diff --git a/templates/settings.html b/templates/settings.html
index 5987e23..d5391fa 100644
--- a/templates/settings.html
+++ b/templates/settings.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 					<input type="checkbox" name="hide_sidebar_and_summary" {% if prefs.hide_sidebar_and_summary == "on" %}checked{% endif %}>
 				</div>
 				<div class="prefs-group">
-					<label for="hide_banner">Hide subreddit banner images</label>
+					<label for="hide_banner">Hide subreddit banners</label>
 					<input type="hidden" value="off" name="hide_banner">
 					<input type="checkbox" name="hide_banner" {% if prefs.hide_banner == "on" %}checked{% endif %}>
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/subreddit.html b/templates/subreddit.html
index c4f484b..21ea673 100644
--- a/templates/subreddit.html
+++ b/templates/subreddit.html
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@
 					<a href="/r/{{ sub.name }}/wiki/index">Wiki</a>
 				</div>
 				{% endif %}
-				{% block head %}
+				{% if prefs.hide_banner != "on" %}
+					{% block head %}
 					{% call super() %}
 					<link rel="preload" as="image" href="{{ sub.banner }}">
-				{% endblock %}
-				<div style="background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255,0) 10%, var(--outside)), url({{ sub.banner }});background-size: 100%;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;" id="iconbanner">
+					{% endblock %}
+				{% endif %}
+				<div {% if prefs.hide_banner != "on" %}style="background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255,0) 10%, var(--outside)), url({{ sub.banner }});background-size: 100%;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;"{% endif %} id="iconbanner">
 					<img loading="lazy" id="sub_icon" src="{{ sub.icon }}" alt="Icon for r/{{ sub.name }}">
 				</div>
 				<div id="sub_meta">