diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.h
index 73a74cbdeb..0826cd951b 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.h
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, ASMultiplexImageNodeErrorCode) {
  */
 @property (nullable, nonatomic, readonly) ASImageIdentifier displayedImageIdentifier;
 
+/**
+ * @abstract If the downloader implements progressive image rendering and this value is YES progressive renders of the
+ * image will be displayed as the image downloads.  Defaults to YES.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL shouldRenderProgressImages;
+
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
 /**
  * @abstract The image manager that this image node should use when requesting images from the Photos framework. If this is `nil` (the default), then `PHImageManager.defaultManager` is used.
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
index cb83bb1156..e5d6e47fbe 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ typedef void(^ASMultiplexImageLoadCompletionBlock)(UIImage *image, id imageIdent
   ASDN::RecursiveMutex _downloadIdentifierLock;
   id _downloadIdentifier;
   
+  // Properties
+  ASDN::RecursiveMutex _propertyLock;
+  BOOL _shouldRenderProgressImages;
+  
   //set on init only
   BOOL _downloaderSupportsNewProtocol;
   BOOL _downloaderImplementsSetProgress;
@@ -186,6 +190,8 @@ typedef void(^ASMultiplexImageLoadCompletionBlock)(UIImage *image, id imageIdent
   _cacheSupportsNewProtocol = [cache respondsToSelector:@selector(cachedImageWithURL:callbackQueue:completion:)];
   _cacheSupportsClearing = [cache respondsToSelector:@selector(clearFetchedImageFromCacheWithURL:)];
   
+  _shouldRenderProgressImages = YES;
+  
   self.shouldBypassEnsureDisplay = YES;
 
   return self;
@@ -339,6 +345,27 @@ typedef void(^ASMultiplexImageLoadCompletionBlock)(UIImage *image, id imageIdent
   #endif
 }
 
+
+- (void)setShouldRenderProgressImages:(BOOL)shouldRenderProgressImages
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_propertyLock);
+  if (shouldRenderProgressImages == _shouldRenderProgressImages) {
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  _shouldRenderProgressImages = shouldRenderProgressImages;
+  
+  
+  ASDN::MutexUnlocker u(_propertyLock);
+  [self _updateProgressImageBlockOnDownloaderIfNeeded];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)shouldRenderProgressImages
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_propertyLock);
+  return _shouldRenderProgressImages;
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 
 #pragma mark -
@@ -458,32 +485,34 @@ typedef void(^ASMultiplexImageLoadCompletionBlock)(UIImage *image, id imageIdent
  */
 - (void)_updateProgressImageBlockOnDownloaderIfNeeded
 {
-    // Read our interface state before locking so that we don't lock super while holding our lock.
-    ASInterfaceState interfaceState = self.interfaceState;
-    ASDN::MutexLocker l(_downloadIdentifierLock);
-    
-    if (!_downloaderImplementsSetProgress || _downloadIdentifier == nil) {
+  BOOL shouldRenderProgressImages = self.shouldRenderProgressImages;
+  
+  // Read our interface state before locking so that we don't lock super while holding our lock.
+  ASInterfaceState interfaceState = self.interfaceState;
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_downloadIdentifierLock);
+  
+  if (!_downloaderImplementsSetProgress || _downloadIdentifier == nil) {
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  ASImageDownloaderProgressImage progress = nil;
+  if (shouldRenderProgressImages && ASInterfaceStateIncludesVisible(interfaceState)) {
+    __weak __typeof__(self) weakSelf = self;
+    progress = ^(UIImage * _Nonnull progressImage, CGFloat progress, id _Nullable downloadIdentifier) {
+      __typeof__(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;
+      if (strongSelf == nil) {
         return;
-    }
-
-    ASImageDownloaderProgressImage progress = nil;
-    if (ASInterfaceStateIncludesVisible(interfaceState)) {
-        __weak __typeof__(self) weakSelf = self;
-        progress = ^(UIImage * _Nonnull progressImage, CGFloat progress, id _Nullable downloadIdentifier) {
-            __typeof__(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;
-            if (strongSelf == nil) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            ASDN::MutexLocker l(strongSelf->_downloadIdentifierLock);
-            //Getting a result back for a different download identifier, download must not have been successfully canceled
-            if (ASObjectIsEqual(strongSelf->_downloadIdentifier, downloadIdentifier) == NO && downloadIdentifier != nil) {
-                return;
-            }
-            strongSelf.image = progressImage;
-        };
-    }
-    [_downloader setProgressImageBlock:progress callbackQueue:dispatch_get_main_queue() withDownloadIdentifier:_downloadIdentifier];
+      }
+      
+      ASDN::MutexLocker l(strongSelf->_downloadIdentifierLock);
+      //Getting a result back for a different download identifier, download must not have been successfully canceled
+      if (ASObjectIsEqual(strongSelf->_downloadIdentifier, downloadIdentifier) == NO && downloadIdentifier != nil) {
+        return;
+      }
+      strongSelf.image = progressImage;
+    };
+  }
+  [_downloader setProgressImageBlock:progress callbackQueue:dispatch_get_main_queue() withDownloadIdentifier:_downloadIdentifier];
 }
 
