diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 69f7fdf..c417e33 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -56,23 +56,38 @@ const customRule = {
     filterTokens(params, 'inline', (token) => {
       token.children.forEach((child) => {
         const { lineNumber, type, attrs } = child
+
+        /** @type {string | null} */
+        let hrefSrc = null
+
         if (type === 'link_open') {
           attrs.forEach((attr) => {
             if (attr[0] === 'href') {
-              const href = attr[1]
-              const url = new URL(href, pathToFileURL(params.name))
-              url.hash = ''
-              const isRelative =
-                href.startsWith('./') ||
-                href.startsWith('../') ||
-                !EXTERNAL_PROTOCOLS.has(url.protocol)
-              if (isRelative && !fs.existsSync(url.pathname)) {
-                const detail = `Link "${href}" is dead`
-                addError(onError, lineNumber, detail)
-              }
+              hrefSrc = attr[1]
             }
           })
         }
+
+        if (type === 'image') {
+          attrs.forEach((attr) => {
+            if (attr[0] === 'src') {
+              hrefSrc = attr[1]
+            }
+          })
+        }
+
+        if (hrefSrc != null) {
+          const url = new URL(hrefSrc, pathToFileURL(params.name))
+          url.hash = ''
+          const isRelative =
+            hrefSrc.startsWith('./') ||
+            hrefSrc.startsWith('../') ||
+            !EXTERNAL_PROTOCOLS.has(url.protocol)
+          if (isRelative && !fs.existsSync(url.pathname)) {
+            const detail = `Link "${hrefSrc}" is dead`
+            addError(onError, lineNumber, detail)
+          }
+        }
       })
     })
   }
diff --git a/test/basic.test.js b/test/basic.test.js
index 964c6d1..ed46ff6 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.test.js
@@ -12,13 +12,23 @@ tap.test('ensure we validate correctly', async (t) => {
     customRules: [relativeLinks]
   })
   t.equal(lintResults['test/fixtures/Valid.md'].length, 0)
-  t.equal(lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'].length, 1)
+  t.equal(lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'].length, 2)
+
   t.equal(
-    lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'][0].ruleDescription,
+    lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'][0]?.ruleDescription,
     'Relative links should be valid'
   )
   t.equal(
-    lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'][0].errorDetail,
+    lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'][0]?.errorDetail,
     'Link "./basic.test.js" is dead'
   )
+
+  t.equal(
+    lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'][1]?.ruleDescription,
+    'Relative links should be valid'
+  )
+  t.equal(
+    lintResults['test/fixtures/Invalid.md'][1]?.errorDetail,
+    'Link "../image.png" is dead'
+  )
 })
diff --git a/test/fixtures/Invalid.md b/test/fixtures/Invalid.md
index b3c1983..08abe73 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/Invalid.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/Invalid.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Invalid
 
 [basic.js](./basic.test.js)
+
+![Image](../image.png)
diff --git a/test/fixtures/Valid.md b/test/fixtures/Valid.md
index 45c1015..928b357 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/Valid.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/Valid.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Valid
 
 [basic.js](../basic.test.js)
+
+![Image](./image.png)
diff --git a/test/fixtures/image.png b/test/fixtures/image.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1914264
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