diff --git a/include/osg/BindImageTexture b/include/osg/BindImageTexture
index 0d7e64b69..3734d32c2 100644
--- a/include/osg/BindImageTexture
+++ b/include/osg/BindImageTexture
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
 */
-/// author: Julien Valentin 2017 (mp3butcher@hotmail.com) 
+/// author: Julien Valentin 2017 (mp3butcher@hotmail.com)
 
 #ifndef _GLImageUnitBinding_H
 #define _GLImageUnitBinding_H
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace osg
 class OSG_EXPORT BindImageTexture : public osg::StateAttribute {
     public:
         /** Type of access that will be performed on the texture image. */
-        enum ImageAccess
+        enum Access
         {
                 NOT_USED = 0,
                 READ_ONLY = GL_READ_ONLY_ARB,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT BindImageTexture : public osg::StateAttribute {
         BindImageTexture(
                         GLuint imageunit = 0,
                         osg::Texture* target = 0,
-                        ImageAccess access = READ_ONLY,
+                        Access access = READ_ONLY,
                         GLenum format = GL_RGBA8,
                         int level = 0,
                         bool layered = GL_FALSE,
@@ -67,27 +67,27 @@ class OSG_EXPORT BindImageTexture : public osg::StateAttribute {
 
         META_StateAttribute(osg,BindImageTexture, BINDIMAGETEXTURE)
 
-        void setImageUnit(GLuint i) { _imageunit=i; }
-        GLuint getImageUnit() const { return _imageunit; }
+        inline void setImageUnit(GLuint i) { _imageunit=i; }
+        inline GLuint getImageUnit() const { return _imageunit; }
 
-        void setLevel(GLint i) { _level=i; }
-        GLint getLevel() const { return _level; }
+        inline void setLevel(GLint i) { _level=i; }
+        inline GLint getLevel() const { return _level; }
 
-        void setIsLayered(GLboolean i) { _layered=i; }
-        GLboolean getIsLayered() const { return _layered; }
+        inline void setIsLayered(GLboolean i) { _layered=i; }
+        inline GLboolean getIsLayered() const { return _layered; }
 
-        void setLayer(GLint i) { _layer=i; }
-        GLint getLayer() const { return _layer; }
+        inline void setLayer(GLint i) { _layer=i; }
+        inline GLint getLayer() const { return _layer; }
 
-        void setAccess(ImageAccess i) { _access=i; }
-        GLenum getAccess()const { return _access; }
+        inline void setAccess(Access i) { _access=i; }
+        inline Access getAccess() const { return _access; }
 
-        void setFormat(GLenum i) { _format=i; }
-        GLenum getFormat()const { return _format; }
+        inline void setFormat(GLenum i) { _format=i; }
+        inline GLenum getFormat() const { return _format; }
 
-        void setTexture(osg::Texture* target) { _target=target; }
-        osg::Texture* getTexture() { return _target.get();}
-        const osg::Texture* getTexture() const { return _target.get();}
+        inline void setTexture(osg::Texture* target) { _target=target; }
+        inline osg::Texture* getTexture() { return _target.get();}
+        inline const osg::Texture* getTexture() const { return _target.get();}
 
         virtual void apply(osg::State&state) const;
 
@@ -102,11 +102,10 @@ class OSG_EXPORT BindImageTexture : public osg::StateAttribute {
         GLint _level;
         GLboolean _layered;
         GLint _layer;
-        GLenum _access;
+        Access _access;
         GLenum _format;
 
 };
 
 }
 #endif
-
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/BindImageTexture.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/BindImageTexture.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d9e60709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osg/BindImageTexture.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include <osg/BindImageTexture>
+#include <osgDB/ObjectWrapper>
+#include <osgDB/InputStream>
+#include <osgDB/OutputStream>
+
+#define ADD_GLBOOL_SERIALIZER(PROP, DEF) \
+    wrapper->addSerializer( new osgDB::PropByValSerializer< MyClass, GLboolean >( \
+        #PROP, ((int)(DEF)), &MyClass::get##PROP, &MyClass::set##PROP), osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_BOOL )
+
+REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( BindImageTexture,
+                         new osg::BindImageTexture,
+                         osg::BindImageTexture,
+                         "osg::Object osg::StateAttribute osg::BindImageTexture" )
+{
+
+ADD_OBJECT_SERIALIZER( Texture, osg::Texture, NULL);
+ADD_UINT_SERIALIZER(ImageUnit,0);
+ADD_GLINT_SERIALIZER(Level,0);
+ADD_GLBOOL_SERIALIZER(IsLayered,GL_FALSE);
+ADD_GLINT_SERIALIZER(Layer,0);
+BEGIN_ENUM_SERIALIZER( Access, NOT_USED );
+      ADD_ENUM_VALUE( NOT_USED );
+      ADD_ENUM_VALUE( READ_ONLY );
+      ADD_ENUM_VALUE( WRITE_ONLY );
+      ADD_ENUM_VALUE( READ_WRITE );
+END_ENUM_SERIALIZER();
+ADD_GLENUM_SERIALIZER(Format,GLenum,GL_RGBA8);
+
+}
+