diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
index a9ce23c2e5..a0631a12db 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/inputtypes.py
@@ -804,9 +804,15 @@ class MatlabInput(CodeInput):
         # the graded response takes precedence
         if 'queue_msg' in self.input_state and self.status in ['queued', 'incomplete', 'unsubmitted']:
             attributes = bleach.ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES.copy()
-            attributes.update({'*': ['class', 'style', 'id'], 'audio': ['controls', 'autobuffer', 'autoplay', 'src']})
+            # Yuck! but bleach does not offer the option of passing in allowed_protocols,
+            # and matlab uses data urls for images
+            if u'data' not in bleach.BleachSanitizer.allowed_protocols:
+                bleach.BleachSanitizer.allowed_protocols.append(u'data')
+            attributes.update({'*': ['class', 'style', 'id'],
+                    'audio': ['controls', 'autobuffer', 'autoplay', 'src'],
+                    'img': ['src', 'width', 'height', 'class']})
             self.queue_msg = bleach.clean(self.input_state['queue_msg'],
-                    tags=bleach.ALLOWED_TAGS + ['div', 'p', 'audio', 'pre'],
+                    tags=bleach.ALLOWED_TAGS + ['div', 'p', 'audio', 'pre', 'img'],
                     styles=['white-space'],
                     attributes=attributes
                     )
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py
index 890dbb2ecc..cba14ff0f2 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_inputtypes.py
@@ -665,7 +665,8 @@ class MatlabTest(unittest.TestCase):
     Zero or more ELSEIF parts can be used as well as nested <strong>if</strong>'s.
     The expression is usually of the form expr rop expr where 
     rop is ==, <, >, <=, >=, or ~=.
- 
+    <img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAjAAAAGkCAIAAACgj==" />
+
     Example
        if I == J
          A(I,J) = 2;
@@ -692,7 +693,7 @@ class MatlabTest(unittest.TestCase):
         the_input = self.input_class(test_capa_system(), elt, state)
         context = the_input._get_render_context()  # pylint: disable=W0212
         self.maxDiff = None
-        expected = u'\n<div class="matlabResponse"><div class="commandWindowOutput" style="white-space: pre;"> <strong>if</strong> Conditionally execute statements.\nThe general form of the <strong>if</strong> statement is\n\n   <strong>if</strong> expression\n     statements\n   ELSEIF expression\n     statements\n   ELSE\n     statements\n   END\n\nThe statements are executed if the real part of the expression \nhas all non-zero elements. The ELSE and ELSEIF parts are optional.\nZero or more ELSEIF parts can be used as well as nested <strong>if</strong>\'s.\nThe expression is usually of the form expr rop expr where \nrop is ==, &lt;, &gt;, &lt;=, &gt;=, or ~=.\n\nExample\n   if I == J\n     A(I,J) = 2;\n   elseif abs(I-J) == 1\n     A(I,J) = -1;\n   else\n     A(I,J) = 0;\n   end\n\nSee also <a>relop</a>, <a>else</a>, <a>elseif</a>, <a>end</a>, <a>for</a>, <a>while</a>, <a>switch</a>.\n\nReference page in Help browser\n   <a>doc if</a>\n\n</div><ul></ul></div>\n'
+        expected = u'\n<div class="matlabResponse"><div class="commandWindowOutput" style="white-space: pre;"> <strong>if</strong> Conditionally execute statements.\nThe general form of the <strong>if</strong> statement is\n\n   <strong>if</strong> expression\n     statements\n   ELSEIF expression\n     statements\n   ELSE\n     statements\n   END\n\nThe statements are executed if the real part of the expression \nhas all non-zero elements. The ELSE and ELSEIF parts are optional.\nZero or more ELSEIF parts can be used as well as nested <strong>if</strong>\'s.\nThe expression is usually of the form expr rop expr where \nrop is ==, &lt;, &gt;, &lt;=, &gt;=, or ~=.\n<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAjAAAAGkCAIAAACgj==">\n\nExample\n   if I == J\n     A(I,J) = 2;\n   elseif abs(I-J) == 1\n     A(I,J) = -1;\n   else\n     A(I,J) = 0;\n   end\n\nSee also <a>relop</a>, <a>else</a>, <a>elseif</a>, <a>end</a>, <a>for</a>, <a>while</a>, <a>switch</a>.\n\nReference page in Help browser\n   <a>doc if</a>\n\n</div><ul></ul></div>\n'
 
         self.assertEqual(context['queue_msg'], expected)