diff --git a/install/data/defaults.json b/install/data/defaults.json
index a5921ab940..8b6f7a2b03 100644
--- a/install/data/defaults.json
+++ b/install/data/defaults.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "orphanExpiryDays": 0,
     "resizeImageWidthThreshold": 2000,
     "resizeImageWidth": 760,
+    "resizeImageKeepOriginal": 1,
     "rejectImageWidth": 5000,
     "rejectImageHeight": 5000,
     "resizeImageQuality": 80,
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
index f99528e4d0..22046915d9 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	"resize-image-width-threshold-help": "(in pixels, default: 2000 pixels, set to 0 to disable)",
 	"resize-image-width": "Resize images down to specified width",
 	"resize-image-width-help": "(in pixels, default: 760 pixels, set to 0 to disable)",
+	"resize-image-keep-original": "Keep original image after resize",
 	"resize-image-quality": "Quality to use when resizing images",
 	"resize-image-quality-help": "Use a lower quality setting to reduce the file size of resized images.",
 	"max-file-size": "Maximum File Size (in KiB)",
diff --git a/src/controllers/uploads.js b/src/controllers/uploads.js
index d5105d25f1..29b5fac332 100644
--- a/src/controllers/uploads.js
+++ b/src/controllers/uploads.js
@@ -110,12 +110,16 @@ async function resizeImage(fileObj) {
 
 	await image.resizeImage({
 		path: fileObj.path,
-		target: file.appendToFileName(fileObj.path, '-resized'),
+		target: meta.config.resizeImageKeepOriginal ?
+			file.appendToFileName(fileObj.path, '-resized') :
+			fileObj.path,
 		width: meta.config.resizeImageWidth,
 		quality: meta.config.resizeImageQuality,
 	});
 	// Return the resized version to the composer/postData
-	fileObj.url = file.appendToFileName(fileObj.url, '-resized');
+	if (meta.config.resizeImageKeepOriginal) {
+		fileObj.url = file.appendToFileName(fileObj.url, '-resized');
+	}
 
 	return fileObj;
 }
diff --git a/src/image.js b/src/image.js
index 4f07267f16..6c0ae9e68a 100644
--- a/src/image.js
+++ b/src/image.js
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ image.stripEXIF = async function (path) {
 };
 
 image.checkDimensions = async function (path) {
-	const meta = require('./meta');
 	const result = await image.size(path);
 
 	if (result.width > meta.config.rejectImageWidth || result.height > meta.config.rejectImageHeight) {
diff --git a/src/upgrades/3.12.0/resize-image-keep-original.js b/src/upgrades/3.12.0/resize-image-keep-original.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92f889fd2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/upgrades/3.12.0/resize-image-keep-original.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-await-in-loop */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const db = require('../../database');
+
+module.exports = {
+	name: 'Add setting for keeping original image after resize',
+	timestamp: Date.UTC(2024, 11, 2),
+	method: async function () {
+		await db.setObjectField('config', 'resizeImageKeepOriginal', 1);
+	},
+};
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
index 58da4e3ff6..aa138c8c67 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
+				<div class="form-check form-switch mb-3">
+					<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="resizeImageKeepOriginal" data-field="resizeImageKeepOriginal">
+					<label for="resizeImageKeepOriginal" class="form-check-label">[[admin/settings/uploads:resize-image-keep-original]]</label>
+				</div>
+
 				<div class="mb-3">
 					<label class="form-label" for="resizeImageQuality">[[admin/settings/uploads:resize-image-quality]]</label>
 					<input id="resizeImageQuality" type="text" class="form-control" value="60" data-field="resizeImageQuality" placeholder="60">
diff --git a/test/uploads.js b/test/uploads.js
index ff59c4c1f2..a8e48afac5 100644
--- a/test/uploads.js
+++ b/test/uploads.js
@@ -164,6 +164,24 @@ describe('Upload Controllers', () => {
 			meta.config.resizeImageWidthThreshold = 2000;
 		});
 
+		it('should resize and upload an image to a post and replace original', async () => {
+			const oldValue = meta.config.resizeImageWidth;
+			const keepOldValue = meta.config.resizeImageKeepOriginal;
+			meta.config.resizeImageWidth = 10;
+			meta.config.resizeImageWidthThreshold = 10;
+			meta.config.resizeImageKeepOriginal = 0;
+			const { response, body } = await helpers.uploadFile(`${nconf.get('url')}/api/post/upload`, path.join(__dirname, '../test/files/test.png'), {}, jar, csrf_token);
+
+			assert.equal(response.statusCode, 200);
+			assert(body && body.status && body.response && body.response.images);
+			assert(Array.isArray(body.response.images));
+			assert(body.response.images[0].url);
+			assert(body.response.images[0].url.match(/\/assets\/uploads\/files\/\d+-test.png/));
+			meta.config.resizeImageWidth = oldValue;
+			meta.config.resizeImageWidthThreshold = 2000;
+			meta.config.resizeImageKeepOriginal = keepOldValue;
+		});
+
 		it('should upload a file to a post', async () => {
 			const oldValue = meta.config.allowedFileExtensions;
 			meta.config.allowedFileExtensions = 'png,jpg,bmp,html';