diff --git a/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go b/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go
index 9fe3b8674..9b86af534 100644
--- a/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go
+++ b/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_scene.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) ScenesUpdate(ctx context.Context, input []*models.Sce
 func (r *mutationResolver) sceneUpdate(input models.SceneUpdateInput, tx *sqlx.Tx) (*models.Scene, error) {
 	// Populate scene from the input
 	sceneID, _ := strconv.Atoi(input.ID)
+
+	var coverImageData []byte
+
 	updatedTime := time.Now()
 	updatedScene := models.ScenePartial{
 		ID:        sceneID,
@@ -77,6 +80,14 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) sceneUpdate(input models.SceneUpdateInput, tx *sqlx.T
 	if input.Date != nil {
 		updatedScene.Date = &models.SQLiteDate{String: *input.Date, Valid: true}
 	}
+	if input.CoverImage != nil && *input.CoverImage != "" {
+		var err error
+		_, coverImageData, err = utils.ProcessBase64Image(*input.CoverImage)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		updatedScene.Cover = &coverImageData
+	}
 
 	if input.Rating != nil {
 		updatedScene.Rating = &sql.NullInt64{Int64: int64(*input.Rating), Valid: true}
@@ -151,18 +162,13 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) sceneUpdate(input models.SceneUpdateInput, tx *sqlx.T
 	}
 
 	// only update the cover image if provided and everything else was successful
-	if input.CoverImage != nil && *input.CoverImage != "" {
-		_, imageData, err := utils.ProcessBase64Image(*input.CoverImage)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
+	if coverImageData != nil {
 		scene, err := qb.Find(sceneID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		err = manager.SetSceneScreenshot(scene.Checksum, imageData)
+		err = manager.SetSceneScreenshot(scene.Checksum, coverImageData)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/database/database.go b/pkg/database/database.go
index 51ff3a21e..83c5c0fdc 100644
--- a/pkg/database/database.go
+++ b/pkg/database/database.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var DB *sqlx.DB
-var appSchemaVersion uint = 1
+var appSchemaVersion uint = 2
 
 const sqlite3Driver = "sqlite3_regexp"
 
diff --git a/pkg/database/migrations/2_cover_image.up.sql b/pkg/database/migrations/2_cover_image.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..590ae7198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/database/migrations/2_cover_image.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE `scenes` ADD COLUMN `cover` blob;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/manager/jsonschema/scene.go b/pkg/manager/jsonschema/scene.go
index c13ad2693..0f4098571 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/jsonschema/scene.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/jsonschema/scene.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Scene struct {
 	Tags       []string        `json:"tags,omitempty"`
 	Markers    []SceneMarker   `json:"markers,omitempty"`
 	File       *SceneFile      `json:"file,omitempty"`
+	Cover      string          `json:"cover,omitempty"`
 	CreatedAt  models.JSONTime `json:"created_at,omitempty"`
 	UpdatedAt  models.JSONTime `json:"updated_at,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/manager/task_export.go b/pkg/manager/task_export.go
index f0bfcf50f..f9c883b26 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/task_export.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/task_export.go
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ func (t *ExportTask) ExportScenes(ctx context.Context) {
 			newSceneJSON.File.Bitrate = int(scene.Bitrate.Int64)
 		}
 
+		if len(scene.Cover) > 0 {
+			newSceneJSON.Cover = utils.GetBase64StringFromData(scene.Cover)
+		}
+
 		sceneJSON, err := instance.JSON.getScene(scene.Checksum)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Debugf("[scenes] error reading scene json: %s", err.Error())
diff --git a/pkg/manager/task_import.go b/pkg/manager/task_import.go
index c353db432..0df2891f6 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/task_import.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/task_import.go
@@ -382,6 +382,19 @@ func (t *ImportTask) ImportScenes(ctx context.Context) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Process the base 64 encoded cover image string
+		if sceneJSON.Cover != "" {
+			_, coverImageData, err := utils.ProcessBase64Image(sceneJSON.Cover)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Warnf("[scenes] <%s> invalid cover image: %s", mappingJSON.Checksum, err.Error())
+			}
+			if len(coverImageData) > 0 {
+				if err = SetSceneScreenshot(mappingJSON.Checksum, coverImageData); err != nil {
+					logger.Warnf("[scenes] <%s> failed to create cover image: %s", mappingJSON.Checksum, err.Error())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Populate scene fields
 		if sceneJSON != nil {
 			if sceneJSON.Title != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/models/model_scene.go b/pkg/models/model_scene.go
index dac6a086b..e025a95cc 100644
--- a/pkg/models/model_scene.go
+++ b/pkg/models/model_scene.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type Scene struct {
 	ID         int             `db:"id" json:"id"`
 	Checksum   string          `db:"checksum" json:"checksum"`
 	Path       string          `db:"path" json:"path"`
+	Cover      []byte          `db:"cover" json:"cover"`
 	Title      sql.NullString  `db:"title" json:"title"`
 	Details    sql.NullString  `db:"details" json:"details"`
 	URL        sql.NullString  `db:"url" json:"url"`
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type ScenePartial struct {
 	ID         int              `db:"id" json:"id"`
 	Checksum   *string          `db:"checksum" json:"checksum"`
 	Path       *string          `db:"path" json:"path"`
+	Cover      *[]byte          `db:"cover" json:"cover"`
 	Title      *sql.NullString  `db:"title" json:"title"`
 	Details    *sql.NullString  `db:"details" json:"details"`
 	URL        *sql.NullString  `db:"url" json:"url"`