diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99f1cca..3192d28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,3 +35,8 @@ YouTubeAddy.extract_video_id("http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cd4g33ijd<script>this_s
 YouTubeAddy.youtube_embed_url("http://youtu.be/cD4TAgdS_Xw",420,315)
 => '<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cD4TAgdS_Xw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
 ```
+
+```ruby
+YouTubeAddy.extract_video_image("https://youtu.be/cD4TAgdS_Xw")
+=> "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cD4TAgdS_Xw/hqdefault.jpg"
+```
diff --git a/lib/youtube_addy.rb b/lib/youtube_addy.rb
index b927640..d354ee1 100644
--- a/lib/youtube_addy.rb
+++ b/lib/youtube_addy.rb
@@ -36,4 +36,9 @@ def self.youtube_shortened_url(youtube_url)
     vid_id = extract_video_id(youtube_url)
     "http://youtu.be/#{ vid_id }"
   end
+
+  def self.youtube_video_image(youtube_url)
+    vid_id = extract_video_id(youtube_url)
+    "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/#{ vid_id }/hqdefault.jpg"
+  end
 end