diff --git a/templates/design-manager/design-1/single.php b/templates/design-manager/design-1/single.php
index cc32db73f..9e0cc562a 100644
--- a/templates/design-manager/design-1/single.php
+++ b/templates/design-manager/design-1/single.php
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 		<?php do_action( 'amp_post_template_css', $this ); ?>
 	</style>
 </head>
-
-   
-<body <?php ampforwp_body_class('single-post design_1_wrapper');?>>
+<?php
+	$lightbox = ''; 
+	if( false == ampforwp_get_setting('ampforwp-amp-img-lightbox') ){
+	    $lightbox = 'data-amp-auto-lightbox-disable ';
+	}?>
+<body <?php echo esc_attr($lightbox); ?><?php ampforwp_body_class('single-post design_1_wrapper');?>>
 	<?php do_action('ampforwp_body_beginning', $this); ?>
 	<?php $this->load_parts( array( 'header-bar' ) ); ?>
 	<?php do_action( 'below_the_header_design_1', $this ); ?>
diff --git a/templates/design-manager/design-2/single.php b/templates/design-manager/design-2/single.php
index 56a693bd5..b82a6be68 100644
--- a/templates/design-manager/design-2/single.php
+++ b/templates/design-manager/design-2/single.php
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@
 		<?php do_action( 'amp_post_template_css', $this ); ?>
 	</style>
 </head>
-<body <?php ampforwp_body_class('single-post design_2_wrapper');?> >
+<?php
+	$lightbox = '';
+    if( false == ampforwp_get_setting('ampforwp-amp-img-lightbox') ){
+    	$lightbox = 'data-amp-auto-lightbox-disable ';
+	}?>
+<body <?php echo esc_attr($lightbox); ?><?php ampforwp_body_class('single-post design_2_wrapper');?> >
 <?php do_action('ampforwp_body_beginning', $this); ?>
 <?php $this->load_parts( array( 'header-bar' ) ); ?>
 
diff --git a/templates/design-manager/design-3/single.php b/templates/design-manager/design-3/single.php
index 9e1a3fcc3..28985919b 100644
--- a/templates/design-manager/design-3/single.php
+++ b/templates/design-manager/design-3/single.php
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
 		<?php do_action( 'amp_post_template_css', $this ); ?>
 	</style>
 </head>
- 
-<body <?php ampforwp_body_class('design_3_wrapper');?> >
+<?php
+	$lightbox = '';
+    if( false == ampforwp_get_setting('ampforwp-amp-img-lightbox') ){
+    	$lightbox = 'data-amp-auto-lightbox-disable ';
+	}?>
+<body <?php echo esc_attr($lightbox); ?><?php ampforwp_body_class('design_3_wrapper');?> > 
 <?php do_action('ampforwp_body_beginning', $this); ?>
 <?php $this->load_parts( array( 'header-bar' ) ); ?>
 
