diff --git a/src/com/android/mail/browse/MessageHeaderView.java b/src/com/android/mail/browse/MessageHeaderView.java
index 79fb2a9..bffaaa6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/mail/browse/MessageHeaderView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/mail/browse/MessageHeaderView.java
@@ -561,13 +561,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void setShowImages(final boolean showImages) {
-        // use View's 'show images' flag to store whether we are currently displaying images
-        if (mMessageHeaderItem != null) {
-            mMessageHeaderItem.setShowImages(showImages);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Update the visibility of the many child views based on expanded/collapsed
      * and draft/normal state.
@@ -1087,6 +1080,9 @@
                 if (mCallbacks != null) {
                     mCallbacks.showExternalResources(mMessage);
                 }
+                if (mMessageHeaderItem != null) {
+                    mMessageHeaderItem.setShowImages(true);
+                }
                 showImagePromptAlways(false);
                 break;
             case SHOW_IMAGE_PROMPT_ALWAYS: