diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index 84ba8c5e..a09f4ab8 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ current buffer, if possible."
 	  (when (mm-inlinable-p handle)
 	    (set-buffer display-buffer)
 	    (mm-display-part handle)
+	    (plist-put part :undisplayer (mm-handle-undisplayer handle))
 	    t))))))
 
 ;;; Generic Utilities
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-show.el b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
index 36cce619..4cc5aa57 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-show.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
@@ -644,8 +644,24 @@ message at DEPTH in the current thread."
 		(when show
 		  (button-put button :notmuch-lazy-part nil)
 		  (notmuch-show-lazy-part lazy-part button))
-	      ;; else there must be an overlay.
-	      (overlay-put overlay 'invisible (not show))
+	      (let* ((part (plist-get properties :notmuch-part))
+		     (undisplayer (plist-get part :undisplayer))
+		     (mime-type (plist-get part :computed-type))
+		     (redisplay-data (button-get button
+						 :notmuch-redisplay-data))
+		     (imagep (string-match "^image/" mime-type)))
+		(cond
+		 ((and imagep (not show) undisplayer)
+		  ;; call undisplayer thunk created by gnus.
+		  (funcall undisplayer)
+		  ;; there is an extra newline left
+		  (delete-region
+		   (+ 1 (button-end button))
+		   (+ 2 (button-end button))))
+		 ((and imagep show redisplay-data)
+		  (notmuch-show-lazy-part redisplay-data button))
+		 (t
+		  (overlay-put overlay 'invisible (not show)))))
 	      t)))))))
 
 ;;; Part content ID handling
@@ -1019,10 +1035,13 @@ will return nil if the CID is unknown or cannot be retrieved."
 	   (part-end (copy-marker (point) t))
 	   ;; We have to save the depth as we can't find the depth
 	   ;; when narrowed.
-	   (depth (notmuch-show-get-depth)))
+	   (depth (notmuch-show-get-depth))
+	   (mime-type (plist-get (cadr part-args) :computed-type)))
       (save-restriction
 	(narrow-to-region part-beg part-end)
 	(delete-region part-beg part-end)
+	(when (and mime-type (string-match "^image/" mime-type))
+	  (button-put button :notmuch-redisplay-data part-args))
 	(apply #'notmuch-show-insert-bodypart-internal part-args)
 	(indent-rigidly part-beg
 			part-end
@@ -1106,14 +1125,18 @@ is t, hide the part initially and show the button."
 			     (and deep button)
 			     (and high button)
 			     (and long button))))
-	 (content-beg (point)))
+	 (content-beg (point))
+	 (part-data (list msg part mime-type nth depth button)))
     ;; Store the computed mime-type for later use (e.g. by attachment handlers).
     (plist-put part :computed-type mime-type)
-    (if show-part
-	(notmuch-show-insert-bodypart-internal msg part mime-type nth depth button)
+    (cond
+     (show-part
+      (apply #'notmuch-show-insert-bodypart-internal part-data)
+      (when (and button (string-match "^image/" mime-type))
+	(button-put button :notmuch-redisplay-data part-data)))
+     (t
       (when button
-	(button-put button :notmuch-lazy-part
-		    (list msg part mime-type nth depth button))))
+	(button-put button :notmuch-lazy-part part-data))))
     ;; Some of the body part handlers leave point somewhere up in the
     ;; part, so we make sure that we're down at the end.
     (goto-char (point-max))