diff --git a/extensions/image-preview/src/preview.ts b/extensions/image-preview/src/preview.ts
index 89e60097942d316a4d10cf03ad60537b2cedb29a..2d5963adc1b4626ba350e17e1e81632726e17f5f 100644
--- a/extensions/image-preview/src/preview.ts
+++ b/extensions/image-preview/src/preview.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ export class Preview extends Disposable {
 				this.render();
 			}
 		}));
+		this._register(watcher.onDidDelete(e => {
+			if (e.toString() === this.resource.toString()) {
+				this.webviewEditor.dispose();
+			}
+		}));
 
 		this.render();
 		this.update();