diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html b/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
index 66925d9f..85720937 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/current_activity_instance.html
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
 % if session is not None:
 <%
     from collections import defaultdict
-    from urllib import quote
     from plexpy import helpers
     from plexpy.common import VIDEO_RESOLUTION_OVERRIDES, AUDIO_CODEC_OVERRIDES, EXTRA_TYPES
     import plexpy
@@ -81,14 +80,11 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
     <div class="dashboard-activity-container">
         <%
             if data['live'] == 1:
-                background_url = 'images/art-live.png'
+                background_url = 'pms_image_proxy?img=' + data['art'] + '&width=500&height=280&opacity=40&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=art-live&refresh=true'
             elif data['channel_stream'] == 0:
                 background_url = 'pms_image_proxy?img=' + data['art'] + '&width=500&height=280&opacity=40&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=art&refresh=true'
             else:
-                if (data['art'] and data['art'].startswith('http')) or (data['thumb'] and data['thumb'].startswith('http')):
-                    background_url = data['art']
-                else:
-                    background_url = 'pms_image_proxy?img=' + quote(data['art'] or data['thumb']) + '&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true&clip=true'
+                background_url = 'pms_image_proxy?img=' + (data['art'] or data['thumb']) + '&width=500&height=280&fallback=art&refresh=true&clip=true'
         %>
         <div id="background-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-background" style="background-image: url(${background_url});">
             <div class="dashboard-activity-poster-container hidden-xs">
@@ -96,16 +92,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
                 <div id="poster-${sk}-bg" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['parent_thumb']}&width=300&height=300&opacity=60&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
                 % endif
                 % if data['live'] == 1:
-                    <%
-                        live_thumb = data['grandparent_thumb'] or data['thumb']
-                    %>
-                    % if live_thumb.startswith('http'):
-                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(${live_thumb});"></div>
-                    % elif live_thumb:
-                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${live_thumb}&width=300&height=450&fallback=poster&refresh=true);"></div>
-                    % else:
-                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(images/poster-live.png);"></div>
-                    % endif
+                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['grandparent_thumb'] or data['thumb']}&width=300&height=450&fallback=poster-live&refresh=true);"></div>
                 % elif data['channel_stream'] == 0:
                     % if data['media_type'] == 'movie':
                     <a id="poster-url-${sk}" href="${href}" title="${data['title']}">
@@ -129,13 +116,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION :: END
                     <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(images/poster.png);"></div>
                     % endif
                 % else:
-                    % if data['channel_icon'].startswith('http'):
-                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster-blur" style="background-image: url(${data['channel_icon']});"></div>
-                    <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-cover" style="background-image: url(${data['channel_icon']});"></div>
-                    % else:
                     <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-poster" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['channel_icon']}&width=300&height=300&opacity=60&background=282828&blur=3&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
                     <div id="poster-${sk}" class="dashboard-activity-cover" style="background-image: url(pms_image_proxy?img=${data['channel_icon']}&width=300&height=300&fallback=cover&refresh=true);"></div>
-                    % endif
                 % endif
             </div>
             <div class="dashboard-activity-info-icon">
diff --git a/plexpy/common.py b/plexpy/common.py
index 1b74989f..c944ff79 100644
--- a/plexpy/common.py
+++ b/plexpy/common.py
@@ -34,11 +34,21 @@ DEFAULT_USER_THUMB = "interfaces/default/images/gravatar-default-80x80.png"
 DEFAULT_POSTER_THUMB = "interfaces/default/images/poster.png"
 DEFAULT_COVER_THUMB = "interfaces/default/images/cover.png"
 DEFAULT_ART = "interfaces/default/images/art.png"
+DEFAULT_LIVE_TV_POSTER_THUMB = "interfaces/default/images/poster-live.png"
+DEFAULT_LIVE_TV_ART = "interfaces/default/images/art-live.png"
 
