diff --git a/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/Images/UploadMediaImage.ascx.cs b/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/Images/UploadMediaImage.ascx.cs
index aefb42e50b..1bbc5d0ea8 100644
--- a/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/Images/UploadMediaImage.ascx.cs
+++ b/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/Images/UploadMediaImage.ascx.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ namespace umbraco.controls.Images
 
             feedback.Style.Add("margin-top", "8px");
             feedback.type = uicontrols.Feedback.feedbacktype.success;
+            if (mainImage.StartsWith("~")) mainImage = mainImage.Substring(1);
+            if (thumbnail.StartsWith("~")) thumbnail = thumbnail.Substring(1);
             feedback.Text += "<div style=\"text-align: center\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href='" + umbraco.IO.IOHelper.ResolveUrl(umbraco.IO.SystemDirectories.Umbraco) + "/.." + mainImage + "'><img src='" + umbraco.IO.IOHelper.ResolveUrl(umbraco.IO.SystemDirectories.Umbraco) + "/.." + thumbnail + "' style='border: none;'/><br/><br/>";
             feedback.Text += ui.Text("thumbnailimageclickfororiginal") + "</a><br/><br/></div>";