diff --git a/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c b/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
index b76d58944b..275a59a1d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ _evas_cache_image_preloaded_notify(Image_Entry *ie)
         ie->targets = (Evas_Cache_Target *)
           eina_inlist_remove(EINA_INLIST_GET(ie->targets),
                              EINA_INLIST_GET(ie->targets));
+        if (ie->load_opts.skip_head && !tmp->delete_me && !tmp->preload_cancel)
+          _evas_image_preload_update((void*)tmp->target, ie->f);
         if (!tmp->delete_me && tmp->preloaded_cb)
           tmp->preloaded_cb(tmp->preloaded_data);
         if (!tmp->preload_cancel)
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/efl_canvas_image.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/efl_canvas_image.c
index 679fbdca05..4021f32fc1 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/efl_canvas_image.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/efl_canvas_image.c
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ _evas_image_file_unload(Eo *eo_obj)
    _evas_image_done_set(eo_obj, obj, o);
    o->load_error = EFL_GFX_IMAGE_LOAD_ERROR_NONE;
 }
+
+void
+_evas_image_preload_update(Eo *eo_obj, Eina_File *f)
+{
+   Evas_Image_Data *o = efl_data_scope_get(eo_obj, EFL_CANVAS_IMAGE_INTERNAL_CLASS);
+   if (o->cur->f) return;
+   EINA_COW_IMAGE_STATE_WRITE_BEGIN(o, cur)
+   {
+      cur->f = eina_file_dup(f);
+   }
+   EINA_COW_IMAGE_STATE_WRITE_END(o, cur)
+}
+
 Eina_Bool
 _evas_image_file_load(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Image_Data *o)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
index 01bac6f607..f0f209d3e3 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ EAPI const char *_evas_module_libdir_get(void);
 const char *_evas_module_datadir_get(void);
 EAPI Eina_List *_evas_canvas_image_data_unset(Evas *eo_e);
 EAPI void _evas_canvas_image_data_regenerate(Eina_List *list);
-
+void _evas_image_preload_update(Eo *eo_obj, Eina_File *f);
 Eina_Bool evas_render_mapped(Evas_Public_Data *e, Evas_Object *obj,
                              Evas_Object_Protected_Data *source_pd,
                              void *context, void *output, void *surface,