diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 266e67403..11a0e4e6b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 7.10.14
  - fixed #12094: Cannot enter in Macros in URLs inside TinyMCE.
+ - rfe   #12093: Remotely stored photos for Story assets
 
 7.10.13
  - added #12079: Carousel Auto Play
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/packages-7.10.14/root_import_storymanager_editstory.wgpkg b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.10.14/root_import_storymanager_editstory.wgpkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5729a5db3
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diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Story.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Story.pm
index 4a854197d..5f7e46049 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Story.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Story.pm
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ sub getEditForm {
             imgThumb       => $filename ? $storage->getThumbnailUrl($filename) : '', 
             imgUrl         => $filename ? $storage->getUrl($filename)          : '', 
             imgFilename    => $filename ? $filename                            : '',
+            imgRemoteUrlForm => WebGUI::Form::text($session, {
+                                 name  => 'imgRemoteUrl'.$photoIndex,
+                                 value => $photo->{remoteUrl},
+                              }),
             newUploadForm  => WebGUI::Form::file($session, {
                                 name => 'newPhoto' . $photoIndex,
                                 maxAttachments => 1,
@@ -498,6 +502,9 @@ sub getEditForm {
         };
     }
     push @{ $var->{ photo_form_loop } }, {
+        imgRemoteUrlForm => WebGUI::Form::text($session, {
+                             name  => 'imgRemoteUrl',
+                          }),
         newUploadForm  => WebGUI::Form::image($session, {
                              name           => 'newPhoto',
                              maxAttachments => 1,
@@ -635,16 +642,20 @@ sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
     PHOTO: foreach my $photoIndex (1..$numberOfPhotos) {
         ##TODO: Deletion check and storage cleanup
         my $storageId = $photoData->[$photoIndex-1]->{storageId};
+        my $storage = $storageId && WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $storageId);
+        my $remote = $form->process("imgRemoteUrl$photoIndex");
         if ($form->process('deletePhoto'.$photoIndex, 'yesNo')) {
-            my $storage = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $storageId);
             $storage->delete if $storage;
             splice @{ $photoData }, $photoIndex-1, 1;
             next PHOTO;
         }
+        ##Process photos with urls that replace existing photos
+        if ($remote) {
+            $storage->delete() if $storage;
+        }
         ##Process uploads that replace existing photos
-        if (my $uploadId = $form->process('newPhoto'.$photoIndex,'File')) {
+        elsif (my $uploadId = $form->process('newPhoto'.$photoIndex,'File')) {
             my $upload   = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $uploadId);
-            my $storage  = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $storageId);
             $storage->clear;
             my $filename = $upload->getFiles->[0];
             $storage->addFileFromFilesystem($upload->getPath($filename));
@@ -655,31 +666,43 @@ sub processPropertiesFromFormPost {
             $upload->delete;
         }
         my $newPhoto = {
-            storageId => $storageId,
             caption   => $form->process('imgCaption'.$photoIndex, 'text'),
             alt       => $form->process('imgAlt'    .$photoIndex, 'text'),
             title     => $form->process('imgTitle'  .$photoIndex, 'text'),
             byLine    => $form->process('imgByline' .$photoIndex, 'text'),
             url       => $form->process('imgUrl'    .$photoIndex, 'url' ),
         };
+        if ($remote) {
+            $newPhoto->{remoteUrl} = $remote;
+        }
+        else {
+            $newPhoto->{storageId} = $storageId;
+        }
         splice @{ $photoData }, $photoIndex-1, 1, $newPhoto;
     }
     my $newStorageId = $form->process('newPhoto', 'image');
-    if ($newStorageId) {
-        my $newStorage = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $newStorageId);
-        my $photoName = $newStorage->getFiles->[0];
-        my ($width, $height) = $newStorage->getSizeInPixels($photoName);
-        if ($width > $self->getArchive->get('photoWidth')) {
-            $newStorage->resize($photoName, $self->getArchive->get('photoWidth'));
-        }
-        push @{ $photoData }, {
+    my $newRemote    = $form->process('imgRemoteUrl');
+    if ($newStorageId || $newRemote) {
+        my $newPhoto = {
             caption   => $form->process('newImgCaption', 'text'),
             alt       => $form->process('newImgAlt',     'text'),
             title     => $form->process('newImgTitle',   'text'),
             byLine    => $form->process('newImgByline',  'text'),
             url       => $form->process('newImgUrl',     'url'),
-            storageId => $newStorageId,
         };
+        if ($newRemote) {
+            $newPhoto->{remoteUrl} = $newRemote;
+        }
+        else {
+            my $newStorage = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $newStorageId);
+            my $photoName = $newStorage->getFiles->[0];
+            my ($width, $height) = $newStorage->getSizeInPixels($photoName);
+            if ($width > $self->getArchive->get('photoWidth')) {
+                $newStorage->resize($photoName, $self->getArchive->get('photoWidth'));
+            }
+            $newPhoto->{storageId} = $newStorageId;
+        }
+        push @{ $photoData }, $newPhoto;
     }
     $self->setPhotoData($photoData);
     $self->{_parent} = $archive;  ##Restore archive, for URL and other calculations
@@ -721,8 +744,9 @@ Remove the storage locations for this revision of the Asset.
 sub purgeRevision {
 	my $self    = shift;
     my $session = $self->session;
-    foreach my $photo ( @{ $self->getPhotoData} ) {
-        my $storage = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $self-$photo->{storageId});
+    PHOTO: foreach my $photo ( @{ $self->getPhotoData} ) {
+        my $id = $photo->{storageId} or next PHOTO;
+        my $storage = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $id);
         $storage->delete if $storage;
     }
 	return $self->next::method;
@@ -934,11 +958,19 @@ sub viewTemplateVariables {
     $var->{photo_loop}       = [];
     my $photoCounter = 0;
     PHOTO: foreach my $photo (@{ $photoData }) {
-        next PHOTO unless $photo->{storageId};
-        my $storage  = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $photo->{storageId});
-        my $file = $storage->getFiles->[0];
-        next PHOTO unless $file;
-        my $imageUrl = $storage->getUrl($file);
+        my $imageUrl;
+        if (my $remote = $photo->{remoteUrl}) {
+            $imageUrl = $remote;
+        }
+        elsif (my $id = $photo->{storageId}) {
+            my $storage  = WebGUI::Storage->get($session, $photo->{storageId});
+            my $file = $storage->getFiles->[0];
+            next PHOTO unless $file;
+            $imageUrl = $storage->getUrl($file);
+        }
+        else {
+            next PHOTO;
+        }
         push @{ $var->{photo_loop} }, {
             imageUrl     => $imageUrl,
             imageCaption => $photo->{caption},
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Story.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Story.pm
index 214747381..f6fd4d2b1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Story.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Story.pm
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ our $HELP = {
                 { name      => 'imgUrl',         },
                 { name      => 'imgFilename',    },
                 { name      => 'newUploadForm',  },
+                { name      => 'imgRemoteUrlForm',  },
                 { name      => 'imgCaptionForm', },
                 { name      => 'imgBylineForm',  },
                 { name      => 'imgAltForm',     },
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Story.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Story.pm
index 1b7e2ce79..628074062 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Story.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Story.pm
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ our $I18N = {
         lastUpdated => 0,
     },
 
