diff --git a/gtk/gtk_options.c b/gtk/gtk_options.c
index 5ee4ee8d8..e187fe3cb 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk_options.c
+++ b/gtk/gtk_options.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ void nsgtk_options_save(void) {
 	GET_ENTRY(entryHomePageURL, option_homepage_url);
 
 	GET_CHECK(checkUseCairo, option_render_cairo);
+	GET_CHECK(checkResampleImages, option_render_resample);
 	/* TODO: save the other options */
 
 	options_write(options_file_location);
diff --git a/gtk/gtk_plotters.c b/gtk/gtk_plotters.c
index 8eda4a83d..773137381 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk_plotters.c
+++ b/gtk/gtk_plotters.c
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ bool nsgtk_plot_bitmap(int x, int y, int width, int height,
 		GdkPixbuf *scaled;
 		scaled = gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple(pixbuf,
 				width, height,
-				GDK_INTERP_BILINEAR);
+				option_render_resample ? GDK_INTERP_BILINEAR
+							: GDK_INTERP_NEAREST);
 		if (!scaled)
 			return false;
 
diff --git a/gtk/netsurf.glade b/gtk/netsurf.glade
index 7c0abc64d..02ca19d85 100644
--- a/gtk/netsurf.glade
+++ b/gtk/netsurf.glade
@@ -1255,7 +1255,6 @@ NTML authentication</property>
 			  <child>
 			    <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="checkResampleImages">
 			      <property name="visible">True</property>
-			      <property name="sensitive">False</property>
 			      <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Smoothly resize images when zooming in and out.</property>
 			      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 			      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Resample images when not at natural size</property>