diff --git a/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts b/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts
index a63861c3a7..5c42381311 100644
--- a/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { IData } from "../../media/data";
 import { Num } from "../../numbering/num";
 import { Run } from "../run";
 import { PictureRun } from "../run/picture-run";
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ export class Paragraph extends XmlComponent {
         return run;
     }
 
-    public createPictureRun(imagePath: string): PictureRun {
-        const run = new PictureRun(imagePath);
+    public createPictureRun(imageData: IData): PictureRun {
+        const run = new PictureRun(imageData);
         this.addRun(run);
         return run;
     }
diff --git a/ts/docx/run/picture-run.ts b/ts/docx/run/picture-run.ts
index fdf2310c4b..038d1fc7bf 100644
--- a/ts/docx/run/picture-run.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/run/picture-run.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
+import { IData } from "../../media/data";
 import { Run } from "../run";
 import { Drawing } from "./run-components/drawing";
 
 export class PictureRun extends Run {
 
-    constructor(imagePath: string) {
+    constructor(imageData: IData) {
         super();
-        this.root.push(new Drawing(imagePath));
+
+        if (imageData === undefined) {
+            throw new Error("imageData cannot be undefined");
+        }
+
+        this.root.push(new Drawing(imageData));
     }
 }