A negative-working image recording material is disclosed, which comprises a substance which absorbs light to generate heat, a water-insoluble and aqueous alkali-soluble resin, and a phenol derivative having in its molecule from 4 to 8 benzene rings, at least one phenolic hydroxyl group and at least two groups represented by the following general formula (I):--CH.sub.2 OR.sup.1 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group. The negative-working image recording material can perform recording independent of the emission wavelength of the exposing light source, particularly with light in the range of from near infrared to infrared (heat irradiation).