diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
index 8cf947f25e..c0027555ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
         boolean display_hidden = prefs.getBoolean("display_hidden", false);
         boolean disable_tracking = prefs.getBoolean("disable_tracking", true);
         boolean parse_classes = prefs.getBoolean("parse_classes", false);
+        boolean inline_images = prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false);
 
         int textColorPrimary = Helper.resolveColor(context, android.R.attr.textColorPrimary);
 
@@ -815,7 +816,7 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
             if (alt.length() > MAX_ALT)
                 alt = alt.substring(0, MAX_ALT) + "…";
 
-            if (!show_images && !TextUtils.isEmpty(alt))
+            if (!show_images && !(inline_images && src.startsWith("cid:")) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(alt))
                 if (TextUtils.isEmpty(tracking))
                     img.appendText("[" + alt + "]");
                 else {