diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/header-image.php b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/header-image.php
index 5dea9d812e..3f13048bd5 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/header-image.php
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/header/header-image.php
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 ?>
 <div class="custom-header">
 
-	<div class="custom-header-image">
-		<?php the_custom_header_markup(); ?>
-	</div>
+	<?php if ( has_custom_header() ) : ?>
+		<div class="custom-header-image">
+			<?php the_custom_header_markup(); ?>
+		</div>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 
 	<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/header/site', 'branding' ); ?>