container->setParameter($this->getAlias() . '.content_basepath', $config['content_basepath']);
+        $container->setParameter($this->getAlias() . '.block_basepath', $config['block_basepath']);
+
         $loader = new XmlFileLoader($container, new FileLocator(__DIR__.'/../Resources/config'));
         $loader->load('services.xml');
 
@@ -33,6 +36,10 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
             $container->setParameter($this->getAlias() . '.multilang.locales', $config['multilang']['locales']);
         }
 
+        if ($config['imagine']) {
+            $loader->load('imagine.xml');
+        }
+
         if (isset($config['simple_document_class'])) {
             $container->setParameter($this->getAlias() . '.simple_document_class', $config['simple_document_class']);
         }
@@ -61,10 +68,6 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
             $container->setParameter($this->getAlias() . '.' . 'action_admin_class', $config['action_admin_class']);
         }
 
-        if (isset($config['action_admin_class'])) {
-            $container->setParameter($this->getAlias() . '.' . 'action_admin_class', $config['action_admin_class']);
-        }
-
         $blockLoader = $container->getDefinition('symfony_cmf.block.service');
         $blockLoader->replaceArgument(1, $config['document_manager_name']);
 
@@ -96,6 +99,10 @@ public function loadSonataAdmin($config, XmlFileLoader $loader, ContainerBuilder
         if (isset($config['simple_admin_class'])) {
             $container->setParameter($this->getAlias() . '.' . $prefix . 'simple_admin_class', $config['simple_admin_class']);
         }
+
+        if (isset($config['imagine']) && $config['imagine']) {
+            $loader->load('imagine.admin.xml');
+        }
     }
 
     public function loadSonataCache($config, XmlFileLoader $loader, ContainerBuilder $container)
diff --git a/Document/ContainerBlock.php b/Document/ContainerBlock.php
index 8029f714..f64e7e0e 100644
--- a/Document/ContainerBlock.php
+++ b/Document/ContainerBlock.php
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@
 use Sonata\BlockBundle\Model\BlockInterface;
 
 /**
- * Block that contains other blocks ...
+ * Block that contains other blocks
  *
  * @PHPCRODM\Document(referenceable=true)
  */
 class ContainerBlock extends BaseBlock
 {
-    /** @PHPCRODM\Children */
+    /**
+     * @var ChildrenCollection
+     * @PHPCRODM\Children
+     */
     protected  $children;
 
     public function __construct($name = null)
@@ -44,16 +47,44 @@ public function setChildren(ChildrenCollection $children)
     /**
      * Add a child to this container
      *
-     * @param  BlockInterface $child
-     * @param  string $key OPTIONAL
+     * @param BlockInterface $child
+     * @param string         $key   the collection index name to use in the
+     *      child collection if not set, the child will simply be appended at
+     *      the end
+     *
      * @return boolean
      */
     public function addChild(BlockInterface $child, $key = null)
     {
         if ($key != null) {
+
             return $this->children->set($key, $child);
         }
 
