diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/adminhtml/system.xml b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/adminhtml/system.xml
index 64f338d53a283..3f9a3d1a8e4e1 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/adminhtml/system.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/adminhtml/system.xml
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@
         <section id="system">
             <group id="media_gallery_renditions" translate="label" type="text" sortOrder="1010" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="0" showInStore="0">
                 <label>Media Gallery Renditions</label>
-                <field id="width" translate="label" type="text" sortOrder="10" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="0" showInStore="0">
+                <field id="enabled" translate="label" type="select" sortOrder="10" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="0" showInStore="0">
+                    <label>Enable Image Optimization</label>
+                    <source_model>Magento\Config\Model\Config\Source\Yesno</source_model>
+                </field>
+                <field id="width" translate="label" type="text" sortOrder="20" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="0" showInStore="0">
                     <label>Max Width</label>
                     <validate>validate-zero-or-greater validate-digits</validate>
                 </field>
-                <field id="height" translate="label" type="text" sortOrder="20" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="0" showInStore="0">
+                <field id="height" translate="label" type="text" sortOrder="30" showInDefault="1" showInWebsite="0" showInStore="0">
                     <label>Max Height</label>
                     <validate>validate-zero-or-greater validate-digits</validate>
                 </field>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/config.xml b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/config.xml
index 58c5aa1f11fd2..6b4f2351b8b10 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/config.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MediaGalleryRenditions/etc/config.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <default>
         <system>
             <media_gallery_renditions>
+                <enabled>1</enabled>
                 <width>1000</width>
                 <height>1000</height>
             </media_gallery_renditions>