diff --git a/examples/03_distributions/www/index.html b/examples/03_distributions/www/index.html
index d14be5ab3..d5cbeabb8 100644
--- a/examples/03_distributions/www/index.html
+++ b/examples/03_distributions/www/index.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <input type="number" name="n" value="500" min="1" max="10000" />
   </p>
 
-  <div id="plot1" class="live-plot"></div>
+  <img id="plot1" class="live-plot"/>
   
   <div id="table1" class="live-html"></div>
   
diff --git a/www/shared/shiny.js b/www/shared/shiny.js
index f16ef3aa8..75ad58a85 100644
--- a/www/shared/shiny.js
+++ b/www/shared/shiny.js
@@ -103,12 +103,17 @@
   };
   (function() {
     this.onValueChange = function(data) {
-      $(this.el).empty();
-      if (!data)
-        return;
-      var img = document.createElement('img');
-      img.src = data;
-      this.el.appendChild(img);
+      if (this.el.tagName == 'IMG') {
+        this.el.src = data ? data : '';
+      }
+      else {
+        $(this.el).empty();
+        if (!data)
+          return;
+        var img = document.createElement('img');
+        img.src = data;
+        this.el.appendChild(img);
+      }
     };
   }).call(LivePlotBinding.prototype);