diff --git a/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Note.js b/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Note.js
index 77a0b9286..5d8c9745a 100644
--- a/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Note.js
+++ b/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Note.js
@@ -222,9 +222,11 @@ describe('models_Note', function() {
 		const resourceDir = Setting.value('resourceDir');
 		const r1 = await shim.createResourceFromPath(`${__dirname}/../tests/support/photo.jpg`);
 		const r2 = await shim.createResourceFromPath(`${__dirname}/../tests/support/photo.jpg`);
+		const r3 = await shim.createResourceFromPath(`${__dirname}/../tests/support/welcome.pdf`);
 		const note1 = await Note.save({ title: 'note1' });
 		const t1 = r1.updated_time;
 		const t2 = r2.updated_time;
+		const t3 = r3.updated_time;
 
 		const testCases = [
 			[
@@ -257,6 +259,11 @@ describe('models_Note', function() {
 				`![](:/${r1.id}) ![](:/${r1.id}) ![](:/${r2.id})`,
 				`![](file://${resourceDir}/${r1.id}.jpg?t=${t1}) ![](file://${resourceDir}/${r1.id}.jpg?t=${t1}) ![](file://${resourceDir}/${r2.id}.jpg?t=${t2})`,
 			],
+			[
+				true,
+				`![](:/${r3.id})`,
+				`![](file://${resourceDir}/${r3.id}.pdf)`,
+			],
 		];
 
 		for (const testCase of testCases) {
diff --git a/packages/lib/models/Note.js b/packages/lib/models/Note.js
index 91c7ae661..1c687f40e 100644
--- a/packages/lib/models/Note.js
+++ b/packages/lib/models/Note.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const ArrayUtils = require('../ArrayUtils.js');
 const lodash = require('lodash');
 const urlUtils = require('../urlUtils.js');
 const markdownUtils = require('../markdownUtils').default;
+const { isImageMimeType } = require('../resourceUtils');
 const { MarkupToHtml } = require('@joplin/renderer');
 const { ALL_NOTES_FILTER_ID } = require('../reserved-ids');
 
@@ -149,7 +150,14 @@ class Note extends BaseItem {
 			const id = resourceIds[i];
 			const resource = await Resource.load(id);
 			if (!resource) continue;
-			const resourcePath = options.useAbsolutePaths ? `${`file://${Resource.fullPath(resource)}` + '?t='}${resource.updated_time}` : Resource.relativePath(resource);
+
+			const isImage = isImageMimeType(resource.mime);
+
+			// We add a timestamp parameter for images, so that when they
+			// change, the preview is updated inside the note. This is not
+			// needed for other resources since they are simple links.
+			const timestampParam = isImage ? `?t=${resource.updated_time}` : '';
+			const resourcePath = options.useAbsolutePaths ? `file://${Resource.fullPath(resource)}${timestampParam}` : Resource.relativePath(resource);
 			body = body.replace(new RegExp(`:/${id}`, 'gi'), markdownUtils.escapeLinkUrl(resourcePath));
 		}