diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25c81fd36..fc940e6db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## Unpublished Changes
+* larva-patterns - Adds new kicker image support to the article kicker module.
 
 ## 1.66.4 11-05-2024
 * Remove Helvetica Fallback Fonts from body font in Rollingstone 2022
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1366c5db4..824eb1529 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ important information.
 Clone this repository then, from the root, run the following commands:
 
 ```
+nvm use
 sh scripts/install-dependencies.sh
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.prototype.js b/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.prototype.js
index 283b9fc15..748406d33 100644
--- a/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.prototype.js
+++ b/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.prototype.js
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ module.exports = {
 	article_kicker_text: 'Article Kicker',
 	article_kicker_url: '#',
 	article_kicker_link_classes: '',
+	article_kicker_image_markup: '',
 };
diff --git a/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.twig b/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.twig
index 6c9f63762..282989faa 100644
--- a/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.twig
+++ b/packages/larva-patterns/modules/article-kicker/article-kicker.twig
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 	{% if article_kicker_url %}
 		<a href="{{ article_kicker_url }}" class="article-kicker-link {{ article_kicker_link_classes }}">
 	{% endif %}
-		{% if c_svg %}
-			{% include "@larva/components/c-svg/c-svg.twig" with c_svg %}
+		{% if article_kicker_image_markup %}
+			{{ article_kicker_image_markup }}
 		{% else %}
-			{{ article_kicker_text }}
-		{% endif %} 
+			{% if c_svg %}
+				{% include "@larva/components/c-svg/c-svg.twig" with c_svg %}
+			{% else %}
+				{{ article_kicker_text }}
+			{% endif %}
+		{% endif %}
 	{% if article_kicker_url %}
 		</a>
 	{% endif %}