diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-windows-relate.md b/.changeset/eleven-windows-relate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fd40f3187774b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-windows-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gradio": minor
+---
+
+fix:Allows `sources` to be a string for `gr.Image`
diff --git a/gradio/components/audio.py b/gradio/components/audio.py
index 61e98a7313028..7e46c2eec8980 100644
--- a/gradio/components/audio.py
+++ b/gradio/components/audio.py
@@ -108,19 +108,21 @@ def __init__(
             waveform_options: A dictionary of options for the waveform display. Options include: waveform_color (str), waveform_progress_color (str), show_controls (bool), skip_length (int). Default is None, which uses the default values for these options.
         """
         valid_sources: list[Literal["upload", "microphone"]] = ["upload", "microphone"]
-
         if sources is None:
-            sources = ["microphone"] if streaming else valid_sources
+            self.sources = ["microphone"] if streaming else valid_sources
         elif isinstance(sources, str) and sources in valid_sources:
-            sources = [sources]
+            self.sources = [sources]
         elif isinstance(sources, list):
-            pass
+            self.sources = sources
         else:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"`sources` must be a list consisting of elements in {valid_sources}"
             )
-
-        self.sources = sources
+        for source in self.sources:
+            if source not in valid_sources:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"`sources` must a list consisting of elements in {valid_sources}"
+                )
         valid_types = ["numpy", "filepath"]
         if type not in valid_types:
             raise ValueError(
diff --git a/gradio/components/image.py b/gradio/components/image.py
index 2fc77a9bae13e..e0c22a8788ac4 100644
--- a/gradio/components/image.py
+++ b/gradio/components/image.py
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ def __init__(
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"`sources` must a list consisting of elements in {valid_sources}"
                 )
-        self.sources = sources
-
         self.streaming = streaming
         self.show_download_button = show_download_button
         if streaming and self.sources != ["webcam"]:
diff --git a/gradio/components/video.py b/gradio/components/video.py
index f4e0b9009b757..e354cf0e62582 100644
--- a/gradio/components/video.py
+++ b/gradio/components/video.py
@@ -111,27 +111,29 @@ def __init__(
             min_length: The minimum length of video (in seconds) that the user can pass into the prediction function. If None, there is no minimum length.
             max_length: The maximum length of video (in seconds) that the user can pass into the prediction function. If None, there is no maximum length.
         """
-        self.format = format
-        self.autoplay = autoplay
-
         valid_sources: list[Literal["upload", "webcam"]] = ["webcam", "upload"]
-
         if sources is None:
-            sources = valid_sources
+            self.sources = valid_sources
         elif isinstance(sources, str) and sources in valid_sources:
-            sources = [sources]
+            self.sources = [sources]
         elif isinstance(sources, list):
-            pass
+            self.sources = sources
         else:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"`sources` must be a list consisting of elements in {valid_sources}"
             )
-        self.sources = sources
+        for source in self.sources:
+            if source not in valid_sources:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"`sources` must a list consisting of elements in {valid_sources}"
+                )
+        self.format = format
+        self.autoplay = autoplay
         self.height = height
         self.width = width
         self.mirror_webcam = mirror_webcam
         self.include_audio = (
-            include_audio if include_audio is not None else "upload" in sources
+            include_audio if include_audio is not None else "upload" in self.sources
         )
         self.show_share_button = (
             (utils.get_space() is not None)
diff --git a/test/test_components.py b/test/test_components.py
index a3fa9754c659f..ec71e968b0595 100644
--- a/test/test_components.py
+++ b/test/test_components.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def test_component_functions(self, gradio_temp_dir):
         image_input = gr.Image(type="pil", label="Upload Your Image")
         assert image_input.get_config() == {
             "image_mode": "RGB",
-            "sources": None,
+            "sources": ["upload", "webcam", "clipboard"],
             "name": "image",
             "show_share_button": False,
             "show_download_button": True,
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ def test_component_functions(self, gradio_temp_dir):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             gr.Image(type="unknown")
 
+        string_source = gr.Image(sources="upload")
+        assert string_source.sources == ["upload"]
         # Output functionalities
         image_output = gr.Image(type="pil")
         processed_image = image_output.postprocess(