diff --git a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
index 6f7e596..ec06647 100644
--- a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,19 @@
 class ApplicationMailer < ActionMailer::Base
   default from: ENV['default_mail_from']
   layout 'mailer'
+
+  before_action :inline_layout_images
+
+  private
+
+    def inline_layout_images
+      # inline images requested in default mailer layout
+      attachments.inline['perficientdigital-logo.jpg'] = image_file('perficientdigital-logo.jpg')
+      attachments.inline['yellowslant-left.jpg'] = image_file('yellowslant-left.jpg')
+      attachments.inline['yellowslant-right.jpg'] = image_file('yellowslant-right.jpg')
+    end
+
+    def image_file image
+      File.read(Rails.root.to_s + "/app/assets/images/#{image}")
+    end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/mailer.html.inky b/app/views/layouts/mailer.html.inky
index 2969c38..12f03c3 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/mailer.html.inky
+++ b/app/views/layouts/mailer.html.inky
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                         &copy;2016 All Rights Reserved - Perficient Digital
                       </td>
                       <td class="email-logo">
-                        <%= image_tag("perficientdigital-logo.jpg",  alt:"Perficient Digital") %>
+                        <%= image_tag(attachments["perficientdigital-logo.jpg"].url,  alt:"Perficient Digital") %>
                       </td>
                     </tr>
                   </table>
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@
                   <table>
                     <tr>
                       <td style="width:6px;">
-                        <%= image_tag("yellowslant-left.jpg",  alt:"Perficient Digital") %>
+                        <%= image_tag(attachments["yellowslant-left.jpg"].url,  alt:"Perficient Digital") %>
                       </td>
                       <td class="email-bg" style="font-size:1px;">
                         &nbsp;
                       </td>
                       <td style="width:6px;">
-                        <%= image_tag("yellowslant-right.jpg",  alt:"Perficient Digital") %>
+                        <%= image_tag(attachments["yellowslant-right.jpg"].url,  alt:"Perficient Digital") %>
                       </td>
                     </tr>
                   </table>