diff --git a/cmake/IgnCreateDocs.cmake b/cmake/IgnCreateDocs.cmake
index 617d9de3..17a8b8ae 100644
--- a/cmake/IgnCreateDocs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/IgnCreateDocs.cmake
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 # TUTORIALS_MAINPAGE_MD: Optional. Specify a Markdown page to use as the
 # main page for tutorial documentation.
 # ADDITIONAL_INPUT_DIRS: Optional. Specify additional input directories to parse when generating documentation.
+# IMAGE_PATH_DIRS: Optional. Specify additional input directories where images are located
 # TAGFILES: Optional. Specify tagfiles for doxygen to use. It should be a list of strings like:
 #           "${IGNITION-<DESIGNATION>_DOXYGEN_TAGFILE} = ${IGNITION-<DESIGNATION>_API_URL}"
 function(ign_create_docs)
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ function(ign_create_docs)
   # Define the expected arguments
   set(options)
   set(oneValueArgs API_MAINPAGE_MD AUTOGENERATED_DOC TUTORIALS_MAINPAGE_MD)
-  set(multiValueArgs "TAGFILES" "ADDITIONAL_INPUT_DIRS")
+  set(multiValueArgs "TAGFILES" "ADDITIONAL_INPUT_DIRS" "IMAGE_PATH_DIRS")
 
   option(BUILD_DOCS "Build docs" ON)
   if (NOT ${BUILD_DOCS})
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ function(ign_create_docs)
     ign_string_append(IGNITION_DOXYGEN_ADDITIONAL_INPUT_DIRS "${dir}")
   endforeach()
 
+  set(IGNITION_DOXYGEN_IMAGE_PATH " ")
+
+  foreach(dir ${ign_create_docs_IMAGE_PATH_DIRS})
+    ign_string_append(IGNITION_DOXYGEN_IMAGE_PATH "${dir}")
+  endforeach()
+
   find_package(Doxygen)
   if (DOXYGEN_FOUND AND EXISTS ${IGNITION_CMAKE_DOXYGEN_DIR}/api.in)
 
diff --git a/doc/doxygen/api.in b/doc/doxygen/api.in
index e8fcedd2..607bde4f 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/api.in
+++ b/doc/doxygen/api.in
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ EXAMPLE_RECURSIVE      = YES
 # that contain images that are to be included in the documentation (see the
 # \image command).
 
-IMAGE_PATH             =
+IMAGE_PATH             = @IGNITION_DOXYGEN_IMAGE_PATH@
 
 # The INPUT_FILTER tag can be used to specify a program that doxygen should
 # invoke to filter for each input file. Doxygen will invoke the filter program