diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.h b/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.h
index f85a48f..08d9e3f 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.h
@@ -23,15 +23,40 @@
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #import "AFImageRequestOperation.h"
 
+/**
+ `AFImageCache` is a subclass of `NSCache` that stores and retrieves images from cache.
+ 
+ @discussion `AFImageCache` is used to cache images for successful `AFImageRequestOperations` with the proper cache policy.
+ */
 @interface AFImageCache : NSCache
 
+/**
+ Returns the shared image cache object for the system.
+ 
+ @return The systemwide image cache.
+ */
 + (AFImageCache *)sharedImageCache;
 
-- (UIImage *)cachedImageForRequest:(NSURLRequest *)urlRequest
-                         cacheName:(NSString *)cacheName;
+/**
+ Returns the image associated with a given URL and cache name.
+ 
+ @param url The URL associated with the image in the cache.
+ @param cacheName The cache name associated with the image in the cache. This allows for multiple versions of an image to be associated for a single URL, such as image thumbnails, for instance.
+ 
+ @return The image associated with the URL and cache name, or `nil` if not image exists.
+ */
+- (UIImage *)cachedImageForURL:(NSURL *)url
+                     cacheName:(NSString *)cacheName;
 
+/**
+ Stores an image into cache, associated with a given URL and cache name.
+ 
+ @param image The image to be stored in cache.
+ @param url The URL to be associated with the image.
+ @param cacheName The cache name to be associated with the image in the cache. This allows for multiple versions of an image to be associated for a single URL, such as image thumbnails, for instance.
+ */
 - (void)cacheImage:(UIImage *)image
-        forRequest:(NSURLRequest *)urlRequest
+            forURL:(NSURL *)url
          cacheName:(NSString *)cacheName;
 
 @end
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.m b/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.m
index 968b574..de74346 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFImageCache.m
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 #import "AFImageCache.h"
 
-static inline NSString * AFImageCacheKey(NSURLRequest *urlRequest, NSString *cacheName) {
-    return [[[urlRequest URL] absoluteString] stringByAppendingFormat:@"#%@", cacheName];
+static inline NSString * AFImageCacheKeyFromURLAndCacheName(NSURL *url, NSString *cacheName) {
+    return [[url absoluteString] stringByAppendingFormat:@"#%@", cacheName];
 }
 
 @implementation AFImageCache
@@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ static inline NSString * AFImageCacheKey(NSURLRequest *urlRequest, NSString *cac
     return _sharedImageCache;
 }
 
-- (UIImage *)cachedImageForRequest:(NSURLRequest *)urlRequest
-                         cacheName:(NSString *)cacheName
+- (UIImage *)cachedImageForURL:(NSURL *)url
+                     cacheName:(NSString *)cacheName
 {
-    return [self objectForKey:AFImageCacheKey(urlRequest, cacheName)];
+    return [self objectForKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLAndCacheName(url, cacheName)];
 }
 
 - (void)cacheImage:(UIImage *)image
-        forRequest:(NSURLRequest *)urlRequest
+            forURL:(NSURL *)url
          cacheName:(NSString *)cacheName
 {
     if (!image) {
         return;
     }
         
-    [self setObject:image forKey:AFImageCacheKey(urlRequest, cacheName)];
+    [self setObject:image forKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLAndCacheName(url, cacheName)];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
index c2d5cf5..98867e8 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static dispatch_queue_t image_request_operation_processing_queue() {
                     }
                 });
                 
-                [[AFImageCache sharedImageCache] cacheImage:image forRequest:request cacheName:cacheNameOrNil];
+                [[AFImageCache sharedImageCache] cacheImage:image forURL:[request URL] cacheName:cacheNameOrNil];
             }
         });
     }];
diff --git a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
index 7140fd5..dcd3a50 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static NSString * const kUIImageViewImageRequestObjectKey = @"_af_imageRequestOp
         cacheName = [cacheName stringByAppendingFormat:@"(%@)", NSStringFromCGSize(placeholderImage.size)];
     }
     
-    UIImage *cachedImage = [[AFImageCache sharedImageCache] cachedImageForRequest:urlRequest cacheName:cacheName];
+    UIImage *cachedImage = [[AFImageCache sharedImageCache] cachedImageForURL:[urlRequest URL] cacheName:cacheName];
     if (cachedImage) {
         self.image = cachedImage;