diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umb-block-card.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umb-block-card.html
index 486bcbda4a..225362f4d8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umb-block-card.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umb-block-card.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-    <div class="__showcase" ng-style="{'background-color':vm.blockConfigModel.backgroundColor, 'background-image': vm.blockConfigModel.thumbnail ? 'url('+vm.blockConfigModel.thumbnail+'?upscale=false&width=400)' : 'transparent'}">
+    <div class="__showcase" ng-style="{'background-color':vm.blockConfigModel.backgroundColor, 'background-image': vm.styleBackgroundImage}">
         <i ng-if="vm.blockConfigModel.thumbnail == null && vm.elementTypeModel.icon" class="__icon {{ vm.elementTypeModel.icon }}" ng-style="{'color':vm.blockConfigModel.iconColor}" aria-hidden="true"></i>
     </div>
     <div class="__info">
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umbBlockCard.component.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umbBlockCard.component.js
index c0758aa2df..454d264a89 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umbBlockCard.component.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/blockcard/umbBlockCard.component.js
@@ -14,9 +14,39 @@
             }
         });
 
-    function BlockCardController() {
+    function BlockCardController($scope, umbRequestHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
+        vm.styleBackgroundImage = "transparent";
+
+        var unwatch = $scope.$watch("vm.blockConfigModel.thumbnail", (newValue, oldValue) => {
+            console.log("updateThumbnail")
+            if(newValue !== oldValue) {
+                vm.updateThumbnail();
+            }
+        });
+
+        vm.$onInit = function () {
+
+            vm.updateThumbnail();
+
+        }
+        vm.$onDestroy = function () {
+            unwatch();
+        }
+
+        vm.updateThumbnail = function () {
+            if (vm.blockConfigModel.thumbnail == null || vm.blockConfigModel.thumbnail === "") {
+                vm.styleBackgroundImage = "transparent";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var path = umbRequestHelper.convertVirtualToAbsolutePath(vm.blockConfigModel.thumbnail);
+            if (path.toLowerCase().endsWith(".svg") === false) {
+                path += "?upscale=false&width=400)";
+            }
+            vm.styleBackgroundImage = 'url(\''+path+'\')';
+        }
 
     }