diff --git a/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c b/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
index 2d93e7107b..9b450531aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/cache/evas_cache_image.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ _evas_cache_image_entry_surface_alloc__locked(Evas_Cache_Image *cache,
                                               unsigned int hmin)
 {
    if ((ie->allocated.w == wmin) && (ie->allocated.h == hmin)) return;
-   if (cache->func.surface_alloc(ie, wmin, hmin))
+   if ((cache->func.surface_alloc(ie, wmin, hmin)) || (ie->load_failed))
      {
         wmin = 0;
         hmin = 0;
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ _evas_cache_image_async_end(void *data)
    ie->flags.preload_pending = 0;
    LKU(wakeup);
 
+   evas_cache_image_ref(ie);
    while ((tmp = ie->targets))
      {
         ie->targets = (Evas_Cache_Target *)
@@ -439,6 +440,7 @@ _evas_cache_image_async_end(void *data)
 
    EINA_LIST_FREE(ie->tasks, task)
      if (task != &dummy_task) free(task);
+   evas_cache_image_drop(ie);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -821,16 +823,29 @@ evas_cache_image_mmap_request(Evas_Cache_Image *cache,
 
    /* find image by key in active mmap hash */
    im = eina_hash_find(cache->mmap_activ, hkey);
-   if (im) goto on_ok;
+   if ((im) && (!im->load_failed)) goto on_ok;
+   else if ((im) && (im->load_failed))
+     {
+        _evas_cache_image_dirty_add(im);
+        im = NULL;
+     }
 
    /* find image by key in inactive/lru hash */
    im = eina_hash_find(cache->mmap_inactiv, hkey);
-   if (im)
+   if ((im) && (!im->load_failed))
      {
         _evas_cache_image_lru_del(im);
         _evas_cache_image_activ_add(im);
         goto on_ok;
      }
+   else if ((im) && (im->load_failed))
+     {
+        /* as active cache find - if we match in lru and its invalid, dirty */
+        _evas_cache_image_dirty_add(im);
+        /* this image never used, so it have to be deleted */
+        _evas_cache_image_entry_delete(cache, im);
+        im = NULL;
+     }
 
    im = _evas_cache_image_entry_new(cache, hkey, NULL, f, NULL, key, lo, error);
    if (!im) return NULL;
@@ -882,7 +897,7 @@ evas_cache_image_request(Evas_Cache_Image *cache, const char *file,
 
    /* find image by key in active hash */
    im = eina_hash_find(cache->activ, hkey);
-   if (im)
+   if ((im) && (!im->load_failed))
      {
         int ok = 1;
 
@@ -905,10 +920,15 @@ evas_cache_image_request(Evas_Cache_Image *cache, const char *file,
         _evas_cache_image_dirty_add(im);
         im = NULL;
      }
+   else if ((im) && (im->load_failed))
+     {
+        _evas_cache_image_dirty_add(im);
+        im = NULL;
+     }
 
    /* find image by key in inactive/lru hash */
    im = eina_hash_find(cache->inactiv, hkey);
-   if (im)
+   if ((im) && (!im->load_failed))
      {
         int ok = 1;
 
@@ -940,6 +960,14 @@ evas_cache_image_request(Evas_Cache_Image *cache, const char *file,
         _evas_cache_image_entry_delete(cache, im);
         im = NULL;
      }
+   else if ((im) && (im->load_failed))
+     {
+        /* as active cache find - if we match in lru and its invalid, dirty */
+        _evas_cache_image_dirty_add(im);
+        /* this image never used, so it have to be deleted */
+        _evas_cache_image_entry_delete(cache, im);
+        im = NULL;
+     }
    if (stat_failed) goto on_stat_error;
 
    if (!skip)
@@ -1012,7 +1040,7 @@ evas_cache_image_drop(Image_Entry *im)
              _evas_cache_image_entry_preload_remove(im, NULL);
              return;
           }
-        if (im->flags.dirty)
+        if ((im->flags.dirty) || (im->load_failed))
           {
              _evas_cache_image_entry_delete(cache, im);
              return;
@@ -1420,6 +1448,7 @@ evas_cache_image_flush(Evas_Cache_Image *cache)
         Image_Entry *im;
 
         im = (Image_Entry *)cache->lru->last;
+        if (!im) im = (Image_Entry *)cache->lru;
         _evas_cache_image_entry_delete(cache, im);
      }
 
