diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index ef3ef296..4a998d3c 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 {{- $class = "post-entry tag-entry" }}
 {{- end }}
 <article class="{{ $class }}">
-  {{- if .Params.cover }}
+  {{- if .Params.cover.image }}
   <figure class="entry-cover">
-    {{ if (or (fileExists (path.Join "static" .Params.cover)) (hasPrefix .Params.cover "http://") (hasPrefix .Params.cover "https://")) }}
-    <img src="{{ .Params.cover | absURL }}" alt="cover image for {{ .Title | plainify }}">
-    {{else}}
-    <img src="{{ .Permalink -}} {{- .Params.cover }}" alt="cover image for {{ .Title | plainify }}">
-    {{end}}
+    {{- if (or (fileExists (path.Join "static" .Params.cover.image)) (hasPrefix .Params.cover.image "http://") (hasPrefix .Params.cover.image "https://")) }}
+    <img src="{{ .Params.cover.image | absURL }}" alt="{{ .Params.cover.alt | plainify }}">
+    {{- else}}
+    <img src="{{ .Permalink -}} {{- .Params.cover.image }}" alt="{{ .Params.cover.alt | plainify }}">
+    {{- end}}
   </figure>
   {{- end }}
   <header class="entry-header">
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 7cdea8c9..7d688e37 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     </div>
     {{- end}}
   </header>
-  {{- if .Params.cover }}
+  {{- if .Params.cover.image }}
   <figure class="entry-cover">
-    {{ if (or (fileExists (path.Join "static" .Params.cover)) (hasPrefix .Params.cover "http://") (hasPrefix .Params.cover "https://")) }}
-    <img src="{{ .Params.cover | absURL }}" alt="cover image for {{ .Title | plainify }}">
-    {{else}}
-    <img src="{{ .Permalink -}} {{- .Params.cover }}" alt="cover image for {{ .Title | plainify }}">
-    {{end}}
+    {{- if (or (fileExists (path.Join "static" .Params.cover.image)) (hasPrefix .Params.cover.image "http://") (hasPrefix .Params.cover.image "https://")) }}
+    <img src="{{ .Params.cover.image | absURL }}" alt="{{ .Params.cover.alt | plainify }}">
+    {{- else}}
+    <img src="{{ .Permalink -}} {{- .Params.cover.image }}" alt="{{ .Params.cover.alt | plainify }}">
+    {{- end}}
   </figure>
   {{- end }}
   {{- if .Params.ShowToc }}