diff --git a/comicpress-options.php b/comicpress-options.php
index 4793b70..2dfc2fa 100644
--- a/comicpress-options.php
+++ b/comicpress-options.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function comicpress_admin() {
 				'disable_comment_note',
 				'enable_numbered_pagination',
 				'enable_comment_count_in_rss',
+				'enable_post_thumbnail_rss',
 				'comic_clicks_next',
 				'disable_default_comic_nav',
 				'enable_widgetarea_use_sidebar_css',
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index dd237ce..ca98f84 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ function comicpress_load_options() {
 			'disable_page_titles' => false,
 			'static_blog' => false,
 			'disable_default_comic_nav' => false,
+			'enable_post_thumbnail_rss' => true,
 
 			'cp_theme_layout' => 'standard',
 			'transcript_in_posts' => false,
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ function comicpress_list_storyline_categories($args = "") {
 */
 function the_hovertext() {
 	$hovertext = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), "hovertext", true );
-  echo (empty($hovertext)) ? get_the_title() : $hovertext;
+  return (empty($hovertext)) ? get_the_title() : $hovertext;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -762,26 +763,6 @@ function the_transcript($displaymode = 'raw') {
   }
 }
 
-//Insert the comic image into the RSS feed
-function comic_feed() {
-	foreach (array("rss", "archive", "mini", "comic") as $type) {
-		if (($requested_thumbnail_image = get_comic_url($type, $first_comic_in_category)) !== false) {
-			$thumbnail_image = $requested_thumbnail_image; break;
-		}
-	}
-	?>
-	<p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><img src="<?php echo $thumbnail_image; ?>" border="0" alt="<?php the_title() ?>" title="<?php the_hovertext() ?>" /></a></p><?php
-}
-
-function insert_comic_feed($content) {
-	if (is_feed() && in_comic_category()) {
-		return comic_feed() . $content;
-	} else {
-		return $content;
-	}
-}
-add_filter('the_content','insert_comic_feed');
-
 // Register Sidebar and Define Widgets
 
 if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') ) {
@@ -802,16 +783,10 @@ if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') ) {
 	) as $label) {
 		register_sidebar(array(
 			'name'=> $label,
-			'before_widget' => '
-	<div class="widget-head"></div>
-	<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">
-',
-			'after_widget'  => '
-	</div>
-	<div class="widget-foot"></div>
-',
-			'before_title'  => '		<h2 class="widgettitle">',
-			'after_title'   => '</h2>'
+			'before_widget' => "<div class=\"widget-head\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"".'%1$s'."\" class=\"widget ".'%2$s'."\">\r\n",
+			'after_widget'  => "</div>\r\n<div class=\"widget-foot\"></div>\r\n",
+			'before_title'  => "<h2 class=\"widgettitle\">\r\n",
+			'after_title'   => "</h2>\r\n"
 		));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/functions/displaycomic.php b/functions/displaycomic.php
index 50e5d73..110138b 100644
--- a/functions/displaycomic.php
+++ b/functions/displaycomic.php
@@ -1,13 +1,37 @@
 <?php
 
-function display_comic_area() {
+function comicpress_display_comic_image($searchorder = "comic",$use_post_image = false) {
+	global $post;
+	if ($use_post_image) {
+		if (function_exists('has_post_thumbnail')) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail($post->ID) ) {
+				$comic_image = get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID,'full');
+				$comic_image = preg_replace('#title="([^*]*)"#', 'title="'.the_hovertext().'"', $comic_image);
+			} 
+		}
+	}
+	if (!isset($comic_image)) {
+		$searchorder = explode(',',$searchorder);
+		$requested_archive_image = '';
+		foreach ($searchorder as $type) {
+			if (($requested_archive_image = get_comic_url($type, $post)) !== false) {
+				$comic_image = "<img src=\"$requested_archive_image\" alt=\"".get_the_title()."\" title=\"".the_hovertext()."\" />";
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return apply_filters('comicpress_display_comic_image',$comic_image);
+}
+
+
+function comicpress_display_comic_area() {
 	global $post, $wp_query, $comicpress_options;
 	if (comicpress_check_child_file('partials/displaycomic') == false) { ?>
 		<div id="comic-wrap">
 			<div id="comic-head"><?php get_sidebar('over'); ?></div>
 			<div class="clear"></div>
 			<?php get_sidebar('comicleft'); ?>
-			<div id="comic"><?php display_comic(); ?></div>
+			<div id="comic"><?php comicpress_display_comic(); ?></div>
 			<?php get_sidebar('comicright'); ?>
 			<div class="clear"></div>
 			<div id="comic-foot"><?php get_sidebar('under'); ?></div>
@@ -15,7 +39,7 @@ function display_comic_area() {
 <?php }	
 }
 
