diff --git a/docxtpl/inline_image.py b/docxtpl/inline_image.py
index 5b164b1..dfa6521 100644
--- a/docxtpl/inline_image.py
+++ b/docxtpl/inline_image.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 """
 from docx.oxml import OxmlElement
 from docx.oxml.ns import qn
+from docx.image.image import Image
 
 
 class InlineImage(object):
@@ -73,6 +74,18 @@ def _set_doc_properties(self, run):
                 elt.set("descr", self.descr)
 
     def _insert_image(self):
+        package = self.tpl.current_rendering_part.package
+        if any(
+            not hasattr(image_part.image, "scaled_dimensions")
+            for image_part in package.image_parts
+        ):
+            image_part = package.get_or_add_image_part(self.image_descriptor)
+            if not hasattr(image_part.image, "scaled_dimensions"):
+                # docxcompose caches a lightweight wrapper for copied images.
+                # Replace only the matching wrapper, leaving unrelated image
+                # parts and exceptions untouched.
+                image_part._image = Image.from_blob(image_part.blob)
+
         pic = self.tpl.current_rendering_part.new_pic_inline(
             self.image_descriptor,
             self.width,
diff --git a/tests/inline_image_and_subdoc.py b/tests/inline_image_and_subdoc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f7c946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inline_image_and_subdoc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from zipfile import ZipFile
+
+from docx import Document
+from docxtpl import DocxTemplate, InlineImage
+
+
+subdoc_path = Path("templates/merge_docx_subdoc.docx")
+unsupported_image_subdoc_path = Path("templates/embedded_main_tpl.docx")
+
+with TemporaryDirectory() as temporary_directory:
+    output_dir = Path(temporary_directory)
+    image_path = output_dir / "shared-image.png"
+    template_path = output_dir / "inline_image_and_subdoc_tpl.docx"
+    first_result = output_dir / "inline_image_and_subdoc_first.docx"
+    second_result = output_dir / "inline_image_and_subdoc_second.docx"
+    unsupported_image_template_path = output_dir / "unsupported_image_tpl.docx"
+    unsupported_image_result = output_dir / "unsupported_image.docx"
+    stream_result = output_dir / "inline_image_and_subdoc_stream.docx"
+
+    with ZipFile(subdoc_path) as archive:
+        image_path.write_bytes(archive.read("word/media/image1.png"))
+
+    template_document = Document()
+    template_document.add_paragraph("{{p subdoc }}")
+    template_document.add_paragraph("{{ image }}")
+    template_document.save(template_path)
+
+    template = DocxTemplate(template_path)
+    context = {
+        "subdoc": template.new_subdoc(subdoc_path),
+        "image": InlineImage(template, str(image_path)),
+    }
+
+    template.render(context)
+    template.save(first_result)
+    Document(first_result)
+
+    template.render(context)
+    template.save(second_result)
+    Document(second_result)
+
+    for result in (first_result, second_result):
+        with ZipFile(result) as archive:
+            media = [
+                archive.read(name)
+                for name in archive.namelist()
+                if name.startswith("word/media/")
+            ]
+            assert sum(blob == image_path.read_bytes() for blob in media) == 1
+
+    stream_template = DocxTemplate(template_path)
+    image_stream = BytesIO(image_path.read_bytes())
+    stream_template.render(
+        {
+            "subdoc": stream_template.new_subdoc(subdoc_path),
+            "image": InlineImage(stream_template, image_stream),
+        }
+    )
+    stream_template.save(stream_result)
+    Document(stream_result)
+
+    unsupported_image_template = Document()
+    unsupported_image_template.add_paragraph("{{p subdoc }}")
+    unsupported_image_template.save(unsupported_image_template_path)
+
+    unsupported_image_document = DocxTemplate(unsupported_image_template_path)
+    unsupported_image_document.render(
+        {
+            "subdoc": unsupported_image_document.new_subdoc(
+                unsupported_image_subdoc_path
+            )
+        }
+    )
+    unsupported_image_document.save(unsupported_image_result)
+    Document(unsupported_image_result)