diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
index 2c0f4a0d86..48f587b4f2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 <div className="mx_ImageView_lhs">
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_ImageView_content">
-                    <img src={this.props.src} style={style} />
+                    <img src={this.props.src} title={this.props.name} style={style} />
                     <div className="mx_ImageView_labelWrapper">
                         <div className="mx_ImageView_label">
                             <AccessibleButton className="mx_ImageView_cancel" onClick={ this.props.onFinished }><img src={require("../../../../res/img/cancel-white.svg")} width="18" height="18" alt={ _t('Close') } /></AccessibleButton>