diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
index 1a28aaebdce..226431f7913 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $.widget( "mobile.listview", $.mobile.widget, {
 			.addClass( "ui-btn-up-" + ($list.jqmData( "counttheme" ) || this.options.countTheme) + " ui-btn-corner-all" ).end()
 		.find( "h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6" ).addClass( "ui-li-heading" ).end()
 		.find( "p, dl" ).addClass( "ui-li-desc" ).end()
-		.find("img:first-child:eq(0)").addClass( "ui-li-thumb" ).each(function() {
+		.find("img:first-child:eq(0)").not(".ui-li-custom").addClass( "ui-li-thumb" ).each(function() {
 			item.addClass( $(this).is( ".ui-li-icon" ) ? "ui-li-has-icon" : "ui-li-has-thumb" );
 		}).end()
 		.find( ".ui-li-aside" ).each(function() {