diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
index 60321e0..22b1e80 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-common.php
@@ -68,8 +68,20 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common {
 			$image_id  = self::get_image_id( $term_meta['dfig_image'] );
 		}
 		// any singular post/page/CPT with either a post_thumbnail larger than medium size OR there is no $item->fallback
-		elseif ( is_singular() && ( $width > $item->medium || empty( $item->fallback ) ) && ! in_array( get_post_type(), self::use_fallback_image() ) ) {
-			$image_id = get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID );
+		elseif ( is_singular() ) {
+			if ( ( $width > $item->medium /*|| empty( $item->fallback )*/ ) && ! in_array( get_post_type(), self::use_fallback_image() ) ) {
+				$image_id = get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID );
+			}
+			elseif ( ! has_post_thumbnail() ) {
+				$terms   = get_taxonomies();
+				$args    = array( 'fields' => 'ids', 'orderby' => 'term_group', 'order' => 'DESC' );
+				$terms   = wp_get_object_terms( get_the_ID(), $terms, $args );
+
+				foreach ( $terms as $t_id ) {
+					$term_meta = get_option( "taxonomy_$t_id" );
+					$image_id  = Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Common::get_image_id( $term_meta['dfig_image'] );
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		//now actually set the backstretch image source, which includes some metadata