diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea116d0efc..7907d3ae25 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
     "jsdoc": "^3.3.2",
     "karma": "5.1.1",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "3.1.0",
-    "karma-firefox-launcher": "1.3.0",
     "karma-cli": "2.0.0",
     "karma-coverage": "2.0.3",
     "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "3.0.3",
+    "karma-firefox-launcher": "1.3.0",
     "karma-html-reporter": "0.2.7",
     "karma-jasmine": "3.3.1",
     "karma-sourcemap-loader": "0.3.7",
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "moment-timezone": "0.5.28",
     "node-bourbon": "^4.2.3",
     "node-sass": "^4.14.1",
-    "painterro": "^1.0.35",
+    "painterro": "^1.2.56",
     "printj": "^1.2.1",
     "raw-loader": "^0.5.1",
     "request": "^2.69.0",
diff --git a/src/adapter/services/ExportImageService.js b/src/adapter/services/ExportImageService.js
index 37ddcfddfe..014e4a911e 100644
--- a/src/adapter/services/ExportImageService.js
+++ b/src/adapter/services/ExportImageService.js
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ define(
          * Converts an HTML element into a PNG or JPG Blob.
          * @private
          * @param {node} element that will be converted to an image
-         * @param {string} type of image to convert the element to.
+         * @param {object} options Image options.
          * @returns {promise}
          */
-        ExportImageService.prototype.renderElement = function (element, imageType, className) {
+        ExportImageService.prototype.renderElement = function (element, {imageType, className, thumbnailSize}) {
+            const self = this;
             const dialogService = this.dialogService;
-
             const dialog = dialogService.showBlockingMessage({
                 title: "Capturing...",
                 hint: "Capturing an image",
@@ -90,7 +90,16 @@ define(
                 dialog.dismiss();
 
                 return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
-                    return canvas.toBlob(resolve, mimeType);
+                    if (thumbnailSize) {
+                        const thumbnail = self.getThumbnail(canvas, mimeType, thumbnailSize);
+
+                        return canvas.toBlob(blob => resolve({
+                            blob,
+                            thumbnail
+                        }), mimeType);
+                    }
+
+                    return canvas.toBlob(blob => resolve({ blob }), mimeType);
                 });
             }, function (error) {
                 console.log('error capturing image', error);
@@ -109,6 +118,17 @@ define(
             });
         };
 
+        ExportImageService.prototype.getThumbnail = function (canvas, mimeType, size) {
+            const thumbnailCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+            thumbnailCanvas.setAttribute('width', size.width);
+            thumbnailCanvas.setAttribute('height', size.height);
+            const ctx = thumbnailCanvas.getContext('2d');
+            ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "copy";
+            ctx.drawImage(canvas, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height, 0, 0, size.width, size.height);
+
+            return thumbnailCanvas.toDataURL(mimeType);
+        };
+
         /**
          * Takes a screenshot of a DOM node and exports to JPG.
          * @param {node} element to be exported
@@ -119,9 +139,13 @@ define(
         ExportImageService.prototype.exportJPG = function (element, filename, className) {
             const processedFilename = replaceDotsWithUnderscores(filename);
 
-            return this.renderElement(element, "jpg", className).then(function (img) {
-                saveAs(img, processedFilename);
-            });
+            return this.renderElement(element, {
+                imageType: 'jpg',
+                className
+            })
+                .then(function (img) {
+                    saveAs(img.blob, processedFilename);
+                });
         };
 
         /**
@@ -134,9 +158,13 @@ define(
         ExportImageService.prototype.exportPNG = function (element, filename, className) {
             const processedFilename = replaceDotsWithUnderscores(filename);
 
-            return this.renderElement(element, "png", className).then(function (img) {
-                saveAs(img, processedFilename);
-            });
+            return this.renderElement(element, {
+                imageType: 'png',
+                className
+            })
+                .then(function (img) {
+                    saveAs(img.blob, processedFilename);
+                });
         };
 
