diff --git a/src/javascript/image/Image.js b/src/javascript/image/Image.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/javascript/image/Image.js
+++ b/src/javascript/image/Image.js
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ define("moxie/image/Image", [
 					}
 
 					if (Env.can('use_data_uri_of', dataUrl.length)) {
-						el.innerHTML = '<img src="' + dataUrl + '" width="' + img.width + '" height="' + img.height + '" />';
+						el.innerHTML = '<img src="' + dataUrl + '" width="' + img.width + '" height="' + img.height + '" alt="" />';
 						img.destroy();
 						self.trigger('embedded');
 					} else {
Image: fulfill basic xhtml requirement for img tag