diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/photo.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/photo.py
index f9280f31c..75060557d 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/photo.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/photo.py
@@ -97,3 +97,15 @@ class Photo(Gtk.EventBox):
         """
         self.uistate = uistate
         self.handle = handle
+
+    def set_pixbuf(self, full_path, pixbuf):
+        """
+        Set the image to be displayed from a pixbuf.
+        """
+        self.full_path = full_path
+        if full_path:
+            self.photo.set_from_pixbuf(pixbuf)
+            self.photo.show()
+        else:
+            self.photo.hide()
+
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gallery.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gallery.py
index b0add2ff5..486a19688 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gallery.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gallery.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 from gramps.gen.plug import Gramplet
 from gramps.gui.widgets import Photo
+from gramps.gen.utils.thumbnails import get_thumbnail_image
 from gramps.gen.utils.file import media_path_full
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
@@ -63,10 +64,16 @@ class Gallery(Gramplet):
                 photo = Photo(self.uistate.screen_height() < 1000)
                 photo.set_image(full_path, mime_type, media_ref.get_rectangle())
                 photo.set_uistate(self.uistate, media_handle)
-                self.image_list.append(photo)
-                self.top.pack_start(photo, False, False, 0)
-                self.top.show_all()
-                count += 1
+            else:
+                photo = Photo(self.uistate.screen_height() < 1000)
+                photo.set_pixbuf(full_path, 
+                                get_thumbnail_image(full_path, 
+                                    mime_type,
+                                    media_ref.get_rectangle()))
+            self.image_list.append(photo)
+            self.top.pack_start(photo, False, False, 0)
+            count += 1
+        self.top.show_all()
         self.set_has_data(count > 0)
 
     def get_has_data(self, obj):