diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f681cca0..87f4ec37 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-
 process.chdir(__dirname);
 
 var config = require("./config.json");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index efeda453..be173ee7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
     "commander": "^2.3.0",
     "connect": "~2.19.6",
     "lodash": "~2.4.1",
+    "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
     "moment": "~2.7.0",
     "read": "^1.0.5",
     "slate-irc": "~0.6.0",
-    "socket.io": "~1.0.6"
+    "socket.io": "~1.0.6",
+    "superagent": "^0.18.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.5",
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc-events/thumb.js b/src/plugins/irc-events/thumb.js
index 4b2419e4..97a26614 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc-events/thumb.js
+++ b/src/plugins/irc-events/thumb.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 var _ = require("lodash");
 var Msg = require("../../models/msg");
+var config = require("../../../config.json");
+var fs = require("fs");
+var mkdirp = require("mkdirp");
+var http = require("http");
 
 module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 	var client = this;
@@ -20,15 +24,40 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 		if (typeof chan === "undefined") {
 			return;
 		}
-		var msg = new Msg({
-			type: Msg.Type.THUMB,
-			from: data.from,
-			text: "http://placehold.it/320x320" // image
-		});
-		chan.messages.push(msg);
-		client.emit("msg", {
-			chan: chan.id,
-			msg: msg
+		fetchImage(image, function(name) {
+			var msg = new Msg({
+				type: Msg.Type.THUMB,
+				from: data.from,
+				text: "thumbs/" + name
+			});
+			chan.messages.push(msg);
+			client.emit("msg", {
+				chan: chan.id,
+				msg: msg
+			});
 		});
 	});
 };
+
+function fetchImage(url, callback) {
+	var path = process.env.HOME + "/.shout/cache/thumbs";
+	var name = new Date().getTime().toString()
+	mkdirp(path, function(e) {
+		if (e) {
+			console.log(e);
+		}
+		var stream = fs.createWriteStream(path + "/" + name);
+		stream.on("error", function(e) {
+			// ..
+		});
+		http.get(url, function(res) {
+			res.on("data", function(chunk) {
+				stream.write(chunk);
+			});
+			res.on("end", function() {
+				stream.end();
+				callback(name);
+			});
+		});
+	});
+}
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 61a49b2b..f17ab85a 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function(port, public) {
 	var app = http()
 		.use(index)
 		.use(http.static("client"))
+		.use(http.static(process.env.HOME + "/.shout/cache"))
 		.listen(config.port);
 
 	sockets = io(app);