diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 576f29af58..1dc3afdaf0 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 
 			for (var i=0; i<categories.length; ++i) {
 				if (categories[i]) {
-					categories[i].backgroundImage = categories[i].image ? 'url(' + nconf.get('relative_path') + categories[i].image + ')' : '';
+					categories[i].backgroundImage = categories[i].image ? nconf.get('relative_path') + categories[i].image : '';
 					categories[i].disabled = categories[i].disabled ? parseInt(categories[i].disabled, 10) !== 0 : false;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 9d0a1aae49..893160ece9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 				}
 			];
 
+			if(categoryData.backgroundImage) {
+				res.locals.metaTags.push({
+					name: 'og:image',
+					content: categoryData.backgroundImage
+				});
+			}
+
 			res.locals.linkTags = [
 				{
 					rel: 'alternate',