diff --git a/Qalbum-thumbnailer.py b/Qalbum-thumbnailer.py
index e38ab3b..ca2b3b4 100755
--- a/Qalbum-thumbnailer.py
+++ b/Qalbum-thumbnailer.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ folder is the root folder of the image album (defaults to current folder).'''
                       help="Recurse in to subfolders")
     parser.add_argument("-w",type=int,dest="width",default=850,
                       help="Medium image size (Default: %(default)s)")
+    parser.add_argument("--gravity",type=str,dest="gravity",default="Center",
+                      help="ImageMagick gravity for cropping. (Default: %(default)s)")
     parser.add_argument("startpath",type=str,action="store",default=os.path.abspath('.'),nargs='?',
                       help="Start path for recursion")
     options=parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/Qalbum.py b/Qalbum.py
index f256061..15b5399 100755
--- a/Qalbum.py
+++ b/Qalbum.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def createthumbs(path,list,options):
             create_medium_bitmap(inpath,outmedium,r,link=options.link,vector=vectorsearch.match(i))
         if (not os.path.exists(outthumb)):
             print('Thumbnail.. '+i+' '+str(n)+'/'+str(nsum))
-            create_thumb_bitmap(outmedium,outthumb,vector=vectorsearch.match(i))
+            create_thumb_bitmap(outmedium,outthumb,vector=vectorsearch.match(i),gravity=options.gravity)
         n+=1
     return
 
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@ def create_medium_bitmap(infile,outfile,r,link=False,vector=False):
     convp=subprocess.call(convargs)
     return
 
-def create_thumb_bitmap(infile,outfile,vector=False):
+def create_thumb_bitmap(infile,outfile,vector=False,gravity='Center'):
     if vector:
-        convargs=['convert','-density','300x300',infile,'-background','white','-flatten','-thumbnail','90x90^','-gravity','Center','-crop','90x90+0+0','+repage','-quality','75',outfile]
+        convargs=['convert','-density','300x300',infile,'-background','white','-flatten','-thumbnail','90x90^','-gravity',gravity,'-crop','90x90+0+0','+repage','-quality','75',outfile]
     else:
-        convargs=['convert','-define','jpeg:size=300x300',infile,'-background','white','-flatten','-thumbnail','90x90^','-gravity','Center','-crop','90x90+0+0','+repage','-quality','75',outfile]
+        convargs=['convert','-define','jpeg:size=300x300',infile,'-background','white','-flatten','-thumbnail','90x90^','-gravity',gravity,'-crop','90x90+0+0','+repage','-quality','75',outfile]
     convp=subprocess.call(convargs)
     return
 
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ def setupoptions():
                       help="File name for info files in all folders. (Default: %(default)s)")
     parser.add_argument("-g",type=str,dest="gallery",default="Gallery",
                       help="Name for the root gallery (Default: %(default)s)")
+    parser.add_argument("--gravity",type=str,dest="gravity",default="Center",
+                      help="ImageMagick gravity for cropping. (Default: %(default)s)")
     parser.add_argument("-w",type=int,dest="width",default=850,
                       help="Medium image size (Default: %(default)s)")
     parser.add_argument("-p",type=str,dest="parent",
@@ -467,6 +469,8 @@ def setupdefaultoptions(options):
         options.infofile="info.txt"
     if 'gallery' not in options:
         options.gallery="Gallery"
+    if 'gravity' not in options:
+        options.gravity="Center"
     if 'link' not in options:
         options.link=False
     if 'recursive' not in options: