diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 31d17639f..f4aae2d4f 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2:1.1.0-beta02'
 	implementation 'androidx.preference:preference-ktx:1.2.1'
 	implementation 'androidx.biometric:biometric-ktx:1.2.0-alpha05'
-	implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0-alpha03'
+	implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0-beta01'
 	implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:2.7.0'
 	implementation 'androidx.webkit:webkit:1.10.0'
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt
index ba8374501..0fe8516f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt
@@ -221,8 +221,15 @@ class AppSettings @Inject constructor(@ApplicationContext context: Context) {
 	val isUnstableUpdatesAllowed: Boolean
 		get() = prefs.getBoolean(KEY_UPDATES_UNSTABLE, false)
 
+	val isPagesTabEnabled: Boolean
+		get() = prefs.getBoolean(KEY_PAGES_TAB, true)
+
 	val defaultDetailsTab: Int
-		get() = prefs.getString(KEY_DETAILS_TAB, null)?.toIntOrNull()?.coerceIn(0, 1) ?: 0
+		get() = if (isPagesTabEnabled) {
+			prefs.getString(KEY_DETAILS_TAB, null)?.toIntOrNull()?.coerceIn(0, 1) ?: 0
+		} else {
+			0
+		}
 
 	val isContentPrefetchEnabled: Boolean
 		get() {
@@ -622,6 +629,7 @@ class AppSettings @Inject constructor(@ApplicationContext context: Context) {
 		const val KEY_CF_INVERTED = "cf_inverted"
 		const val KEY_CF_GRAYSCALE = "cf_grayscale"
 		const val KEY_IGNORE_DOZE = "ignore_dose"
+		const val KEY_PAGES_TAB = "pages_tab"
 		const val KEY_DETAILS_TAB = "details_tab"
 		const val KEY_READING_TIME = "reading_time"
 		const val KEY_PAGES_SAVE_DIR = "pages_dir"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/DetailsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/DetailsActivity.kt
index 5d9aa492d..204377b43 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/DetailsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/DetailsActivity.kt
@@ -376,12 +376,13 @@ class DetailsActivity :
 	}
 
 	private fun initPager() {
-		val adapter = DetailsPagerAdapter(this)
+		val adapter = DetailsPagerAdapter(this, settings)
 		viewBinding.pager.recyclerView?.isNestedScrollingEnabled = false
 		viewBinding.pager.offscreenPageLimit = 1
 		viewBinding.pager.adapter = adapter
 		TabLayoutMediator(viewBinding.tabs, viewBinding.pager, adapter).attach()
 		viewBinding.pager.setCurrentItem(settings.defaultDetailsTab, false)
+		viewBinding.tabs.isVisible = adapter.itemCount > 1
 	}
 
 	private fun showBottomSheet(isVisible: Boolean) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/pager/DetailsPagerAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/pager/DetailsPagerAdapter.kt
index b916a1471..f64879fa0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/pager/DetailsPagerAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/details/ui/pager/DetailsPagerAdapter.kt
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@ import androidx.viewpager2.adapter.FragmentStateAdapter
 import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout
 import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayoutMediator
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.R
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.prefs.AppSettings
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.details.ui.pager.chapters.ChaptersFragment
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.details.ui.pager.pages.PagesFragment
 
-class DetailsPagerAdapter(activity: FragmentActivity) : FragmentStateAdapter(activity),
+class DetailsPagerAdapter(
+	activity: FragmentActivity,
+	settings: AppSettings,
+) : FragmentStateAdapter(activity),
 	TabLayoutMediator.TabConfigurationStrategy {
 
-	override fun getItemCount(): Int = 2
+	val isPagesTabEnabled = settings.isPagesTabEnabled
+
+	override fun getItemCount(): Int = if (isPagesTabEnabled) 2 else 1
 
 	override fun createFragment(position: Int): Fragment = when (position) {
 		0 -> ChaptersFragment()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 89d165855..dc43f6d41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -638,4 +638,6 @@
 	<string name="unread">Unread</string>
 	<string name="enable_source">Enable source</string>
 	<string name="unsupported_source">This manga source is not supported</string>
+	<string name="show_pages_thumbs">Show pages thumbnails</string>
+	<string name="show_pages_thumbs_summary">Enable the \"Pages\" tab on the details screen</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_appearance.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_appearance.xml
index aee3d9b37..ad0723445 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_appearance.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_appearance.xml
@@ -48,8 +48,15 @@
 
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/details">
 
+		<SwitchPreferenceCompat
+			android:defaultValue="true"
+			android:key="pages_tab"
+			android:summary="@string/show_pages_thumbs_summary"
+			android:title="@string/show_pages_thumbs" />
+
 		<ListPreference
 			android:defaultValue="0"
+			android:dependency="pages_tab"
 			android:entries="@array/details_tabs"
 			android:entryValues="@array/details_tabs_values"
 			android:key="details_tab"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 79774f440..12c842c78 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
 		mavenCentral()
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.3.0'
+		classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.3.1'
 		classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.23'
 		classpath 'com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.51'
 		classpath 'com.google.devtools.ksp:symbol-processing-gradle-plugin:1.9.23-1.0.19'