diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/JsonWriter.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/JsonWriter.java
index d23b7818844..fb203055ed5 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/JsonWriter.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/JsonWriter.java
@@ -300,7 +300,19 @@ else if (cinfo.getFacetingBehaviorType() != null)
         }
 
         if (dc instanceof IMultiValuedDisplayColumn)
+        {
             props.put("multiValue", true);
+            if (dc instanceof ILineageDisplayColumn lineageCol)
+            {
+                // Issue 52878: Attachment thumbnails from Source Types do not render
+                ColumnInfo innerCol = lineageCol.getInnerBoundColumn();
+                if (innerCol != null)
+                {
+                    props.put("align", innerCol.getTextAlign());
+                    props.put("inputType", innerCol.getInputType());
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         if (null != cinfo)
         {
diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/AncestorLookupDisplayColumn.java b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/AncestorLookupDisplayColumn.java
index 4b198834839..90f5f30cd31 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/AncestorLookupDisplayColumn.java
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/AncestorLookupDisplayColumn.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import org.labkey.api.data.RenderContext;
 import org.labkey.api.query.FieldKey;
 import org.labkey.api.util.HtmlString;
+import org.labkey.api.writer.HtmlWriter;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -120,6 +121,20 @@ public String renderURL(RenderContext ctx)
         return super.renderURL(ctx);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void renderGridCellContents(RenderContext ctx, HtmlWriter out)
+    {
+        Integer lookupKey = getLookupId(ctx);
+
+        if (_dc != null && lookupKey != null && lookupKey > 0)
+        {
+            _dc.renderGridCellContents(ctx, out);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        super.renderGridCellContents(ctx, out);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void addQueryFieldKeys(Set<FieldKey> keys)
     {