diff --git a/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml b/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
index 1d8b58630..555eb9a99 100644
--- a/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
+++ b/imports/NeoChat/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ TimelineContainer {
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             height: active ? item.implicitHeight : 0
             active: !currentRoom.usesEncryption && model.display && model.display.includes("http")
-            visible: active
+            visible: Config.showLinkPreview && active
             sourceComponent: LinkPreviewDelegate {
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             }
diff --git a/imports/NeoChat/Settings/AppearanceSettingsPage.qml b/imports/NeoChat/Settings/AppearanceSettingsPage.qml
index b689eaa3f..ef9a62abf 100644
--- a/imports/NeoChat/Settings/AppearanceSettingsPage.qml
+++ b/imports/NeoChat/Settings/AppearanceSettingsPage.qml
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage {
                     Config.save()
                 }
             }
+            QQC2.CheckBox {
+                text: i18n("Show links preview in the chat messages")
+                checked: Config.showLinkPreview
+                onToggled: {
+                    Config.showLinkPreview = checked
+                    Config.save()
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/neochatconfig.kcfg b/src/neochatconfig.kcfg
index 2a72dc85e..4c7e923eb 100644
--- a/src/neochatconfig.kcfg
+++ b/src/neochatconfig.kcfg
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
       <label>Show avatar update events in the timeline</label>
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="ShowLinkPreview" type="bool">
+      <label>Show preview of the links in the chat messages</label>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="SystemTray" type="bool">
       <label>Close NeoChat to system tray</label>
       <default>true</default>