diff --git a/config.conf b/config.conf
index 77c6b85ad..ee25c3a8d 100644
--- a/config.conf
+++ b/config.conf
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ const whitelist = ['127.0.0.1']; //Example for add several IP in whitelist: ['12
 const whitelistMode = true; //Disabling enabling the ip whitelist mode. true/false
 const basicAuthMode = false; //Toggle basic authentication for endpoints.
 const basicAuthUser = {username: "user", password: "password"}; //Login credentials when basicAuthMode is true.
+const disableThumbnails = false; //Disables the generation of thumbnails, opting to use the raw images instead
 const autorun = true; //Autorun in the browser. true/false
 const enableExtensions = true; //Enables support for TavernAI-extras project
 const listen = true; // If true, Can be access from other device or PC. otherwise can be access only from hosting machine.
 
 module.exports = {
-  port, whitelist, whitelistMode, basicAuthMode, basicAuthUser, autorun, enableExtensions, listen
+  port, whitelist, whitelistMode, basicAuthMode, basicAuthUser, autorun, enableExtensions, listen, disableThumbnails
 };
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 240d4b7a9..ca5ea7859 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -2098,6 +2098,11 @@ app.get('/thumbnail', jsonParser, async function (request, response) {
         return response.sendStatus(403);
     }
 
+	if (config.disableThumbnails == true) {
+		const pathToOriginalFile = path.join(getOriginalFolder(type), file);
+		return response.sendFile(pathToOriginalFile, { root: __dirname });
+	}
+
     const pathToCachedFile = await generateThumbnail(type, file);
 
     if (!pathToCachedFile) {