diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index 42b66cc4a..8da31c6a9 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ function downloadImages(noteId, content) {
     let imageMatch;
 
     while (imageMatch = imageRe.exec(content)) {
-        const url = imageMatch[1];
+        let url = imageMatch[1];
         const inlineImageMatch = /^data:image\/[a-z]+;base64,/.exec(url);
 
         if (inlineImageMatch) {
@@ -541,6 +541,8 @@ function downloadImages(noteId, content) {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            url = utils.unescapeHtml(url);
+
             if (url in imageUrlToAttachmentIdMapping) {
                 const attachment = becca.getAttachment(imageUrlToAttachmentIdMapping[url]);