diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml
index 09d04219f2..ea79ce41ad 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Views/Partials/Grid/Editors/Media.cshtml
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
             url += "&mode=crop";
         }
     }
+
+    var altText = Model.value.altText ?? Model.value.caption ?? string.Empty;
     
-    <img src="@url" alt="@Model.value.caption">
+    <img src="@url" alt="@altText">
     
     if (Model.value.caption != null)
     {