diff --git a/recipes/natgeohis.recipe b/recipes/natgeohis.recipe
index 808127cc84..d562e6b69a 100644
--- a/recipes/natgeohis.recipe
+++ b/recipes/natgeohis.recipe
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .auth, .time { font-size:small; color:#5c5c5c; }
     '''
 
+    def get_cover_url(self):
+        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://ngsingleissues.nationalgeographic.com/history')
+        wrap = soup.find(attrs={'class':'product-image-wrapper'})
+        return wrap.img['src']
+
     def parse_index(self):
         soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine')
         ans = []
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
     def preprocess_raw_html(self, raw_html, url):
         data = extract_json(raw_html)
         return '\n'.join(article_parse(data))
-    
+
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
         for img in soup.findAll('img', src=True):
             img['src'] = img['src'] + '?w=1000&h=1000'