diff --git a/manual/CONFIG.md b/manual/CONFIG.md
index a24a82d06..d369b6600 100644
--- a/manual/CONFIG.md
+++ b/manual/CONFIG.md
@@ -286,6 +286,38 @@ Width of the collapsed panel.
 _Repeated - edit in contentLeftPanel_.  
 Determines if the panel is open.
 
+#### contentLeftPanel
+
+##### expandFullEnabled
+
+**Type**: `boolean`  
+**Default**: `false`  
+Determines if expand full is enabled.
+
+##### panelAnimationDuration
+
+**Type**: `number`  
+**Default**: `250`  
+Determines the duration of the panel expand/collapse animation.
+
+##### panelCollapsedWidth
+
+**Type**: `number`  
+**Default**: `30`   
+Width of the collapsed panel.
+
+##### panelExpandedWidth
+
+**Type**: `number`  
+**Default**: `255`  
+Width of the collapsed panel.
+
+##### panelOpen
+
+**Type**: `boolean`  
+**Default**: `false`  
+Determines if the panel is open.
+
 ##### autoExpandTreeEnabled
 
 **Type**: `boolean`  
@@ -358,6 +390,12 @@ Padding for loading gallery thumbnails.
 **Default**: `200`  
 Width of the gallery thumbnail.
 
+##### hideThumbsView
+
+**Type**: `boolean`  
+**Default**: `false`  
+Hides the thumbnails view within the left panel. 
+
 ##### oneColThumbHeight
 
 **Type**: `number`  
diff --git a/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/config/ContentLeftPanel.ts b/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/config/ContentLeftPanel.ts
index 38bfaeb3f..9278ad111 100644
--- a/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/config/ContentLeftPanel.ts
+++ b/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/config/ContentLeftPanel.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type ContentLeftPanelOptions = ExpandPanelOptions & {
   galleryThumbLoadPadding: number;
   /** Width of the gallery thumbnail */
   galleryThumbWidth: number;
+  /** Hide thumbnails tab */
+  hideThumbsView: boolean;
   /** Height of the one column thumbnail */
   oneColThumbHeight: number;
   /** Width of the one column thumbnail */
diff --git a/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-av-extension/config/config.json b/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-av-extension/config/config.json
index 7e4b09d99..0c708b66c 100644
--- a/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-av-extension/config/config.json
+++ b/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-av-extension/config/config.json
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
         "galleryThumbHeight": 320,
         "galleryThumbLoadPadding": 3,
         "galleryThumbWidth": 200,
+        "hideThumbsView": false,
         "oneColThumbHeight": 320,
         "oneColThumbWidth": 200,
         "pageModeEnabled": true,
diff --git a/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-openseadragon-extension/config/config.json b/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-openseadragon-extension/config/config.json
index bcf242d14..f92f1e8ee 100644
--- a/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-openseadragon-extension/config/config.json
+++ b/src/content-handlers/iiif/extensions/uv-openseadragon-extension/config/config.json
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
         "galleryThumbHeight": 320,
         "galleryThumbLoadPadding": 3,
         "galleryThumbWidth": 200,
+        "hideThumbsView": false,
         "oneColThumbHeight": 320,
         "oneColThumbWidth": 200,
         "pageModeEnabled": true,
diff --git a/src/content-handlers/iiif/modules/uv-contentleftpanel-module/ContentLeftPanel.ts b/src/content-handlers/iiif/modules/uv-contentleftpanel-module/ContentLeftPanel.ts
index ab58980f0..a20b1f793 100644
--- a/src/content-handlers/iiif/modules/uv-contentleftpanel-module/ContentLeftPanel.ts
+++ b/src/content-handlers/iiif/modules/uv-contentleftpanel-module/ContentLeftPanel.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ export class ContentLeftPanel extends LeftPanel<ContentLeftPanelConfig> {
       '<a class="thumbs tab" tabindex="0">' + this.content.thumbnails + "</a>"
     );
     this.$tabs.append(this.$thumbsButton);
+    if (this.config.options.hideThumbsView) {
+      this.$thumbsButton.hide();
+    }
 
     this.$tabsContent = $('<div class="tabsContent"></div>');
     this.$main.append(this.$tabsContent);
@@ -646,6 +649,14 @@ export class ContentLeftPanel extends LeftPanel<ContentLeftPanelConfig> {
       false
     );
 
+    const hideThumbsView = Bools.getBool(
+      this.config.options.hideThumbsView,
+      false
+    );
+    if (hideThumbsView) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     const treeData: TreeNode | null = this.getTree();
 
     if (