diff --git a/recipes/the_saturday_paper.recipe b/recipes/the_saturday_paper.recipe
index 4558a4b52e..8fa9b80d3e 100644
--- a/recipes/the_saturday_paper.recipe
+++ b/recipes/the_saturday_paper.recipe
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ class SaturdayPaper(BasicNewsRecipe):
                 ' article-page__sidebar article-page__social__icons share-wrapper article-footer-container')
     ]
 
+    def get_cover_url(self):
+        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/editions/')
+        div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':'article__image'})
+        return div.img['src']
+
     def parse_index(self):
         feeds = [
             ('News', 'https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news'),