diff --git a/src/branding/default/branding.desc b/src/branding/default/branding.desc
index 22443c350..ae47e1662 100644
--- a/src/branding/default/branding.desc
+++ b/src/branding/default/branding.desc
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ componentName:  default
 # same distribution.
 welcomeStyleCalamares:   false
 
+# Should the welcome image (productWelcome, below) be scaled
+# up beyond its natural size?
+welcomeExpandingLogo:   true
+
 strings:
     productName:         Generic GNU/Linux
     shortProductName:    Generic
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.cpp
index da6cce9f3..25102d3fd 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ Branding::Branding( const QString& brandingFilePath,
                 bail( "Syntax error in strings map." );
 
             m_welcomeStyleCalamares = doc[ "welcomeStyleCalamares" ].as< bool >( false );
+            m_welcomeExpandingLogo = doc[ "welcomeExpandingLogo" ].as< bool >( true );
 
             QVariantMap strings =
                 CalamaresUtils::yamlMapToVariant( doc[ "strings" ] ).toMap();
@@ -276,12 +277,6 @@ Branding::slideshowPath() const
     return m_slideshowPath;
 }
 
-bool
-Branding::welcomeStyleCalamares() const
-{
-    return m_welcomeStyleCalamares;
-}
-
 void
 Branding::setGlobals( GlobalStorage* globalStorage ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
index 5198f44f1..c56db2db2 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/Branding.h
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ public:
     QPixmap image( Branding::ImageEntry imageEntry, const QSize& size ) const;
     QString slideshowPath() const;
 
-    bool welcomeStyleCalamares() const;
+    bool welcomeStyleCalamares() const { return m_welcomeStyleCalamares; }
+    bool welcomeExpandingLogo() const { return m_welcomeExpandingLogo; }
 
     /**
      * Creates a map called "branding" in the global storage, and inserts an
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ private:
     QString m_translationsPathPrefix;
 
     bool m_welcomeStyleCalamares;
+    bool m_welcomeExpandingLogo;
 };
 
 template<typename U> inline QString operator*(U e) { return Branding::instance()->string( e ); }
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/checker/CheckerWidget.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/checker/CheckerWidget.cpp
index 9b6ec7806..500ab6f85 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/checker/CheckerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/checker/CheckerWidget.cpp
@@ -128,13 +128,23 @@ CheckerWidget::init( const QList< PrepareEntry >& checkEntries )
                                imagePath( Calamares::Branding::ProductWelcome ) );
             if ( !theImage.isNull() )
             {
-                FixedAspectRatioLabel* imageLabel = new FixedAspectRatioLabel;
+                QLabel* imageLabel;
+                if ( Calamares::Branding::instance()->welcomeExpandingLogo() )
+                {
+                    FixedAspectRatioLabel *p = new FixedAspectRatioLabel;
+                    p->setPixmap( theImage );
+                    imageLabel = p;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    imageLabel = new QLabel;
+                    imageLabel->setPixmap( theImage );
+                }
+
                 imageLabel->setContentsMargins( 4, CalamaresUtils::defaultFontHeight() * 3 / 4, 4, 4 );
                 m_mainLayout->addWidget( imageLabel );
                 imageLabel->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter );
                 imageLabel->setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding );
-
-                imageLabel->setPixmap( theImage );
             }
         }
         CALAMARES_RETRANSLATE(