diff --git a/admin/configuration.php b/admin/configuration.php
index 1d295e7cd..12235cce6 100644
--- a/admin/configuration.php
+++ b/admin/configuration.php
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ switch ($page['section'])
   {
     $show_yes = ($conf['show_nb_comments']==true)?'checked="checked"':'';
     $show_no = ($conf['show_nb_comments']==false)?'checked="checked"':'';
+    $hits_yes = ($conf['show_nb_hits']==true)?'checked="checked"':'';
+    $hits_no = ($conf['show_nb_hits']==false)?'checked="checked"':'';
     $expand_yes = ($conf['auto_expand']==true)?'checked="checked"':'';
     $expand_no  = ($conf['auto_expand']==false)?'checked="checked"':'';
 
@@ -247,7 +249,9 @@ switch ($page['section'])
         'EXPAND_YES'=>$expand_yes,
         'EXPAND_NO'=>$expand_no,
         'SHOW_COMMENTS_YES'=>$show_yes,
-        'SHOW_COMMENTS_NO'=>$show_no
+        'SHOW_COMMENTS_NO'=>$show_no,
+        'SHOW_HITS_YES'=>$hits_yes,
+        'SHOW_HITS_NO'=>$hits_no,
         ));
 
     $blockname = 'default.language_option';
diff --git a/admin/include/functions.php b/admin/include/functions.php
index a28e42582..a7fd10e36 100644
--- a/admin/include/functions.php
+++ b/admin/include/functions.php
@@ -1157,6 +1157,8 @@ SELECT user_id
       $insert['expand'] = boolean_to_string($conf['auto_expand']);
       $insert['show_nb_comments'] =
         boolean_to_string($conf['show_nb_comments']);
+      $insert['show_nb_hits'] =
+        boolean_to_string($conf['show_nb_hits']);
       $insert['maxwidth'] = $conf['default_maxwidth'];
       $insert['maxheight'] = $conf['default_maxheight'];
       $insert['registration_date'] = $dbnow;
diff --git a/admin/user_list.php b/admin/user_list.php
index 84efc057f..3f663509b 100644
--- a/admin/user_list.php
+++ b/admin/user_list.php
@@ -342,9 +342,10 @@ DELETE FROM '.USER_GROUP_TABLE.'
   $formfields =
     array('nb_image_line', 'nb_line_page', 'template', 'language',
           'recent_period', 'maxwidth', 'expand', 'show_nb_comments',
-          'maxheight', 'status', 'enabled_high');
+          'show_nb_hits', 'maxheight', 'status', 'enabled_high');
 
-  $true_false_fields = array('expand', 'show_nb_comments', 'enabled_high');
+  $true_false_fields = array('expand', 'show_nb_comments', 
+                       'show_nb_hits', 'enabled_high');
   if ($conf['allow_adviser'])
   {
     array_push($formfields, 'adviser');
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@ foreach (get_enums(USER_INFOS_TABLE, 'status') as $status)
 //   $user['recent_period'] = $conf['recent_period'];
 //   $user['expand'] = $conf['auto_expand'];
 //   $user['show_nb_comments'] = $conf['show_nb_comments'];
+//   $user['show_nb_hits'] = $conf['show_nb_hits'];
 // ---
 
 if (isset($_POST['pref_submit']))
@@ -576,6 +578,10 @@ if (isset($_POST['pref_submit']))
         'true' == $_POST['show_nb_comments'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '',
       'SHOW_NB_COMMENTS_NO' =>
         'false' == $_POST['show_nb_comments'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '',
+      'SHOW_NB_HITS_YES' =>
+        'true' == $_POST['show_nb_hits'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '',
+      'SHOW_NB_HITS_NO' =>
+        'false' == $_POST['show_nb_hits'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '',
       'ENABLED_HIGH_YES' => 'true' == $_POST['enabled_high'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '',
       'ENABLED_HIGH_NO' => 'false' == $_POST['enabled_high'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '',
       ));
diff --git a/include/category_default.inc.php b/include/category_default.inc.php
index 8422fcf13..db8091c3e 100644
--- a/include/category_default.inc.php
+++ b/include/category_default.inc.php
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ foreach ($pictures as $row)
       'CLASS'              => 'thumbElmt',
       )
     );
+  if ($user['show_nb_hits']
+      and isset($page['category']) 
+      and $conf['show_nb_hits'])
+  {
+    $template->assign_block_vars(
+      'thumbnails.line.thumbnail.nb_hits',
+      array('HITS'=> l10n_dec('%d hit', '%d hits', $row['hit'])));
+  }
 
   if ($conf['show_thumbnail_caption'])
   {
diff --git a/include/config_default.inc.php b/include/config_default.inc.php
index 26e0a6a33..32ad4036a 100644
--- a/include/config_default.inc.php
+++ b/include/config_default.inc.php
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ $conf['tn_height'] = 128;
 // bottom of each page ?
 $conf['show_version'] = true;
 
