diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaInterface.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaInterface.kt
index ef0ef1f9c..7becde8c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaInterface.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/media/MediaInterface.kt
@@ -186,13 +186,25 @@ interface MediaInterface {
     ): Single<MwQueryResponse>
 
     companion object {
+        /**
+         * Retrieved thumbnail height will be about this tall, but must be at least this height.
+         * A larger number means higher thumbnail resolution but more network usage.
+         */
+        const val THUMB_HEIGHT_PX = 220
+
         const val MEDIA_PARAMS =
-            "&prop=imageinfo|coordinates&iiprop=url|extmetadata|user&&iiurlwidth=640&iiextmetadatafilter=DateTime|Categories|GPSLatitude|GPSLongitude|ImageDescription|DateTimeOriginal|Artist|LicenseShortName|LicenseUrl"
+            "&prop=imageinfo|coordinates&iiprop=url|extmetadata|user&&iiurlheight=" +
+                    THUMB_HEIGHT_PX +
+                    "&iiextmetadatafilter=DateTime|Categories|GPSLatitude|GPSLongitude|" +
+                    "ImageDescription|DateTimeOriginal|Artist|LicenseShortName|LicenseUrl"
 
         /**
          * fetches category detail(title, hidden) for each category along with File information
          */
         const val MEDIA_PARAMS_WITH_CATEGORY_DETAILS =
-            "&clprop=hidden&prop=categories|imageinfo&iiprop=url|extmetadata|user&&iiurlwidth=640&iiextmetadatafilter=DateTime|GPSLatitude|GPSLongitude|ImageDescription|DateTimeOriginal|Artist|LicenseShortName|LicenseUrl"
+            "&clprop=hidden&prop=categories|imageinfo&iiprop=url|extmetadata|user&&iiurlheight=" +
+                    THUMB_HEIGHT_PX +
+                    "&iiextmetadatafilter=DateTime|GPSLatitude|GPSLongitude|ImageDescription|" +
+                    "DateTimeOriginal|Artist|LicenseShortName|LicenseUrl"
     }
 }