diff --git a/motion/ruby_motion_query/image.rb b/motion/ruby_motion_query/image.rb
index f859ba6..b378b6f 100644
--- a/motion/ruby_motion_query/image.rb
+++ b/motion/ruby_motion_query/image.rb
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
       #
       # @return [UIImage]
       def resource_resizable(file_base_name, opts)
-        # TODO, also alloow short syntax, t: instead of top: etc
-        ext = opts[:ext] || DEFAULT_IMAGE_EXT
         image = resource(file_base_name, opts)
-        image.resizableImageWithCapInsets([opts[:top], opts[:left], opts[:bottom], opts[:right]], resizingMode: UIImageResizingModeStretch) 
+
+        frame = [ opts[:top]    || opts[:t],
+                  opts[:left]   || opts[:l],
+                  opts[:bottom] || opts[:b],
+                  opts[:right]  || opts[:r]
+        ]
+        image.resizableImageWithCapInsets(frame, resizingMode: UIImageResizingModeStretch)
       end
 
       # Note: FROM Sugarcube, thanks Sugarcube
diff --git a/spec/image.rb b/spec/image.rb
index 2f802ba..d0fbe46 100644
--- a/spec/image.rb
+++ b/spec/image.rb
@@ -18,5 +18,23 @@ describe 'image' do
     image.scale.should == UIScreen.mainScreen.scale
   end
 
-  # TODO test resource with and without caching, resource_for_device, and resource_resizable
+  describe "resource_resizable" do
+    it "should return an image with the proper cap insets" do
+      opts = { top: 1, left: 1, bottom: 1, right: 1 }
+      image = @rmq.image.resource_resizable('logo', opts)
+
+      image.is_a?(UIImage).should.be.true
+      image.capInsets.should == UIEdgeInsetsMake(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
+    end
+
+    it "should accept the shortcut labels for position as well" do
+      opts = { t: 1, l: 1, b: 1, r: 1 }
+      image = @rmq.image.resource_resizable('logo', opts)
+
+      image.is_a?(UIImage).should.be.true
+      image.capInsets.should == UIEdgeInsetsMake(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # TODO test resource with and without caching, resource_for_device
 end