diff --git a/lib/philomena/users/user.ex b/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
index aed48341..3092153f 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/users/user.ex
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Users.User do
     field :fancy_tag_field_in_settings, :boolean, default: true
     field :autorefresh_by_default, :boolean, default: false
     field :anonymous_by_default, :boolean, default: false
-    field :scale_large_images, :boolean, default: true
+    field :scale_large_images, :string, default: "true"
     field :comments_newest_first, :boolean, default: true
     field :comments_always_jump_to_last, :boolean, default: true
     field :comments_per_page, :integer, default: 20
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Users.User do
     |> validate_inclusion(:theme, ~W(default dark red))
     |> validate_inclusion(:images_per_page, 1..50)
     |> validate_inclusion(:comments_per_page, 1..100)
+    |> validate_inclusion(:scale_large_images, ["false", "partscaled", "true"])
     |> Search.validate_search(:watched_images_query_str, user, true)
     |> Search.validate_search(:watched_images_exclude_str, user, true)
   end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime
index 59843d3a..a795d616 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/setting/edit.html.slime
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ h1 Content Settings
               i
                 ' This is the number of images per page that are displayed on image listings and searches, up to a maximum of 50.
                 ' For 1080p monitors, try 24.
-          .field
-            => label f, :scale_large_images
-            => checkbox f, :scale_large_images, class: "checkbox"
-            .fieldlabel: i Scale large images down to fit your monitor (approximately) server-side before downloading. Disabling this will load full images immediately on image pages.
           .field
             => label f, :theme
             => select f, :theme, theme_options(@conn), class: "input"
             = error_tag f, :theme
             .fieldlabel: i Preview themes by selecting one from the dropdown. Saving sets the currently selected theme.
+          .field
+            => label f, :scale_large_images
+            => select f, :scale_large_images, scale_options(), class: "input"
+            = error_tag f, :scale_large_images
 
       .block__tab.hidden.flex.flex--maybe-wrap data-tab="comments"
         div
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
index c63977d9..b0e48666 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/image_view.ex
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ 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(%{scale_large_images: scale}), do: scale
   def scaled_value(_user), do: "true"
 
   def hides_images?(conn), do: can?(conn, :hide, %Philomena.Images.Image{})
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/setting_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/setting_view.ex
index f570b1bd..df313385 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/setting_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/setting_view.ex
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.SettingView do
     ]
   end
 
+  def scale_options do
+    [
+      [key: "Load full images on image pages", value: "false"],
+      [key: "Load full images on image pages, sized to fit the page", value: "partscaled"],
+      [key: "Scale large images down before downloading", value: "true"]
+    ]
+  end
+
   def local_tab_class(conn) do
     case conn.assigns.current_user do
       nil -> ""
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20210921025336_change_image_scale_option_type.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20210921025336_change_image_scale_option_type.exs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d153c670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20210921025336_change_image_scale_option_type.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+defmodule Philomena.Repo.Migrations.ChangeImageScaleOptionType do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    alter table(:users) do
+      add :scale_large_images0, :string, default: "true", null: false
+    end
+  
+    execute("update users set scale_large_images0 = (case when scale_large_images then 'true' else 'false' end);")
+  
+    alter table(:users) do
+      remove :scale_large_images
+    end
+
+    rename table(:users), :scale_large_images0, to: :scale_large_images
+  end
+end
diff --git a/priv/repo/structure.sql b/priv/repo/structure.sql
index 37f4c2c0..a691f993 100644
--- a/priv/repo/structure.sql
+++ b/priv/repo/structure.sql
@@ -1964,7 +1964,6 @@ CREATE TABLE public.users (
     fancy_tag_field_in_settings boolean DEFAULT true NOT NULL,
     autorefresh_by_default boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     anonymous_by_default boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
-    scale_large_images boolean DEFAULT true NOT NULL,
     comments_newest_first boolean DEFAULT true NOT NULL,
     comments_always_jump_to_last boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     comments_per_page integer DEFAULT 20 NOT NULL,
@@ -2010,9 +2009,10 @@ CREATE TABLE public.users (
     forced_filter_id bigint,
     confirmed_at timestamp(0) without time zone,
     senior_staff boolean DEFAULT false,
-    bypass_rate_limits boolean DEFAULT false,
     description_md character varying,
-    scratchpad_md character varying
+    scratchpad_md character varying,
+    bypass_rate_limits boolean DEFAULT false,
+    scale_large_images character varying(255) DEFAULT 'true'::character varying NOT NULL
 );
 
 
@@ -4870,3 +4870,4 @@ INSERT INTO public."schema_migrations" (version) VALUES (20210301012137);
 INSERT INTO public."schema_migrations" (version) VALUES (20210427022351);
 INSERT INTO public."schema_migrations" (version) VALUES (20210912171343);
 INSERT INTO public."schema_migrations" (version) VALUES (20210917190346);
+INSERT INTO public."schema_migrations" (version) VALUES (20210921025336);