         /**
@@ -146,8 +174,12 @@ define(
          * @returns {promise}
          */
 
-        ExportImageService.prototype.exportPNGtoSRC = function (element, className) {
-            return this.renderElement(element, "png", className);
+        ExportImageService.prototype.exportPNGtoSRC = function (element, options) {
+
+            return this.renderElement(element, {
+                imageType: 'png',
+                ...options
+            });
         };
 
         function replaceDotsWithUnderscores(filename) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEmbed.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEmbed.vue
index 1bfe89d204..98abfc5eb2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEmbed.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEmbed.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
          class="c-ne__embed__snap-thumb"
          @click="openSnapshot()"
     >
-        <img :src="embed.snapshot.src">
+        <img :src="thumbnailImage">
     </div>
     <div class="c-ne__embed__info">
         <div class="c-ne__embed__name">
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@
 
 <script>
 import Moment from 'moment';
-import PopupMenu from './PopupMenu.vue';
 import PreviewAction from '../../../ui/preview/PreviewAction';
 import RemoveDialog from '../utils/removeDialog';
 import PainterroInstance from '../utils/painterroInstance';
 import SnapshotTemplate from './snapshot-template.html';
+
+import { updateNotebookImageDomainObject } from '../utils/notebook-image';
+
+import PopupMenu from './PopupMenu.vue';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
 export default {
@@ -59,6 +62,11 @@ export default {
     computed: {
         createdOn() {
             return this.formatTime(this.embed.createdOn, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss');
+        },
+        thumbnailImage() {
+            return this.embed.snapshot.thumbnailImage
+                ? this.embed.snapshot.thumbnailImage.src
+                : this.embed.snapshot.src;
         }
     },
     mounted() {
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ export default {
                 template: '<div id="snap-annotation"></div>'
             }).$mount();
 
-            const painterroInstance = new PainterroInstance(annotateVue.$el, this.updateSnapshot);
+            const painterroInstance = new PainterroInstance(annotateVue.$el);
             const annotateOverlay = this.openmct.overlays.overlay({
                 element: annotateVue.$el,
                 size: 'large',
@@ -102,10 +110,12 @@ export default {
                     {
                         label: 'Save',
                         callback: () => {
-                            painterroInstance.save();
-                            annotateOverlay.dismiss();
-                            this.snapshotOverlay.dismiss();
-                            this.openSnapshot();
+                            painterroInstance.save((snapshotObject) => {
+                                annotateOverlay.dismiss();
+                                this.snapshotOverlay.dismiss();
+                                this.updateSnapshot(snapshotObject);
+                                this.openSnapshotOverlay(snapshotObject.fullSizeImage.src);
+                            });
                         }
                     }
                 ],
@@ -115,7 +125,19 @@ export default {
             });
 
             painterroInstance.intialize();
-            painterroInstance.show(this.embed.snapshot.src);
+
+            const fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier = this.embed.snapshot.fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier;
+            if (!fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier) {
+                // legacy image data stored in embed
+                painterroInstance.show(this.embed.snapshot.src);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.openmct.objects.get(fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier)
+                .then(object => {
+                    painterroInstance.show(object.configuration.fullSizeImageURL);
+                });
         },
         changeLocation() {
             const hash = this.embed.historicLink;
@@ -159,12 +181,29 @@ export default {
             removeDialog.show();
         },
         openSnapshot() {
+            const fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier = this.embed.snapshot.fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier;
+            if (!fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier) {
+                // legacy image data stored in embed
+                this.openSnapshotOverlay(this.embed.snapshot.src);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.openmct.objects.get(fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier)
+                .then(object => {
+                    this.openSnapshotOverlay(object.configuration.fullSizeImageURL);
+                });
+        },
+        openSnapshotOverlay(src) {
             const self = this;
+
             this.snapshot = new Vue({
                 data: () => {
                     return {
                         createdOn: this.createdOn,
-                        embed: this.embed
+                        name: this.embed.name,
+                        cssClass: this.embed.cssClass,
+                        src
                     };
                 },
                 methods: {
@@ -217,7 +256,9 @@ export default {
             this.$emit('updateEmbed', embed);
         },
         updateSnapshot(snapshotObject) {
-            this.embed.snapshot = snapshotObject;
+            this.embed.snapshot.thumbnailImage = snapshotObject.thumbnailImage;
+
+            updateNotebookImageDomainObject(this.openmct, this.embed.snapshot.fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier, snapshotObject.fullSizeImage);
             this.updateEmbed(this.embed);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEntry.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEntry.vue
index 6c4935f58b..14a647dda7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEntry.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookEntry.vue
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
                 <NotebookEmbed v-for="embed in entry.embeds"
                                :key="embed.id"
                                :embed="embed"
-                               :entry="entry"
                                @removeEmbed="removeEmbed"
                                @updateEmbed="updateEmbed"
                 />
@@ -254,6 +253,7 @@ export default {
         },
         removeEmbed(id) {
             const embedPosition = this.findPositionInArray(this.entry.embeds, id);
+            // TODO: remove notebook snapshot object using object remove API
             this.entry.embeds.splice(embedPosition, 1);
 
