diff --git a/resources/desktop/com.github.rssguard.appdata.xml b/resources/desktop/com.github.rssguard.appdata.xml
index cf2934eed..854f49807 100755
--- a/resources/desktop/com.github.rssguard.appdata.xml
+++ b/resources/desktop/com.github.rssguard.appdata.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <url type="donation">https://martinrotter.github.io/donate/</url>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />
   <releases>
-    <release version="3.5.7" date="2019-05-28"/>
+    <release version="3.5.7" date="2019-05-31"/>
   </releases>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.0">
     <content_attribute id="violence-cartoon">none</content_attribute>
diff --git a/rssguard.pro b/rssguard.pro
index 66b7a617d..98990251a 100755
--- a/rssguard.pro
+++ b/rssguard.pro
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ APP_REVERSE_NAME              = "com.github.rssguard"
 APP_LOW_H_NAME                = ".rssguard"
 APP_AUTHOR                    = "Martin Rotter"
 APP_COPYRIGHT                 = "(C) 2011-2019 $$APP_AUTHOR"
-APP_VERSION                   = "3.5.7"
+APP_VERSION                   = "3.5.8"
 APP_LONG_NAME                 = "$$APP_NAME $$APP_VERSION"
 APP_EMAIL                     = "rotter.martinos@gmail.com"
 APP_URL                       = "https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard"
diff --git a/src/gui/messagepreviewer.cpp b/src/gui/messagepreviewer.cpp
index fb673af0f..3d1b2747c 100755
--- a/src/gui/messagepreviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/messagepreviewer.cpp
@@ -241,19 +241,29 @@ QString MessagePreviewer::prepareHtmlForMessage(const Message& message) {
     html += QString("[%2] <a href=\"%1\">%1</a><br/>").arg(enc_url, enc.m_mimeType);
   }
 
-  QRegularExpression imgTagRegex("\\<img[^\\>]*src\\s*=\\s*\"([^\"]*)\"[^\\>]*\\>",
+  QRegularExpression imgTagRegex("\\<img[^\\>]*src\\s*=\\s*[\"\']([^\"\']*)[\"\'][^\\>]*\\>",
                                  QRegularExpression::PatternOption::CaseInsensitiveOption |
                                  QRegularExpression::PatternOption::InvertedGreedinessOption);
   QRegularExpressionMatchIterator i = imgTagRegex.globalMatch(message.m_contents);
+  QString pictures_html;
 
   while (i.hasNext()) {
     QRegularExpressionMatch match = i.next();
 
     m_pictures.append(match.captured(1));
-    html += QString("[%1] <a href=\"%2\">%2</a><br/>").arg(tr("image"), match.captured(1));
+    pictures_html += QString("<br/>[%1] <a href=\"%2\">%2</a>").arg(tr("image"), match.captured(1));
   }
 
-  html += "<br/>";
-  html += message.m_contents;
+  if (qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Messages), SETTING(Messages::DisplayImagePlaceholders)).toBool()) {
+    html += message.m_contents;
+  }
+  else {
+    QString cnts = message.m_contents;
+
+    html += cnts.replace(imgTagRegex, QString());
+  }
+
+  html += pictures_html;
+
   return html;
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp b/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp
index 2e91b2cc5..d957cf8fd 100755
--- a/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/messagetextbrowser.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ QVariant MessageTextBrowser::loadResource(int type, const QUrl& name) {
 
   switch (type) {
     case QTextDocument::ImageResource: {
-      if (m_imagePlaceholder.isNull()) {
-        m_imagePlaceholder = qApp->icons()->miscPixmap(QSL("image-placeholder")).scaledToWidth(20, Qt::FastTransformation);
-      }
+      if (qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Messages), SETTING(Messages::DisplayImagePlaceholders)).toBool()) {
+        if (m_imagePlaceholder.isNull()) {
+          m_imagePlaceholder = qApp->icons()->miscPixmap(QSL("image-placeholder")).scaledToWidth(20, Qt::FastTransformation);
+        }
 
-      return m_imagePlaceholder;
+        return m_imagePlaceholder;
+      }
+      else {
+        return QVariant();
+      }
     }
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.cpp b/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.cpp
index 1361820a9..339bfb4a8 100755
--- a/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ SettingsFeedsMessages::SettingsFeedsMessages(Settings* settings, QWidget* parent
   initializeMessageDateFormats();
   GuiUtilities::setLabelAsNotice(*m_ui->label_9, false);
 
+#if defined (USE_WEBENGINE)
+  m_ui->m_tabMessages->layout()->removeWidget(m_ui->m_checkDisplayPlaceholders);
+  m_ui->m_checkDisplayPlaceholders->hide();
+#else
+  connect(m_ui->m_checkDisplayPlaceholders, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &SettingsFeedsMessages::dirtifySettings);
+#endif
+
   connect(m_ui->m_spinHeightRowsMessages, static_cast<void (QSpinBox::*)(int)>(&QSpinBox::valueChanged),
           this, &SettingsFeedsMessages::requireRestart);
   connect(m_ui->m_spinHeightRowsFeeds, static_cast<void (QSpinBox::*)(int)>(&QSpinBox::valueChanged),
@@ -110,6 +117,10 @@ void SettingsFeedsMessages::loadSettings() {
   m_ui->m_cmbCountsFeedList->setEditText(settings()->value(GROUP(Feeds), SETTING(Feeds::CountFormat)).toString());
   m_ui->m_spinHeightImageAttachments->setValue(settings()->value(GROUP(Messages), SETTING(Messages::MessageHeadImageHeight)).toInt());
 