         return $this->children->add($child);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Alias to addChild to make the form layer happy
+     *
+     * @param BlockInterface $children
+     *
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public function addChildren(BlockInterface $children)
+    {
+        return $this->addChild($children);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a child from this container
+     *
+     * @param mixed $child
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function removeChild($child)
+    {
+        $this->children->removeElement($child);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Document/ImagineBlock.php b/Document/ImagineBlock.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efd1468a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Document/ImagineBlock.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document;
+
+use Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\Document\Image;
+use Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\Mapping\Annotations as PHPCRODM;
+
+use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document\BaseBlock;
+
+/**
+ * Block to hold an image
+ *
+ * @PHPCRODM\Document(referenceable=true)
+ */
+class ImagineBlock extends BaseBlock
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @var Image
+     * @PHPCRODM\Child(name="image", cascade="persist")
+     */
+    protected $image;
+
+    /** @PHPCRODM\String */
+    protected $label;
+
+    /**
+     * @var \PHPCR\NodeInterface
+     * @PHPCRODM\Node
+     */
+    protected $node;
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getType()
+    {
+        return 'symfony_cmf.block.imagine';
+    }
+
+    public function setLabel($label)
+    {
+        $this->label = $label;
+    }
+
+    public function getLabel()
+    {
+        return $this->label;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the image for this block.
+     *
+     * Setting null will do nothing, as this is what happens when you edit this
+     * block in a form without uploading a replacement file.
+     *
+     * If you need to delete the Image, you can use getImage and delete it with
+     * the document manager. Note that this block does not make much sense
+     * without an image, though.
+     *
+     * @param Image $image optional the image to update
+     */
+    public function setImage($image)
+    {
+        if (!$image) {
+            return;
+        } elseif ($this->image && $this->image->getFile()) {
+            // TODO: this is needed due to a bug in PHPCRODM (http://www.doctrine-project.org/jira/browse/PHPCR-98)
+            // TODO: this can be removed once the bug is fixed
+            $this->image->getFile()->setFileContent($image->getFile()->getFileContent());
+        } else {
+            $this->image = $image;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Image
+     */
+    public function getImage()
+    {
+        return $this->image;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return \PHPCR\NodeInterface
+     */
+    public function getNode()
+    {
+        return $this->node;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Document/MultilangImagineBlock.php b/Document/MultilangImagineBlock.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4747bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Document/MultilangImagineBlock.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document;
+
+use Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\Mapping\Annotations as PHPCRODM;
+
+/**
+ * Imagine block with multilanguage
+ *
+ * @PHPCRODM\Document(referenceable=true, translator="attribute")
+ */
+class MultilangImagineBlock extends ImagineBlock
+{
+
+    /** @PHPCRODM\Locale */
+    protected $locale;
+
+    /** @PHPCRODM\String(translated=true) */
+    protected $label;
+
+    public function setLocale($locale)
+    {
+        $this->locale = $locale;
+    }
+
+    public function getLocale()
+    {
+        return $this->locale;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Document/SlideshowBlock.php b/Document/SlideshowBlock.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f537f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Document/SlideshowBlock.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document;
+
+use Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\Mapping\Annotations as PHPCRODM;
+use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document\ContainerBlock;
+
+/**
+ * Special container block that renders child items in a way suitable for a
+ * slideshow. Note that you need to add some javascript to actually get the
+ * blocks to do a slideshow.
+ *
+ * @PHPCRODM\Document(referenceable=true)
+ */
+class SlideshowBlock extends ContainerBlock
+{
+
+    /** @PHPCRODM\String */
+    protected $title;
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getType()
+    {
+        return 'symfony_cmf.block.slideshow';
+    }
+
+    public function getTitle() {
+        return $this->title;
+    }
+
+    public function setTitle($title) {
+        $this->title = $title;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Resources/config/admin.xml b/Resources/config/admin.xml
index 968b44b2..4cd501ea 100644
--- a/Resources/config/admin.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/admin.xml
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
                 <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.content_basepath%</argument>
             </call>
         </service>
+
     </services>
 </container>
diff --git a/Resources/config/container.admin.xml b/Resources/config/container.admin.xml
index 8131017f..9922e159 100644
--- a/Resources/config/container.admin.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/container.admin.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <parameters>
         <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.container_admin_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Admin\ContainerBlockAdmin</parameter>
         <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.container_document_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document\ContainerBlock</parameter>
-        <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.content_basepath">/cms/content</parameter>
     </parameters>
 
