diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
index 680a856a5be7..0c1a596e43f6 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ protected function validateImage($attribute, $value)
      */
     protected function validateDimensions($attribute, $value, $parameters)
     {
-        if (! $this->isAValidFileInstance($value) || ! $sizeDetails = getimagesize($value->getRealPath())) {
+        if (! $this->isAValidFileInstance($value) || ! $sizeDetails = @getimagesize($value->getRealPath())) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ protected function validateDimensions($attribute, $value, $parameters)
                 [1, 1], array_filter(sscanf($parameters['ratio'], '%f/%d'))
             );
 
-            return $numerator / $denominator == $width / $height;
+            return abs($numerator / $denominator - $width / $height) < 0.000001;
         }
 
         return true;
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index 24871e6b2df2..3d419ec6c64b 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -1855,8 +1855,8 @@ public function testValidateImage()
 
     public function testValidateImageDimensions()
     {
-        // Knowing that demo image.gif has width = 3 and height = 2
-        $uploadedFile = new \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile(__DIR__.'/fixtures/image.gif', '', null, null, null, true);
+        // Knowing that demo image.png has width = 3 and height = 2
+        $uploadedFile = new \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile(__DIR__.'/fixtures/image.png', '', null, null, null, true);
         $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
 
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 'file'], ['x' => 'dimensions']);
@@ -1903,6 +1903,21 @@ public function testValidateImageDimensions()
 
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => $uploadedFile], ['x' => 'dimensions:ratio=1']);
         $this->assertTrue($v->fails());
+
+        // This test fails without suppressing warnings on getimagesize() due to a read error.
+        $emptyUploadedFile = new \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile(__DIR__.'/fixtures/empty.png', '', null, null, null, true);
+        $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => $emptyUploadedFile], ['x' => 'dimensions:min_width=1']);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->fails());
+
+        // Knowing that demo image2.png has width = 4 and height = 2
+        $uploadedFile = new \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile(__DIR__.'/fixtures/image2.png', '', null, null, null, true);
+        $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
+
+        // Ensure validation doesn't erroneously fail when ratio has no fractional part
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => $uploadedFile], ['x' => 'dimensions:ratio=2/1']);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Validation/fixtures/empty.png b/tests/Validation/fixtures/empty.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/tests/Validation/fixtures/image.gif b/tests/Validation/fixtures/image.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index db5ecb91ea7d..000000000000
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diff --git a/tests/Validation/fixtures/image.png b/tests/Validation/fixtures/image.png
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index 000000000000..739f1454d40a
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diff --git a/tests/Validation/fixtures/image2.png b/tests/Validation/fixtures/image2.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19f2227c9610
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