+#if !defined (USE_WEBENGINE)
+  m_ui->m_checkDisplayPlaceholders->setChecked(settings()->value(GROUP(Messages), SETTING(Messages::DisplayImagePlaceholders)).toBool());
+#endif
+
   m_ui->m_checkMessagesDateTimeFormat->setChecked(settings()->value(GROUP(Messages), SETTING(Messages::UseCustomDate)).toBool());
   const int index_format = m_ui->m_cmbMessagesDateTimeFormat->findData(settings()->value(GROUP(Messages),
                                                                                          SETTING(Messages::CustomDateFormat)).toString());
@@ -143,6 +154,11 @@ void SettingsFeedsMessages::saveSettings() {
   settings()->setValue(GROUP(Feeds), Feeds::CountFormat, m_ui->m_cmbCountsFeedList->currentText());
   settings()->setValue(GROUP(Messages), Messages::UseCustomDate, m_ui->m_checkMessagesDateTimeFormat->isChecked());
   settings()->setValue(GROUP(Messages), Messages::MessageHeadImageHeight, m_ui->m_spinHeightImageAttachments->value());
+
+#if !defined (USE_WEBENGINE)
+  settings()->setValue(GROUP(Messages), Messages::DisplayImagePlaceholders, m_ui->m_checkDisplayPlaceholders->isChecked());
+#endif
+
   settings()->setValue(GROUP(Messages), Messages::CustomDateFormat,
                        m_ui->m_cmbMessagesDateTimeFormat->itemData(m_ui->m_cmbMessagesDateTimeFormat->currentIndex()).toString());
 
diff --git a/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.ui b/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.ui
index 0be2bce66..db5d1c74d 100755
--- a/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.ui
+++ b/src/gui/settings/settingsfeedsmessages.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>651</width>
-    <height>270</height>
+    <height>295</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="m_tabFeedsMessages">
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>0</number>
+      <number>1</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="m_tabFeeds">
       <attribute name="title">
@@ -190,14 +190,14 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0">
+       <item row="2" column="0">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_checkKeppMessagesInTheMiddle">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Keep message selection in the middle of the message list viewport</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="3" column="0">
+       <item row="4" column="0">
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
          <item>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="0">
+       <item row="5" column="0">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_checkMessagesDateTimeFormat">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Use custom date/time format (overrides format loaded from active localization)</string>
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="1">
+       <item row="5" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="m_cmbMessagesDateTimeFormat"/>
        </item>
-       <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
+       <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_4">
          <property name="title">
           <string>Internal message browser fonts</string>
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="2" column="0">
+       <item row="3" column="0">
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
          <item>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
@@ -297,6 +297,13 @@
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
+       <item row="1" column="0">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_checkDisplayPlaceholders">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Display placeholders to indicate locations of pictures</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </widget>
@@ -320,6 +327,7 @@
   <tabstop>m_spinHeightRowsFeeds</tabstop>
   <tabstop>m_cmbCountsFeedList</tabstop>
   <tabstop>m_checkRemoveReadMessagesOnExit</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>m_checkDisplayPlaceholders</tabstop>
   <tabstop>m_checkKeppMessagesInTheMiddle</tabstop>
   <tabstop>m_spinHeightRowsMessages</tabstop>
   <tabstop>m_spinHeightImageAttachments</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/miscellaneous/settings.cpp b/src/miscellaneous/settings.cpp
index 2678c06ce..93ba3abee 100755
--- a/src/miscellaneous/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/miscellaneous/settings.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ DKEY Messages::EnableMessagePreview = "enable_message_preview";
 
 DVALUE(bool) Messages::EnableMessagePreviewDef = true;
 
+#if !defined (USE_WEBENGINE)
+DKEY Messages::DisplayImagePlaceholders = "display_image_placeholders";
+
+DVALUE(bool) Messages::DisplayImagePlaceholdersDef = false;
+#endif
+
 DKEY Messages::UseCustomDate = "use_custom_date";
 
 DVALUE(bool) Messages::UseCustomDateDef = false;
diff --git a/src/miscellaneous/settings.h b/src/miscellaneous/settings.h
index 5574825ff..37d6b1f50 100755
--- a/src/miscellaneous/settings.h
+++ b/src/miscellaneous/settings.h
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ namespace Messages {
 
   VALUE(bool) EnableMessagePreviewDef;
 
+#if !defined (USE_WEBENGINE)
+  KEY DisplayImagePlaceholders;
+
+  VALUE(bool) DisplayImagePlaceholdersDef;
+#endif
+
   KEY UseCustomDate;
 
   VALUE(bool) UseCustomDateDef;