diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/application-pages.js b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/application-pages.js
index 4f107076..3b2b6d0a 100644
--- a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/application-pages.js
+++ b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/application-pages.js
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 //= require datatables.min.js
 //= require ala/ala-charts.js
 //= require collectory.js
+//= require images.js
 //= require_self
diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/images.js b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/images.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d71bc932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/images.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * Populate Images tab body with images via AJAX call to Biocache
+ */
+function loadImagesTab() {
+    var wsBase = "/occurrences/search.json";
+    var uiBase = "/occurrences/search";
+    var imagesQueryUrl = "?facets=type_status&fq=multimedia%3AImage&pageSize=100&q=collectionUid:" + SHOW_REC.instanceUuid;
+    $.ajax({
+        url: SHOW_REC.biocacheServicesUrl + wsBase + imagesQueryUrl,
+        dataType: 'jsonp',
+        timeout: 20000,
+        complete: function(jqXHR, textStatus) {
+            if (textStatus == 'timeout') {
+                noBiocacheData();
+            }
+            if (textStatus == 'error') {
+                noBiocacheData();
+            }
+        },
+        success: function(data) {
+            // check for errors
+            if (data.length == 0 || data.totalRecords == undefined || data.totalRecords == 0) {
+                //noBiocacheData();
+            } else {
+                if(data.totalRecords > 0){
+                    $('#imagesTabEl').css({display:'block'});
+                    var description = ""
+                    $('#imagesSpiel').html('<p><a href="' + SHOW_REC.biocacheWebappUrl + uiBase + imagesQueryUrl +'">' + data.totalRecords + ' images</a> have been made available from the ' + SHOW_REC.instanceName + '. <br/> ' + description + '</p>');
+                    $.each(data.occurrences, function(idx, item){
+                        var imageText = item.scientificName;
+                        if(item.typeStatus !== undefined){
+                            imageText = item.typeStatus + " - " + imageText;
+                        }
+                        $('#imagesList').append('<div class="imgCon"><a href="' + SHOW_REC.biocacheWebappUrl + '/occurrences/' + item.uuid + '"><img src="' + item.smallImageUrl + '"/><br/>'+ imageText + '</a></div>');
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grails-app/views/public/showCollection.gsp b/grails-app/views/public/showCollection.gsp
index 9bfdcf51..e8efb11a 100644
--- a/grails-app/views/public/showCollection.gsp
+++ b/grails-app/views/public/showCollection.gsp
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@
             // stats
             if (loadLoggerStats){
               loadDownloadStats("${grailsApplication.config.loggerURL}", "${instance.uid}","${instance.name}", "1002");
-        }
+            }
+            loadImagesTab();
         </asset:script>
         <g:render template="charts" model="[facet:'collectionUid', instance: instance]" />
         <g:render template="progress" model="[facet:'collection_uid', instance: instance]" />