diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index c10c0fe..89d8a50 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ var hideDickbar = function() {
 	document.querySelector('footer > .container:first-child').style.display = 'none';
 };
 
+var disableLazyLoading = function() {
+	var hiddenMedia = document.querySelectorAll('.js-progressiveMedia-inner');
+	if (hiddenMedia == null) {
+		return;
+	}
+	for (var i=0; i<hiddenMedia.length; i++) {
+		var template = document.createElement('template');
+		template.innerHTML = hiddenMedia[i].textContent;
+		hiddenMedia[i].parentNode.appendChild(template.content.firstChild);
+	}
+};
+
 // Only run this on Medium sites. 
 // Ensure that by checking for <meta property="al:ios:app_name" content="Medium"> in the document <head />
 var metaCheck = document.head.querySelector('meta[property="al:ios:app_name"]');
@@ -30,5 +42,8 @@ if (metaCheck != null && metaCheck.content == "Medium") {
 		if (items.hideDickbar) {
 			hideDickbar();
 		}
+		if (items.disableLazyImages) {
+			disableLazyLoading();
+		}
 	});
 }
diff --git a/options.html b/options.html
index de09b5e..3927974 100644
--- a/options.html
+++ b/options.html
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 			<input type="checkbox" id="dickbar"> Hide sharing dickbar
 		</label>
 
+		<label>
+			<input type="checkbox" id="images"> Disable lazy image loading
+		</label>
+
 		<hr />
 
 		<h2>Defaults</h2>
diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index 27de99d..6d9a95e 100644
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // Saves options to chrome.storage
 function save_options() {
   var hideDickbar = document.getElementById('dickbar').checked;
+  var disableLazyImages = document.getElementById('images').checked;
   chrome.storage.sync.set({
-    hideDickbar: hideDickbar
+    hideDickbar: hideDickbar,
+    disableLazyImages: disableLazyImages
   }, function() {
     // Update status to let user know options were saved.
     var status = document.getElementById('status');
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@ function save_options() {
 // stored in chrome.storage.
 function restore_options() {
   chrome.storage.sync.get({
-    hideDickbar: false
+    hideDickbar: false,
+    disableLazyImages: false
   }, function(items) {
     document.getElementById('dickbar').checked = items.hideDickbar;
+    document.getElementById('images').checked = items.disableLazyImages;
   });
 }
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', restore_options);
