diff --git a/src/Render.cpp b/src/Render.cpp
index 5f23f8f..9209197 100644
--- a/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/src/Render.cpp
@@ -13,15 +13,7 @@ void Render::start() {
 
   QSize size(width, height);
 
-  bool result = page()->render( imagePath, size );
+  QString result = page()->render( imagePath, size );
 
-  if (result) {
-    finish(true);
-  } else {
-    const QString failure = QString("Unable to save %1x%2 image to %3").
-      arg(width).
-      arg(height).
-      arg(imagePath);
-    finish(false, new ErrorMessage(failure));
-  }
+  finish(true, result);
 }
diff --git a/src/WebPage.cpp b/src/WebPage.cpp
index c62686f..b255271 100644
--- a/src/WebPage.cpp
+++ b/src/WebPage.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ bool WebPage::clickTest(QWebElement element, int absoluteX, int absoluteY) {
   return res.frame() == element.webFrame();
 }
 
-bool WebPage::render(const QString &fileName, const QSize &minimumSize) {
+QString WebPage::render(const QString &fileName, const QSize &minimumSize) {
   QFileInfo fileInfo(fileName);
   QDir dir;
   dir.mkpath(fileInfo.absolutePath());
@@ -257,7 +257,14 @@ bool WebPage::render(const QString &fileName, const QSize &minimumSize) {
   p.end();
   this->setViewportSize(viewportSize);
 
-  return buffer.save(fileName);
+  QByteArray byteArray;
+  QBuffer buffer2(&byteArray);
+  buffer.save(&buffer2, "PNG");
+  QString iconBase64 = QString::fromLatin1(byteArray.toBase64().data());
+
+  buffer.save(fileName);
+
+  return iconBase64;
 }
 
 QString WebPage::chooseFile(QWebFrame *parentFrame, const QString &suggestedFile) {
@@ -372,4 +379,3 @@ void WebPage::setPromptAction(QString action) {
 void WebPage::setPromptText(QString text) {
   m_prompt_text = text;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/WebPage.h b/src/WebPage.h
index 05ea5d0..bb3b61f 100644
--- a/src/WebPage.h
+++ b/src/WebPage.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class WebPage : public QWebPage {
     void setPromptText(QString action);
     int getLastStatus();
     void setCustomNetworkAccessManager();
-    bool render(const QString &fileName, const QSize &minimumSize);
+    QString render(const QString &fileName, const QSize &minimumSize);
     virtual bool extension (Extension extension, const ExtensionOption *option=0, ExtensionReturn *output=0);
     void setSkipImageLoading(bool skip);
     QVariantList consoleMessages();
@@ -94,4 +94,3 @@ class WebPage : public QWebPage {
 };
 
 #endif //_WEBPAGE_H
-