diff --git a/doc/release-notes/5621_dataset image in header.md b/doc/release-notes/5621_dataset image in header.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34b445fd9e1
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+++ b/doc/release-notes/5621_dataset image in header.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dataverse will use the Dataset thumbnail, if one is defined, rather than the generic Dataverse logo in the Open Graph metadata header. This means the image will be seen when, for example, the dataset is referenced in Facebook.
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml b/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
index 527b829960f..13faf9d7f20 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/dataset.xhtml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                     <meta property="og:title" content="#{DatasetPage.title}" />
                     <meta property="og:type" content="article" />
                     <meta property="og:url" content="#{DatasetPage.dataverseSiteUrl}/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=#{dataset.globalId}" />
-                    <meta property="og:image" content="#{DatasetPage.dataverseSiteUrl.concat(resource['images/dataverse-icon-1200.png'])}" />
+                    <meta property="og:image" content="#{DatasetPage.dataset.getDatasetThumbnail(ImageThumbConverter.DEFAULT_PREVIEW_SIZE) == null ? DatasetPage.dataverseSiteUrl.concat(resource['images/dataverse-icon-1200.png']): DatasetPage.dataverseSiteUrl.concat('/api/datasets/:persistentId/thumbnail?persistentId=').concat(DatasetPage.dataset.getGlobalId().asString())}" />
                     <meta property="og:site_name" content="#{DatasetPage.publisher}" />
                     <meta property="og:description" content="#{(DatasetPage.description.length()>150 ? DatasetPage.description.substring(0,147).concat('...') : DatasetPage.description)}" />
                     <ui:repeat var="author" value="#{DatasetPage.datasetAuthors}">