@@ -1427,7 +1456,8 @@ evas_cache_image_flush(Evas_Cache_Image *cache)
      {
         Image_Entry *im;
 
-        im = (Image_Entry *) cache->lru_nodata->last;
+        im = (Image_Entry *)cache->lru_nodata->last;
+        if (!im) im = (Image_Entry *)cache->lru_nodata;
         _evas_cache_image_lru_nodata_del(im);
         cache->func.surface_delete(im);
         im->flags.loaded = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_image_load.c b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_image_load.c
index c1bfde7c9b..b27bae2c00 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_image_load.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_image_load.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ end:
 
    ie->info.module = em;
    ie->info.loader = em->functions;
-   evas_module_ref(ie->info.module);
+   if (em) evas_module_ref(em);
    return ret;
 }
 
@@ -419,7 +419,11 @@ evas_common_load_rgba_image_data_from_file(Image_Entry *ie)
      CRI("This function shouldn't be called anymore!");
 #endif
 
-   if (!ie->info.module) return EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_GENERIC;
+   if (!ie->info.module)
+     {
+        ie->load_failed = 1;
+        return EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_GENERIC;
+     }
 
    evas_image_load_func = ie->info.loader;
    evas_module_use(ie->info.module);
@@ -431,20 +435,20 @@ evas_common_load_rgba_image_data_from_file(Image_Entry *ie)
         if (_evas_image_file_header(em, ie, &ret))
           {
              em = NULL;
-             for (i = 0; i < sizeof(loaders_name) / sizeof (char *); i++)
+             if (!ie->load_opts.skip_head)
                {
-                  em = evas_module_find_type(EVAS_MODULE_TYPE_IMAGE_LOADER,
-                                             loaders_name[i]);
-                  if (em)
+                  for (i = 0; i < sizeof(loaders_name) / sizeof (char *); i++)
                     {
-                       if (!ie->load_opts.skip_head)
+                       em = evas_module_find_type
+                         (EVAS_MODULE_TYPE_IMAGE_LOADER, loaders_name[i]);
+                       if (em)
                          {
                             if (!_evas_image_file_header(em, ie, &ret))
                               goto end;
                          }
+                       else DBG("could not find module '%s'", loaders_name[i]);
+                       em = NULL;
                     }
-                  else DBG("could not find module '%s'", loaders_name[i]);
-                  em = NULL;
                }
           }
 end:
@@ -455,7 +459,11 @@ end:
              ie->info.module = em;
           }
      }
-   if ((!ie->f) || (!ie->info.module)) return EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
+   if ((!ie->f) || (!ie->info.module))
+     {
+        ie->load_failed = 1;
+        return EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
+     }
 
    if ((ie->file) && (stat(ie->file, &st) == 0))
      _timestamp_build(&(ie->tstamp), &st);
@@ -477,7 +485,11 @@ end:
    property.borders.b = ie->borders.b;
 
    pixels = evas_cache_image_pixels(ie);
-   if (!pixels) return EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FAILED;
+   if (!pixels)
+     {
+        ie->load_failed = 1;
+        return EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FAILED;
+     }
 
    evas_image_load_func->file_data(ie->loader_data, &property, pixels, &ret);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_common_private.h b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_common_private.h
index 09a39402b8..d52dec5fb3 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_common_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_common_private.h
@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@ struct _Image_Entry
 {
    EINA_INLIST;
 
+   int                    magic;
+
    Evas_Cache_Image      *cache;
 #ifdef EVAS_CSERVE2
    Evas_Cache2           *cache2;
@@ -650,6 +652,7 @@ struct _Image_Entry
    unsigned char          scale;
 
    unsigned char          need_unload : 1;
+   unsigned char          load_failed : 1;
 
    struct
      {