             this.$emit('updateEntry', this.entry);
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/snapshot-template.html b/src/plugins/notebook/components/snapshot-template.html
index d27c8cc982..1073926343 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/snapshot-template.html
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/snapshot-template.html
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
         <div class="l-browse-bar__start">
             <div class="l-browse-bar__object-name--w">
                 <span class="c-object-label l-browse-bar__object-name"
-                    v-bind:class="embed.cssClass"
+                    v-bind:class="cssClass"
                 >
-                    <span class="c-object-label__name">{{ embed.name }}</span>
+                    <span class="c-object-label__name">{{ name }}</span>
                 </span>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <div
         ref="snapshot-image"
         class="c-notebook-snapshot__image"
-        :style="{ backgroundImage: 'url(' + embed.snapshot.src + ')' }"
+        :style="{ backgroundImage: 'url(' + src + ')' }"
     >
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js b/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js
index 38af552f09..3ec561a1c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/plugin.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import CopyToNotebookAction from './actions/CopyToNotebookAction';
 import Notebook from './components/Notebook.vue';
 import NotebookSnapshotIndicator from './components/NotebookSnapshotIndicator.vue';
 import SnapshotContainer from './snapshot-container';
-import {NOTEBOOK_TYPE} from './notebook-constants';
+
+import { notebookImageMigration } from '../notebook/utils/notebook-migration';
+import { NOTEBOOK_TYPE } from './notebook-constants';
+
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
 export default function NotebookPlugin() {
@@ -85,6 +88,19 @@ export default function NotebookPlugin() {
         };
         openmct.types.addType(NOTEBOOK_TYPE, notebookType);
 
+        const notebookSnapshotImageType = {
+            name: 'Notebook Snapshot Image Storage',
+            description: 'Notebook Snapshot Image Storage object',
+            creatable: false,
+            initialize: domainObject => {
+                domainObject.configuration = {
+                    fullSizeImageURL: undefined,
+                    thumbnailImageURL: undefined
+                };
+            }
+        };
+        openmct.types.addType('notebookSnapshotImage', notebookSnapshotImageType);
+
         const snapshotContainer = new SnapshotContainer(openmct);
         const notebookSnapshotIndicator = new Vue ({
             components: {
@@ -138,5 +154,16 @@ export default function NotebookPlugin() {
                 };
             }
         });
+
+        openmct.objects.addGetInterceptor({
+            appliesTo: (identifier, domainObject) => {
+                return domainObject && domainObject.type === 'notebook';
+            },
+            invoke: (identifier, domainObject) => {
+                notebookImageMigration(openmct, domainObject);
+
+                return domainObject;
+            }
+        });
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js b/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js
index ae13b7427a..05a384d3ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { addNotebookEntry, createNewEmbed } from './utils/notebook-entries';
 import { getDefaultNotebook, getDefaultNotebookLink, setDefaultNotebook } from './utils/notebook-storage';
 import { NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT } from '@/plugins/notebook/notebook-constants';
+import { createNotebookImageDomainObject, DEFAULT_SIZE } from './utils/notebook-image';
+
 import SnapshotContainer from './snapshot-container';
 
 export default class Snapshot {
@@ -14,12 +16,17 @@ export default class Snapshot {
 
