diff --git a/include/dpp/scheduled_event.h b/include/dpp/scheduled_event.h
index 56dc7b039a..c8e8565cbd 100644
--- a/include/dpp/scheduled_event.h
+++ b/include/dpp/scheduled_event.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct DPP_EXPORT scheduled_event : public managed, public json_interface<schedu
 	 *
 	 * @return std::string Json of this object
 	 */
-	virtual json to_json_impl(bool with_id = false) const;
+	json to_json_impl(bool with_id = false) const;
 
 public:
 	snowflake		guild_id;		//!< the guild id which the scheduled event belongs to
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct DPP_EXPORT scheduled_event : public managed, public json_interface<schedu
 	snowflake		creator_id;		//!< Optional: the id of the user that created the scheduled event
 	std::string		name;			//!< the name of the scheduled event
 	std::string		description;		//!< Optional: the description of the scheduled event (1-1000 characters)
-	std::string		image;			//!< the image of the scheduled event (may be empty)
+	utility::icon		image;			//!< the image of the scheduled event (may be empty)
 	time_t			scheduled_start_time;	//!< the time the scheduled event will start
 	time_t			scheduled_end_time;	//!< the time the scheduled event will end, or null if the event does not have a scheduled time to end (may be empty)
 	event_privacy_level	privacy_level;		//!< the privacy level of the scheduled event
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ struct DPP_EXPORT scheduled_event : public managed, public json_interface<schedu
 	 */
 	scheduled_event();
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief Destroy the scheduled_event object
-	 */
-	~scheduled_event() = default;
-
 	/**
 	 * @brief Set the name of the event
 	 * Minimum length: 1, Maximum length: 100
@@ -213,6 +208,24 @@ struct DPP_EXPORT scheduled_event : public managed, public json_interface<schedu
 	 * @throw dpp::length_error if time is before now
 	 */
 	scheduled_event& set_end_time(time_t t);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Load an image for the event cover
+	 *
+	 * @param image_blob Image binary data
+	 * @param type Type of image. It can be one of `i_gif`, `i_jpg` or `i_png`.
+	 * @return emoji& Reference to self
+	 */
+	scheduled_event& load_image(std::string_view image_blob, const image_type type);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Load an image for the event cover
+	 *
+	 * @param image_blob Image binary data
+	 * @param type Type of image. It can be one of `i_gif`, `i_jpg` or `i_png`.
+	 * @return emoji& Reference to self
+	 */
+	scheduled_event& load_image(const std::byte* data, uint32_t size, const image_type type);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/dpp/scheduled_event.cpp b/src/dpp/scheduled_event.cpp
index 6793d3547c..2bd8e03309 100644
--- a/src/dpp/scheduled_event.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/scheduled_event.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ scheduled_event& scheduled_event::set_end_time(time_t t) {
 	return *this;
 }
 
+scheduled_event& scheduled_event::load_image(std::string_view image_blob, const image_type type) {
+	image = utility::image_data{type, image_blob};
+	return *this;
+}
+
+scheduled_event& scheduled_event::load_image(const std::byte* data, uint32_t size, const image_type type) {
+	image = utility::image_data{type, data, size};
+	return *this;
+}
+
 scheduled_event& scheduled_event::fill_from_json_impl(const json* j) {
 	set_snowflake_not_null(j, "id", this->id);
 	set_snowflake_not_null(j, "guild_id", this->guild_id);
@@ -117,7 +127,8 @@ scheduled_event& scheduled_event::fill_from_json_impl(const json* j) {
 	set_snowflake_not_null(j, "creator_id", this->creator_id);
 	set_string_not_null(j, "name", this->name);
 	set_string_not_null(j, "description", this->description);
-	set_string_not_null(j, "image", this->image);
+	if (auto it = j->find("image"); it != j->end() && !it->is_null())
+		this->image = utility::iconhash{it->get<std::string>()};
 	set_ts_not_null(j, "scheduled_start_time", this->scheduled_start_time);
 	set_ts_not_null(j, "scheduled_end_time", this->scheduled_end_time);
 	this->privacy_level = static_cast<dpp::event_privacy_level>(int8_not_null(j, "privacy_level"));
@@ -144,8 +155,8 @@ json scheduled_event::to_json_impl(bool with_id) const {
 	if (!this->description.empty()) {
 		j["description"] = this->description;
 	}
-	if (!this->image.empty()) {
-		j["image"] = this->image;
+	if (image.is_image_data()) {
+		j["image"] = image.as_image_data().to_nullable_json();
 	}
 	j["privacy_level"] = this->privacy_level;
 	j["status"] = this->status;