+    'imgRemoteUrlForm' => {
+        message => q|A form field to specify a remote url for a photo.|,
+        context => q|Template variable for edit form.|,
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+    },
+
     'newUploadForm' => {
         message => q|A form field to upload an image.|,
         context => q|Template variable for edit form.|,
@@ -334,6 +340,13 @@ our $I18N = {
         lastUpdated => 0,
     },
 
+    'photo remote url' => {
+        message => 'Photo Remote URL',
+        context => 'Label in the edit story form. Location of image (instead
+        of uploaded location)',
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+    },
+
     'photo caption' => {
         message => q|Photo Caption|,
         context => q|Label in the edit story form.  Short for Photograph Caption.|,
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/WebGUI.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/WebGUI.pm
index a973d2221..5bb42ba55 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/WebGUI.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/WebGUI.pm
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ our $I18N = {
 		lastUpdated => 1065356764
 	},
 
+    'or' => {
+        message => q|or|,
+		lastUpdated => 1053804577,
+    },
+
 	'978' => {
 		message => q|User added successfully.|,
 		lastUpdated => 1053804577
diff --git a/t/Asset/Story.t b/t/Asset/Story.t
index 92f939427..53e21b740 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Story.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Story.t
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@ $story->setPhotoData([
         title     => '',
         url       => 'http://www.lamp.com',
     },
+    {
+        remoteUrl => 'http://www.plainblack.com/rockstar.jpg',
+        caption   => 'Elvis',
+        byLine    => 'The King',
+        alt       => '(impersonator)',
+        title     => 'Rockstar Support',
+        url       => 'http://plainblack.com/services/support/rockstar-support',
+    },
 ]);
 
 
@@ -362,6 +370,15 @@ cmp_bag(
 
 is ($viewVariables->{updatedTimeEpoch}, $story->get('revisionDate'), 'viewTemplateVariables: updatedTimeEpoch');
 
+my $rockstarVar = {
+    imageUrl     => 'http://www.plainblack.com/rockstar.jpg',
+    imageCaption => 'Elvis',
+    imageByline  => 'The King',
+    imageAlt     => '(impersonator)',
+    imageTitle   => 'Rockstar Support',
+    imageLink    => 'http://plainblack.com/services/support/rockstar-support',
+};
+
 cmp_deeply(
     $viewVariables->{photo_loop},
     [
@@ -381,6 +398,7 @@ cmp_deeply(
             imageTitle   => '',
             imageLink    => 'http://www.lamp.com',
         },
+        $rockstarVar,
     ],
     'viewTemplateVariables: photo_loop is okay'
 );
@@ -389,20 +407,14 @@ ok(! $viewVariables->{singlePhoto}, 'viewVariables: singlePhoto: there is more t
 ok(  $viewVariables->{hasPhotos},   'viewVariables: hasPhotos: it has photos');
 
 ##Simulate someone deleting the file stored in the storage object.
+$storage1->deleteFile('gooey.jpg');
 $storage2->deleteFile('lamp.jpg');
 $viewVariables = $story->viewTemplateVariables;
 
 cmp_deeply(
     $viewVariables->{photo_loop},
     [
-        {
-            imageUrl     => re('gooey.jpg'),
-            imageCaption => 'Mascot for a popular CMS',
-            imageByline  => 'Darcy Gibson',
-            imageAlt     => 'Gooey',
-            imageTitle   => 'Mascot',
-            imageLink    => 'http://www.webgui.org',
-        },
+        $rockstarVar,
     ],
     'viewTemplateVariables: photo_loop: if the storage has no files, it is not shown'
 );