diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index dfcb59d95..0d8720b55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         setupMaxBrightness()
         setupCropThumbnails()
         setupDarkBackground()
+        setupScrollHorizontally()
         setupScreenRotation()
         setupShowMedia()
         updateTextColors(settings_holder)
@@ -112,6 +113,14 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun setupScrollHorizontally() {
+        settings_scroll_horizontally.isChecked = config.scrollHorizontally
+        settings_scroll_horizontally_holder.setOnClickListener {
+            settings_scroll_horizontally.toggle()
+            config.scrollHorizontally = settings_scroll_horizontally.isChecked
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun setupScreenRotation() {
         settings_screen_rotation.text = getScreenRotationText()
         settings_screen_rotation_holder.setOnClickListener {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index c1ec5d18a..94881326b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -208,6 +208,26 @@
 
         </RelativeLayout>
 
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_scroll_horizontally_holder"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin">
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MySwitchCompat
+                android:id="@+id/settings_scroll_horizontally"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:background="@null"
+                android:clickable="false"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:paddingStart="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:text="@string/scroll_thumbnails_horizontally"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
+
         <RelativeLayout
             android:id="@+id/settings_screen_rotation_holder"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"