diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java
index 944b578f5..878b7af7d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.holder;
 
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
 import android.text.style.URLSpan;
 import android.text.util.Linkify;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
+
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.InfoItem;
@@ -31,7 +36,12 @@ public class CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder extends InfoItemHolder {
     private static final int COMMENT_DEFAULT_LINES = 2;
     private static final int COMMENT_EXPANDED_LINES = 1000;
     private static final Pattern PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(\\d+:)?(\\d+)?:(\\d+)");
+    private final String downloadThumbnailKey;
+    private final int commentHorizontalPadding;
+    private final int commentVerticalPadding;
 
+    private SharedPreferences preferences = null;
+    private final RelativeLayout itemRoot;
     public final CircleImageView itemThumbnailView;
     private final TextView itemContentView;
     private final TextView itemLikesCountView;
@@ -65,11 +75,20 @@ public class CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder extends InfoItemHolder {
                                final ViewGroup parent) {
         super(infoItemBuilder, layoutId, parent);
 
+        itemRoot = itemView.findViewById(R.id.itemRoot);
         itemThumbnailView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.itemThumbnailView);
         itemLikesCountView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.detail_thumbs_up_count_view);
         itemDislikesCountView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.detail_thumbs_down_count_view);
         itemPublishedTime = itemView.findViewById(R.id.itemPublishedTime);
         itemContentView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.itemCommentContentView);
+
+        downloadThumbnailKey = infoItemBuilder.getContext().
+                getString(R.string.download_thumbnail_key);
+
+        commentHorizontalPadding = (int) infoItemBuilder.getContext()
+                .getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.comments_horizontal_padding);
+        commentVerticalPadding = (int) infoItemBuilder.getContext()
+                .getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.comments_vertical_padding);
     }
 
     public CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder(final InfoItemBuilder infoItemBuilder,
@@ -85,11 +104,24 @@ public class CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder extends InfoItemHolder {
         }
         final CommentsInfoItem item = (CommentsInfoItem) infoItem;
 
+        preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(itemBuilder.getContext());
+
         itemBuilder.getImageLoader()
                 .displayImage(item.getUploaderAvatarUrl(),
                         itemThumbnailView,
                         ImageDisplayConstants.DISPLAY_THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS);
 
+        if (preferences.getBoolean(downloadThumbnailKey, true)) {
+            itemThumbnailView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            itemRoot.setPadding(commentVerticalPadding, commentVerticalPadding,
+                    commentVerticalPadding, commentVerticalPadding);
+        } else {
+            itemThumbnailView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            itemRoot.setPadding(commentHorizontalPadding, commentVerticalPadding,
+                    commentHorizontalPadding, commentVerticalPadding);
+        }
+
+
         itemThumbnailView.setOnClickListener(view -> openCommentAuthor(item));
 
         streamUrl = item.getUrl();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_comments_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_comments_item.xml
index 1cbafdb6b..02af7e98a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_comments_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_comments_item.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
     android:clickable="true"
     android:focusable="true"
-    android:padding="@dimen/video_item_search_padding">
+    android:padding="@dimen/comments_vertical_padding">
 
     <de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
         android:id="@+id/itemThumbnailView"
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
         android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/video_item_search_image_right_margin"
         android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/itemThumbnailView"
-        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/itemThumbnailView"
         android:ellipsize="end"
         android:lines="1"
         android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index c5320ef43..3c4182618 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     <dimen name="video_item_detail_description_to_details_margin">4dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="software_component_item_padding">8dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="channel_item_grid_padding">12dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="comments_horizontal_padding">16dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="comments_vertical_padding">12dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- Players padding & sizes -->
     <dimen name="player_main_controls_padding">16dp</dimen>