 - (void)_clearImage
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.h
index ef3feba1e1..abbc800840 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.h
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL shouldCacheImage;
 
+/**
+ * If the downloader implements progressive image rendering and this value is YES progressive renders of the
+ * image will be displayed as the image downloads.  Defaults to YES.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readwrite) BOOL shouldRenderProgressImages;
+
 /**
  * The image quality of the current image. This is a number between 0 and 1 and can be used to track
  * progressive progress. Calculated by dividing number of bytes / expected number of total bytes.
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.mm
index 27a677fe61..c52e01304d 100755
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.mm
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static const CGSize kMinReleaseImageOnBackgroundSize = {20.0, 20.0};
   BOOL _delegateSupportsDidStartFetchingData;
   BOOL _delegateSupportsDidFailWithError;
   BOOL _delegateSupportsImageNodeDidFinishDecoding;
+  
+  BOOL _shouldRenderProgressImages;
 
   //set on init only
   BOOL _downloaderSupportsNewProtocol;
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ static const CGSize kMinReleaseImageOnBackgroundSize = {20.0, 20.0};
   _cacheSupportsSynchronousFetch = [cache respondsToSelector:@selector(synchronouslyFetchedCachedImageWithURL:)];
   
   _shouldCacheImage = YES;
+  _shouldRenderProgressImages = YES;
   self.shouldBypassEnsureDisplay = YES;
 
   return self;
@@ -218,6 +221,26 @@ static const CGSize kMinReleaseImageOnBackgroundSize = {20.0, 20.0};
   return _delegate;
 }
 
+- (void)setShouldRenderProgressImages:(BOOL)shouldRenderProgressImages
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_lock);
+  if (shouldRenderProgressImages == _shouldRenderProgressImages) {
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  _shouldRenderProgressImages = shouldRenderProgressImages;
+  
+  
+  ASDN::MutexUnlocker u(_lock);
+  [self _updateProgressImageBlockOnDownloaderIfNeeded];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)shouldRenderProgressImages
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_lock);
+  return _shouldRenderProgressImages;
+}
+
 - (BOOL)placeholderShouldPersist
 {
   ASDN::MutexLocker l(_lock);
@@ -309,6 +332,8 @@ static const CGSize kMinReleaseImageOnBackgroundSize = {20.0, 20.0};
  */
 - (void)_updateProgressImageBlockOnDownloaderIfNeeded
 {
+  BOOL shouldRenderProgressImages = self.shouldRenderProgressImages;
+  
   // Read our interface state before locking so that we don't lock super while holding our lock.
   ASInterfaceState interfaceState = self.interfaceState;
   ASDN::MutexLocker l(_lock);
@@ -318,7 +343,7 @@ static const CGSize kMinReleaseImageOnBackgroundSize = {20.0, 20.0};
   }
 
   ASImageDownloaderProgressImage progress = nil;
-  if (ASInterfaceStateIncludesVisible(interfaceState)) {
+  if (shouldRenderProgressImages && ASInterfaceStateIncludesVisible(interfaceState)) {
     __weak __typeof__(self) weakSelf = self;
     progress = ^(UIImage * _Nonnull progressImage, CGFloat progress, id _Nullable downloadIdentifier) {
       __typeof__(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;