 ONLINE_POSTER_THUMB = "https://tautulli.com/images/poster.png"
 ONLINE_COVER_THUMB = "https://tautulli.com/images/cover.png"
 ONLINE_ART = "https://tautulli.com/images/art.png"
 
+DEFAULT_IMAGES = {
+    'poster': DEFAULT_POSTER_THUMB,
+    'cover': DEFAULT_COVER_THUMB,
+    'art': DEFAULT_ART,
+    'poster-live': DEFAULT_LIVE_TV_POSTER_THUMB,
+    'poster-art': DEFAULT_LIVE_TV_ART
+}
+
 MEDIA_TYPE_HEADERS = {
     'movie': 'Movies',
     'show': 'TV Shows',
diff --git a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
index d110a2e0..fdca4d2e 100644
--- a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
+++ b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
@@ -2694,10 +2694,14 @@ class PmsConnect(object):
         height = height or 1500
 
         if img:
-            if refresh:
+            web_img = img.startswith('http')
+
+            if refresh and not web_img:
                 img = '{}/{}'.format(img.rstrip('/'), int(time.time()))
 
-            if clip:
+            if web_img:
+                params = {'url': '%s' % img}
+            elif clip:
                 params = {'url': '%s&%s' % (img, urllib.urlencode({'X-Plex-Token': self.token}))}
             else:
                 params = {'url': 'http://127.0.0.1:32400%s?%s' % (img, urllib.urlencode({'X-Plex-Token': self.token}))}
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 474e2122..a206c327 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -4038,7 +4038,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
                 background (str):       282828
                 blur (str):             3
                 img_format (str):       png
-                fallback (str):         "poster", "cover", "art"
+                fallback (str):         "poster", "cover", "art", "poster-live", "poster-art"
                 refresh (bool):         True or False whether to refresh the image cache
                 return_hash (bool):     True or False to return the self-hosted image hash instead of the image
 
@@ -4058,9 +4058,12 @@ class WebInterface(object):
             else:
                 img = '/library/metadata/{}/thumb'.format(rating_key)
 
-        img_split = img.split('/')
-        img = '/'.join(img_split[:5])
-        rating_key = rating_key or img_split[3]
+        web_img = img.startswith('http')
+
+        if not web_img:
+            img_split = img.split('/')
+            img = '/'.join(img_split[:5])
+            rating_key = rating_key or img_split[3]
 
         img_hash = notification_handler.set_hash_image_info(
             img=img, rating_key=rating_key, width=width, height=height,
@@ -4111,15 +4114,8 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warn(u'Failed to get image %s, falling back to %s.' % (img, fallback))
-                fbi = None
-                if fallback == 'poster':
-                    fbi = common.DEFAULT_POSTER_THUMB
-                elif fallback == 'cover':
-                    fbi = common.DEFAULT_COVER_THUMB
-                elif fallback == 'art':
-                    fbi = common.DEFAULT_ART
-
-                if fbi:
+                if fallback in common.DEFAULT_IMAGES:
+                    fbi = common.DEFAULT_IMAGES[fallback]
                     fp = os.path.join(plexpy.PROG_DIR, 'data', fbi)
                     return serve_file(path=fp, content_type='image/png')
 
@@ -4137,14 +4133,8 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 
             img_hash = args[0].split('.')[0]
 
-            if img_hash in ('poster', 'cover', 'art'):
-                if img_hash == 'poster':
-                    fbi = common.DEFAULT_POSTER_THUMB
-                elif img_hash == 'cover':
-                    fbi = common.DEFAULT_COVER_THUMB
-                elif img_hash == 'art':
-                    fbi = common.DEFAULT_ART
-
+            if img_hash in common.DEFAULT_IMAGES:
+                fbi = common.DEFAULT_IMAGES[img_hash]
                 fp = os.path.join(plexpy.PROG_DIR, 'data', fbi)
                 return serve_file(path=fp, content_type='image/png')