diff --git a/C4/Auth.pm b/C4/Auth.pm
index 999e6f5c5a..996117bfc2 100755
--- a/C4/Auth.pm
+++ b/C4/Auth.pm
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ sub get_template_and_user {
 			'item-level_itypes' => C4::Context->preference('item-level_itypes'),
 			canreservefromotherbranches => C4::Context->preference('canreservefromotherbranches'),
 			intranetreadinghistory => C4::Context->preference("intranetreadinghistory"),
+			noItemTypeImages => C4::Context->preference("noItemTypeImages"),
         );
     }
     else {
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/staff-global.css b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/staff-global.css
index d63b70157a..fd06551466 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/staff-global.css
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/css/staff-global.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ a:hover {
 
 body {
 	text-align : left;
-  	padding:0 0 2em 0;
+  	padding:0 0 2.5em 0;
 }
 
 br.clear {
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tmpl
index 00cfcc418d..2a74a6cf1c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tmpl
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ Item Types Administration
   <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
       <li>
           <label for="description">Description</label><input type="text" id="description" name="description" size="48" maxlength="80" value="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="description" escape="HTML" -->" />      </li>
-      <li><fieldset>
+     <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="noItemTypeImages" -->
+	 <li><span class="label">Image: </span>Item type images are disabled. To enable them, turn off the <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/systempreferences.pl?tab=all&searchfield=noItemTypeImages">noItemTypeImages system preference</a></li>
+	 <!-- TMPL_ELSE --> <li><fieldset>
 	  <legend>Image: </legend>
         
           <ol>
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ Item Types Administration
         
           </ol>
 		  </fieldset>
-      </li>
+      </li><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
       <li>
           <label for="notforloan">Not for loan</label>   <!-- TMPL_IF name="notforloan" -->
                 <input type="checkbox" id="notforloan" name="notforloan" checked="checked" value="1" />
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ Item Types Administration
 <h2>Item Types Administration</h2>
 <table>
   <tr>
-    <th>Image</th>
+    <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><th>Image</th><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
     <th>Code</th>
     <th>Description</th>
     <th>Not for loan</th>
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ Item Types Administration
     <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
   <tr class="highlight">
     <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
-    <td><img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="imageurl" -->" alt="" /></td>
+   <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --> <td><img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="imageurl" -->" alt="" /></td><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
     <td>
       <a href="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="script_name" -->?op=add_form&amp;itemtype=<!-- TMPL_VAR name="itemtype" escape="HTML" -->">
         <!-- TMPL_VAR name="itemtype" -->
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl
index a8e7120c8a..6894beaa8b 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tmpl
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function verify_images() {
             </tr>
             <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="itemloop" -->
                 <tr>
-                    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" --><td><img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="imageurl" -->" alt="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="description" -->" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="description" -->"></td><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+                    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" --><td><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="description" --><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="imageurl" -->" alt="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="description" -->" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="description" -->"><!-- /TMPL_IF --></td><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                     <td><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="branchname" --></td>
                     <td><!-- TMPL_VAR name="locationname" --></td>
                     <td><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="itemcallnumber" --> <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemcallnumber" --><!-- /TMPL_IF --></td>
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ function verify_images() {
 <div id="editions"><h2>Editions</h2>
 <ul>
 <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="XISBNS" -->
-<li><img src="/opac-tmpl/prog/itemtypeimg/<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->.gif" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->" />
+<li><!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><img src="/opac-tmpl/prog/itemtypeimg/<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->.gif" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->" /><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
 <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/detail.pl?biblionumber=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->"><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="title" --></a> by <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="author" --> &copy;<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="copyrightdate" --></li>
 <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="isbn" -->.01._AA75_PU_PU-5_.jpg" />
     <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME=items -->
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ function verify_images() {
 <ul>
 <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="SIMILAR_PRODUCTS" -->
 <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="product" -->
-<li><img src="/opac-tmpl/prog/itemtypeimg/<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->.gif" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->" />
+<li><!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><img src="/opac-tmpl/prog/itemtypeimg/<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->.gif" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->" /><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
 <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/detail.pl?biblionumber=<!-- TMPL_VAR
 NAME="biblionumber" -->"><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="title" --></a> by <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="author" --> &copy;<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="copyrightdate" --></li>
 <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="isbn" -->.01._THUMBZZZ_PU_PU-5_.jpg" />
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl
index 21ec970e7d..57963abfc6 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tmpl
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ $(window).load(function() {
                                 <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
                                     <p>
                                     <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="item-level_itypes" -->
-                                    <!-- TMPL_IF name="imageurl" -->
+                                    <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><!-- TMPL_IF name="imageurl" -->
                                     <img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="imageurl" -->" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="description" -->" style="float: left; margin: .1em;" alt="img" />
-                                    <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+                                    <!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
                                     <!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
 
