diff --git a/src/entry.cpp b/src/entry.cpp
index 7af57a91..4c1d549e 100644
--- a/src/entry.cpp
+++ b/src/entry.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ Entry::Entry(Feed *feed, QString id)
     , m_feed(feed)
 {
     connect(&Fetcher::instance(), &Fetcher::downloadFinished, this, [this](QString url) {
-        if(url == m_image)
+        if(url == m_image) {
             Q_EMIT imageChanged(url);
+            Q_EMIT cachedImageChanged(cachedImage());
+        } else if (m_image.isEmpty() && url == m_feed->image()) {
+            Q_EMIT imageChanged(url);
+            Q_EMIT cachedImageChanged(cachedImage());
+        }
     });
     connect(&DataManager::instance(), &DataManager::queueEntryAdded, this, [this](const int &index, const QString &id) {
         Q_UNUSED(index)
@@ -204,6 +209,25 @@ QString Entry::image() const
     }
 }
 
+QString Entry::cachedImage() const
+{
+    // First check for the feed image as fallback
+    QString image = m_image;
+    if (image.isEmpty())
+        image = m_feed->image();
+
+    if (image.isEmpty()) { // this will only happen if the feed also doesn't have an image
+        return QStringLiteral("no-image");
+    } else {
+        QString imagePath = Fetcher::instance().image(image);
+        if (imagePath.isEmpty()) {
+            return imagePath;
+        } else {
+            return QStringLiteral("file://") + imagePath;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 bool Entry::queueStatus() const
 {
     return DataManager::instance().entryInQueue(this);
@@ -224,6 +248,7 @@ void Entry::setImage(const QString &image)
 {
     m_image = image;
     Q_EMIT imageChanged(m_image);
+    Q_EMIT cachedImageChanged(cachedImage());
 }
 
 Feed *Entry::feed() const
diff --git a/src/entry.h b/src/entry.h
index bc399287..480051c0 100644
--- a/src/entry.h
+++ b/src/entry.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Entry : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(Enclosure *enclosure READ enclosure CONSTANT);
     Q_PROPERTY(bool hasEnclosure READ hasEnclosure CONSTANT);
     Q_PROPERTY(QString image READ image WRITE setImage NOTIFY imageChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString cachedImage READ cachedImage NOTIFY cachedImageChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool queueStatus READ queueStatus WRITE setQueueStatus NOTIFY queueStatusChanged)
 
 public:
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     Enclosure *enclosure() const;
     bool hasEnclosure() const;
     QString image() const;
+    QString cachedImage() const;
     bool queueStatus() const;
     Feed *feed() const;
 
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void readChanged(bool read);
     void newChanged(bool state);
     void imageChanged(const QString &url);
+    void cachedImageChanged(const QString &imagePath);
     void queueStatusChanged(bool queueStatus);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/feed.cpp b/src/feed.cpp
index f7c45fb6..fb1192fe 100644
--- a/src/feed.cpp
+++ b/src/feed.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ Feed::Feed(QString const feedurl)
         }
     });
     connect(&Fetcher::instance(), &Fetcher::downloadFinished, this, [this](QString url) {
-        if(url == m_image)
+        if(url == m_image) {
             Q_EMIT imageChanged(url);
+            Q_EMIT cachedImageChanged(cachedImage());
+        }
     });
 
     m_entries = new EntriesModel(this);
@@ -144,6 +146,20 @@ QString Feed::image() const
     return m_image;
 }
 
+QString Feed::cachedImage() const
+{
+    if (m_image.isEmpty()) {
+        return QStringLiteral("no-image");
+    } else {
+        QString imagePath = Fetcher::instance().image(m_image);
+        if (imagePath.isEmpty()) {
+            return imagePath;
+        } else {
+            return QStringLiteral("file://") + imagePath;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 QString Feed::link() const
 {
     return m_link;
@@ -227,6 +243,7 @@ void Feed::setImage(const QString &image)
     if (image != m_image) {
         m_image = image;
         Q_EMIT imageChanged(m_image);
+        Q_EMIT cachedImageChanged(cachedImage());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/feed.h b/src/feed.h
index e817239d..58bca238 100644
--- a/src/feed.h
+++ b/src/feed.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Feed : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QString url READ url CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name WRITE setName NOTIFY nameChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString image READ image WRITE setImage NOTIFY imageChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString cachedImage READ cachedImage NOTIFY cachedImageChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString link READ link WRITE setLink NOTIFY linkChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString description READ description WRITE setDescription NOTIFY descriptionChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QVector<Author *> authors READ authors WRITE setAuthors NOTIFY authorsChanged)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     QString url() const;
     QString name() const;
     QString image() const;
+    QString cachedImage() const;
     QString link() const;
     QString description() const;
     QVector<Author *> authors() const;
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ public:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void nameChanged(const QString &name);
     void imageChanged(const QString &image);
+    void cachedImageChanged(const QString &imagePath);
     void linkChanged(const QString &link);
     void descriptionChanged(const QString &description);
     void authorsChanged(const QVector<Author *> &authors);