diff --git a/src/core/symbology/qgsstylemodel.cpp b/src/core/symbology/qgsstylemodel.cpp
index 75551132cf9..a5792e25a10 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology/qgsstylemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/symbology/qgsstylemodel.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qgssymbollayerutils.h"
 #include "qgsapplication.h"
 #include "qgssvgcache.h"
+#include "qgsimagecache.h"
 #include <QIcon>
 
 const double ICON_PADDING_FACTOR = 0.16;
@@ -41,12 +42,13 @@ QgsStyleModel::QgsStyleModel( QgsStyle *style, QObject *parent )
 
   connect( mStyle, &QgsStyle::entityTagsChanged, this, &QgsStyleModel::onTagsChanged );
 
-  // when a remote svg has been fetched, update the model's decorations.
+  // when a remote svg or image has been fetched, update the model's decorations.
   // this is required if a symbol utilizes remote svgs, and the current icons
   // have been generated using the temporary "downloading" svg. In this case
   // we require the preview to be regenerated to use the correct fetched
   // svg
   connect( QgsApplication::svgCache(), &QgsSvgCache::remoteSvgFetched, this, &QgsStyleModel::rebuildSymbolIcons );
+  connect( QgsApplication::imageCache(), &QgsImageCache::remoteImageFetched, this, &QgsStyleModel::rebuildSymbolIcons );
 }
 
 QVariant QgsStyleModel::data( const QModelIndex &index, int role ) const
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp b/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
index 1075331039e..d4b2d2cf9ca 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ email                : sherman at mrcc.com
 #include "qgsmapthemecollection.h"
 #include "qgscoordinatetransformcontext.h"
 #include "qgssvgcache.h"
+#include "qgsimagecache.h"
 #include <cmath>
 
 /**
@@ -151,8 +152,9 @@ QgsMapCanvas::QgsMapCanvas( QWidget *parent )
     refresh();
   } );
 
-  // refresh canvas when a remote svg has finished downloading
+  // refresh canvas when a remote svg/image has finished downloading
   connect( QgsApplication::svgCache(), &QgsSvgCache::remoteSvgFetched, this, &QgsMapCanvas::refreshAllLayers );
+  connect( QgsApplication::imageCache(), &QgsImageCache::remoteImageFetched, this, &QgsMapCanvas::refreshAllLayers );
 
   //segmentation parameters
   QgsSettings settings;
diff --git a/src/gui/symbology/qgssymbolselectordialog.cpp b/src/gui/symbology/qgssymbolselectordialog.cpp
index e27b3ed1c95..b72217e1328 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbology/qgssymbolselectordialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbology/qgssymbolselectordialog.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "qgsfeatureiterator.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
 #include "qgssvgcache.h"
+#include "qgsimagecache.h"
 
 #include <QColorDialog>
 #include <QPainter>
@@ -303,6 +304,16 @@ QgsSymbolSelectorWidget::QgsSymbolSelectorWidget( QgsSymbol *symbol, QgsStyle *s
     symbolChanged();
     updatePreview();
   } );
+  connect( QgsApplication::imageCache(), &QgsImageCache::remoteImageFetched, this, [ = ]
+  {
+    // when a remote image has been fetched, update the widget's previews
+    // this is required if the symbol utilizes remote images, and the current previews
+    // have been generated using the temporary "downloading" image. In this case
+    // we require the preview to be regenerated to use the correct fetched
+    // image
+    symbolChanged();
+    updatePreview();
+  } );
 }
 
 QMenu *QgsSymbolSelectorWidget::advancedMenu()