diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/handlers.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/handlers.ts
index b64426b422..4bf717f638 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/handlers.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/handlers.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ export const handlers = {
     recaller: recallers.cfgScale,
   }),
   height: buildHandlers({ getLabel: () => t('metadata.height'), parser: parsers.height, recaller: recallers.height }),
+  initialImage: buildHandlers({
+    getLabel: () => t('metadata.initImage'),
+    parser: parsers.initialImage,
+    recaller: recallers.initialImage,
+  }),
   negativePrompt: buildHandlers({
     getLabel: () => t('metadata.negativePrompt'),
     parser: parsers.negativePrompt,
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/parsers.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/parsers.ts
index 635a63a8de..26a0c3c5b1 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/parsers.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/parsers.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import type {
   ParameterHeight,
   ParameterHRFEnabled,
   ParameterHRFMethod,
+  ParameterInitialImage,
   ParameterModel,
   ParameterNegativePrompt,
   ParameterNegativeStylePromptSDXL,
@@ -135,6 +136,9 @@ const parseCFGRescaleMultiplier: MetadataParseFunc<ParameterCFGRescaleMultiplier
 const parseScheduler: MetadataParseFunc<ParameterScheduler> = (metadata) =>
   getProperty(metadata, 'scheduler', isParameterScheduler);
 
+const parseInitialImage: MetadataParseFunc<ParameterInitialImage> = (metadata) =>
+  getProperty(metadata, 'init_image', isString);
+
 const parseWidth: MetadataParseFunc<ParameterWidth> = (metadata) => getProperty(metadata, 'width', isParameterWidth);
 
 const parseHeight: MetadataParseFunc<ParameterHeight> = (metadata) =>
@@ -402,6 +406,7 @@ export const parsers = {
   cfgScale: parseCFGScale,
   cfgRescaleMultiplier: parseCFGRescaleMultiplier,
   scheduler: parseScheduler,
+  initialImage: parseInitialImage,
   width: parseWidth,
   height: parseHeight,
   steps: parseSteps,
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/recallers.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/recallers.ts
index f35399c139..617e5b2377 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/recallers.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/metadata/util/recallers.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
 import { modelSelected } from 'features/parameters/store/actions';
 import {
   heightRecalled,
+  initialImageChanged,
   setCfgRescaleMultiplier,
   setCfgScale,
   setImg2imgStrength,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import type {
   ParameterHeight,
   ParameterHRFEnabled,
   ParameterHRFMethod,
+  ParameterInitialImage,
   ParameterModel,
   ParameterNegativePrompt,
   ParameterNegativeStylePromptSDXL,
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ import {
   setRefinerStart,
   setRefinerSteps,
 } from 'features/sdxl/store/sdxlSlice';
+import type { ImageDTO } from 'services/api/types';
 
 const recallPositivePrompt: MetadataRecallFunc<ParameterPositivePrompt> = (positivePrompt) => {
   getStore().dispatch(setPositivePrompt(positivePrompt));
@@ -94,6 +97,13 @@ const recallScheduler: MetadataRecallFunc<ParameterScheduler> = (scheduler) => {
   getStore().dispatch(setScheduler(scheduler));
 };
 
+const recallInitialImage: MetadataRecallFunc<ParameterInitialImage> = (initialImage) => {
+  const image = {
+    image_name: initialImage,
+  };
+  getStore().dispatch(initialImageChanged(image as ImageDTO));
+};
+
 const recallWidth: MetadataRecallFunc<ParameterWidth> = (width) => {
   getStore().dispatch(widthRecalled(width));
 };
@@ -235,6 +245,7 @@ export const recallers = {
   cfgScale: recallCFGScale,
   cfgRescaleMultiplier: recallCFGRescaleMultiplier,
   scheduler: recallScheduler,
+  initialImage: recallInitialImage,
   width: recallWidth,
   height: recallHeight,
   steps: recallSteps,
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/types/parameterSchemas.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/types/parameterSchemas.ts
index 75693cd47f..b3c403488a 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/types/parameterSchemas.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/parameters/types/parameterSchemas.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ const zParameterT2IAdapterModel = zModelIdentifierField;
 export type ParameterT2IAdapterModel = z.infer<typeof zParameterT2IAdapterModel>;
 // #endregion
 
+// #region I2I Initial Image
+const zParameterInitialImage = z.string();
+export type ParameterInitialImage = z.infer<typeof zParameterInitialImage>;
+export const isParameterInitialImage = (val: unknown): val is ParameterInitialImage =>
+  zParameterInitialImage.safeParse(val).success;
+// #endregion
+
 // #region Strength (l2l strength)
 const zParameterStrength = z.number().min(0).max(1);
 export type ParameterStrength = z.infer<typeof zParameterStrength>;