Publish Media item from Sitecore 8.1 Experience Editor

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I have a image field in a controller rendering(ImageCtrl) and data source template for it. In Experience Editor the ImageCtrl is added and assigned to a new data source. I click on the image placeholder, the media library opens and I upload one new picture from my PC. Then I save the page and publish from Experience Editor.

The image I've upload is not published under Media library so the image is not displayed. As I know this functionality is not supported out of the box by Sitecore.

The Sitecore solution is integrated with C# MVC.

Is their a way to catch the publish from Experience Editor and publish the images? How can I do this publish so the content editor won't need to go to media library to and publish the images?

EDIT: This is how sitecore databases look after publish:

Web Image Datasource http://prntscr.com/aa8eyn Web Media Library http://prntscr.com/aa8f7h

Master Image Datasource http://prntscr.com/aa8g31 Master Media Library http://prntscr.com/aa8gae

The C# view looks like this: http://prntscr.com/aa8hid

The imagefield is a subitem of the datasource of a subitem of the page.

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I've done that but it doesn't publish it as well. Is there some configuration that should be implemented? – Radu
How you reference the datasource item for the controller rendering? – Vlad Iobagiu
@SitecoreClimber yes in the datasource the image path is changed in the master database. In the web database the datasource the image field doesn't have the new image. – Radu
what is Core Image Datasource? did you put images in Core DB? – Vlad Iobagiu
@SitecoreClimber sorry it was web and master databases not core and master. – Radu

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I tried to add a new picture and publish in Habitat solution and is working OOTB.

You have to choose Publish Related items like on picture attached.

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