diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index b196ae5c..b6ddbfa5 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 {{- $class = "post-entry tag-entry" }}
 {{- end }}
 <article class="{{ $class }}">
-  {{- partial "cover.html" (dict "cxt" . "IsHome" true) }}
+  {{- $isHidden := (.Site.Params.cover.hidden | default .Site.Params.cover.hiddenInList)}}
+  {{- partial "cover.html" (dict "cxt" . "IsHome" true "isHidden" $isHidden) }}
   <header class="entry-header">
     <h2>
       {{ .Title }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 607841b0..21e8e793 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     </div>
     {{- end}}
   </header>
-  {{- partial "cover.html" (dict "cxt" . "IsHome" false) }}
+  {{- $isHidden := ((.Site.Params.cover.hidden | default .Site.Params.cover.hiddenInSingle) | default .Params.cover.hidden )}}
+  {{- partial "cover.html" (dict "cxt" . "IsHome" false "isHidden" $isHidden) }}
   {{- if .Params.ShowToc }}
   <div class="toc">
     <details {{if .Params.TocOpen }} open{{ end }}>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/cover.html b/layouts/partials/cover.html
index 86ee4894..5ff16bc0 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/cover.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/cover.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{- with .cxt}} {{/* Apply proper context from dict */}}
-{{- if .Params.cover.image }}
+{{- if (and .Params.cover.image (not $.isHidden)) }}
 {{- $alt := (.Params.cover.alt | default .Params.cover.caption | plainify) }}
 <figure class="entry-cover">
     {{- $addLink := (and .Site.Params.cover.linkFullImages (not $.IsHome)) }}