diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 60415f649e..23e9e5ee57 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class CollectionSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultList
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     super.ngOnInit();
-    this.showThumbnails = this.appConfig.browseBy.showThumbnails;
+    this.showThumbnails = this.showThumbnails ?? this.appConfig.browseBy.showThumbnails;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 4cc25b8b76..f31e36ce82 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ export class CommunitySearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListE
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     super.ngOnInit();
-    this.showThumbnails = this.appConfig.browseBy.showThumbnails;
+    this.showThumbnails = this.showThumbnails ?? this.appConfig.browseBy.showThumbnails;
   }
 }