diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 474617c911..a1cc0b5c64 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -757,9 +757,9 @@ from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.isbndb import ISBNDB
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.overdrive import OverDrive
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.douban import Douban
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.ozon import Ozon
-# from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.google_images import GoogleImages
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata.sources.google_images import GoogleImages
 
-plugins += [GoogleBooks, Amazon, Edelweiss, OpenLibrary, ISBNDB, OverDrive, Douban, Ozon]
+plugins += [GoogleBooks, GoogleImages, Amazon, Edelweiss, OpenLibrary, ISBNDB, OverDrive, Douban, Ozon]
 
 # }}}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/covers.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/covers.py
index 0fe963e3f7..2df716253b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/covers.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/covers.py
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ from calibre.utils.magick.draw import Image, save_cover_data_to
 
 class Worker(Thread):
 
-    def __init__(self, plugin, abort, title, authors, identifiers, timeout, rq):
+    def __init__(self, plugin, abort, title, authors, identifiers, timeout, rq, get_best_cover=False):
         Thread.__init__(self)
         self.daemon = True
 
         self.plugin = plugin
         self.abort = abort
+        self.get_best_cover = get_best_cover
         self.buf = BytesIO()
         self.log = create_log(self.buf)
         self.title, self.authors, self.identifiers = (title, authors,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class Worker(Thread):
             try:
                 if self.plugin.can_get_multiple_covers:
                     self.plugin.download_cover(self.log, self.rq, self.abort,
-                        title=self.title, authors=self.authors, get_best_cover=True,
+                        title=self.title, authors=self.authors, get_best_cover=self.get_best_cover,
                         identifiers=self.identifiers, timeout=self.timeout)
                 else:
                     self.plugin.download_cover(self.log, self.rq, self.abort,
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ def process_result(log, result):
     return (plugin, width, height, fmt, data)
 
 def run_download(log, results, abort,
-        title=None, authors=None, identifiers={}, timeout=30):
+        title=None, authors=None, identifiers={}, timeout=30, get_best_cover=False):
     '''
     Run the cover download, putting results into the queue :param:`results`.
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def run_download(log, results, abort,
     plugins = [p for p in metadata_plugins(['cover']) if p.is_configured()]
 
     rq = Queue()
-    workers = [Worker(p, abort, title, authors, identifiers, timeout, rq) for p
+    workers = [Worker(p, abort, title, authors, identifiers, timeout, rq, get_best_cover=get_best_cover) for p
             in plugins]
     for w in workers:
         w.start()
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ def download_cover(log,
     abort = Event()
 
     run_download(log, rq, abort, title=title, authors=authors,
-            identifiers=identifiers, timeout=timeout)
+            identifiers=identifiers, timeout=timeout, get_best_cover=True)
 
     results = []
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/google_images.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/google_images.py
index c755fea192..36fe2750ee 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/google_images.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/sources/google_images.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class GoogleImages(Source):
         urls = urls[:self.prefs['max_covers']]
         if get_best_cover:
             urls = urls[:1]
+        log('Downloading %d covers'%len(urls))
         workers = [Thread(target=self.download_image, args=(url, timeout, log, result_queue)) for url in urls]
         for w in workers:
             w.daemon = True