diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98e6f8a8b..51bda88b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed issue where custom tabs would not respect default browser when opening links
 - Fixed issue where initial app startup takes a long time to load (503 errors)
+- Fixed issue where image dimensions were being fetched regardless of post view types (card/compact)
 
 ## 0.2.6 - 2023-11-22
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lib/post/utils/post.dart b/lib/post/utils/post.dart
index 1facb4e77..20c26ca27 100644
--- a/lib/post/utils/post.dart
+++ b/lib/post/utils/post.dart
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Future<PostView> savePost(int postId, bool save) async {
 Future<List<PostViewMedia>> parsePostViews(List<PostView> postViews) async {
   SharedPreferences prefs = (await UserPreferences.instance).sharedPreferences;
 
-  bool fetchImageDimensions = prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.showPostFullHeightImages.name) ?? false;
+  bool fetchImageDimensions = prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.showPostFullHeightImages.name) == true && prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.useCompactView.name) != true;
   bool edgeToEdgeImages = prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.showPostEdgeToEdgeImages.name) ?? false;
   bool tabletMode = prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.useTabletMode.name) ?? false;
   bool hideNsfwPosts = prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.hideNsfwPosts.name) ?? false;