diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java
index 62f1d5dc2..510e4f882 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ public final class NotificationUtil {
         notificationBuilder.setContentText(player.getUploaderName());
         notificationBuilder.setTicker(player.getVideoTitle());
         updateActions(notificationBuilder, player);
-        setLargeIcon(notificationBuilder, player);
+        final boolean showThumbnail = player.sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
+                player.context.getString(R.string.show_thumbnail_key), true);
+        if (showThumbnail) {
+            setLargeIcon(notificationBuilder, player);
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/VideoPlayerImpl.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/VideoPlayerImpl.java
index fa016e158..3d626bb37 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/VideoPlayerImpl.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/VideoPlayerImpl.java
@@ -671,9 +671,13 @@ public class VideoPlayerImpl extends VideoPlayer
         super.onUpdateProgress(currentProgress, duration, bufferPercent);
         updateProgress(currentProgress, duration, bufferPercent);
 
+        final boolean showThumbnail =
+                sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
+                        context.getString(R.string.show_thumbnail_key),
+                        true);
         // setMetadata only updates the metadata when any of the metadata keys are null
-        mediaSessionManager.setMetadata(getVideoTitle(), getUploaderName(), getThumbnail(),
-                duration);
+        mediaSessionManager.setMetadata(getVideoTitle(), getUploaderName(),
+                showThumbnail ? getThumbnail() : null, duration);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index 9c9fa4853..75c090e84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@
     <string name="feed_update_threshold_key" translatable="false">feed_update_threshold_key</string>
     <string name="feed_update_threshold_default_value" translatable="false">300</string>
 
+    <string name="show_thumbnail_key" translatable="false">show_thumbnail_key</string>
+
     <!-- Values will be localized in runtime -->
     <string-array name="feed_update_threshold_options" translatable="false">
         <item>@string/feed_update_threshold_option_always_update</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 394a78d0c..60d2dc313 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -681,4 +681,6 @@
     <string name="channel_created_by">Created by %s</string>
     <string name="video_detail_by">By %s</string>
     <string name="playlist_page_summary">Playlist page</string>
+    <string name="show_thumbnail_title">Show thumbnail</string>
+    <string name="show_thumbnail_summary">Show thumbnail on lock screen as background and inside notifications</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/notification_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/notification_settings.xml
index 65d4af48a..5d937efa6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/notification_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/notification_settings.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
         android:title="@string/notification_colorize_title"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
+    <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+        android:defaultValue="true"
+        android:key="@string/show_thumbnail_key"
+        android:title="@string/show_thumbnail_title"
+        android:summary="@string/show_thumbnail_summary"
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
+
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:layout="@layout/settings_category_header_layout"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false">