diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
             plasmoid.configuration.alignment = alignment;
         }
 
+        onPreviewsChanged: {
+            plasmoid.configuration.previews = previews;
+        }
+
         onLockedChanged: {
             plasmoid.configuration.locked = locked;
         }
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@
         Component.onCompleted: {
             arrangement = plasmoid.configuration.arrangement;
             alignment = plasmoid.configuration.alignment;
+            previews = plasmoid.configuration.previews;
             locked = plasmoid.configuration.locked;
             sortMode = plasmoid.configuration.sortMode;
             sortDesc = plasmoid.configuration.sortDesc;
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.h b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.h
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.h
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
     Q_PROPERTY(int arrangement READ arrangement WRITE setArrangement NOTIFY arrangementChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int alignment READ alignment WRITE setAlignment NOTIFY alignmentChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool previews READ previews WRITE setPreviews NOTIFY previewsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool locked READ locked WRITE setLocked NOTIFY lockedChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int sortMode READ sortMode WRITE setSortMode NOTIFY sortModeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool sortDesc READ sortDesc WRITE setSortDesc NOTIFY sortDescChanged)
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@
         int alignment() const;
         void setAlignment(int alignment);
 
+        bool previews() const;
+        void setPreviews(bool previews);
+
         bool locked() const;
         void setLocked(bool locked);
 
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@
         void showIconSizeActionsChanged();
         void arrangementChanged() const;
         void alignmentChanged() const;
+        void previewsChanged() const;
         void lockedChanged() const;
         void sortModeChanged() const;
         void sortDescChanged() const;
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@
         QActionGroup *m_iconSize;
         QAction *m_sortDesc;
         QAction *m_sortDirsFirst;
+        QAction *m_previews;
         QAction *m_locked;
 
 };
diff --git a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.cpp b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.cpp
--- a/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.cpp
+++ b/containments/desktop/plugins/folder/viewpropertiesmenu.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
         m_iconSize->addAction(action);
     }
 
+    m_previews = m_menu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-preview")), i18n("Show Previews"), this, &ViewPropertiesMenu::previewsChanged);
+    m_previews->setCheckable(true);
+
     m_locked = m_menu->addAction(i18n("Locked"), this, SIGNAL(lockedChanged()));
     m_locked->setCheckable(true);
 }
@@ -186,6 +189,18 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool ViewPropertiesMenu::previews() const
+{
+    return m_previews->isChecked();
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesMenu::setPreviews(bool previews)
+{
+    if (m_previews->isChecked() != previews) {
+        m_previews->setChecked(previews);
+    }
+}
+
 bool ViewPropertiesMenu::locked() const
 {
     return m_locked->isChecked();