+// show_nb_hits :  	Show hits count under thumbnails
+// false = never... true = depending on profile...
+$conf['show_nb_hits'] = false;
+
 // links : list of external links to add in the menu. An example is the best
 // than a long explanation :
 //
diff --git a/include/functions_user.inc.php b/include/functions_user.inc.php
index 74c1c81f1..bf514ed31 100644
--- a/include/functions_user.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_user.inc.php
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ function build_user( $user_id, $use_cache )
     $user['recent_period'] = $conf['recent_period'];
     $user['expand'] = $conf['auto_expand'];
     $user['show_nb_comments'] = $conf['show_nb_comments'];
+    $user['show_nb_hits'] = $conf['show_nb_hits'];
     $user['enabled_high'] = $conf['newuser_default_enabled_high'];
   }
   else
@@ -775,6 +776,7 @@ function create_user_infos($user_id)
       'recent_period' => $conf['recent_period'],
       'expand' => boolean_to_string($conf['auto_expand']),
       'show_nb_comments' => boolean_to_string($conf['show_nb_comments']),
+      'show_nb_hits' => boolean_to_string($conf['show_nb_hits']),
       'maxwidth' => $conf['default_maxwidth'],
       'maxheight' => $conf['default_maxheight'],
       'registration_date' => $dbnow,
diff --git a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
index 6f382efdc..5de07a9d7 100644
--- a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
+++ b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ $lang['%d comment to validate'] = '%d comment to validate';
 $lang['%d comments to validate'] = '%d comments to validate';
 $lang['%d new comment'] = '%d new comment';
 $lang['%d new comments'] = '%d new comments';
+$lang['%d hit'] = '%d hit';
+$lang['%d hits'] = '%d hits';
 $lang['%d new element'] = '%d new element';
 $lang['%d new elements'] = '%d new elements';
 $lang['%d new user'] = '%d new user';
@@ -570,6 +572,7 @@ $lang['searched words : %s'] = 'searched words : %s';
 $lang['send_mail'] = 'Contact';
 $lang['set as category representative'] = 'set as category representative';
 $lang['show_nb_comments'] = 'Show number of comments';
+$lang['show_nb_hits'] = 'Show hits count';
 $lang['slideshow'] = 'slideshow';
 $lang['slideshow_stop'] = 'stop the slideshow';
 $lang['special_categories'] = 'Specials';
diff --git a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html
index f26d7f3b9..8e6068c6e 100644
--- a/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html
+++ b/language/en_UK.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ users.</p>
   <li><strong>Show number of comments</strong>: show the number of comments
   for each picture on the thumbnails page. Resource consuming.</li>
 
+  <li><strong>Show hits count</strong>: display hits observed on picture
+  just under its thumbnail on the thumbnails page. 
+  Only when advanced configuration parameter is: <br />
+  $conf['show_nb_hits'] = true; <br />
+  Notice: it is false by default.</li>
+
   <li><strong>Maximum width of the pictures</strong>: maximum displayed
   width. If pictures are larger than this setting, they will be resized on
   display. If you consider filling this option, you'd better consider
diff --git a/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php b/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
index db6561a12..73ec8159c 100644
--- a/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
+++ b/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/common.lang.php
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ $lang['%d comment to validate'] = '%d commentaire utilisateur 
 $lang['%d comments to validate'] = '%d commentaires utilisateur à valider';
 $lang['%d new comment'] = '%d nouveau commentaire utilisateur';
 $lang['%d new comments'] = '%d nouveaux commentaires utilisateur';
+$lang['%d hit'] = 'vue %d fois';
+$lang['%d hits'] = 'vue %d fois';
 $lang['%d new element'] = '%d nouvel élément';
 $lang['%d new elements'] = '%d nouveaux éléments';
 $lang['%d new user'] = '%d nouvel utilisateur';
@@ -571,6 +573,7 @@ $lang['searched words : %s'] = 'mots recherch
 $lang['send_mail'] = 'Contacter';
 $lang['set as category representative'] = 'élire comme représentant de cette catégorie';
 $lang['show_nb_comments'] = 'Montrer le nombre de commentaires';
+$lang['show_nb_hits'] = 'Montrer le nombre de visualisations';
 $lang['slideshow'] = 'diaporama';
 $lang['slideshow_stop'] = 'arrêter le diaporama';
 $lang['special_categories'] = 'Spéciales';
diff --git a/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html b/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html
index 001daf336..ab0ae03c3 100644
--- a/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html
+++ b/language/fr_FR.iso-8859-1/help/configuration.html
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ cat
 de commentaires utilisateur en dessous de chaque miniature. Consomme des
 ressources.</li>
 
