diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 6ff9d52a..bfb00e4c 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
 # mainSections = ["section1", "section2"]
 # robots = ""
 
-#defaultBackgroundImage = "IMAGE.jpg" # used as default for background images 
+# disableImageOptimization = false
+
+# defaultBackgroundImage = "IMAGE.jpg" # used as default for background images 
 
 [header]
   layout = "basic" # valid options: basic, fixed
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index 3943b16e..7645f475 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
 mainSections = ["docs"]
 # robots = ""
 
+disableImageOptimization = false
+
 defaultBackgroundImage = "/img/iceland.jpg"
 
 [header]
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
index a66ee656..cd866d7a 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 | `showLikes`                           | _Not set_              | Whether or not articles and list likes are displayed. This requires firebase integrations to be enabled, look below.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
 | `robots`                              | _Not set_              | String that indicates how robots should handle your site. If set, it will be output in the page head. Refer to [Google's docs](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/robots_meta_tag#directives) for valid values.                                                                             |
 | `disableImageZoom`                    | `false`                | Disables image zoom feature across all the images in the site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| `disableImageOptimization`            | `false`                | Disables image resize and optimization features across all the images in the site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | `defaultBackgroundImage`              | _Not set_              | Default background image for both `background` homepage layout and `background` hero style                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | `header.layout`                       | `"basic"`              | Defines the header for the entire site, supported values are `basic` and `fixed`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `footer.showMenu`                     | `true`                 | Show/hide the footer menu, which can be configured in the `[[footer]]` section of the `config/_default/menus.en.toml` file.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
index e8220ca6..a9a4a15b 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ $disableImageOptimization := .Site.Params.disableImageOptimization | default false }}
 {{ if .Get "default" }}
   {{ template "_internal/shortcodes/figure.html" . }}
 {{ else }}
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@
     {{ with $resource }}
       <figure {{ with $class }}class="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>
         {{ with $href }}<a href="{{ . }}">{{ end }}
+          {{ if $disableImageOptimization }}
+          <img
+            class="my-0 rounded-md"
+            src="{{ .RelPermalink }}"
+            alt="{{ $altText }}"
+          />
+          {{ else }}
           <img
             class="my-0 rounded-md"
             srcset="
@@ -31,6 +39,7 @@
             src="{{ (.Resize "660x").RelPermalink }}"
             alt="{{ $altText }}"
           />
+          {{ end }}
         {{ if $href }}</a>{{ end }}
         {{ with $caption }}<figcaption>{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
       </figure>