diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/renderer.spec.js.snap b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/renderer.spec.js.snap
index 32bb3838..b01b761f 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/renderer.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/renderer.spec.js.snap
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ exports[`Markdown Preview renderer Markdown rendering General should render mark
 <p><a href=\\"http://google.com\\">link title</a></p>
 <h5>H5</h5>
 <p>![alt text](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/678903331176214528/TQTdqGwD.jpg)</p>
-<h6>H6</h6>",
+<h6>H6</h6>
+<p>![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/678903331176214528/TQTdqGwD.jpg)</p>",
     }
   }
 />
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/renderer.spec.js b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/renderer.spec.js
index 65b75b50..9497f9dc 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/renderer.spec.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/__tests__/renderer.spec.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Text with **bold** & _em_ elements
 ![alt text](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/678903331176214528/TQTdqGwD.jpg)
 
 ###### H6
+
+![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/678903331176214528/TQTdqGwD.jpg)
 `;
         expect(
           renderer.create(<MarkdownPreview value={markdownToHtml(value)} />).toJSON(),
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/remarkImagesToText.js b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/remarkImagesToText.js
index 3e36cd2d..6159eee3 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/remarkImagesToText.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/remarkImagesToText.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export default function remarkImagesToText() {
         child.children.length === 1 &&
         child.children[0].type === 'image'
       ) {
-        const { alt = '', url = '', title = '' } = child.children[0];
-        const value = `![${alt}](${url}${title ? ' title' : ''})`;
+        const { alt, url } = child.children[0];
+        const value = `![${alt || ''}](${url || ''})`;
         child.children = [{ type: 'text', value }];
       }
       return child;