diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_image_target.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_image_target.html.slime
index 607c2bbf..febf65eb 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_image_target.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/image/_image_target.html.slime
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     =< link("your current filter", to: Routes.filter_path(@conn, :show, @conn.assigns.current_filter), class: "filter-link")
     ' .
 
-  #image_target.hidden.image-show data-scaled="true" data-uris=Jason.encode!(thumb_urls(@image, can?(@conn, :hide, @image))) data-width=@image.image_width data-height=@image.image_height
+  #image_target.hidden.image-show data-scaled=scaled_value(@conn.assigns.current_user) data-uris=Jason.encode!(thumb_urls(@image, can?(@conn, :hide, @image))) data-width=@image.image_width data-height=@image.image_height
     = if @image.image_mime_type == "video/webm" do
       video controls=true
     - else
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
index 9277e0cf..696b60fb 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.ImageView do
   def deleter(%{deleter: %{name: name}}), do: name
   def deleter(_image), do: "System"
 
+  def scaled_value(%{scale_large_images: false}), do: "false"
+  def scaled_value(_user), do: "true"
+
   defp thumb_format("svg", _name), do: "png"
   defp thumb_format(_, :rendered), do: "png"
   defp thumb_format(format, _name), do: format