diff --git a/system/blueprints/config/system.yaml b/system/blueprints/config/system.yaml
index 73785d62d..e83d86e45 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/config/system.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/config/system.yaml
@@ -1062,6 +1062,17 @@ form:
                             validate:
                                 type: bool
 
+                        images.prettyname_prefix:
+                            type: toggle
+                            label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.IMAGES_PRETTYNAME_PREFIX
+                            help: PLUGIN_ADMIN.IMAGES_PRETTYNAME_PREFIX_HELP
+                            highlight: 1
+                            options:
+                                1: PLUGIN_ADMIN.YES
+                                0: PLUGIN_ADMIN.NO
+                            validate:
+                                type: bool
+
                         media.enable_media_timestamp:
                             type: toggle
                             label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.ENABLE_MEDIA_TIMESTAMP
diff --git a/system/config/system.yaml b/system/config/system.yaml
index 0656fc3d0..403b69252 100644
--- a/system/config/system.yaml
+++ b/system/config/system.yaml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ images:
   cache_perms: '0755'                            # MUST BE IN QUOTES!! Default cache folder perms. Usually '0755' or '0775'
   debug: false                                   # Show an overlay over images indicating the pixel depth of the image when working with retina for example
   auto_fix_orientation: false                    # Automatically fix the image orientation based on the Exif data
+  prettyname_prefix: true                        # The hash prefix, set to false to not include hash prefix
 
 media:
   enable_media_timestamp: false                  # Enable media timestamps
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ImageMedium.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ImageMedium.php
index 9369e3658..15d705136 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ImageMedium.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Medium/ImageMedium.php
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ class ImageMedium extends Medium
     {
         $this->set('prettyname', $name);
         if ($this->image) {
-            $this->image->setPrettyName($name);
+            $prefix = Grav::instance()['config']->get('system.images.prettyname_prefix', true);
+            $this->image->setPrettyName($name, $prefix);
         }
     }
 
@@ -583,10 +584,13 @@ class ImageMedium extends Medium
         // Make sure we free previous image.
         unset($this->image);
 
+        // Get prefix
+        $prefix = Grav::instance()['config']->get('system.images.prettyname_prefix', true);
+
         $this->image = ImageFile::open($file)
             ->setCacheDir($cacheDir)
             ->setActualCacheDir($cacheDir)
-            ->setPrettyName($this->getImagePrettyName());
+            ->setPrettyName($this->getImagePrettyName(), $prefix);
 
         return $this;
     }