diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index b7e44bd572..cae5ada855 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
         'date': {
             'short': 'The date of the edition to download (YYYY-MM-DD format)',
             'long': 'For example, 2024-07-19\nThis seems to work only for a couple of past editions.'
+        },
+        'res': {
+            'short': 'For hi-res images, select a resolution from the\nfollowing options: 834, 960, 1096, 1280, 1424',
+            'long': 'This is useful for non e-ink devices, and for a lower file size\nthan the default, use from 480, 384, 360, 256.',
+            'default': '600'
         }
     }
 
@@ -318,9 +323,13 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
             article.url = soup.find('h1')['title']
 
         def preprocess_html(self, soup):
+            width = '600'
+            w = self.recipe_specific_options.get('res')
+            if w and isinstance(w, str):
+                width =  w
             for img in soup.findAll('img', src=True):
-                img['src'] = img['src'].replace('economist.com/',
-                    'economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/')
+                qua = 'economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=' + width + ',quality=80,format=auto/'
+                img['src'] = img['src'].replace('economist.com/', qua)
             return soup
 
     else: # Load articles from individual article pages {{{