diff --git a/fastanime/assets/scripts/fzf/preview.template.sh b/fastanime/assets/scripts/fzf/preview.template.sh
index 240bc38..58d18c5 100755
--- a/fastanime/assets/scripts/fzf/preview.template.sh
+++ b/fastanime/assets/scripts/fzf/preview.template.sh
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ fzf_preview() {
 
   if [ "$IMAGE_RENDERER" = "icat" ] && [ -z "$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR" ]; then
     if command -v kitten >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      kitten icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder --scale-up --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
+      kitten icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder{SCALE_UP} --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
     elif command -v icat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder --scale-up --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
+      icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder{SCALE_UP} --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
     else
-      kitty icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder --scale-up --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
+      kitty icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder{SCALE_UP} --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
     fi
 
   elif [ -n "$GHOSTTY_BIN_DIR" ]; then
     dim=$((FZF_PREVIEW_COLUMNS - 1))x${FZF_PREVIEW_LINES}
     if command -v kitten >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      kitten icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder --scale-up --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
+      kitten icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder{SCALE_UP} --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
     elif command -v icat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder --scale-up --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
+      icat --clear --transfer-mode=memory --unicode-placeholder{SCALE_UP} --stdin=no --place="$dim@0x0" "$file" | sed "\$d" | sed "$(printf "\$s/\$/\033[m/")"
     else
       chafa -s "$dim" "$file"
     fi
diff --git a/fastanime/cli/utils/preview.py b/fastanime/cli/utils/preview.py
index 4304631..e97af6a 100644
--- a/fastanime/cli/utils/preview.py
+++ b/fastanime/cli/utils/preview.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ def get_anime_preview(
         "C_RULE": ansi.get_true_fg(SEPARATOR_COLOR, bold=True),
         "RESET": ansi.RESET,
         "PREFIX": "",
+        "SCALE_UP": " --scale-up" if config.general.preview_scale_up else "",
     }
 
     for key, value in replacements.items():
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ def get_episode_preview(
         "C_RULE": ansi.get_true_fg(SEPARATOR_COLOR, bold=True),
         "RESET": ansi.RESET,
         "PREFIX": f"{media_item.title.english}_Episode_",
+        "SCALE_UP": " --scale-up" if config.general.preview_scale_up else "",
     }
 
     for key, value in replacements.items():
@@ -323,6 +325,7 @@ def get_dynamic_anime_preview(config: AppConfig) -> str:
         "C_VALUE": ansi.get_true_fg(HEADER_COLOR, bold=True),
         "C_RULE": ansi.get_true_fg(SEPARATOR_COLOR, bold=True),
         "RESET": ansi.RESET,
+        "SCALE_UP": " --scale-up" if config.general.preview_scale_up else "",
     }
 
     for key, value in replacements.items():
diff --git a/fastanime/core/config/defaults.py b/fastanime/core/config/defaults.py
index 29910d7..e90822f 100644
--- a/fastanime/core/config/defaults.py
+++ b/fastanime/core/config/defaults.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ GENERAL_SELECTOR = lambda: "fzf" if detect.has_fzf() else "default"
 GENERAL_AUTO_SELECT_ANIME_RESULT = True
 GENERAL_ICONS = True
 GENERAL_PREVIEW = lambda: "full" if detect.is_running_kitty_terminal() else "none"
+GENERAL_SCALE_PREVIEW = True
 GENERAL_IMAGE_RENDERER = (
     lambda: "icat" if detect.is_running_kitty_terminal() else "chafa"
 )
diff --git a/fastanime/core/config/descriptions.py b/fastanime/core/config/descriptions.py
index 795d684..47ef94d 100644
--- a/fastanime/core/config/descriptions.py
+++ b/fastanime/core/config/descriptions.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ GENERAL_AUTO_SELECT_ANIME_RESULT = (
 )
 GENERAL_ICONS = "Display emoji icons in the user interface."
 GENERAL_PREVIEW = "Type of preview to display in selectors."
+GENERAL_SCALE_PREVIEW = (
+    "Whether to scale up images rendered with icat to fill the preview area. "
+    "When using the 'full' preview type in a landscape window, enabling this may reduce "
+    "the amount of text information displayed."
+)
 GENERAL_IMAGE_RENDERER = (
     "The command-line tool to use for rendering images in the terminal."
 )
diff --git a/fastanime/core/config/model.py b/fastanime/core/config/model.py
index 0a86030..70156f8 100644
--- a/fastanime/core/config/model.py
+++ b/fastanime/core/config/model.py
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ class GeneralConfig(BaseModel):
         default_factory=defaults.GENERAL_PREVIEW,
         description=desc.GENERAL_PREVIEW,
     )
+    preview_scale_up: bool = Field(
+        default=defaults.GENERAL_SCALE_PREVIEW,
+        description=desc.GENERAL_SCALE_PREVIEW,
+    )
+
     image_renderer: Literal["icat", "chafa", "imgcat"] = Field(
         default_factory=defaults.GENERAL_IMAGE_RENDERER,
         description=desc.GENERAL_IMAGE_RENDERER,