diff --git a/app/helpers/block_helper.rb b/app/helpers/block_helper.rb
index a9c0bb6..40b2390 100644
--- a/app/helpers/block_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/block_helper.rb
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ module BlockHelper
     "
   end
 
+  def image_source(image_src)
+    Noosfero.root.nil? ? image_src : Noosfero.root + image_src
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/views/blocks/highlights.html.erb b/app/views/blocks/highlights.html.erb
index 678f453..e330180 100644
--- a/app/views/blocks/highlights.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/blocks/highlights.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <div class='highlights-container'>
       <% block.featured_images.each do |img| %>
         <a href="<%= img[:address] %>" title="<%= img[:title] %>" class="highlights-image-link">
-          <%= content_tag :img, nil, :src => img[:image_src], :alt => img[:title] %>
+          <%= content_tag :img, nil, :src => image_source(img[:image_src]), :alt => img[:title] %>
           <p class="highlights-label"><%= img[:title] %></p>
         </a>
       <% end %>
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