diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/slideshow_preview.png b/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/slideshow_preview.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b64345786
Binary files /dev/null and b/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/slideshow_preview.png differ
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/xml/slideshow_widget.xml b/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/xml/slideshow_widget.xml
index 867ce47838..de784327eb 100644
--- a/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/xml/slideshow_widget.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/res/xml/slideshow_widget.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     android:minHeight="100dp"
     android:updatePeriodMillis="900000"
     android:initialLayout="@layout/slideshow_layout"
+    android:previewImage="@drawable/slideshow_preview"
     android:resizeMode="horizontal|vertical"
     android:widgetCategory="home_screen">
 </appwidget-provider>
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