diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
index b6853ae12a..7e7417166f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from functools import wraps
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import Http404
 
 from xmodule.course_module import CourseDescriptor
@@ -31,3 +32,19 @@ def check_course(course_id, course_must_be_open=True, course_required=True):
             raise Http404("This course has not yet started.")
     
     return course
+
+def course_static_file_url(course, filepath):
+    """
+    Given a course and a filepath from the course's directory 
+    (like images/course_image.png), this returns the url for 
+    the static file in the form. It will be something like
+    /static/content-mit-6002x/images/course_image.png.
+    """
+    return "/".join( [settings.STATIC_URL, course.metadata['data_dir'], filepath] )
+    
+def course_image_url(course):
+    return course_static_file_url(course, "images/course_image.png")
+    
+    
+    
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/templates/course.html b/lms/templates/course.html
index c22ff349ea..7ff04ad870 100644
--- a/lms/templates/course.html
+++ b/lms/templates/course.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 <%!
     from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+    from courseware.courses import course_image_url
 %>
 <%page args="course" />
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
     </header>
     <section class="info">
       <div class="cover-image">
-        <img src="${static.url('images/courses/history.png')}">
+        <img src="${course_image_url(course)}">
       </div>
       <div class="desc">
         <p>${course.get_about_section('short_description')}</p>
diff --git a/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html b/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html
index 51e769a3a4..22261a52af 100644
--- a/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html
+++ b/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-<%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
+<%! 
+  from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse 
+  from courseware.courses import course_image_url
+%>
 <%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
 <%block name="js_extra">
   <script src="${static.url('js/course_info.js')}"></script>
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@
       % if course.get_about_section("video"):
       <a href="#video-modal" class="media" rel="leanModal">
         <div class="hero">
-          <img src="${static.url('images/courses/circuits.jpeg')}" />
+          <img src="${course_image_url(course)}" />
           <div class="play-intro"></div>
         </div>
       </a>