3 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b48ffea..b4eb2ad 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 1.4.20
+
+* Emit warning instead of throwing exception when image file cannot be found for
+  a:blip elements.
+
 # 1.4.19
 
 * Add TypeScript declarations.
diff --git a/lib/docx/body-reader.js b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
index 0d04ccd..4bd38a9 100644
--- a/lib/docx/body-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
@@ -462,7 +462,12 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
     function readBlip(element, blip) {
         var properties = element.first("wp:docPr").attributes;
         var altText = isBlank(properties.descr) ? properties.title : properties.descr;
-        return readImage(findBlipImageFile(blip), altText);
+        var blipImageFile = findBlipImageFile(blip);
+        if (blipImageFile === null) {
+            return emptyResultWithMessages([warning("Could not find image file for a:blip element")]);
+        } else {
+            return readImage(blipImageFile, altText);
+        }
     }
 
     function isBlank(value) {
@@ -474,12 +479,14 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
         var linkRelationshipId = blip.attributes["r:link"];
         if (embedRelationshipId) {
             return findEmbeddedImageFile(embedRelationshipId);
-        } else {
+        } else if (linkRelationshipId) {
             var imagePath = relationships.findTargetByRelationshipId(linkRelationshipId);
             return {
                 path: imagePath,
                 read: files.read.bind(files, imagePath)
             };
+        } else {
+            return null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js b/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
index c539aad..2e53200 100644
--- a/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
+++ b/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
@@ -1087,6 +1087,18 @@ test("can read linked pictures", function() {
     }));
 });
 
+test("warning if blip has no image file", function() {
+    var drawing = createInlineImage({
+        blip: new XmlElement("a:blip"),
+        description: "It's a hat"
+    });
+
+    var result = readXmlElement(drawing);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(result.messages, [warning("Could not find image file for a:blip element")]);
+    assert.deepEqual(result.value, []);
+});
+
 test("warning if unsupported image type", function() {
     var drawing = createInlineImage({
         blip: createEmbeddedBlip("rId5"),