diff --git a/doc/misc/eww.texi b/doc/misc/eww.texi
index cc546a92d6..9500624859 100644
--- a/doc/misc/eww.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eww.texi
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ Basics
 toggles whether to display images or not.  This also sets the
 @code{shr-inhibit-images} variable.
 
+@findex eww-toggle-inline-images
+@vindex shr-inline-images
+@cindex Image Display
+  The command @code{eww-toggle-inline-images} toggles whether to
+display images as inline elements or not.  This also sets the
+@code{shr-inline-images} variable.
+
 @findex eww-download
 @vindex eww-download-directory
 @kindex d
@@ -314,9 +321,12 @@ Advanced
 specific images completely by customizing @code{shr-blocked-images}.
 
 @vindex shr-inhibit-images
+@vindex shr-inline-images
   You can control image display by customizing
 @code{shr-inhibit-images}.  If this variable is @code{nil}, display
-the ``ALT'' text of images instead.
+the ``ALT'' text of images instead.  By definition, images are inline
+elements.  However, if the variable @code{shr-inline-images} is
+@code{nil}, images are displayed on a separate line.
 
 @vindex shr-color-visible-distance-min
 @vindex shr-color-visible-luminance-min
diff --git a/lisp/net/eww.el b/lisp/net/eww.el
index eec3ec7ba8..e6046bf145 100644
--- a/lisp/net/eww.el
+++ b/lisp/net/eww.el
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ eww-mode-map
 	["Toggle fonts" eww-toggle-fonts t]
 	["Toggle colors" eww-toggle-colors t]
 	["Toggle images" eww-toggle-images t]
+	["Toggle inline images" eww-toggle-inline-images t]
         ["Character Encoding" eww-set-character-encoding]
         ["Toggle Paragraph Direction" eww-toggle-paragraph-direction]))
     map))
@@ -1903,6 +1904,14 @@ eww-toggle-images
   (message "Images are now %s"
            (if shr-inhibit-images "off" "on")))
 
+(defun eww-toggle-inline-images ()
+  "Toggle whether or not to display images as inline elements."
+  (interactive nil eww-mode)
+  (setq shr-inline-images (not shr-inline-images))
+  (eww-reload)
+  (message "Inline images are now %s"
+           (if shr-inline-images "on" "off")))
+
 ;;; Bookmarks code
 
 (defvar eww-bookmarks nil)
diff --git a/lisp/net/shr.el b/lisp/net/shr.el
index cbdeb65ba8..673c4787a3 100644
--- a/lisp/net/shr.el
+++ b/lisp/net/shr.el
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ shr-inhibit-images
   :version "28.1"
   :type 'boolean)
 
+(defcustom shr-inline-images t
+  "If non-nil, render images as inline elements."
+  :version "28.1"
+  :type 'boolean)
+
 (defvar shr-external-rendering-functions nil
   "Alist of tag/function pairs used to alter how shr renders certain tags.
 For instance, eww uses this to alter rendering of title, forms
@@ -672,7 +677,9 @@ shr--translate-insertion-chars
 
 (defun shr-insert (text)
   (when (and (not (bolp))
-	     (get-text-property (1- (point)) 'image-url))
+	     (get-text-property (1- (point)) 'image-url)
+             (not shr-inhibit-images)
+             (not shr-inline-images))
     (insert "\n"))
   (cond
    ((eq shr-folding-mode 'none)
@@ -1147,7 +1154,8 @@ shr-put-image
 	  ;; When inserting big-ish pictures, put them at the
 	  ;; beginning of the line.
 	  (when (and (> (current-column) 0)
-		     (> (car (image-size image t)) 400))
+		     (> (car (image-size image t)) 400)
+                     (not shr-inline-images))
 	    (insert "\n"))
 	  (if (eq size 'original)
 	      (insert-sliced-image image (or alt "*") nil 20 1)
@@ -1662,7 +1670,9 @@ shr-tag-img
 	    (and dom
 		 (or (> (length (dom-attr dom 'src)) 0)
                      (> (length (dom-attr dom 'srcset)) 0))))
-    (when (> (current-column) 0)
+    (when (and (> (current-column) 0)
+               (not shr-inhibit-images)
+               (not shr-inline-images))
       (insert "\n"))
     (let ((alt (dom-attr dom 'alt))
           (width (shr-string-number (dom-attr dom 'width)))