diff --git a/view/common/header-default.phtml b/view/common/header-default.phtml
index ac416ee..edf80b9 100644
--- a/view/common/header-default.phtml
+++ b/view/common/header-default.phtml
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+
+
+<!-- arc-hive header-image insert begins -->
+<?php
+$img_src = null;
+  $img_src = $this->getHelperPluginManager()->get('headerImage')->getImage();
+  if (!$img_src) {
+    $img_src = $this->assetUrl('img/default-ARC-HIVE-hero-image.jpg');
+  }
+  ?>
+  <style>
+  .arc-page-header-img {
+     content: url("<?= $img_src ?>");
+  }
+  </style>
+  <?php
+?>
+<!-- arc-hive header-image insert ends -->
+
 <main class="">
   <a href="<?php echo $site->url(); ?>" class="site-brand arc-hive-off">
     <?php if ($this->themeSetting('logo')): ?>
diff --git a/view/omeka/site/page/show.phtml b/view/omeka/site/page/show.phtml
index 6f5de0a..bcc390a 100644
--- a/view/omeka/site/page/show.phtml
+++ b/view/omeka/site/page/show.phtml
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ $showPagePagination = $this->siteSetting('show_page_pagination', true);
 ?>
 
 
-
 <!-- arc-hive page header-image insert begins -->
 <?php
+/*
+  $img_src has already been set at view/common/header-default.phtml
+  We override it here because a page may have it's own header image
+*/
 $img_src = null;
   $img_src = $this->getHelperPluginManager()->get('headerImage')->getImage($page);
   if (!$img_src) {
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ $img_src = null;
   </style>
   <?php
 ?>
-
 <!-- arc-hive page header-image insert ends -->
 
 <?php