     capture(snapshotMeta, notebookType, domElement) {
         const exportImageService = this.openmct.$injector.get('exportImageService');
-        exportImageService.exportPNGtoSRC(domElement, 's-status-taking-snapshot')
-            .then(function (blob) {
+
+        const options = {
+            className: 's-status-taking-snapshot',
+            thumbnailSize: DEFAULT_SIZE
+        };
+        exportImageService.exportPNGtoSRC(domElement, options)
+            .then(function ({blob, thumbnail}) {
                 const reader = new window.FileReader();
                 reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
                 reader.onloadend = function () {
-                    this._saveSnapShot(notebookType, reader.result, snapshotMeta);
+                    this._saveSnapShot(notebookType, reader.result, thumbnail, snapshotMeta);
                 }.bind(this);
             }.bind(this));
     }
@@ -27,16 +34,23 @@ export default class Snapshot {
     /**
      * @private
      */
-    _saveSnapShot(notebookType, imageUrl, snapshotMeta) {
-        const snapshot = imageUrl ? { src: imageUrl } : '';
-        const embed = createNewEmbed(snapshotMeta, snapshot);
-        if (notebookType === NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT) {
-            this._saveToDefaultNoteBook(embed);
+    _saveSnapShot(notebookType, fullSizeImageURL, thumbnailImageURL, snapshotMeta) {
+        createNotebookImageDomainObject(this.openmct, fullSizeImageURL)
+            .then(object => {
+                const thumbnailImage = { src: thumbnailImageURL || '' };
+                const snapshot = {
+                    fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier: object.identifier,
+                    thumbnailImage
+                };
+                const embed = createNewEmbed(snapshotMeta, snapshot);
+                if (notebookType === NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT) {
+                    this._saveToDefaultNoteBook(embed);
 
-            return;
-        }
+                    return;
+                }
 
-        this._saveToNotebookSnapshots(embed);
+                this._saveToNotebookSnapshots(embed);
+            });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-image.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-image.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5749e32fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-image.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import uuid from 'uuid';
+
+export const DEFAULT_SIZE = {
+    width: 30,
+    height: 30
+};
+
+export function createNotebookImageDomainObject(openmct, fullSizeImageURL) {
+    const identifier = {
+        key: uuid(),
+        namespace: ''
+    };
+    const viewType = 'notebookSnapshotImage';
+
+    const object = {
+        name: 'Notebook Snapshot Image',
+        type: viewType,
+        identifier,
+        configuration: {
+            fullSizeImageURL
+        }
+    };
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        openmct.objects.save(object)
+            .then(result => {
+                if (result) {
+                    resolve(object);
+                }
+
+                reject();
+            })
+            .catch(e => {
+                console.error(e);
+                reject();
+            });
+    });
+}
+
+export function getThumbnailURLFromCanvas(canvas, size = DEFAULT_SIZE) {
+    const thumbnailCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    thumbnailCanvas.setAttribute('width', size.width);
+    thumbnailCanvas.setAttribute('height', size.height);
+    const ctx = thumbnailCanvas.getContext('2d');
+    ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "copy";
+    ctx.drawImage(canvas, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height, 0, 0, size.width, size.height);
+
+    return thumbnailCanvas.toDataURL('image/png');
+}
+
+export function getThumbnailURLFromimageUrl(imageUrl, size = DEFAULT_SIZE) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+        const image = new Image();
+
+        const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+        canvas.width = size.width;
+        canvas.height = size.height;
+
+        image.onload = function () {
+            canvas.getContext('2d')
+                .drawImage(image, 0, 0, size.width, size.height);
+
+            resolve(canvas.toDataURL('image/png'));
+        };
+
+        image.src = imageUrl;
+    });
+}
+
+export function updateNotebookImageDomainObject(openmct, identifier, fullSizeImage) {
+    openmct.objects.get(identifier)
+        .then(domainObject => {
+            const configuration = domainObject.configuration;
+            configuration.fullSizeImageURL = fullSizeImage.src;
+
+            openmct.objects.mutate(domainObject, 'configuration', configuration);
+        });
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-migration.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-migration.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f44ea46422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-migration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { createNotebookImageDomainObject, getThumbnailURLFromimageUrl } from './notebook-image';
+import { mutateObject } from './notebook-entries';
+
+export function notebookImageMigration(openmct, domainObject) {
+    const configuration = domainObject.configuration;
+    const notebookEntries = configuration.entries;
+
+    const imageMigrationVer = configuration.imageMigrationVer;
+    if (imageMigrationVer && imageMigrationVer === 'v1') {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    configuration.imageMigrationVer = 'v1';
+
+    // to avoid muliple notebookImageMigration calls updating images.
+    mutateObject(openmct, domainObject, 'configuration', configuration);
+
+    configuration.sections.forEach(section => {
+        const sectionId = section.id;
+        section.pages.forEach(page => {
+            const pageId = page.id;
+            const notebookSection = notebookEntries && notebookEntries[sectionId] || {};
+            const pageEntries = notebookSection && notebookSection[pageId] || [];
+            pageEntries.forEach(entry => {
+                entry.embeds.forEach(async (embed) => {
+                    const snapshot = embed.snapshot;
+                    const fullSizeImageURL = snapshot.src;
+                    if (fullSizeImageURL) {
+                        const thumbnailImageURL = await getThumbnailURLFromimageUrl(fullSizeImageURL);
+                        const notebookImageDomainObject = await createNotebookImageDomainObject(openmct, fullSizeImageURL);
+
+                        embed.snapshot = {
+                            fullSizeImageObjectIdentifier: notebookImageDomainObject.identifier,
+                            thumbnailImage: { src: thumbnailImageURL || '' }
+                        };
+
+                        mutateObject(openmct, domainObject, 'configuration.entries', notebookEntries);
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/painterroInstance.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/painterroInstance.js
index 8b3ee0ef6d..399d26dd17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/painterroInstance.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/painterroInstance.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Painterro from 'painterro';
+import { getThumbnailURLFromimageUrl } from './notebook-image';
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     activeColor: '#ff0000',
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
 };
 
