diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index 0c0794f..4a44740 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{{ $image := .Page.Resources.GetMatch .Destination -}}
+{{ $image := "" -}}
+{{ if (urls.Parse .Destination).IsAbs }}
+  {{ $image = resources.GetRemote .Destination -}}
+{{ else -}}
+  {{ $image = .Page.Resources.GetMatch .Destination -}}
+{{ end -}}
 {{ with $image -}}
   {{ $lqip := $image.Resize site.Params.lqipWidth -}}