diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/Block/Share/Email/Items.php b/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/Block/Share/Email/Items.php
index d4e6587fd6519..130c7cb136afb 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/Block/Share/Email/Items.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/Block/Share/Email/Items.php
@@ -4,29 +4,73 @@
  * See COPYING.txt for license details.
  */
 
-/**
- * Wishlist block customer items
- *
- * @author     Magento Core Team <core@magentocommerce.com>
- */
 namespace Magento\Wishlist\Block\Share\Email;
 
+use Magento\Catalog\Model\Product;
+use Magento\Catalog\Model\Product\Configuration\Item\ItemResolverInterface;
+use Magento\Catalog\Model\Product\Image\UrlBuilder;
+use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
+use Magento\Framework\View\ConfigInterface;
+use Magento\Wishlist\Model\Item;
+
 /**
+ * Wishlist share items
+ *
  * @api
  * @since 100.0.2
  */
 class Items extends \Magento\Wishlist\Block\AbstractBlock
 {
+    /**
+     * @var ItemResolverInterface
+     */
+    private $itemResolver;
+
     /**
      * @var string
      */
     protected $_template = 'Magento_Wishlist::email/items.phtml';
 
+    /**
+     * Items constructor.
+     *
+     * @param \Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\Context $context
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\App\Http\Context $httpContext
+     * @param array $data
+     * @param ConfigInterface|null $config
+     * @param UrlBuilder|null $urlBuilder
+     * @param ItemResolverInterface|null $itemResolver
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        \Magento\Catalog\Block\Product\Context $context,
+        \Magento\Framework\App\Http\Context $httpContext,
+        array $data = [],
+        ConfigInterface $config = null,
+        UrlBuilder $urlBuilder = null,
+        ItemResolverInterface $itemResolver = null
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct($context, $httpContext, $data, $config, $urlBuilder);
+        $this->itemResolver = $itemResolver ?? ObjectManager::getInstance()->get(ItemResolverInterface::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Identify the product from which thumbnail should be taken.
+     *
+     * @param Item $item
+     *
+     * @return Product
+     */
+    public function getProductForThumbnail(Item $item): Product
+    {
+        return $this->itemResolver->getFinalProduct($item);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieve Product View URL
      *
      * @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product $product
      * @param array $additional
+     *
      * @return string
      */
     public function getProductUrl($product, $additional = [])
@@ -40,6 +84,7 @@ public function getProductUrl($product, $additional = [])
      *
      * @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product $product
      * @param array $additional
+     *
      * @return string
      */
     public function getAddToCartUrl($product, $additional = [])
@@ -53,6 +98,7 @@ public function getAddToCartUrl($product, $additional = [])
      * Check whether wishlist item has description
      *
      * @param \Magento\Wishlist\Model\Item $item
+     *
      * @return bool
      */
     public function hasDescription($item)
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml b/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml
index 449d4c43c5aa0..782b7d4892e62 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Wishlist/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml
@@ -11,42 +11,43 @@
     <table>
         <tr>
             <?php $i = 0;
-            foreach ($block->getWishlistItems() as $item) : $i++ ?>
-                <?php /* @var $item \Magento\Wishlist\Model\Item */ ?>
-                <?php /* @var $_product \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product */ ?>
+            foreach ($block->getWishlistItems() as $item): $i++ ?>
+                <?php /* @var \Magento\Wishlist\Model\Item $item */ ?>
+                <?php /* @var \Magento\Catalog\Model\Product $_product */ ?>
                 <?php $_product = $item->getProduct(); ?>
                 <td class="col product">
                     <p>
-                        <a href="<?= $block->escapeUrl($block->getProductUrl($_product)) ?>">
-                            <?= /* @noEscape */ $block->getImage($_product, 'product_small_image')->toHtml() ?>
+                        <a href="<?= $block->escapeUrl($block->getProductUrl($item)) ?>">
+                            <?php $productThumbnail = $block->getProductForThumbnail($item) ?>
+                            <?= /* @noEscape */ $block->getImage($productThumbnail, 'product_small_image')->toHtml() ?>
                         </a>
                     </p>
 
                     <p>
-                        <a href="<?= $block->escapeUrl($block->getProductUrl($_product)) ?>">
+                        <a href="<?= $block->escapeUrl($block->getProductUrl($item)) ?>">
                             <strong><?= $block->escapeHtml($_product->getName()) ?></strong>
                         </a>
                     </p>
-                    <?php if ($block->hasDescription($item)) : ?>
+                    <?php if ($block->hasDescription($item)): ?>
                         <p>
                             <strong><?= $block->escapeHtml(__('Comment')) ?>:</strong>
                             <br/><?= /* @noEscape */  $block->getEscapedDescription($item) ?>
                         </p>
                     <?php endif; ?>
                     <p>
-                        <a href="<?= $block->escapeUrl($block->getProductUrl($_product)) ?>">
+                        <a href="<?= $block->escapeUrl($block->getProductUrl($item)) ?>">
                             <?= $block->escapeHtml(__('View Product')) ?>
                         </a>
                     </p>
                 </td>
-                <?php if ($i % 3 != 0) : ?>
+                <?php if ($i % 3 != 0): ?>
                     <td></td>
-                <?php else : ?>
+                <?php else: ?>
             </tr>
             <tr>
                 <td colspan="5">&nbsp;</td>
             </tr>
-                    <?php if ($i < $l) : ?>
+                    <?php if ($i < $l): ?>
                     <tr>
                     <?php endif ?>
                 <?php endif ?>