 export default class PainterroInstance {
-    constructor(element, saveCallback) {
+    constructor(element) {
         this.elementId = element.id;
         this.isSave = false;
-        this.painterroInstance = null;
-        this.saveCallback = saveCallback;
+        this.painterroInstance = undefined;
+        this.saveCallback = undefined;
     }
 
     dismiss() {
@@ -46,31 +47,41 @@ export default class PainterroInstance {
         this.painterro = Painterro(this.config);
     }
 
-    save() {
+    save(callback) {
+        this.saveCallback = callback;
         this.isSave = true;
         this.painterroInstance.save();
     }
 
     saveHandler(image, done) {
         if (this.isSave) {
-            const self = this;
             const url = image.asBlob();
+
             const reader = new window.FileReader();
             reader.readAsDataURL(url);
-            reader.onloadend = () => {
-                const snapshot = reader.result;
+            reader.onloadend = async () => {
+                const fullSizeImageURL = reader.result;
+                const thumbnailURL = await getThumbnailURLFromimageUrl(fullSizeImageURL);
                 const snapshotObject = {
-                    src: snapshot,
-                    type: url.type,
-                    size: url.size,
-                    modified: Date.now()
+                    fullSizeImage: {
+                        src: fullSizeImageURL,
+                        type: url.type,
+                        size: url.size,
+                        modified: Date.now()
+                    },
+                    thumbnailImage: {
+                        src: thumbnailURL,
+                        modified: Date.now()
+                    }
                 };
 
-                self.saveCallback(snapshotObject);
-            };
-        }
+                this.saveCallback(snapshotObject);
 
-        done(true);
+                done(true);
+            };
+        } else {
+            done(true);
+        }
     }
 
     show(src) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
index 9e44ca35ba..1bf6ede08b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/persistence/couch/CouchObjectProvider.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 import CouchDocument from "./CouchDocument";
 import CouchObjectQueue from "./CouchObjectQueue";
-import NOTEBOOK_TYPE from '../../notebook/notebook-constants.js';
+import { NOTEBOOK_TYPE } from '../../notebook/notebook-constants.js';
 
 const REV = "_rev";
 const ID = "_id";