diff --git a/Tests/test_imagedraw2.py b/Tests/test_imagedraw2.py
index 35fe0cf40dd..c80aa739cdf 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagedraw2.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagedraw2.py
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ def test_sanity() -> None:
     draw2.line(list(range(10)), pen)
 
 
+def test_mode() -> None:
+    draw = ImageDraw2.Draw("L", (1, 1))
+    assert draw.image.mode == "L"
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        ImageDraw2.Draw("L")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("bbox", BBOX)
 def test_ellipse(bbox: Coords) -> None:
     # Arrange
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageDraw2.py b/src/PIL/ImageDraw2.py
index b42f5d9eac1..600e140e1f6 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageDraw2.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageDraw2.py
@@ -56,8 +56,16 @@ class Draw:
     (Experimental) WCK-style drawing interface
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, image, size=None, color=None):
-        if not hasattr(image, "im"):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        image: Image.Image | str,
+        size: tuple[int, int] | list[int] | None = None,
+        color: float | tuple[float, ...] | str | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        if isinstance(image, str):
+            if size is None:
+                msg = "If image argument is mode string, size must be a list or tuple"
+                raise ValueError(msg)
             image = Image.new(image, size, color)
         self.draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
         self.image = image