     <services>
diff --git a/Resources/config/imagine.admin.xml b/Resources/config/imagine.admin.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..922673b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/config/imagine.admin.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+
+<container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
+           xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+           xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
+
+    <parameters>
+        <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.imagine.slideshow_admin_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Admin\Imagine\SlideshowBlockAdmin</parameter>
+        <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_slideshow_admin_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Admin\Imagine\MinimalSlideshowBlockAdmin</parameter>
+        <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.slideshow_document_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document\SlideshowBlock</parameter>
+
+        <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_imagine_admin_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Admin\Imagine\MinimalImagineBlockAdmin</parameter>
+        <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.imagine_document_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document\ImagineBlock</parameter>
+        <parameter key="symfony_cmf_block.multilang_imagine_document_class">Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Document\MultilangImagineBlock</parameter>
+    </parameters>
+
+    <services>
+
+        <service id="symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_slideshow_admin" class="%symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_slideshow_admin_class%">
+            <tag name="sonata.admin" manager_type="doctrine_phpcr" label_catalogue="SymfonyCmfBlockBundle" label_translator_strategy="sonata.admin.label.strategy.underscore" />
+            <argument/>
+            <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.slideshow_document_class%</argument>
+            <argument>SonataAdminBundle:CRUD</argument>
+
+            <call method="setRouteBuilder">
+                <argument type="service" id="sonata.admin.route.path_info_slashes" />
+            </call>
+        </service>
+
+        <service id="symfony_cmf_block.imagine.slideshow_admin" class="%symfony_cmf_block.imagine.slideshow_admin_class%">
+            <tag name="sonata.admin" manager_type="doctrine_phpcr" group="dashboard.group_content" label_catalogue="SymfonyCmfBlockBundle" label="dashboard.label_slideshow_block" label_translator_strategy="sonata.admin.label.strategy.underscore" />
+            <argument/>
+            <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.slideshow_document_class%</argument>
+            <argument>SonataAdminBundle:CRUD</argument>
+
+            <call method="setRouteBuilder">
+                <argument type="service" id="sonata.admin.route.path_info_slashes" />
+            </call>
+
+            <call method="setBlockRoot">
+                <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.block_basepath%</argument>
+            </call>
+
+        </service>
+
+        <service id="symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_imagine_admin" class="%symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_imagine_admin_class%">
+            <tag name="sonata.admin" manager_type="doctrine_phpcr" label_catalogue="SymfonyCmfBlockBundle" label_translator_strategy="sonata.admin.label.strategy.underscore" />
+            <argument/>
+            <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.imagine_document_class%</argument>
+            <argument>SonataAdminBundle:CRUD</argument>
+
+            <call method="setRouteBuilder">
+                <argument type="service" id="sonata.admin.route.path_info_slashes" />
+            </call>
+
+            <call method="setRoot">
+                <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.content_basepath%</argument>
+            </call>
+        </service>
+
+        <service id="symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_multilang_imagine_admin" class="%symfony_cmf_block.imagine.minimal_imagine_admin_class%">
+            <tag name="sonata.admin" manager_type="doctrine_phpcr" label_catalogue="SymfonyCmfBlockBundle" label_translator_strategy="sonata.admin.label.strategy.underscore" />
+            <argument/>
+            <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.multilang_imagine_document_class%</argument>
+            <argument>SonataAdminBundle:CRUD</argument>
+
+            <call method="setRouteBuilder">
+                <argument type="service" id="sonata.admin.route.path_info_slashes" />
+            </call>
+
+            <call method="setRoot">
+                <argument>%symfony_cmf_block.content_basepath%</argument>
+            </call>
+        </service>
+
+    </services>
+</container>
diff --git a/Resources/config/imagine.xml b/Resources/config/imagine.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3553e82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/config/imagine.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+
+<container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
+
+    <services>
+
+        <!-- simple block service is reused for imagine items -->
+        <service id="symfony_cmf.block.imagine" class="Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Block\SimpleBlockService">
+            <tag name="sonata.block" />
+            <argument>symfony_cmf.block.imagine</argument>
+            <argument type="service" id="templating" />
+            <argument>SymfonyCmfBlockBundle:Block:block_imagine.html.twig</argument>
+        </service>
+
+    </services>
+</container>
diff --git a/Resources/config/services.xml b/Resources/config/services.xml
index 0f1a85aa..0d0ce068 100644
--- a/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@
             <argument type="service" id="fragment.handler" />
         </service>
 
