diff --git a/coverimagewidget.py b/coverimagewidget.py
index 459c904..839ccb0 100644
--- a/coverimagewidget.py
+++ b/coverimagewidget.py
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ class CoverImageWidget(QWidget):
 		self.imageIndex = -1
 		self.imageCount = 1
 		
+	def clear( self ):
+		self.resetWidget()
+		self.updateContent()
+			
 	def incrementImage( self ):
 		self.imageIndex += 1
 		if self.imageIndex == self.imageCount:
@@ -104,11 +108,11 @@ class CoverImageWidget(QWidget):
 			self.imageIndex = self.imageCount -1
 		self.updateContent()
 			
-	def setArchive( self, ca ):
+	def setArchive( self, ca, page=0 ):
 		if self.mode == CoverImageWidget.ArchiveMode:
 			self.resetWidget()
 			self.comic_archive = ca
-			self.imageIndex = 0
+			self.imageIndex = page
 			self.imageCount = ca.getNumberOfPages()
 			self.updateContent()
 
diff --git a/taggerwindow.py b/taggerwindow.py
index 34c981b..09829ae 100644
--- a/taggerwindow.py
+++ b/taggerwindow.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ from issueidentifier import IssueIdentifier
 from autotagstartwindow import AutoTagStartWindow
 from autotagprogresswindow import AutoTagProgressWindow
 from autotagmatchwindow import AutoTagMatchWindow
+from coverimagewidget import CoverImageWidget
+
 import utils
 import ctversion
 
@@ -106,7 +108,12 @@ class TaggerWindow( QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
 		uic.loadUi(os.path.join(ComicTaggerSettings.baseDir(), 'taggerwindow.ui' ), self)
 		self.settings = settings
-		
+
+		self.archiveCoverWidget = CoverImageWidget( self.coverImageContainer, CoverImageWidget.ArchiveMode )
+		gridlayout = QtGui.QGridLayout( self.coverImageContainer )
+		gridlayout.addWidget( self.archiveCoverWidget )
+		gridlayout.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
+					
 		self.pageListEditor = PageListEditor( self.tabPages )
 		gridlayout = QtGui.QGridLayout( self.tabPages )
 		gridlayout.addWidget( self.pageListEditor ) 
@@ -140,8 +147,6 @@ class TaggerWindow( QtGui.QMainWindow):
 		
 		self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(os.path.join(ComicTaggerSettings.baseDir(), 'graphics/app.png' )))
 		
-		self.lblCover.setPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(os.path.join(ComicTaggerSettings.baseDir(), 'graphics/nocover.png' )))
-		
 		self.save_data_style = settings.last_selected_save_data_style
 		self.load_data_style = settings.last_selected_load_data_style
 
@@ -180,11 +185,6 @@ class TaggerWindow( QtGui.QMainWindow):
 		self.btnAddCredit.clicked.connect(self.addCredit)	
 		self.btnRemoveCredit.clicked.connect(self.removeCredit)	
 		self.twCredits.cellDoubleClicked.connect(self.editCredit)
-		clickable(self.lblCover).connect(self.showPageBrowser)
-
-		self.connectDirtyFlagSignals()
-		self.pageListEditor.modified.connect(self.setDirtyFlag)
-
 		self.pageListEditor.firstFrontCoverChanged.connect( self.frontCoverChanged )
 		self.pageListEditor.listOrderChanged.connect( self.pageListOrderChanged )
 		
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ class TaggerWindow( QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
 	def resetApp( self ):
 
-		self.lblCover.setPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(os.path.join(ComicTaggerSettings.baseDir(), 'graphics/nocover.png' )))
-
+		self.archiveCoverWidget.clear()
 		self.comic_archive = None
 		self.dirtyFlag = False
 		self.clearForm()
@@ -521,19 +520,8 @@ class TaggerWindow( QtGui.QMainWindow):
 		self.updateMenus()
 
 	def updateCoverImage( self ):
-		if self.page_loader is not None:
-			self.page_loader.abandoned = True
-			
 		cover_idx = self.metadata.getCoverPageIndexList()[0]
-			
-		self.page_loader = PageLoader( self.comic_archive, cover_idx )
-		self.page_loader.loadComplete.connect( self.actualUpdateCoverImage )	
-		self.page_loader.start()
-		
-	def actualUpdateCoverImage( self, img ):
-		self.page_loader = None
-		self.lblCover.setPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(img))
-		self.lblCover.setScaledContents(True)
+		self.archiveCoverWidget.setArchive( self.comic_archive, cover_idx)
 
 	def updateMenus( self ):
 		
diff --git a/taggerwindow.ui b/taggerwindow.ui
index 57df51f..e108044 100644
--- a/taggerwindow.ui
+++ b/taggerwindow.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>1096</width>
-    <height>571</height>
+    <height>575</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="lblCover">
+           <widget class="QWidget" name="coverImageContainer" native="true">
             <property name="sizePolicy">
              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Expanding">
               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -221,21 +221,6 @@
               <height>330</height>
              </size>
             </property>
-            <property name="frameShape">
-             <enum>QFrame::Panel</enum>
-            </property>
-            <property name="frameShadow">
-             <enum>QFrame::Sunken</enum>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-             <string/>
-            </property>
-            <property name="scaledContents">
-             <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
-            <property name="alignment">
-             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-            </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
@@ -1107,7 +1092,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1096</width>
-     <height>21</height>
+     <height>28</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuComicTagger">