diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 1df2fa887..f96c78a85 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -3739,6 +3739,11 @@
                                 <span data-i18n="Tags as Folders">Tags as Folders</span>
                                 <i title="Recent change: Tags must be marked as folders in the Tag Management menu to appear as such. Click here to bring it up." class="tags_view right_menu_button fa-solid fa-circle-exclamation"></i>
                             </label>
+                            <label for="zoomed_avatar_magnification" class="checkbox_label" title="Enable magnification for zoomed avatar display." data-i18n="[title]Enable magnification for zoomed avatar display.">
+                                <input id="zoomed_avatar_magnification" type="checkbox" />
+                                <span data-i18n="Avatar Hover Magnification">Avatar Hover Magnification</span>
+                                <i title="Enables a magnification effect on hover when you display the zoomed avatar after clicking an avatar's image in chat." class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-circle-exclamation"></i>
+                            </label>
                         </div>
                         <h4><span data-i18n="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</span></h4>
                         <div title="If set in the advanced character definitions, this field will be displayed in the characters list." data-i18n="[title]If set in the advanced character definitions, this field will be displayed in the characters list.">
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 6c258b7e0..66f47fd8c 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -10226,28 +10226,27 @@ jQuery(async function () {
 
             $('body').append(newElement);
             newElement.fadeIn();
-            if (messageElement.attr('is_user') == 'true') { //handle user avatars
-                $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).attr('src', thumbURL);
-                $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).attr('data-izoomify-url', thumbURL);
-            } else if (messageElement.attr('is_system') == 'true' && !isValidCharacter) { //handle system avatars
-                $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).attr('src', thumbURL);
-                $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).attr('data-izoomify-url', thumbURL);
+            const zoomedAvatarImgElement = $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`);
+            if (messageElement.attr('is_user') == 'true' || (messageElement.attr('is_system') == 'true' && !isValidCharacter)) { //handle user and system avatars
+                zoomedAvatarImgElement.attr('src', thumbURL);
+                zoomedAvatarImgElement.attr('data-izoomify-url', thumbURL);
             } else if (messageElement.attr('is_user') == 'false') { //handle char avatars
-                $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).attr('src', avatarSrc);
-                $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).attr('data-izoomify-url', avatarSrc);
+                zoomedAvatarImgElement.attr('src', avatarSrc);
+                zoomedAvatarImgElement.attr('data-izoomify-url', avatarSrc);
             }
             loadMovingUIState();
             $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"]`).css('display', 'flex');
             dragElement(newElement);
 
-            $('.zoomed_avatar_container').izoomify();
+            if (power_user.zoomed_avatar_magnification)
+                $('.zoomed_avatar_container').izoomify();
 
-            $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).on('click', (e) => {
+            zoomedAvatarImgElement.on('click', (e) => {
                 $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"]`).fadeOut();
                 setTimeout(function() { $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"]`).remove(); }, 410);
             });
 
-            $(`.zoomed_avatar[forChar="${charname}"] img`).on('dragstart', (e) => {
+            zoomedAvatarImgElement.on('dragstart', (e) => {
                 console.log('saw drag on avatar!');
                 e.preventDefault();
                 return false;
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 35f4984b7..24d954f15 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ let power_user = {
     encode_tags: false,
     servers: [],
     bogus_folders: false,
+    zoomed_avatar_magnification: false,
     show_tag_filters: false,
     aux_field: 'character_version',
     restore_user_input: true,
@@ -1303,6 +1304,13 @@ async function applyTheme(name) {
                 printCharactersDebounced();
             },
         },
+        {
+            key: 'zoomed_avatar_magnification',
+            action: async () => {
+                $('#zoomed_avatar_magnification').prop('checked', power_user.zoomed_avatar_magnification);
+                printCharactersDebounced();
+            },
+        },
         {
             key: 'reduced_motion',
             action: async () => {
@@ -1498,6 +1506,7 @@ function loadPowerUserSettings(settings, data) {
     $('#auto_fix_generated_markdown').prop('checked', power_user.auto_fix_generated_markdown);
     $('#auto_scroll_chat_to_bottom').prop('checked', power_user.auto_scroll_chat_to_bottom);
     $('#bogus_folders').prop('checked', power_user.bogus_folders);
+    $('#zoomed_avatar_magnification').prop('checked', power_user.zoomed_avatar_magnification);
     $(`#tokenizer option[value="${power_user.tokenizer}"]`).attr('selected', true);
     $(`#send_on_enter option[value=${power_user.send_on_enter}]`).attr('selected', true);
     $('#import_card_tags').prop('checked', power_user.import_card_tags);
@@ -2148,6 +2157,7 @@ async function saveTheme(name = undefined) {
         hotswap_enabled: power_user.hotswap_enabled,
         custom_css: power_user.custom_css,
         bogus_folders: power_user.bogus_folders,
+        zoomed_avatar_magnification: power_user.zoomed_avatar_magnification,
         reduced_motion: power_user.reduced_motion,
         compact_input_area: power_user.compact_input_area,
     };
@@ -3410,8 +3420,13 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
     });
 
     $('#bogus_folders').on('input', function () {
-        const value = !!$(this).prop('checked');
-        power_user.bogus_folders = value;
+        power_user.bogus_folders = !!$(this).prop('checked');
+        printCharactersDebounced();
+        saveSettingsDebounced();
+    });
+
+    $('#zoomed_avatar_magnification').on('input', function () {
+        power_user.zoomed_avatar_magnification = !!$(this).prop('checked');
         printCharactersDebounced();
         saveSettingsDebounced();
     });