diff --git a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
index 1233ac0..72f5a62 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,28 @@ BaseDesignIntf *ImageItem::createSameTypeItem(QObject *owner, QGraphicsItem *par
     return new ImageItem(owner,parent);
 }
 
+void ImageItem::loadPictureFromVariant(QVariant& data){
+    if (data.isValid()){
+        if (data.type()==QVariant::Image){
+          m_picture =  data.value<QImage>();
+        } else {
+            switch (m_format) {
+            default:
+            case Binary:
+                m_picture.loadFromData(data.toByteArray());
+                break;
+            case Hex:
+                m_picture.loadFromData(QByteArray::fromHex(data.toByteArray()));
+                break;
+            case Base64:
+                m_picture.loadFromData(QByteArray::fromBase64(data.toByteArray()));
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
+
 void ImageItem::updateItemSize(DataSourceManager* dataManager, RenderPass pass, int maxHeight)
 {
 
@@ -62,28 +84,13 @@ void ImageItem::updateItemSize(DataSourceManager* dataManager, RenderPass pass,
            IDataSource* ds = dataManager->dataSource(m_datasource);
            if (ds) {
               QVariant data = ds->data(m_field);
-              if (data.isValid()){
-                  if (data.type()==QVariant::Image){
-                    m_picture =  data.value<QImage>();
-                  } else {
-                      switch (m_format) {
-                      default:
-                      case Binary:
-                          m_picture.loadFromData(data.toByteArray());
-                          break;
-                      case Hex:
-                          m_picture.loadFromData(QByteArray::fromHex(data.toByteArray()));
-                          break;
-                      case Base64:
-                          m_picture.loadFromData(QByteArray::fromBase64(data.toByteArray()));
-                          break;
-                      }
-                  }
-
-              }
+              loadPictureFromVariant(data);
            }
        } else if (!m_resourcePath.isEmpty()){
            m_picture = QImage(m_resourcePath);
+       } else if (!m_variable.isEmpty()){
+           QVariant data = dataManager->variable(m_variable);
+           loadPictureFromVariant(data);
        }
    }
    if (m_autoSize){
@@ -112,6 +119,16 @@ qreal ImageItem::minHeight() const{
     }
 }
 
+void ImageItem::setVariable(const QString& content)
+{
+    if (m_variable!=content){
+        QString oldValue = m_variable;
+        m_variable=content;
+        update();
+        notify("content", oldValue, m_variable);
+    }
+}
+
 bool ImageItem::center() const
 {
     return m_center;
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h
index 18b236f..0c8c807 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h
+++ b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class ImageItem : public LimeReport::ItemDesignIntf
     Q_PROPERTY(bool keepAspectRatio READ keepAspectRatio WRITE setKeepAspectRatio)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool center READ center WRITE setCenter)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString resourcePath READ resourcePath WRITE setResourcePath)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString variable READ variable WRITE setVariable)
 public:
     enum Format {
         Binary  = 0,
@@ -75,14 +76,16 @@ public:
     void setCenter(bool center);
     Format format() const;
     void setFormat(Format format);
-
     qreal minHeight() const;
 
+    QString variable(){ return m_variable;}
+    void setVariable(const QString& variable);
 protected:
     BaseDesignIntf* createSameTypeItem(QObject *owner, QGraphicsItem *parent);
     void updateItemSize(DataSourceManager *dataManager, RenderPass pass, int maxHeight);
     bool isNeedUpdateSize(RenderPass) const;
     bool drawDesignBorders() const {return m_picture.isNull();}
+    void loadPictureFromVariant(QVariant& data);
 private:
     QImage  m_picture;
     QString m_resourcePath;
@@ -93,6 +96,8 @@ private:
     bool    m_keepAspectRatio;
     bool    m_center;
     Format  m_format;
+    QString m_variable;
+
 };
 
 }