diff --git a/src/dir_view.rs b/src/dir_view.rs
index ce9070b38e0a634cb264c01c6543d1cf90a05cd1..ec397829d7bc0e5eeca0d27e1958507bb82bcbda 100644
--- a/src/dir_view.rs
+++ b/src/dir_view.rs
@@ -533,7 +533,9 @@ impl DirView {
 
         grid_item.set_fileinfo(info);
 
-        if info.boolean(gio::FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_IS_VALID) {
+        if info.boolean(gio::FILE_ATTRIBUTE_THUMBNAIL_IS_VALID)
+            || self.thumbnail_mode() == ThumbnailMode::Never
+        {
             return;
         }