diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java
index 91578f27e..6d3e2936e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DeviceUtils.java
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import androidx.annotation.Dimension;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.App;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 
 public final class DeviceUtils {
 
@@ -65,10 +67,18 @@ public final class DeviceUtils {
     }
 
     public static boolean isTablet(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        return (context
-                .getResources()
-                .getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK)
-                >= Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE;
+        final String tabletModeSetting = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
+                .getString(context.getString(R.string.tablet_mode_key), "");
+
+        if (tabletModeSetting.equals(context.getString(R.string.tablet_mode_on_key))) {
+            return true;
+        } else if (tabletModeSetting.equals(context.getString(R.string.tablet_mode_off_key))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // else automatically determine whether we are in a tablet or not
+        return (context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout
+                & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) >= Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE;
     }
 
     public static boolean isConfirmKey(final int keyCode) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index c23e81fbe..399e4c832 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -1220,5 +1220,22 @@
         <item>@string/grid</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <string name="tablet_mode_key" translatable="false">tablet_mode</string>
+    <string name="tablet_mode_value" translatable="false">@string/tablet_mode_auto_key</string>
+
+    <string name="tablet_mode_auto_key" translatable="false">auto</string>
+    <string name="tablet_mode_on_key" translatable="false">on</string>
+    <string name="tablet_mode_off_key" translatable="false">off</string>
+    <string-array name="tablet_mode_values" translatable="false">
+        <item>@string/tablet_mode_auto_key</item>
+        <item>@string/tablet_mode_on_key</item>
+        <item>@string/tablet_mode_off_key</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string-array name="tablet_mode_description" translatable="false">
+        <item>@string/auto</item>
+        <item>@string/on</item>
+        <item>@string/off</item>
+    </string-array>
+
     <string name="recaptcha_cookies_key" translatable="false">recaptcha_cookies_key</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 756e12eaf..e02acb696 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -742,5 +742,8 @@
     <string name="metadata_privacy_unlisted">Unlisted</string>
     <string name="metadata_privacy_private">Private</string>
     <string name="metadata_privacy_internal">Internal</string>
-    <string name="open_website_license">Open Website</string>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <string name="open_website_license">Open website</string>
+    <string name="tablet_mode_title">Tablet mode</string>
+    <string name="on">On</string>
+    <string name="off">Off</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml
index e5afef805..e1c80829d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml
@@ -43,4 +43,12 @@
         android:title="@string/caption_setting_title"
         app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
+    <ListPreference
+        android:defaultValue="@string/tablet_mode_auto_key"
+        android:entries="@array/tablet_mode_description"
+        android:entryValues="@array/tablet_mode_values"
+        android:key="@string/tablet_mode_key"
+        android:summary="%s"
+        android:title="@string/tablet_mode_title"
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 </PreferenceScreen>