diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js
index 55bd821f95..07a2bf722a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/LabsUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export default class LabsUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
                     <SettingsFlag name={"showHiddenEventsInTimeline"} level={SettingLevel.DEVICE} />
                     <SettingsFlag name={"lowBandwidth"} level={SettingLevel.DEVICE} />
                     <SettingsFlag name={"sendReadReceipts"} level={SettingLevel.ACCOUNT} />
-                    <SettingsFlag name={"showImages"} level={SettingLevel.ACCOUNT} />
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
index 6528c86f19..30f46754b7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
         'showJoinLeaves',
         'showAvatarChanges',
         'showDisplaynameChanges',
+        'showImages',
     ];
 
     static ROOM_LIST_SETTINGS = [