diff --git a/res/layout/sticker_view.xml b/res/layout/sticker_view.xml
index 3dfd2b289b..17dba9118d 100644
--- a/res/layout/sticker_view.xml
+++ b/res/layout/sticker_view.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         android:id="@+id/sticker_thumbnail"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        app:thumbnail_radius="0dp"/>
+        app:thumbnail_radius="0dp"
+        app:thumbnail_fit="fit_center"/>
 
 </merge>
diff --git a/res/values/attrs.xml b/res/values/attrs.xml
index 6dfcae7f0c..4becd0cf80 100644
--- a/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@
         <attr name="minHeight" format="dimension" />
         <attr name="maxHeight" format="dimension" />
         <attr name="thumbnail_radius" format="dimension" />
+        <attr name="thumbnail_fit" format="enum">
+            <enum name="center_crop" value="0" />
+            <enum name="fit_center" value="1" />
+        </attr>
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="DeliveryStatusView">
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java
index aec3acfda0..874ea6b876 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/ThumbnailView.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.RequestBuilder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.DiskCacheStrategy;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.BitmapTransformation;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.CenterCrop;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.FitCenter;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.RoundedCorners;
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public class ThumbnailView extends FrameLayout {
   private SlideClickListener            thumbnailClickListener = null;
   private SlidesClickedListener         downloadClickListener  = null;
   private Slide                         slide                  = null;
+  private BitmapTransformation          fit                    = new CenterCrop();
 
   private int radius;
 
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ public class ThumbnailView extends FrameLayout {
       bounds[MIN_HEIGHT] = typedArray.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.ThumbnailView_minHeight, 0);
       bounds[MAX_HEIGHT] = typedArray.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.ThumbnailView_maxHeight, 0);
       radius             = typedArray.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.ThumbnailView_thumbnail_radius, getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.thumbnail_default_radius));
+      fit                = typedArray.getInt(R.styleable.ThumbnailView_thumbnail_fit, 0) == 1 ? new FitCenter() : new CenterCrop();
       typedArray.recycle();
     } else {
       radius = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.message_corner_collapse_radius);
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ public class ThumbnailView extends FrameLayout {
   private GlideRequest buildThumbnailGlideRequest(@NonNull GlideRequests glideRequests, @NonNull Slide slide) {
     GlideRequest request = applySizing(glideRequests.load(new DecryptableUri(slide.getThumbnailUri()))
                                           .diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.RESOURCE)
-                                          .transition(withCrossFade()), new CenterCrop());
+                                          .transition(withCrossFade()), fit);
 
     if (slide.isInProgress()) return request;
     else                      return request.apply(RequestOptions.errorOf(R.drawable.ic_missing_thumbnail_picture));