1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/docx/body-reader.js b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
index 7b3120d..519a50b 100644
--- a/lib/docx/body-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
@@ -316,10 +316,15 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
     }
     
     function readBlip(element, blip) {
-        var altText = element.first("wp:docPr").attributes.descr;
+        var properties = element.first("wp:docPr").attributes;
+        var altText = isBlank(properties.descr) ? properties.title : properties.descr;
         return readImage(findBlipImageFile(blip), altText);
     }
     
+    function isBlank(value) {
+        return /^\s*$/.test(value);
+    }
+    
     function findBlipImageFile(blip) {
         var embedRelationshipId = blip.attributes["r:embed"];
         var linkRelationshipid = blip.attributes["r:link"];