diff --git a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/localassetmanager.js b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/localassetmanager.js
index 666855f918..607bf02dce 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/localassetmanager.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/localassetmanager.js
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@
         return deferred.promise();
     }
 
+    function hasImage(serverId, itemId, imageTag) {
+        var deferred = DeferredBuilder.Deferred();
+        deferred.resolveWith(null, [false]);
+        return deferred.promise();
+    }
+
+    function downloadImage(url, serverId, itemId, imageTag) {
+        var deferred = DeferredBuilder.Deferred();
+        deferred.resolveWith(null, [false]);
+        return deferred.promise();
+    }
+
     window.LocalAssetManager = {
         getLocalMediaSource: getLocalMediaSource,
         saveOfflineUser: saveOfflineUser,
@@ -80,7 +92,9 @@
         addOrUpdateLocalItem: addOrUpdateLocalItem,
         createLocalItem: createLocalItem,
         downloadFile: downloadFile,
-        downloadSubtitles: downloadSubtitles
+        downloadSubtitles: downloadSubtitles,
+        hasImage: hasImage,
+        downloadImage: downloadImage
     };
 
 })();
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diff --git a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/sync/mediasync.js b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/sync/mediasync.js
index 6765235e84..ea7674de14 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/sync/mediasync.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/sync/mediasync.js
@@ -318,13 +318,39 @@
         }
 
         function downloadImage(apiClient, serverId, itemId, imageTag, imageType) {
+
+            Logger.log('Begin downloadImage');
             var deferred = DeferredBuilder.Deferred();
-            deferred.resolve();
+
+            require(['localassetmanager'], function () {
+
+                localAssetManager.hasImage(serverId, itemId, imageTag).done(function (hasImage) {
+
+                    if (hasImage) {
+                        deferred.resolve();
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    var imageUrl = apiClient.getImageUrl(itemId, {
+                        Tag: imageTag,
+                        ImageType: imageType
+                    });
+
+                    localAssetManager.downloadImage(imageUrl, serverId, itemId, imageTag).done(function () {
+
+                        deferred.resolve();
+
+                    }).fail(getOnFail(deferred));
+
+                });
+            });
+
             return deferred.promise();
         }
 
         function getSubtitles(apiClient, jobItem, localItem) {
 
+            Logger.log('Begin getSubtitles');
             var deferred = DeferredBuilder.Deferred();
 
             require(['localassetmanager'], function () {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/cordova/localassetmanager.js b/dashboard-ui/cordova/localassetmanager.js
index 8e88cb074c..4f78d475f8 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/cordova/localassetmanager.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/cordova/localassetmanager.js
@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@
         return deferred.promise();
     }
 
+    function hasImage(serverId, itemId, imageTag) {
+        var deferred = DeferredBuilder.Deferred();
+        deferred.resolveWith(null, [false]);
+        return deferred.promise();
+    }
+
+    function downloadImage(url, serverId, itemId, imageTag) {
+        var deferred = DeferredBuilder.Deferred();
+        deferred.resolveWith(null, [false]);
+        return deferred.promise();
+    }
+
     window.LocalAssetManager = {
         getLocalMediaSource: getLocalMediaSource,
         saveOfflineUser: saveOfflineUser,
@@ -110,7 +122,9 @@
         addOrUpdateLocalItem: addOrUpdateLocalItem,
         createLocalItem: createLocalItem,
         downloadFile: downloadFile,
-        downloadSubtitles: downloadSubtitles
+        downloadSubtitles: downloadSubtitles,
+        hasImage: hasImage,
+        downloadImage: downloadImage
     };
 
 })();
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diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
index d507988033..5ae17652a2 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarymenu.js
@@ -462,9 +462,6 @@
                     itemId = "livetv";
                 }
 
-                if (i.Type == 'Channel') {
-                }
-
                 if (i.CollectionType == "photos") {
                     icon = 'photo-library';
                     color = "#009688";