diff --git a/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/autotests/markdowncreateimagewidgettest.cpp b/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/autotests/markdowncreateimagewidgettest.cpp
index b130e51e..a181eb0f 100644
--- a/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/autotests/markdowncreateimagewidgettest.cpp
+++ b/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/autotests/markdowncreateimagewidgettest.cpp
@@ -1,59 +1,67 @@
 /*
     Copyright (C) 2019 Laurent Montel <montel@kde.org>
 
     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
     option) any later version.
 
     This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
     License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
     along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to the
     Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
     02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include "markdowncreateimagewidgettest.h"
 #include "markdowncreateimagewidget.h"
 #include "kdepimtest_layout.h"
 #include <QFormLayout>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QTest>
 QTEST_MAIN(MarkdownCreateImageWidgetTest)
 
 MarkdownCreateImageWidgetTest::MarkdownCreateImageWidgetTest(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
 }
 
 void MarkdownCreateImageWidgetTest::shouldHaveDefaultValue()
 {
     MarkdownCreateImageWidget w;
 
     QFormLayout *mainLayout = w.findChild<QFormLayout *>(QStringLiteral("mainlayout"));
     QVERIFY(mainLayout);
     KdepimTestLayout::checkContentsMargins(0, mainLayout);
     mainLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     QLineEdit *mTitle = w.findChild<QLineEdit *>(QStringLiteral("title"));
     QVERIFY(mTitle);
     QVERIFY(mTitle->text().isEmpty());
 
     QLineEdit *mLink = w.findChild<QLineEdit *>(QStringLiteral("image"));
     QVERIFY(mLink);
     QVERIFY(mLink->text().isEmpty());
+
+    QLineEdit *mAlternateText = w.findChild<QLineEdit *>(QStringLiteral("alternatetext"));
+    QVERIFY(mAlternateText);
+    QVERIFY(mAlternateText->text().isEmpty());
 }
 
 void MarkdownCreateImageWidgetTest::shouldGenerateLink()
 {
     MarkdownCreateImageWidget w;
     QLineEdit *mTitle = w.findChild<QLineEdit *>(QStringLiteral("title"));
     QLineEdit *mLink = w.findChild<QLineEdit *>(QStringLiteral("image"));
+    QLineEdit *mAlternateText = w.findChild<QLineEdit *>(QStringLiteral("alternatetext"));
     mLink->setText(QStringLiteral("http://www.kde.org"));
     mTitle->setText(QStringLiteral("TITLE"));
     QCOMPARE(w.linkStr(), QStringLiteral("![TITLE](http://www.kde.org)"));
+
+    mAlternateText->setText(QStringLiteral("alternate"));
+    QCOMPARE(w.linkStr(), QStringLiteral("![TITLE](http://www.kde.org \"alternate\")"));
 }
diff --git a/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.cpp b/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.cpp
index c68458e6..6cf5b7fc 100644
--- a/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.cpp
+++ b/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.cpp
@@ -1,52 +1,61 @@
 /*
     Copyright (C) 2019 Laurent Montel <montel@kde.org>
 
     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
     option) any later version.
 
     This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
     License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
     along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to the
     Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
     02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include "markdowncreateimagewidget.h"
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QFormLayout>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 
 MarkdownCreateImageWidget::MarkdownCreateImageWidget(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
 {
     QFormLayout *mainLayout = new QFormLayout(this);
     mainLayout->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("mainlayout"));
     mainLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     mTitle = new QLineEdit(this);
     mTitle->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("title"));
     mImageUrl = new QLineEdit(this);
     mImageUrl->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("image"));
 
+    mAlternateText = new QLineEdit(this);
+    mAlternateText->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("alternatetext"));
+
+
     mainLayout->addRow(i18n("Title:"), mTitle);
     mainLayout->addRow(i18n("Image Link:"), mImageUrl);
+    mainLayout->addRow(i18n("Alternate text:"), mAlternateText);
 }
 
 MarkdownCreateImageWidget::~MarkdownCreateImageWidget()
 {
 }
 
 QString MarkdownCreateImageWidget::linkStr() const
 {
-    if (mTitle->text().isEmpty() && mImageUrl->text().isEmpty()) {
+    if (mTitle->text().trimmed().isEmpty() && mImageUrl->text().trimmed().isEmpty()) {
         return {};
     }
-    return QStringLiteral("![%1](%2)").arg(mTitle->text(), mImageUrl->text());
+    if (!mAlternateText->text().trimmed().isEmpty()) {
+        return QStringLiteral("![%1](%2 \"%3\")").arg(mTitle->text(), mImageUrl->text(), mAlternateText->text());
+    } else {
+        return QStringLiteral("![%1](%2)").arg(mTitle->text(), mImageUrl->text());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.h b/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.h
index e5f7e9a2..14e72b72 100644
--- a/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.h
+++ b/kmail/editorconvertertextplugins/markdown/markdowncreateimagewidget.h
@@ -1,38 +1,39 @@
 /*
     Copyright (C) 2019 Laurent Montel <montel@kde.org>
 
     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
     option) any later version.
 
     This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
     License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
     along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to the
     Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
     02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #ifndef MARKDOWNCREATEIMAGEWIDGET_H
 #define MARKDOWNCREATEIMAGEWIDGET_H
 
 #include <QWidget>
 class QLineEdit;
 class MarkdownCreateImageWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit MarkdownCreateImageWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~MarkdownCreateImageWidget();
     QString linkStr() const;
 
 private:
     QLineEdit *mTitle = nullptr;
     QLineEdit *mImageUrl = nullptr;
+    QLineEdit *mAlternateText = nullptr;
 };
 
 #endif // MARKDOWNCREATEIMAGEWIDGET_H