-function display_comic() { 
+function comicpress_display_comic() { 
 	global $post, $wp_query, $rascal_says, $comicpress_options, $comic_filename_filters;
 	$next_comic = get_next_comic_permalink();
 	$comic = explode(".", the_comic_filename()); 
diff --git a/functions/multicomics.php b/functions/multicomics.php
index a0ff225..b78f5cf 100644
--- a/functions/multicomics.php
+++ b/functions/multicomics.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function display_comics_multi() {
 	if (($result = get_comic_path('comic', '', '', 1)) !== false) {
 		foreach ($result as $pathto_comic) { ?>
 			<div class="comicdisp">
-			<img src="<?php echo get_option('home'). '/' .$pathto_comic; ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" title="<?php the_hovertext(); ?>" />
+			<img src="<?php echo get_option('home'). '/' .$pathto_comic; ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" title="<?php echo the_hovertext(); ?>" />
 			</div>
 		<?php }
 	}
diff --git a/functions/syndication.php b/functions/syndication.php
index d6b76db..c246b1d 100644
--- a/functions/syndication.php
+++ b/functions/syndication.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function comicpress_the_title_rss($title = '') {
 			$title_pattern = sprintf(__('%%s (%d Comments)', 'comicpress'), $count);
 			break;
 	}
-
+	
 	return sprintf($title_pattern, $title);
 }
 
@@ -91,3 +91,23 @@ if ($comicpress_options['enable_comment_count_in_rss']) {
 	add_filter('the_title_rss', 'comicpress_the_title_rss');
 	add_action('export_wp', 'comicpress_export_wp');
 }
+
+//Insert the comic image into the RSS feed
+function comicpress_comic_feed() { 
+	global $post, $comicpress_options; ?>
+	<p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php echo comicpress_display_comic_image('rss,comic',$comicpress_options['enable_post_thumbnail_rss']); ?></a></p><?php
+}
+
+// removed the in_comic_category so that if it has a post-image it will add it to the rss feed (else rss comic thumb)
+function comicpress_insert_comic_feed($content) {
+	global $post, $wp_query;
+	if (is_feed()) {
+		return comicpress_comic_feed() . $content;
+	} else {
+		return $content;
+	}
+}
+
+add_filter('the_content','comicpress_insert_comic_feed');
+
+?>
diff --git a/layout-head.php b/layout-head.php
index f5d6685..88dfeba 100644
--- a/layout-head.php
+++ b/layout-head.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		if (have_posts()) {
 			while (have_posts()) : the_post();
 				$wp_query->is_single = true;
-				display_comic_area();
+				comicpress_display_comic_area();
 			endwhile;
 		}
 		Restore();
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 		wp_reset_query();
 	}
 	if (is_single() & in_comic_category()) {
-		display_comic_area();
+		comicpress_display_comic_area();
 	}
 ?>
 
diff --git a/options/generaloptions.php b/options/generaloptions.php
index 32e3895..48babbd 100644
--- a/options/generaloptions.php
+++ b/options/generaloptions.php
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
 						<?php _e('Checkmark this and your site will not display the contents of #blogheader.','comicpress'); ?>
 					</td>
 				</tr>
+			</table>
+			
+			<table class="widefat">
+				<thead>
+					<tr>
+						<th colspan="3"><?php _e('RSS','comicpress'); ?></th>
+					</tr>
+				</thead>			
 				<tr class="alternate">
 					<th scope="row"><label for="enable_comment_count_in_rss"><?php _e('Enable the comment count to show in feed title.','comicpress'); ?></label></th>
 					<td>
@@ -56,6 +64,15 @@
 						<?php _e('Will show how many comments there are in the title of the post in the feed.','comicpress'); ?>
 					</td>
 				</tr>
+				<tr>
+					<th scope="row"><label for="enable_post_thumbnail_rss"><?php _e('Enable the post thumbnails in the RSS feed?','comicpress'); ?></label></th>
+					<td>
+						<input id="enable_post_thumbnail_rss" name="enable_post_thumbnail_rss" type="checkbox" value="1" <?php checked(true, $comicpress_options['enable_post_thumbnail_rss']); ?> />		
+					</td>
+					<td>
+						<?php _e('If enabled will show the post thumbnail of the post in the RSS feed.','comicpress'); ?>
+					</td>
+				</tr>
 			</table>
 
 			<table class="widefat">
diff --git a/widgets/LatestThumbnailWidget.inc b/widgets/LatestThumbnailWidget.inc
index 77aee92..4b5ead3 100644
--- a/widgets/LatestThumbnailWidget.inc
+++ b/widgets/LatestThumbnailWidget.inc
@@ -32,26 +32,10 @@ class ComicPressLatestThumbnailWidget extends WP_Widget {
 		$archive_image = null;
 		if (have_posts()) {
 			while (have_posts()) : the_post();
-				if (!empty($post->post_content)) {
-					echo $before_widget;
-					$temp_query = $wp_query->is_single;
-					$wp_query->is_single = true;
-					foreach (array("archive", "rss", "mini", "comic") as $type) {
-						if (($requested_archive_image = get_comic_url($type, $post)) !== false) {
-							$archive_image = "<img src=\"$requested_archive_image\" alt=\"".get_the_title()."\" title=\"".get_the_title()."\" />";
-							break;
-						}
-					}
-					if (function_exists('has_post_thumbnail')) {
-						if ( has_post_thumbnail($post->ID) ) {
-							$archive_image = get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID,'full');
-						}
-					}  ?>
-					<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php echo $archive_image; ?></a> 
-				<?php
-					$wp_query->is_single = $temp_query;
-					echo $after_widget;
-				}
+				$temp_query = $wp_query->is_single;
+				$wp_query->is_single = true;
+				echo "<a href=\"".get_permalink()."\">".comicpress_display_comic_image('rss,archive,mini,comic',true)."</a>\r\n";
+				$wp_query->is_single = $temp_query;
 			endwhile;
 		}
 		Restore();