diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue
index 0159e5e7ae..525e0158f9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <f7-list-input ref="category" label="Category" autocomplete="off" type="text" placeholder="temperature, firstfloor..." :value="itemCategory"
                        @input="itemCategory = $event.target.value" :disabled="!editable" :clear-button="editable">
           <div slot="root-end" style="margin-left: calc(35% + 14px)">
-            <oh-icon :icon="itemCategory" :state="(createMode) ? null : item.state" height="32" width="32" />
+            <oh-icon :icon="itemCategory" :state="(createMode || itemType === 'Image') ? null : item.state" height="32" width="32" />
           </div>
         </f7-list-input>
       </f7-list-group>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item.vue
index 40c21f80fa..b0a17d9ea1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     :subtitle="noType ? '' : getItemTypeAndMetaLabel(item)"
     :after="state"
     v-on="$listeners">
-    <oh-icon v-if="!noIcon && item.category" slot="media" :icon="item.category" :state="(noState) ? null : (context && context.store) ? context.store[item.name].state : item.state" height="32" width="32" />
+    <oh-icon v-if="!noIcon && item.category" slot="media" :icon="item.category" :state="(noState || item.type === 'Image') ? null : (context.store[item.name].state || item.state)" height="32" width="32" />
     <span v-else-if="!noIcon" slot="media" class="item-initial">{{ item.name[0] }}</span>
     <f7-icon v-if="!item.editable" slot="after-title" f7="lock_fill" size="1rem" color="gray" />
     <slot name="footer" #footer />
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-link.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-link.vue
index 013d6f72e2..a2b2c69ab3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-link.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-link.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         :footer="(link.item.label) ? link.item.name : '\xa0'"
         :subtitle="getItemTypeAndMetaLabel(link.item)"
         :after="context.store[link.item.name] ? context.store[link.item.name].displayState || context.store[link.item.name].state : link.item.state">
-        <oh-icon v-if="link.item.category" slot="media" :icon="link.item.category" :state="context.store[link.item.name] ? context.store[link.item.name].state : link.item.state" height="32" width="32" />
+        <oh-icon v-if="link.item.category" slot="media" :icon="link.item.category" :state="link.item.type === 'Image' ? null : (context.store[link.item.name].state || link.item.state)" height="32" width="32" />
         <span v-else slot="media" class="item-initial">{{ link.item.name[0] }}</span>
         <f7-icon v-if="!link.item.editable" slot="after-title" f7="lock_fill" size="1rem" color="gray" />
         <!-- <f7-button slot="after-start" color="blue" icon-f7="compose" icon-size="24px" :link="`${item.name}/edit`"></f7-button> -->
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/item-details.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/item-details.vue
index fc2439f2fd..9e48c06661 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/item-details.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/item-details.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       </f7-nav-right>
       <f7-subnavbar sliding class="item-header">
         <div class="item-icon" v-if="item.name">
-          <oh-icon v-if="item.category" :icon="item.category" :state="context.store[item.name] ? context.store[item.name].state : item.state" height="60" width="60" />
+          <oh-icon v-if="item.category" :icon="item.category" :state="item.type === 'Image' ? null : (context.store[item.name].state || item.state)" height="60" width="60" />
           <span v-else>
             {{ item.label ? item.label[0] : item.name[0] }}
           </span>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/items-list-vlist.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/items-list-vlist.vue
index 7e075494e2..a1478b49ec 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/items-list-vlist.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/items/items-list-vlist.vue
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
               :style="`top: ${vlData.topPosition}px`"
               :after="(item.state) ? item.state : '\xa0'">
               <!-- Note: Using dynamic states is not possible since state tracking has a heavy performance impact -->
-              <oh-icon v-if="item.category" slot="media" :icon="item.category" :state="(item.state) ? item.state : null" height="32" width="32" />
+              <oh-icon v-if="item.category" slot="media" :icon="item.category" :state="item.type === 'Image' ? null : item.state" height="32" width="32" />
               <span v-else slot="media" class="item-initial">{{ item.name[0] }}</span>
               <f7-icon v-if="!item.editable" slot="after-title" f7="lock_fill" size="1rem" color="gray" />
               <!-- <f7-button slot="after-start" color="blue" icon-f7="compose" icon-size="24px" :link="`${item.name}/edit`"></f7-button> -->