diff --git a/modules/sportspress-countdowns.php b/modules/sportspress-countdowns.php
index 0c408efec..d1b42872e 100644
--- a/modules/sportspress-countdowns.php
+++ b/modules/sportspress-countdowns.php
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ public function add_settings( $settings ) {
 					'default'	=> 'no',
 					'type' 		=> 'checkbox',
 				),
+				array(
+					'title'     => __( 'Featured Image', 'sportspress' ),
+					'desc' 		=> __( 'Display featured image of event', 'sportspress' ),
+					'id' 		=> 'sportspress_countdown_show_featured_image',
+					'default'	=> 'no',
+					'type' 		=> 'checkbox',
+				),
 			)),
 
 			array(
diff --git a/templates/countdown.php b/templates/countdown.php
index e307796ce..194b9336d 100644
--- a/templates/countdown.php
+++ b/templates/countdown.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	'link_teams' => get_option( 'sportspress_link_teams', 'no' ) == 'yes' ? true : false,
 	'link_venues' => get_option( 'sportspress_link_venues', 'no' ) == 'yes' ? true : false,
 	'show_logos' => get_option( 'sportspress_countdown_show_logos', 'no' ) == 'yes' ? true : false,
+	'show_feat_image' => get_option( 'sportspress_countdown_show_featured_image', 'no' ) == 'yes' ? true : false,
 );
 if ( isset( $id ) ):
 	$post = get_post( $id );
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@
 ?>
 <div class="sp-template sp-template-countdown">
 	<div class="sp-countdown-wrapper">
+	<?php 
+	if ( $show_feat_image && has_post_thumbnail( $post ) ) {
+	?>
+	<h2 class="event-name sp-event-name">
+	<?php echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $post ); ?>
+	</h2>
+	<?php } ?>
 		<h3 class="event-name sp-event-name">
 			<?php
 			if ( $show_logos ) {