diff --git a/classes/webservice/WebserviceOutputXML.php b/classes/webservice/WebserviceOutputXML.php
index 455b0f128..6dcdc4fe4 100755
--- a/classes/webservice/WebserviceOutputXML.php
+++ b/classes/webservice/WebserviceOutputXML.php
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ class WebserviceOutputXMLCore implements WebserviceOutputInterface
 			if ($field['value'] != '')
 				$node_content .= '<![CDATA['.$field['value'].']]>';
 		}
+
+		if (isset($field['encode']))
+			$ret .= ' encode="'.$field['encode'].'"'; 
+			
 		if (isset($field['synopsis_details']) && !empty($field['synopsis_details']) && $this->schemaToDisplay !== 'blank')
 		{
 			foreach ($field['synopsis_details'] as $name => $detail)
diff --git a/classes/webservice/WebserviceSpecificManagementImages.php b/classes/webservice/WebserviceSpecificManagementImages.php
index e71e71f6d..892b0b097 100755
--- a/classes/webservice/WebserviceSpecificManagementImages.php
+++ b/classes/webservice/WebserviceSpecificManagementImages.php
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ class WebserviceSpecificManagementImagesCore implements WebserviceSpecificManage
 						$this->imgToDisplay = _PS_PROD_IMG_DIR_.$image->getExistingImgPath().'.'.$image->image_format;
 						$this->objOutput->setFieldsToDisplay('full');
 						$this->output = $this->objOutput->renderEntity($image, 1);
-						$image_content = array('sqlId' => 'content', 'value' => file_get_contents($this->imgToDisplay));
+						$image_content = array('sqlId' => 'content', 'value' => base64_encode(file_get_contents($this->imgToDisplay)), 'encode' => 'base64');
 						$this->output .= $this->objOutput->objectRender->renderField($image_content);
 					}
 					elseif (in_array($this->imageType, array('categories', 'manufacturers', 'suppliers', 'stores')))