diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 232e2dc..000a326 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ easyMDE.value('New input for **EasyMDE**');
 - **hideIcons**: An array of icon names to hide. Can be used to hide specific icons shown by default without completely customizing the toolbar.
 - **indentWithTabs**: If set to `false`, indent using spaces instead of tabs. Defaults to `true`.
 - **initialValue**: If set, will customize the initial value of the editor.
-- **previewImagesInEditor**: - EasyMDE will show preview of images, `true` by default, use `false` to disable.
+- **previewImagesInEditor**: - EasyMDE will show preview of images, `false` by default, preview for images will appear only for images on separate lines.
 - **insertTexts**: Customize how certain buttons that insert text behave. Takes an array with two elements. The first element will be the text inserted before the cursor or highlight, and the second element will be inserted after. For example, this is the default link value: `["[", "](http://)"]`.
   - horizontalRule
   - image
diff --git a/src/css/easymde.css b/src/css/easymde.css
index 213ff2d..719765c 100644
--- a/src/css/easymde.css
+++ b/src/css/easymde.css
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
     display: block;
 }
 
-span[data-img-src]::before{
+span[data-img-src]::after{
     content: '';
     background-image: var(--bg-image);
     display: block;
diff --git a/src/js/easymde.js b/src/js/easymde.js
index 04c84ad..bddcc10 100644
--- a/src/js/easymde.js
+++ b/src/js/easymde.js
@@ -2086,54 +2086,68 @@ EasyMDE.prototype.render = function (el) {
         });
     }
 
+    function calcHeight(naturalWidth, naturalHeight) {
+        var height;
+        var viewportWidth = window.getComputedStyle(document.querySelector('.CodeMirror-sizer')).width.replace('px', '');
+        if (naturalWidth < viewportWidth) {
+            height = naturalHeight + 'px';
+        } else {
+            height = (naturalHeight / naturalWidth * 100) + '%';
+        }
+        return height;
+    }
+
+    var _vm = this;
+
+
+    function assignImageBlockAttributes(parentEl, img) {
+        parentEl.setAttribute('data-img-src', img.url);
+        parentEl.setAttribute('style', '--bg-image:url('+img.url+');--width:'+img.naturalWidth+'px;--height:'+calcHeight(img.naturalWidth, img.naturalHeight));
+        _vm.codemirror.setSize();
+    }
+
     function handleImages() {
         if (!options.previewImagesInEditor) {
             return;
         }
 
-        function calcHeight(naturalWidth, naturalHeight) {
-            var height;
-            var viewportWidth = window.getComputedStyle(document.querySelector('.CodeMirror-sizer')).width.replace('px', '');
-            if (naturalWidth < viewportWidth) {
-                height = naturalHeight + 'px';
-            } else {
-                height = (naturalHeight / naturalWidth * 100) + '%';
-            }
-            return height;
-        }
-        easyMDEContainer.querySelectorAll('.cm-formatting-image').forEach(function(e) {
+        easyMDEContainer.querySelectorAll('.cm-image-marker').forEach(function(e) {
             var parentEl =  e.parentElement;
+            if (!parentEl.innerText.match(/^!\[.*?\]\(.*\)/g)) {
+                // if img pasted on the same line with other text, don't preview, preview only images on separate line
+                return;
+            }
             if (!parentEl.hasAttribute('data-img-src')) {
                 var srcAttr = parentEl.innerText.match('\\((.*)\\)'); // might require better parsing according to markdown spec
-                if (srcAttr && srcAttr.length >= 2) {
-                    var img = document.createElement('img');
-                    img.onload = function() {
-                        parentEl.setAttribute('data-img-src', srcAttr[1]);
-                        parentEl.setAttribute('data-img-width', img.naturalWidth);
-                        parentEl.setAttribute('data-img-height', img.naturalHeight);
-                        parentEl.setAttribute('style', '--bg-image:url('+srcAttr[1]+');--width:'+img.naturalWidth+'px;--height:'+calcHeight(img.naturalWidth, img.naturalHeight));
-                    };
-                    img.src = srcAttr[1];
+                if (!window.EMDEimagesCache) {
+                    window.EMDEimagesCache = {};
                 }
-            } else {
-                // handle resizes case
-                var src = parentEl.getAttribute('data-img-src');
-                var naturalWidth = +parentEl.getAttribute('data-img-width');
-                var naturalHeight = +parentEl.getAttribute('data-img-height');
-                parentEl.setAttribute('style', '--bg-image:url('+src+');--width:'+naturalWidth+'px;--height:'+calcHeight(naturalWidth, naturalHeight));
-            }
+
+                if (srcAttr && srcAttr.length >= 2) {
+                    var keySrc = srcAttr[1];
+
+                    if (! window.EMDEimagesCache[keySrc]) {
+                        var img = document.createElement('img');
+                        img.onload = function() {
+                            window.EMDEimagesCache[keySrc] = {
+                                naturalWidth: img.naturalWidth,
+                                naturalHeight: img.naturalHeight,
+                                url: keySrc,
+                            };
+                            assignImageBlockAttributes(parentEl, window.EMDEimagesCache[keySrc]);
+                        };
+                        img.src = keySrc;
+                    } else {
+                        assignImageBlockAttributes(parentEl, window.EMDEimagesCache[keySrc]);
+                    }
+                }
+            } 
         });
     }
     this.codemirror.on('update', function () {
         handleImages();
     });
 
-    this.onWindowResize = function() {
-        handleImages();
-    };
-
-    window.addEventListener('resize', this.onWindowResize, true);
-
     this.gui.sideBySide = this.createSideBySide();
     this._rendered = this.element;