diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index a840791ec..a089bef57 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ For more information about functional characterization analysis, see :ref:`Meta-
 
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: generated/
+   :template: class.rst
+
+   transforms.ImageTransformer
+   transforms.ImagesToCoordinates
+
    :template: function.rst
 
    transforms.transform_images
@@ -173,10 +178,6 @@ For more information about functional characterization analysis, see :ref:`Meta-
    transforms.z_to_t
    transforms.z_to_p
 
-   :template: class.rst
-
-   transforms.ImagesToCoordinates
-
 
 .. _api_extract_ref:
 
diff --git a/examples/01_datasets/plot_dataset_io.py b/examples/01_datasets/plot_dataset_io.py
index 1e18c32a0..11f872e0d 100644
--- a/examples/01_datasets/plot_dataset_io.py
+++ b/examples/01_datasets/plot_dataset_io.py
@@ -121,10 +121,9 @@
 # beta images, you can also calculate varcope (variance) images.
 #
 # We use :mod:`nimare.transforms` to perform these transformations
-# (especially :func:`nimare.transforms.transform_images`)
-dset.images = nimare.transforms.transform_images(
-    dset.images, "varcope", dset.masker, dset.metadata, out_dir=None
-)
+# (especially :class:`nimare.transforms.ImageTransformer`)
+varcope_transformer = nimare.transforms.ImageTransformer(target="varcope")
+dset = varcope_transformer.transform(dset)
 dset.images[["id", "varcope"]].head()
 
 ###############################################################################
@@ -147,9 +146,8 @@
 ###############################################################################
 # Let's try to fill in missing z images
 # `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
-dset.images = nimare.transforms.transform_images(
-    dset.images, "z", dset.masker, dset.metadata, out_dir=None
-)
+z_transformer = nimare.transforms.ImageTransformer(target="z")
+dset = z_transformer.transform(dset)
 z_images = dset.get_images(imtype="z")
 z_images = [str(z) for z in z_images]
 print("\n".join(z_images))
diff --git a/examples/01_datasets/plot_neurovault_io.py b/examples/01_datasets/plot_neurovault_io.py
index 2c0d1fbc6..0921b0dac 100644
--- a/examples/01_datasets/plot_neurovault_io.py
+++ b/examples/01_datasets/plot_neurovault_io.py
@@ -62,18 +62,17 @@
 # ------------------------------
 # Some of the statistical maps are T statistics and others are Z statistics.
 # To perform a Fisher's meta analysis, we need all Z maps.
-# Thoughtfully, NiMARE has a function named ``transform_images`` that will
+# Thoughtfully, NiMARE has a class named ``ImageTransformer`` that will
 # help us.
-from nimare.transforms import transform_images
+from nimare.transforms import ImageTransformer
 
 # Not all studies have Z maps!
 print(dset.images["z"])
 
-dset.images = transform_images(
-    dset.images, target="z", masker=dset.masker, metadata_df=dset.metadata
-)
+z_transformer = ImageTransformer(target="z")
+dset = z_transformer.transform(dset)
 
-# All studies have Z maps!
+# All studies now have Z maps!
 print(dset.images["z"])
 
 
diff --git a/examples/01_datasets/transform_images_to_coordinates.py b/examples/01_datasets/transform_images_to_coordinates.py
index 7b533e7b3..1ed59b3c2 100644
--- a/examples/01_datasets/transform_images_to_coordinates.py
+++ b/examples/01_datasets/transform_images_to_coordinates.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
 import nimare
-from nimare.transforms import ImagesToCoordinates, transform_images
+from nimare.transforms import ImagesToCoordinates, ImageTransformer
 from nimare.meta.cbma import ALE
 from nimare.tests.utils import get_test_data_path
 
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@
 dset.update_path(dset_dir)
 
 # ImagesToCoordinates uses z or p statistical maps
-dset.images = transform_images(
-    dset.images, target="z", masker=dset.masker, metadata_df=dset.metadata
-)
+z_transformer = ImageTransformer(target="z")
+dset = z_transformer.transform(dset)
 
 study_no_images = "pain_02.nidm-1"
 # delete images for study
@@ -129,7 +128,8 @@
 # while studies with only coordinates (no images) are in 'replace',
 # they are removed from 'demolish'.
 print(
-    f"studies in 'replace', but not 'demolish': {set(dset_replace.coordinates['id']) - set(dset_demolish.coordinates['id'])}"
+    "studies in 'replace', but not 'demolish': "
+    f"{set(dset_replace.coordinates['id']) - set(dset_demolish.coordinates['id'])}"
 )
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_compare_ibma_and_cbma.py b/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_compare_ibma_and_cbma.py
index d07d564cd..347bc9e68 100644
--- a/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_compare_ibma_and_cbma.py
+++ b/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_compare_ibma_and_cbma.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from nilearn.plotting import plot_stat_map
 
 import nimare
-from nimare.transforms import ImagesToCoordinates, transform_images
+from nimare.transforms import ImagesToCoordinates, ImageTransformer
 from nimare.meta.ibma import DerSimonianLaird
 from nimare.meta.cbma import ALE
 from nimare.tests.utils import get_test_data_path
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@
 dset.update_path(dset_dir)
 
 # Calculate missing statistical images from the available stats.
-dset.images = transform_images(
-    dset.images, target="z", masker=dset.masker, metadata_df=dset.metadata
-)
-dset.images = nimare.transforms.transform_images(
-    dset.images, target="varcope", masker=dset.masker, metadata_df=dset.metadata
-)
+z_transformer = ImageTransformer(target="z")
+dset = z_transformer.transform(dset)
+
+varcope_transformer = ImageTransformer(target="varcope")
+dset = varcope_transformer.transform(dset)
 
