diff --git a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
index c3fce2f..9952479 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,21 @@ void ImageItem::setImage(QImage value)
     }
 }
 
+QImage ImageItem::image(){
+    if (m_picture.isNull() && !resourcePath().isEmpty() && itemMode() == DesignMode){
+        QFileInfo fileInfo(m_resourcePath);
+        if (fileInfo.exists()){
+            return  QImage(m_resourcePath);
+        }
+    }
+    return m_picture;
+}
+
+void ImageItem::setResourcePath(const QString &value){
+    m_resourcePath=value;
+    update();
+}
+
 ImageItem::Format ImageItem::format() const
 {
     return m_format;
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h
index 5d474e2..8eb7da7 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h
+++ b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.h
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ public:
     ImageItem(QObject *owner, QGraphicsItem *parent);
     virtual void paint(QPainter *ppainter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget);
     void setImage(QImage value);
-    QImage image(){return m_picture;}
-    void setResourcePath(const QString &value){m_resourcePath=value;}
+    QImage image();
+    void setResourcePath(const QString &value);
     QString resourcePath() const;
     QString datasource() const;
     void setDatasource(const QString &datasource);