diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/base/BasePreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/base/BasePreferences.kt
index e2651a5f3..416ff4204 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/base/BasePreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/domain/base/BasePreferences.kt
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ class BasePreferences(
     fun displayProfile() = preferenceStore.getString("pref_display_profile_key", "")
 
     fun hardwareBitmapThreshold() = preferenceStore.getInt("pref_hardware_bitmap_threshold", GLUtil.SAFE_TEXTURE_LIMIT)
+
+    fun alwaysDecodeLongStripWithSSIV() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("pref_always_decode_long_strip_with_ssiv", false)
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt
index 07f528a80..48851c323 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ object SettingsAdvancedScreen : SearchableSettings {
                         .toMap()
                         .toImmutableMap(),
                 ),
+                Preference.PreferenceItem.SwitchPreference(
+                    pref = basePreferences.alwaysDecodeLongStripWithSSIV(),
+                    title = stringResource(MR.strings.pref_always_decode_long_strip_with_ssiv),
+                    subtitle = stringResource(MR.strings.pref_always_decode_long_strip_with_ssiv_summary),
+                ),
                 Preference.PreferenceItem.TextPreference(
                     title = stringResource(MR.strings.pref_display_profile),
                     subtitle = basePreferences.displayProfile().get(),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/ReaderPageImageView.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/ReaderPageImageView.kt
index b357a4dd0..7f258b701 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/ReaderPageImageView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/ReaderPageImageView.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.davemorrissey.labs.subscaleview.SubsamplingScaleImageView.EASE_IN_OUT
 import com.davemorrissey.labs.subscaleview.SubsamplingScaleImageView.EASE_OUT_QUAD
 import com.davemorrissey.labs.subscaleview.SubsamplingScaleImageView.SCALE_TYPE_CENTER_INSIDE
 import com.github.chrisbanes.photoview.PhotoView
+import eu.kanade.domain.base.BasePreferences
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.coil.cropBorders
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.coil.customDecoder
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.viewer.webtoon.WebtoonSubsamplingImageView
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.animatorDurationScale
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.isVisibleOnScreen
 import okio.BufferedSource
 import tachiyomi.core.common.util.system.ImageUtil
+import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
+import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
 
 /**
  * A wrapper view for showing page image.
@@ -57,6 +60,10 @@ open class ReaderPageImageView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     private val isWebtoon: Boolean = false,
 ) : FrameLayout(context, attrs, defStyleAttrs, defStyleRes) {
 
+    private val alwaysDecodeLongStripWithSSIV by lazy {
+        Injekt.get<BasePreferences>().alwaysDecodeLongStripWithSSIV().get()
+    }
+
     private var pageView: View? = null
 
     private var config: Config? = null
@@ -294,7 +301,7 @@ open class ReaderPageImageView @JvmOverloads constructor(
                 isVisible = true
             }
             is BufferedSource -> {
-                if (!isWebtoon) {
+                if (!isWebtoon || alwaysDecodeLongStripWithSSIV) {
                     setHardwareConfig(ImageUtil.canUseHardwareBitmap(data))
                     setImage(ImageSource.inputStream(data.inputStream()))
                     isVisible = true
diff --git a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
index 9a41e5335..05b68d21c 100755
--- a/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
@@ -391,10 +391,12 @@
     <string name="pref_show_page_number">Show page number</string>
     <string name="pref_show_reading_mode">Show reading mode</string>
     <string name="pref_show_reading_mode_summary">Briefly show current mode when reader is opened</string>
-    <string name="pref_display_profile">Custom display profile</string>
     <string name="pref_hardware_bitmap_threshold">Custom hardware bitmap threshold</string>
     <string name="pref_hardware_bitmap_threshold_default">Default (%d)</string>
     <string name="pref_hardware_bitmap_threshold_summary">If reader loads a blank image incrementally reduce the threshold.\nSelected: %s</string>
+    <string name="pref_always_decode_long_strip_with_ssiv">Always decode long strip images with SSIV</string>
+    <string name="pref_always_decode_long_strip_with_ssiv_summary">Affects performance. Only enable if reducing bitmap threshold doesn\'t fix blank image issues</string>
+    <string name="pref_display_profile">Custom display profile</string>
     <string name="pref_crop_borders">Crop borders</string>
     <string name="pref_custom_brightness">Custom brightness</string>
     <string name="pref_grayscale">Grayscale</string>