diff --git a/templates/single-product/product-image.php b/templates/single-product/product-image.php
index 79c7be7fa2d..95997ea245c 100644
--- a/templates/single-product/product-image.php
+++ b/templates/single-product/product-image.php
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ global $post, $woocommerce, $product;
 	<?php
 		if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) {
 
-			$image_title = esc_attr( get_the_title( get_post_thumbnail_id() ) );
-			$image_link  = wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id() );
-			$image       = get_the_post_thumbnail( $post->ID, apply_filters( 'single_product_large_thumbnail_size', 'shop_single' ), array(
-				'title' => $image_title
+			$image_title 	= esc_attr( get_the_title( get_post_thumbnail_id() ) );
+			$image_caption 	= get_post( get_post_thumbnail_id() )->post_excerpt;
+			$image_link  	= wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id() );
+			$image       	= get_the_post_thumbnail( $post->ID, apply_filters( 'single_product_large_thumbnail_size', 'shop_single' ), array(
+				'title'	=> $image_title,
+				'alt'	=> $image_title
 				) );
 
 			$attachment_count = count( $product->get_gallery_attachment_ids() );
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ global $post, $woocommerce, $product;
 				$gallery = '';
 			}
 
-			echo apply_filters( 'woocommerce_single_product_image_html', sprintf( '<a href="%s" itemprop="image" class="woocommerce-main-image zoom" title="%s" data-rel="prettyPhoto' . $gallery . '">%s</a>', $image_link, $image_title, $image ), $post->ID );
+			echo apply_filters( 'woocommerce_single_product_image_html', sprintf( '<a href="%s" itemprop="image" class="woocommerce-main-image zoom" title="%s" data-rel="prettyPhoto' . $gallery . '">%s</a>', $image_link, $image_caption, $image ), $post->ID );
 
 		} else {