diff --git a/app/models/asset.rb b/app/models/asset.rb
index 887268fa7..6f953e554 100644
--- a/app/models/asset.rb
+++ b/app/models/asset.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class Asset < ApplicationRecord
   # Lock duration set to 30 minutes
   LOCK_DURATION = 60 * 30
 
+  enum view_mode: { show_as_thumbnail: 0, show_inline: 1 }
+
   # ActiveStorage configuration
   has_one_attached :file
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20200902093234_add_view_mode_to_asset.rb b/db/migrate/20200902093234_add_view_mode_to_asset.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cd417dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20200902093234_add_view_mode_to_asset.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddViewModeToAsset < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :assets, :view_mode, :integer, default: 0, null: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index 392cd7df3..49757baaf 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ CREATE TABLE public.assets (
     version integer DEFAULT 1,
     file_processing boolean,
     team_id integer,
-    file_image_quality integer
+    file_image_quality integer,
+    view_mode integer DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL
 );
 
 
@@ -7283,6 +7284,7 @@ INSERT INTO "schema_migrations" (version) VALUES
 ('20200622140843'),
 ('20200622155632'),
 ('20200709142830'),
-('20200714082503');
+('20200714082503'),
+('20200902093234');