diff --git a/src/process.cpp b/src/process.cpp
index db9056a85e0..2b6c1507119 100644
--- a/src/process.cpp
+++ b/src/process.cpp
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@ std::vector<ctx_t> &proc_t::get_apps() {
 }
 
 // Gets application image from application list.
+// Returns image from assets directory if found there.
 // Returns default image if image configuration is not set.
-// returns http content-type header compatible image type
+// Returns http content-type header compatible image type.
 std::string proc_t::get_app_image(int app_id) {
   auto app_index = app_id - 1;
   if(app_index < 0 || app_index >= _apps.size()) {
@@ -201,20 +202,41 @@ std::string proc_t::get_app_image(int app_id) {
     return SUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR "/box.png";
   }
 
+  auto default_image  = SUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR "/box.png";
   auto app_image_path = _apps[app_index].image_path;
   if(app_image_path.empty()) {
-    return SUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR "/box.png";
+    // image is empty, return default box image
+    return default_image;
   }
 
+  // get the image extension and convert it to lowercase
   auto image_extension = std::filesystem::path(app_image_path).extension().string();
   boost::to_lower(image_extension);
 
+  // return the default box image if extension is not "png"
+  if(image_extension != ".png") {
+    return default_image;
+  }
+
+  // check if image is in assets directory
+  auto full_image_path = std::filesystem::path(SUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR) / app_image_path;
+  if(std::filesystem::exists(full_image_path)) {
+    return full_image_path.string();
+  }
+  else if(app_image_path == "./assets/steam.png") {
+    // handle old default steam image definition
+    return SUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR "/steam.png";
+  }
+
+  // check if specified image exists
   std::error_code code;
-  if(!std::filesystem::exists(app_image_path, code) || image_extension != ".png") {
-    return SUNSHINE_ASSETS_DIR "/box.png";
+  if(!std::filesystem::exists(app_image_path, code)) {
+    // return default box image if image does not exist
+    return default_image;
   }
 
-  // return only "content-type" http header compatible image type.
+  // image is a png, and not in assets directory
+  // return only "content-type" http header compatible image type
   return app_image_path;
 }
 
diff --git a/src_assets/linux/assets/apps.json b/src_assets/linux/assets/apps.json
index 552dabe23cf..4a848bd89f5 100644
--- a/src_assets/linux/assets/apps.json
+++ b/src_assets/linux/assets/apps.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 		"output":"steam.txt",
 		"detached":["setsid steam steam://open/bigpicture"],
-		"image-path":"./assets/steam.png"
+		"image-path":"steam.png"
 	}
 	]
 }
diff --git a/src_assets/windows/assets/apps.json b/src_assets/windows/assets/apps.json
index 419f2be486d..379dd2fb516 100644
--- a/src_assets/windows/assets/apps.json
+++ b/src_assets/windows/assets/apps.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 		"output":"steam.txt",
 		"detached":["steam steam://open/bigpicture"],
-		"image-path":"./assets/steam.png"
+		"image-path":"steam.png"
 	}
 	]
 }