2 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index 3812ff860..7d0e07b0d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -186,13 +186,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Supply the image path if it can be accessed directly from the file system
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The image path.</value>
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public string ExternalImagePath { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the etag.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The etag.</value>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasImages.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasImages.cs
index da729176d..28835168a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasImages.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/IHasImages.cs
@@ -247,7 +247,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         /// <param name="file">The file.</param>
         public static void SetImagePath(this IHasImages item, ImageType imageType, string file)
         {
-            item.SetImagePath(imageType, BaseItem.FileSystem.GetFileInfo(file));
+            if (file.StartsWith("http", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                item.SetImage(new ItemImageInfo
+                {
+                    Path = file,
+                    Type = imageType
+                }, 0);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                item.SetImagePath(imageType, BaseItem.FileSystem.GetFileInfo(file));
+            }
         }
     }
 }