diff --git a/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp b/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp
index d201d01d3..e5fbff9ac 100644
--- a/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ QVariant MessageTextBrowser::loadResource(int type, const QUrl &name) {
         m_imagePlaceholder = qApp->icons()->pixmap(QSL("image-placeholder")).scaledToWidth(20, Qt::FastTransformation);
       }
 
+      emit imageRequested(name.toString());
       return m_imagePlaceholder;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.h b/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.h
index 02c0d1c99..c0a04521c 100644
--- a/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.h
+++ b/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.h
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@
 
 
 class MessageTextBrowser : public QTextBrowser {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
   public:
     explicit MessageTextBrowser(QWidget *parent = 0);
     virtual ~MessageTextBrowser();
 
     QVariant loadResource(int type, const QUrl &name);
 
+  signals:
+    void imageRequested(const QString &image_url);
+
   private:
     QPixmap m_imagePlaceholder;
 };