+        <!--container block service is reused for slideshows -->
+        <service id="symfony_cmf.block.slideshow" class="Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\BlockBundle\Block\ContainerBlockService">
+            <tag name="sonata.block" />
+            <argument>symfony_cmf.block.slideshow</argument>
+            <argument type="service" id="templating" />
+            <argument type="service" id="sonata.block.renderer" />
+            <argument>SymfonyCmfBlockBundle:Block:block_slideshow.html.twig</argument>
+        </service>
+
         <service id="symfony_cmf.block.rss_controller" class="%symfony_cmf_block.rss_controller_class%" >
             <call method="setContainer">
                 <argument type="service" id="service_container" />
diff --git a/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.en.yml b/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.en.yml
index 426f814b..7de19738 100644
--- a/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.en.yml
+++ b/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.en.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ dashboard:
     label_container_block: Container block
     label_reference_block: Reference block
     label_action_block: Action block
+    label_slideshow_block: Slideshow block
 
 breadcrumb:
+    link_slideshow_block_list: Slideshow Blocks
+    link_slideshow_block_edit: Edit
+    link_slideshow_simple_block_create: Create
+    link_slideshow_simple_block_edit: Edit
+    link_slideshow_simple_block_delete: Delete
+
     link_simple_block_list: Simple blocks
     link_simple_block_create: Create
     link_simple_block_edit: Edit
@@ -51,3 +58,6 @@ form:
     label_content: Content
     label_referenced_block: Referenced block
     label_action_name: Action name
+    label_children: Elements
+    label_label: Label
+    label_position: Position
diff --git a/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.fr.yml b/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.fr.yml
index 185f92b0..83d6d28a 100644
--- a/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.fr.yml
+++ b/Resources/translations/SymfonyCmfBlockBundle.fr.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ dashboard:
     label_container_block: Bloc conteneur
     label_reference_block: Bloc référence
     label_action_block: Bloc action
+    label_slideshow_block: Bloc slideshow
 
 breadcrumb:
+    link_slideshow_block_list: Blocs slideshow
+    link_slideshow_block_edit: Edit
+    link_slideshow_simple_block_create: Créer
+    link_slideshow_simple_block_edit: Éditer
+    link_slideshow_simple_block_delete: Supprimer
+
     link_simple_block_list: Blocs simples
     link_simple_block_create: Créer
     link_simple_block_edit: Éditer
@@ -51,3 +58,6 @@ form:
     label_content: Contenu
     label_referenced_block: Bloc référencé
     label_action_name: Nom de l'action
+    label_children: Elements
+    label_label: Label
+    label_position: Position
diff --git a/Resources/views/Block/block_imagine.html.twig b/Resources/views/Block/block_imagine.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d38586d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/views/Block/block_imagine.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% extends 'SymfonyCmfBlockBundle:Block:block_base.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block block %}
+    <span id="label">{{ block.label }}</span><img src="{{ block.image | imagine_filter('symfony_cmf_block') }}" alt="{{ block.label }}" />
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/Resources/views/Block/block_slideshow.html.twig b/Resources/views/Block/block_slideshow.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3bd3891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/views/Block/block_slideshow.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{% extends 'SymfonyCmfBlockBundle:Block:block_base.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block block %}
+
+    {% if childBlocks %}
+        {% if block.title is defined %}
+            <h3>{{ block.title }}</h3>
+        {% endif %}
+        <div class="slideshow">
+            <ul>
+                {% for item in childBlocks %}
+                    <li>{{ item | raw }}</li>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d8c4f69c..f4b8d0dd 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     },
     "suggest": {
         "sonata-project/cache-bundle": "To add caching support for block loading",
+        "liip/imagine-bundle": "When using the ImagineBlock",
         "eko/feedbundle": "To use the RssBlock"
     },
     "autoload":{