diff --git a/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp b/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp
index 34671cab..ca09ec72 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/reslist.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ public:
     virtual void suggest(const vector<string>uterms, 
                          map<string, vector<string> >& sugg);
     virtual string absSep() {return (const char *)(prefs.abssep.toUtf8());}
-    virtual string iconUrl(RclConfig *, Rcl::Doc& doc);
 #ifdef USING_WEBENGINE
     virtual string linkPrefix() override {return "http://localhost/";} 
 #endif
@@ -292,29 +291,6 @@ void QtGuiResListPager::suggest(const vector<string>uterms,
     }
 }
 
-string QtGuiResListPager::iconUrl(RclConfig *config, Rcl::Doc& doc)
-{
-    if (doc.ipath.empty()) {
-        vector<Rcl::Doc> docs;
-        docs.push_back(doc);
-        vector<string> paths;
-        Rcl::docsToPaths(docs, paths);
-        if (!paths.empty()) {
-            string path;
-            LOGDEB2("ResList::iconUrl: source path [" << paths[0] << "]\n");
-            if (thumbPathForUrl(cstr_fileu + paths[0], 128, path)) {
-                LOGDEB2("ResList::iconUrl: icon path [" << path << "]\n");
-                return cstr_fileu + path;
-            } else {
-                LOGDEB2("ResList::iconUrl: no icon: path [" << path << "]\n");
-            }
-        } else {
-            LOGDEB("ResList::iconUrl: docsToPaths failed\n");
-        }
-    }
-    return ResListPager::iconUrl(config, doc);
-}
-
 /////// /////// End reslistpager methods
 
 string PlainToRichQtReslist::startMatch(unsigned int idx)
diff --git a/src/qtgui/restable.cpp b/src/qtgui/restable.cpp
index 9efefbca..604b871b 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/restable.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/restable.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ public:
     virtual string trans(const string& in);
     virtual const string &parFormat();
     virtual string absSep() {return (const char *)(prefs.abssep.toUtf8());}
-    virtual string iconUrl(RclConfig *, Rcl::Doc& doc);
 private:
     ResTable *m_parent;
 };
@@ -109,22 +108,6 @@ const string& ResTablePager::parFormat()
     return prefs.creslistformat;
 }
 
-string ResTablePager::iconUrl(RclConfig *config, Rcl::Doc& doc)
-{
-    if (doc.ipath.empty()) {
-        vector<Rcl::Doc> docs;
-        docs.push_back(doc);
-        vector<string> paths;
-        Rcl::docsToPaths(docs, paths);
-        if (!paths.empty()) {
-            string path;
-            if (thumbPathForUrl(cstr_fileu + paths[0], 128, path)) {
-                return cstr_fileu + path;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return ResListPager::iconUrl(config, doc);
-}
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Detail text area methods
diff --git a/src/query/reslistpager.cpp b/src/query/reslistpager.cpp
index 5a9b4b36..f8026ba6 100644
--- a/src/query/reslistpager.cpp
+++ b/src/query/reslistpager.cpp
@@ -478,9 +478,29 @@ string ResListPager::prevUrl()
 
 string ResListPager::iconUrl(RclConfig *config, Rcl::Doc& doc)
 {
+    // If this is a top level doc, check for a thumbnail image
+    if (doc.ipath.empty()) {
+        vector<Rcl::Doc> docs;
+        docs.push_back(doc);
+        vector<string> paths;
+        Rcl::docsToPaths(docs, paths);
+        if (!paths.empty()) {
+            string path;
+            LOGDEB2("ResList::iconUrl: source path [" << paths[0] << "]\n");
+            if (thumbPathForUrl(cstr_fileu + paths[0], 128, path)) {
+                LOGDEB2("ResList::iconUrl: icon path [" << path << "]\n");
+                return cstr_fileu + path;
+            } else {
+                LOGDEB2("ResList::iconUrl: no icon: path [" << path << "]\n");
+            }
+        } else {
+            LOGDEB("ResList::iconUrl: docsToPaths failed\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // No thumbnail, look for the MIME type icon.
     string apptag;
     doc.getmeta(Rcl::Doc::keyapptg, &apptag);
-
     return path_pathtofileurl(config->getMimeIconPath(doc.mimetype, apptag));
 }