diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index 570294c..8db8921 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -22,13 +22,24 @@
 
 	<header id="masthead" class="site-header" role="banner">
             <a class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#content"><?php _e( 'Skip to content', 'simone' ); ?></a>
-                <?php if ( get_header_image() && ('blank' == get_header_textcolor()) ) { ?>
+            <?php if ( get_header_image() && ('blank' == get_header_textcolor()) ) { ?>
                 <figure class="header-image">
+
+                <?php if ( is_home() || is_front_page() ) { ?>
+
+                    <img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="<?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?>">
+
+                <?php } else {?>
+
                     <a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" rel="home">
-                            <img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="">
+                            <img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="<?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?>">
                     </a>
+
+                <?php } ?>
+
                 </figure>
-                <?php } // End header image check. ?>
+
+            <?php } // End header image check. ?>
             <?php
                 if ( get_header_image() && !('blank' == get_header_textcolor()) ) {
                     echo '<div class="site-branding header-background-image" style="background-image: url(' . get_header_image() . ')">';