diff --git a/src/components/cardbuilder/utils/url.ts b/src/components/cardbuilder/utils/url.ts
index 54874b3a4c..d0ea4f93df 100644
--- a/src/components/cardbuilder/utils/url.ts
+++ b/src/components/cardbuilder/utils/url.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ export function getCardImageUrl({
         imgType = ImageType.Backdrop;
         imgTag = item.ParentBackdropImageTags[0];
         itemId = item.ParentBackdropItemId;
+    } else if (options.preferParentPoster && !options.preferThumb && item.Type === 'Episode'
+        && ((item.ParentPrimaryImageTag && item.ParentPrimaryImageItemId) || (item.SeriesPrimaryImageTag && item.SeriesId))) {
+        imgType = ImageType.Primary;
+        if (item.ParentPrimaryImageTag && item.ParentPrimaryImageItemId) {
+            imgTag = item.ParentPrimaryImageTag;
+            itemId = item.ParentPrimaryImageItemId;
+        } else {
+            imgTag = item.SeriesPrimaryImageTag;
+            itemId = item.SeriesId;
+        }
     } else if (item.ImageTags?.Primary && (item.Type !== 'Episode' || item.ChildCount !== 0)) {
         imgType = ImageType.Primary;
         imgTag = item.ImageTags.Primary;
diff --git a/src/components/homesections/sections/recentlyAdded.ts b/src/components/homesections/sections/recentlyAdded.ts
index 91297f5866..3edd57549d 100644
--- a/src/components/homesections/sections/recentlyAdded.ts
+++ b/src/components/homesections/sections/recentlyAdded.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function getLatestItemsHtmlFn(
             items: items,
             shape: shape,
             preferThumb: viewType !== 'movies' && viewType !== 'tvshows' && itemType !== 'Channel' && viewType !== 'music' ? 'auto' : null,
+            preferParentPoster: true,
             showUnplayedIndicator: false,
             showChildCountIndicator: true,
             context: 'home',
diff --git a/src/types/cardOptions.ts b/src/types/cardOptions.ts
index 5040b3daef..78f22143fc 100644
--- a/src/types/cardOptions.ts
+++ b/src/types/cardOptions.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface CardOptions {
     preferThumb?: boolean | string | null;
     preferDisc?: boolean;
     preferLogo?: boolean;
+    preferParentPoster?: boolean;
     scalable?: boolean;
     shape?: CardShape;
     defaultShape?: CardShape;