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="author" -->
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ $(window).load(function() {
                                     <ul>
                                     <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="available_items_loop" -->
                                         
-                                        <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" --><!-- TMPL_IF name="imageurl" --><li style=" list-style: none; list-style-type: none;  background-image: url(<!-- TMPL_VAR name=imageurl -->); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 50%; padding: 3px 0 3px 30px; margin: .4em 0; " title="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="description" -->"><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+                                        <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><li><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" --><!-- TMPL_IF name="imageurl" --><li style=" list-style: none; list-style-type: none;  background-image: url(<!-- TMPL_VAR name="imageurl" -->); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 50%; padding: 3px 0 3px 30px; margin: .4em 0; " title="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="description" -->"><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="branchname" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="branchname" --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="location" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="location" --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="itemcallnumber" -->[<a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?q=callnum:<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemcallnumber" ESCAPE="URL" -->"><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemcallnumber" --></a>]<!-- /TMPL_IF -->
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ $(window).load(function() {
                                    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="onloancount" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="onloancount" --><!-- /TMPL_IF --> on loan:
                                     <ul>
                                     <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="onloan_items_loop" -->
-                                        <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" -->
+                                       <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><li><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" -->
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF name="imageurl" -->
                                         <li style=" list-style: none; list-style-type: none;  background-image: url(<!-- TMPL_VAR name=imageurl -->); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 50%; padding: 3px 0 3px 30px; margin: .4em 0;" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="description" -->">
                                         <!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
-                                        <!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF -->                                        
+                                        <!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->                                        
 
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="branchname" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="branchname" --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="location" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="location" --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
@@ -350,11 +350,11 @@ $(window).load(function() {
                                     <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="othercount" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="othercount" --><!-- /TMPL_IF --> unavailable:
                                     <ul>
                                     <!-- TMPL_LOOP NAME="other_items_loop" -->
-                                        <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" -->
+                                        <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><li><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="item-level_itypes" -->
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF name="imageurl" -->
                                         <li style="list-style: none; list-style-type: none; background-image: url(<!-- TMPL_VAR name=imageurl -->); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 50%; padding: 3px 0 3px 30px; margin: .4em 0;" title="<!-- TMPL_VAR name="description" -->">
                                         <!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
-                                        <!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF -->                                       >
+                                        <!-- TMPL_ELSE --><li><!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->                                       >
 
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="branchname" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="branchname" --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
                                         <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="location" --><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="location" --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tmpl
index 88e3e2db28..d7f683ff6a 100755
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/circulation.tmpl
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ No patron matched <span class="ex"><!-- TMPL_VAR name="message" --></span>
         </td>
         <td>
             <!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype" -->
-            <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="itemtype_image" -->
+           <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --> <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="itemtype_image" -->
             <img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype_image" -->" />
-            <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+            <!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
         </td>
         <td><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemcallnumber" --></td>
         <td><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="barcode" --></td>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tmpl
index 69a9985e44..04abef822a 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tmpl
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ for (var i=0;i<ItemsNodes.length;i++){
 	<input type="hidden" name="branch" value="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="branch" -->" />
     <table>
         <tr>
-			<th scope="col"></th>
+			<!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><th scope="col">&nbsp;</th><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
             <th scope="col">Title</th>
             <th scope="col">Priority</th>
             <th scope="col">Date due</th>
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ for (var i=0;i<ItemsNodes.length;i++){
         <tr>
             <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
           <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
-		  <td>
+		  <!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><td>
                 <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="itemtype_image" -->
                 <img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="itemtype_image" -->" alt="" />
 				<!-- TMPL_ELSE -->&nbsp;
-                <!-- /TMPL_IF --></td>
+                <!-- /TMPL_IF --></td><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
             <td><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/detail.pl?biblionumber=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="biblionumber" -->"><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="title" --></a> <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="author" -->, by <!-- TMPL_VAR name="author" --><!-- /TMPL_IF --> <!-- TMPL_IF name="publishercode" -->; <!-- TMPL_VAR name="publishercode" --> <!-- /TMPL_IF --> <!-- TMPL_IF name="publicationyear" -->, <!-- TMPL_VAR name="publicationyear" --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->            </td>
             <td><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="barcode" --></td>
             <td><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="date_due" --></td>
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ for (var i=0;i<ItemsNodes.length;i++){
         </tr>
         <!-- /tmpl_loop -->
         <tr>
-            <td colspan="6">Total replacement cost:</td>
+			<!-- TMPL_UNLESS NAME="noItemTypeImages" --><td>&nbsp;</td><!-- /TMPL_UNLESS -->
+            <td colspan="5">Total replacement cost:</td>
             <td><!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="totalprice" --></td>
             <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
         </tr>