diff --git a/src/js/lightslider.js b/src/js/lightslider.js
index f93164a..2120b95 100644
--- a/src/js/lightslider.js
+++ b/src/js/lightslider.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         verticalHeight: 500,
         vThumbWidth: 100,
         thumbItem: 10,
+        thumbLazyLoad: false,
         pager: true,
         gallery: false,
         galleryMargin: 5,
@@ -357,7 +358,8 @@
                         if (settings.gallery === true) {
                             var thumbAlt = $children.eq(i * settings.slideMove).find('img').attr('alt');
                             var thumbAltMarkup = (typeof thumbAlt !== 'undefined') ? 'alt="' + thumbAlt + '"' : '';
-                            pagers += '<li style="width:100%;' + property + ':' + thumbWidth + 'px;' + gutter + ':' + settings.thumbMargin + 'px"><a href="#"><img src="' + thumb + '" ' + thumbAltMarkup + '/></a></li>';
+                            var thumbLazyloadMarkup = settings.thumbLazyLoad ? ' loading="lazy"' : '';
+                            pagers += '<li style="width:100%;' + property + ':' + thumbWidth + 'px;' + gutter + ':' + settings.thumbMargin + 'px"><a href="#"><img src="' + thumb + '" ' + thumbAltMarkup + thumbLazyloadMarkup + '/></a></li>';
                         } else {
                             pagers += '<li><a href="#">' + (i + 1) + '</a></li>';
                         }
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@
                         }
                     }
                     var $cSouter = $slide.parent();
-                    $cSouter.find('.lSPager').html(pagers); 
+                    $cSouter.find('.lSPager').html(pagers);
                     if (settings.gallery === true) {
                         if (settings.vertical === true) {
                             // set Gallery thumbnail width
@@ -453,7 +455,7 @@
                         setCss();
                         if (!interval) {
                             $this.auto();
-                        }   
+                        }
                     }else{
                         obj.find('img').on('load', function () {
                             setTimeout(function () {
@@ -879,7 +881,7 @@
                 $(window).on('focus', function(){
                     $this.auto();
                 });
-                
+
                 $(window).on('blur', function(){
                     clearInterval(interval);
                 });
@@ -1082,7 +1084,7 @@
                 }
             }
             return sc + 1;
-        }; 
+        };
         $el.getTotalSlideCount = function () {
             return $slide.find('.lslide').length;
         };
@@ -1107,7 +1109,7 @@
                 $el.refresh = function(){};
                 $el.getCurrentSlideCount = function(){};
                 $el.getTotalSlideCount = function(){};
-                $el.goToSlide = function(){}; 
+                $el.goToSlide = function(){};
                 $el.lightSlider = null;
                 refresh = {
                     init : function(){}