diff --git a/exampleSite/hugo.toml b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
index 84fb666..835deb1 100644
--- a/exampleSite/hugo.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
@@ -134,3 +134,5 @@ enableGitInfo = true
   # /!\ This is an experimental feature, might be removed or changed at any time
   # (Optional, experimental, default false) Enables a drop-down menu for translations only if a translation is present.
   BookTranslatedOnly = false
+  # count number of thumbnails that should be shown on posts, default 0
+  thumbnailsPerPost = 0
diff --git a/exampleSite/hugo.yaml b/exampleSite/hugo.yaml
index 3fd0c40..3c780a3 100644
--- a/exampleSite/hugo.yaml
+++ b/exampleSite/hugo.yaml
@@ -113,3 +113,5 @@ params:
   # /!\ This is an experimental feature, might be removed or changed at any time
   # (Optional, experimental, default false) Enables a drop-down menu for translations only if a translation is present.
   BookTranslatedOnly: false
+  # count number of thumbnails that should be shown on posts, default 0
+  thumbnailsPerPost: 0
diff --git a/layouts/posts/list.html b/layouts/posts/list.html
index dd0d76d..f4fdc58 100644
--- a/layouts/posts/list.html
+++ b/layouts/posts/list.html
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
+  {{ $thumbCount := default 0 .Site.Params.thumbnailsPerPost }}
+
   {{ range sort .Paginator.Pages }}
   <article class="markdown book-post">
     <h2>
       <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ partial "docs/title.html" . }}</a>
     </h2>
     {{ partial "docs/post-meta" . }}
-    <div class="book-post-content">
+
+    {{ $images := where (.Resources.ByType "image") "MediaType.SubType" "!=" "svg+xml" }}
+    {{ if and (gt (len $images) 0) (gt $thumbCount 0) }}
+      <div class="thumbnails">
+        {{ range first $thumbCount $images }}
+          {{ $thumb := .Fit "200x200" }}
+          <img src="{{ $thumb.RelPermalink }}" alt="Thumbnail for {{ $.Title }}">
+        {{ end }}
+      </div>
+    {{ end }}
+
+    <p>
       {{- .Summary -}}
-    </div>
+      {{ if .Truncated }}
+        <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">...</a>
+      {{ end }}
+    </p>
   </article>
   {{ end }}