+  <li><strong>Montrer le nombre de visualisations  </strong>: affiche les 
+  « hits » relevés sur une image sous sa miniature dans la page de miniatures.
+  Uniquement valable si le paramètre de configuration avancée est :<br />
+  $conf['show_nb_hits'] = true; <br />
+  N.B.: par defaut il est à false.</li>
+
   <li><strong>Largeur maximum des images</strong>: à l'affichage. Si l'image
 est plus large que ce paramètre, alors elle sera redimensionnée à
 l'affichage. Si vous pensez nécessaire de modifier ce paramétrage (donc pour
diff --git a/profile.php b/profile.php
index df2d46ae3..3e512703a 100644
--- a/profile.php
+++ b/profile.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function save_profile_from_post(&$userdata, &$errors)
     // update user "additional" informations (specific to PhpWebGallery)
     $fields = array(
       'nb_image_line', 'nb_line_page', 'language', 'maxwidth', 'maxheight',
-      'expand', 'show_nb_comments', 'recent_period', 'template'
+      'expand', 'show_nb_comments', 'show_nb_hits', 'recent_period', 'template'
       );
 
     $data = array();
@@ -201,10 +201,16 @@ function load_profile_in_template($url_action, $url_redirect, $userdata)
 
   $template->set_filename('profile_content', 'profile_content.tpl');
 
-  $expand = ($userdata['expand'] == 'true') ? 'EXPAND_TREE_YES':'EXPAND_TREE_NO';
+  $expand = ($userdata['expand'] == 'true') ? 
+            'EXPAND_TREE_YES':'EXPAND_TREE_NO';
 
   $nb_comments =
-    ($userdata['show_nb_comments'] == 'true') ? 'NB_COMMENTS_YES':'NB_COMMENTS_NO';
+    ($userdata['show_nb_comments'] == 'true') ? 
+               'NB_COMMENTS_YES':'NB_COMMENTS_NO';
+
+  $nb_hits =
+    ($userdata['show_nb_hits'] == 'true') ? 
+               'NB_HITS_YES':'NB_HITS_NO';
 
   $template->assign_vars(
     array(
@@ -219,6 +225,7 @@ function load_profile_in_template($url_action, $url_redirect, $userdata)
   
       $expand=>'checked="checked"',
       $nb_comments=>'checked="checked"',
+      $nb_hits=>'checked="checked"',
   
       'REDIRECT' => $url_redirect,
   
diff --git a/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl b/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl
index 6f4010a5f..f4c30bb78 100644
--- a/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/admin/configuration.tpl
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@
       <label><input type="radio" class="radio" name="show_nb_comments" value="false" {default.SHOW_COMMENTS_NO} />{lang:No}</label>
     </li>
 
+    <li>
+      <span class="property">{lang:show_nb_hits}</span>
+      <label><input type="radio" class="radio" name="show_nb_hits" value="true" {default.SHOW_HITS_YES} />{lang:Yes}</label>
+      <label><input type="radio" class="radio" name="show_nb_hits" value="false" {default.SHOW_HITS_NO} />{lang:No}</label>
+    </li>
+
     <li>
       <span class="property">
         <label for="default_maxwidth">{lang:Maximum width of the pictures}</label>
diff --git a/template/yoga/admin/user_list.tpl b/template/yoga/admin/user_list.tpl
index 08b981882..0eaf67fc0 100644
--- a/template/yoga/admin/user_list.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/admin/user_list.tpl
@@ -267,6 +267,16 @@
     </td>
   </tr>
 
+  <tr>
+    <td>{lang:show_nb_hits}</td>
+    <td>
+      <label><input type="radio" name="show_nb_hits" value="leave" checked="checked" /> {lang:leave}</label>
+      / {lang:set to}
+      <label><input type="radio" name="show_nb_hits" value="true" {SHOW_NB_HITS_YES} />{lang:yes}</label>
+      <label><input type="radio" name="show_nb_hits" value="false" {SHOW_NB_HITS_NO} />{lang:no}</label>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+
   <tr>
     <td>{lang:maxwidth}</td>
     <td>
diff --git a/template/yoga/profile_content.tpl b/template/yoga/profile_content.tpl
index e738e59c6..931b08c61 100644
--- a/template/yoga/profile_content.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/profile_content.tpl
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@
         <label><input type="radio" name="show_nb_comments" value="true" {NB_COMMENTS_YES}> {lang:yes}</label>
         <label><input type="radio" name="show_nb_comments" value="false" {NB_COMMENTS_NO}> {lang:no}</label>
       </li>
+      <li>
+        <span class="property">{lang:show_nb_hits}</span>
+        <label><input type="radio" name="show_nb_hits" value="true" {NB_HITS_YES}> {lang:yes}</label>
+        <label><input type="radio" name="show_nb_hits" value="false" {NB_HITS_NO}> {lang:no}</label>
+      </li>
       <li>
         <span class="property">
           <label for="maxwidth">{lang:maxwidth}</label>
diff --git a/template/yoga/thumbnails.tpl b/template/yoga/thumbnails.tpl
index d1757489b..8bf9d8e01 100644
--- a/template/yoga/thumbnails.tpl
+++ b/template/yoga/thumbnails.tpl
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
       <!-- BEGIN nb_comments -->
       <br />{thumbnails.line.thumbnail.nb_comments.NB_COMMENTS} {lang:comments}
       <!-- END nb_comments -->
+      <!-- BEGIN nb_hits -->
+      <br />{thumbnails.line.thumbnail.nb_hits.HITS}
+      <!-- END nb_comments -->
       </span>
     </span>
   </li>