diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 81aa8f6..0a3a38e 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
       {{ with .Site.Author.email }}<author>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</author>{{end}}
       <guid>{{ .Permalink }}</guid>
       <description>
+        {{ if .Params.Cover }}
+          {{ if .Params.UseRelativeCover }}{{ printf "%s%s%s%s" "<image src=\"" .Permalink .Params.Cover "\"/>"}}
+          {{ else }}{{ printf "%s%s%s" "<image src=\"" (.Params.Cover | absURL) "\"/>"}}
+          {{ end }}
+        {{ else }}
+          {{ $images := .Resources.ByType "image" }}
+          {{ $featured := $images.GetMatch "{*featured*,*cover*,*thumbnail*}" }}
+          {{ with $featured }}{{ printf "%s%s%s" "<image src=\"" $featured.Permalink "\"/>"}}{{ end }}
+        {{ end }}
       {{ .Summary | html }}
       </description>
     </item>