diff --git a/layouts/partials/cover.html b/layouts/partials/cover.html
index 5c5f2fbbee..0f8bfbcecf 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/cover.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/cover.html
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 <figure class="entry-cover">
     {{- $responsiveImages := (.Params.cover.responsiveImages | default site.Params.cover.responsiveImages) | default true }}
     {{- $addLink := (and site.Params.cover.linkFullImages (not $.IsHome)) }}
-    {{- $cover := (.Resources.ByType "image").GetMatch (printf "*%s*" (.Params.cover.image)) }}
+    {{- $pageBundleCover     := (.Resources.ByType "image").GetMatch (printf "*%s*" (.Params.cover.image)) }}
+    {{- $globalResourcesCover := (resources.ByType "image").GetMatch (printf "*%s*" (.Params.cover.image)) }}
+    {{- $cover := (or $pageBundleCover $globalResourcesCover)}}
     {{- if $cover -}}{{/* i.e it is present in page bundle */}}
         {{- if $addLink }}<a href="{{ (path.Join .RelPermalink .Params.cover.image) | absURL }}" target="_blank"
             rel="noopener noreferrer">{{ end -}}