diff --git a/exampleSite/content/cont/markdown.en.md b/exampleSite/content/cont/markdown.en.md
index b961bcdd77..c4ff55f972 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/cont/markdown.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/cont/markdown.en.md
@@ -663,3 +663,11 @@ Add a HTTP `classes` parameter to the link image to add CSS classes. `shadow`and
 ![stormtroopocat](https://octodex.github.com/images/stormtroopocat.jpg?classes=border,shadow)
 ```
 ![stormtroopocat](https://octodex.github.com/images/stormtroopocat.jpg?width=40pc&classes=border,shadow)
+
+### Lightbox
+
+Add a HTTP `featherlight` parameter to the link image to disable lightbox. By default lightbox is enabled using the featherlight.js plugin. You can disable this by defining `featherlight` to `false`. 
+
+```markdown
+![Minion](https://octodex.github.com/images/minion.png?featherlight=false)
+```
diff --git a/static/js/hugo-learn.js b/static/js/hugo-learn.js
index 5bd763603b..5fad00a46f 100644
--- a/static/js/hugo-learn.js
+++ b/static/js/hugo-learn.js
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ var images = $("div#body-inner img").not(".inline");
 // Wrap image inside a featherlight (to get a full size view in a popup)
 images.wrap(function(){
   var image =$(this);
-  if (!image.parent("a").length) {
-    return "<a href='" + image[0].src + "' data-featherlight='image'></a>";
+  var o = getUrlParameter(image[0].src);
+  var f = o['featherlight'];
+  // IF featherlight is false, do not use feather light
+  if (f != 'false') {
+    if (!image.parent("a").length) {
+      return "<a href='" + image[0].src + "' data-featherlight='image'></a>";
+    }
   }
 });