diff --git a/classes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php b/classes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php
index 846cc08d8d0..ce56cf29825 100644
--- a/classes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php
+++ b/classes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ class WC_Product {
 	function get_gallery_attachment_ids() {
 		if ( ! isset( $this->product_image_gallery ) ) {
 			// Backwards compat
-			$attachment_ids = array_diff( get_posts( 'post_parent=' . $this->id . '&numberposts=-1&post_type=attachment&orderby=menu_order&order=ASC&post_mime_type=image&fields=ids' ), array( get_post_thumbnail_id() ) );
+			$attachment_ids = get_posts( 'post_parent=' . $this->id . '&numberposts=-1&post_type=attachment&orderby=menu_order&order=ASC&post_mime_type=image&fields=ids&meta_key=_woocommerce_exclude_image&meta_value=0' );
+			$attachment_ids = array_diff( $attachment_ids, array( get_post_thumbnail_id() ) );
 			$this->product_image_gallery = implode( ',', $attachment_ids );
 		}
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 6cc5f76caa0..2abe760117b 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ Yes you can! Join in on our [GitHub repository](http://github.com/woothemes/wooc
 * Fix - PayPal button should use classes 'button' and 'alt', not 'button-alt'
 * Fix - Have the remove_taxes() method set subtotal to subtotal_ex_tax
 * Fix - Allow layered nav to work with non pa_ prepended taxonomies
+* Fix - Better backwards compatibility with _woocommerce_exclude_image
 
 = 2.0.9 - 02/05/2013 =
 * Feature - Added is_product_taxonomy() conditonal.