diff --git a/language/English/strings.po b/language/English/strings.po
index 307325bce3348..c0c13832ef719 100644
--- a/language/English/strings.po
+++ b/language/English/strings.po
@@ -16253,7 +16253,19 @@ msgctxt "#37043"
 msgid "Defines the time to wait for subsequent key presses before performing the skip. Only applies when using smart skipping (when using more than one skip step for a direction)."
 msgstr ""
 
-#empty strings from id 37044 to 38009
+#. Setting #37044 Settings -> Video -> File lists -> Extract chapter thumbnails
+#: system/settings/settings.xml
+msgctxt "#37044"
+msgid "Extract chapter thumbnails"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. Description of setting #37044 "Video -> File lists -> Extract chapter thumbnails"
+#: system/settings/settings.xml
+msgctxt "#37045"
+msgid "Extract chapter thumbnails for presentation in the chapters/bookmarks dialog. This might increase CPU load."
+msgstr ""
+
+#empty strings from id 37046 to 38009
 
 #: system/settings/rbp.xml
 msgctxt "#38010"
diff --git a/system/settings/settings.xml b/system/settings/settings.xml
index ecd2e9010f9ba..52d1fb7cce5d4 100644
--- a/system/settings/settings.xml
+++ b/system/settings/settings.xml
@@ -780,6 +780,11 @@
           <default>true</default>
           <control type="toggle" />
         </setting>
+        <setting id="myvideos.extractchapterthumbs" type="boolean" label="37044" help="37045">
+          <level>1</level>
+          <default>true</default>
+          <control type="toggle" />
+        </setting>
         <setting id="myvideos.replacelabels" type="boolean" label="20419" help="36179">
           <level>1</level>
           <default>true</default>
diff --git a/xbmc/video/dialogs/GUIDialogVideoBookmarks.cpp b/xbmc/video/dialogs/GUIDialogVideoBookmarks.cpp
index 294a1cf03d0f7..328974bcbcf0f 100644
--- a/xbmc/video/dialogs/GUIDialogVideoBookmarks.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/video/dialogs/GUIDialogVideoBookmarks.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "filesystem/File.h"
 #include "TextureCache.h"
 #include "ApplicationMessenger.h"
+#include "settings/Settings.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ void CGUIDialogVideoBookmarks::OnRefreshList()
     std::string cachefile = CTextureCache::Get().GetCachedPath(CTextureCache::Get().GetCacheFile(time)+".jpg");
     if (XFILE::CFile::Exists(cachefile))
       item->SetArt("thumb", cachefile);
-    else if (i > m_jobsStarted)
+    else if (i > m_jobsStarted && CSettings::Get().GetBool("myvideos.extractchapterthumbs"))
     {
       CFileItem item(m_filePath, false);
       CJob* job = new CThumbExtractor(item, m_filePath, true, time, pos * 1000, false);