 # create coordinates from statistical maps
 coord_gen = ImagesToCoordinates(merge_strategy="replace")
diff --git a/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_ibma.py b/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_ibma.py
index d385e00c1..05197ba9f 100644
--- a/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_ibma.py
+++ b/examples/02_meta-analyses/plot_ibma.py
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@
 dset = nimare.dataset.Dataset(dset_file)
 dset.update_path(dset_dir)
 # Calculate missing images
-dset.images = nimare.transforms.transform_images(
-    dset.images, target="z", masker=dset.masker, metadata_df=dset.metadata
-)
-dset.images = nimare.transforms.transform_images(
-    dset.images, target="varcope", masker=dset.masker, metadata_df=dset.metadata
-)
+z_transformer = nimare.transforms.ImageTransformer(target="z")
+varcope_transformer = nimare.transforms.ImageTransformer(target="varcope")
+dset = z_transformer.transform(dset)
+dset = varcope_transformer.transform(dset)
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Stouffer's
diff --git a/nimare/base.py b/nimare/base.py
index d9f61de3e..54d4ae6e5 100644
--- a/nimare/base.py
+++ b/nimare/base.py
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ def __init__(self):
     @abstractmethod
     def transform(self, dataset):
         """Add stuff to transformer."""
+        # Using attribute check instead of type check to allow fake Datasets for testing.
         if not hasattr(dataset, "slice"):
             raise ValueError(
                 'Argument "dataset" must be a valid Dataset '
diff --git a/nimare/generate.py b/nimare/generate.py
index df14f844e..dad3aa5cd 100644
--- a/nimare/generate.py
+++ b/nimare/generate.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from .dataset import Dataset
 from .io import convert_neurovault_to_dataset
 from .meta.utils import compute_ale_ma, get_ale_kernel
-from .transforms import transform_images
+from .transforms import ImageTransformer
 from .utils import mm2vox, vox2mm
 
 # defaults for creating a neurovault dataset
@@ -162,9 +162,8 @@ def create_neurovault_dataset(
     dataset = convert_neurovault_to_dataset(
         collection_ids, contrasts, img_dir, map_type_conversion, **dset_kwargs
     )
-    dataset.images = transform_images(
-        dataset.images, target="z", masker=dataset.masker, metadata_df=dataset.metadata
-    )
+    transformer = ImageTransformer(target="z")
+    dataset = transformer.transform(dataset)
 
     return dataset
 
diff --git a/nimare/tests/test_transforms.py b/nimare/tests/test_transforms.py
index 5f6d051fa..1cfe921ad 100644
--- a/nimare/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/nimare/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -9,6 +9,26 @@
 from nimare import transforms
 
 
+def test_ImageTransformer(testdata_ibma):
+    """Smoke test on transforms.ImageTransformer."""
+    dset = testdata_ibma
+    z_files = dset.images["z"].tolist()
+    z_transformer = transforms.ImageTransformer(target="z")
+    new_dset = z_transformer.transform(dset)
+    new_z_files = new_dset.images["z"].tolist()
+    assert z_files[:-1] == new_z_files[:-1]
+    # new z statistic map should have 3 dimensions
+    assert len(nib.load(new_z_files[-1]).shape) == 3
+    assert all([nzf is not None for nzf in new_z_files])
+
+    varcope_files = dset.images["varcope"].tolist()
+    varcope_transformer = transforms.ImageTransformer(target="varcope")
+    new_dset = varcope_transformer.transform(dset)
+    new_varcope_files = new_dset.images["varcope"].tolist()
+    assert not all([isinstance(vf, str) for vf in varcope_files])
+    assert all([isinstance(vf, str) for vf in new_varcope_files])
+
+
 def test_transform_images(testdata_ibma):
     """Smoke test on transforms.transform_images."""
     dset = testdata_ibma
diff --git a/nimare/transforms.py b/nimare/transforms.py
index e85d26750..e5e8dc581 100644
--- a/nimare/transforms.py
+++ b/nimare/transforms.py
@@ -18,6 +18,58 @@
 LGR = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class ImageTransformer(Transformer):
+    """A class to create new images from existing ones within a Dataset.
+
+    This class is a light wrapper around :func:`nimare.transforms.transform_images`.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    target : {'z', 'p', 'beta', 'varcope'}
+        Target image type.
+    overwrite : :obj:`bool`, optional
+        Whether to overwrite existing files or not. Default is False.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    nimare.transforms.transform_images : The function called by this class.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, target, overwrite=False):
+        self.target = target
+        self.overwrite = overwrite
+
+    def transform(self, dataset):
+        """Generate images of the target type from other image types in a Dataset.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        dataset : :obj:`nimare.dataset.Dataset`
+            A Dataset containing images and relevant metadata.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        new_dataset : :obj:`nimare.dataset.Dataset`
+            A copy of the input Dataset, with new images added to its images attribute.
+        """
+        # Using attribute check instead of type check to allow fake Datasets for testing.
+        if not hasattr(dataset, "slice"):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Argument 'dataset' must be a valid Dataset object, not a {type(dataset)}."
+            )
+
+        new_dataset = dataset.copy()
+        new_dataset.images = transform_images(
+            dataset.images,
+            target=self.target,
+            masker=dataset.masker,
+            metadata_df=dataset.metadata,
+            out_dir=dataset.basepath,
+            overwrite=self.overwrite,
+        )
+        return new_dataset
+
+
 def transform_images(images_df, target, masker, metadata_df=None, out_dir=None, overwrite=False):
     """Generate images of a given type from other image types and write out to files.