diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index a76a0b440..095a87606 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -689,6 +689,9 @@
     "hideVideoTitleFullScreen": {
         "message": "Hide video title in fullscreen"
     },
+    "hideThumbnailIcon": {
+        "message": "Hide thumbnail icon"
+    },
     "hideViewsCount": {
         "message": "Hide views count"
     },
diff --git a/js&css/extension/www.youtube.com/general/general.css b/js&css/extension/www.youtube.com/general/general.css
index 9399f4ac3..05be4bf74 100644
--- a/js&css/extension/www.youtube.com/general/general.css
+++ b/js&css/extension/www.youtube.com/general/general.css
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # Mark watched videos
 # Hide aniamted thubmnails
 # Hide buttons on thumbnails
+# Hide thumbnail icon
 # Hide dots on thumbnails
 --------------------------------------------------------------*/
 html[it-cursorLighting=true] #below			{opacity:.4; transition:3s;}
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ html[it-hide-animated-thumbnails='true'] #preview>ytd-video-preview,
 html[it-hide-thumbnail-overlay='true'] #hover-overlays,
 html[it-hide-thumbnail-overlay='true'] #player-controls.ytd-video-preview,
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------
+# HIDE THUMBNAIL ICON
+--------------------------------------------------------------*/
+html[it-hide-thumbnail-icon='true'] .yt-spec-avatar-shape.yt-spec-avatar-shape__button.yt-spec-avatar-shape__button--button-medium.yt-spec-avatar-shape__button--tappable,
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------
 # HIDE DOTS ON THUMBNAILS
 --------------------------------------------------------------*/
 html[it-hide-thumbnail-dots='true'] button#button[aria-label="Action menu"],
diff --git a/menu/skeleton-parts/general.js b/menu/skeleton-parts/general.js
index fedec19bb..0622f9e65 100644
--- a/menu/skeleton-parts/general.js
+++ b/menu/skeleton-parts/general.js
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ extension.skeleton.main.layers.section.general = {
 					text: 'hideThumbnailOverlay',
 					tags: 'preview'
 				},
+				hide_thumbnail_icon: {
+					component: "switch",
+					text: "hideThumbnailIcon",
+					tags: "preview",
+				  },
 				hide_thumbnail_dots: {
 					component: 'switch',
 					text: 'hideThumbnailDots',