diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.cpp b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.cpp
index 6fda6dee7fb..a0b32f57ca5 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ HTMLImageElement::~HTMLImageElement()
 {
 }
 
+void HTMLImageElement::parse_attribute(const String& name, const String& value)
+{
+    if (name == "src")
+        load_image(value);
+}
+
+void HTMLImageElement::load_image(const String& src)
+{
+    URL src_url = document().complete_url(src);
+    if (src_url.protocol() == "file") {
+        m_bitmap = GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file(src_url.path());
+    } else {
+        // FIXME: Implement! This whole thing should be at a different layer though..
+        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
 RefPtr<LayoutNode> HTMLImageElement::create_layout_node(const StyleResolver& resolver, const StyleProperties* parent_style) const
 {
     auto style = resolver.resolve_style(*this, parent_style);
@@ -26,15 +43,5 @@ RefPtr<LayoutNode> HTMLImageElement::create_layout_node(const StyleResolver& res
 
 const GraphicsBitmap* HTMLImageElement::bitmap() const
 {
-    if (!m_bitmap) {
-        URL src_url = document().complete_url(this->src());
-        if (src_url.protocol() == "file") {
-            m_bitmap = GraphicsBitmap::load_from_file(src_url.path());
-        } else {
-            // FIXME: Implement! This whole thing should be at a different layer though..
-            ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-        }
-    }
-
     return m_bitmap;
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.h b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.h
index 33d5587b812..280a205babf 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/DOM/HTMLImageElement.h
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ public:
     HTMLImageElement(Document&, const String& tag_name);
     virtual ~HTMLImageElement() override;
 
+    virtual void parse_attribute(const String& name, const String& value) override;
+
     String alt() const { return attribute("alt"); }
     String src() const { return attribute("src"); }
 
     const GraphicsBitmap* bitmap() const;
 
 private:
+    void load_image(const String& src);
+
     virtual RefPtr<LayoutNode> create_layout_node(const StyleResolver&, const StyleProperties* parent_style) const override;
 
     mutable RefPtr<GraphicsBitmap> m_bitmap;