diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index ef5734d3e2..275ad6bdb3 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -851,7 +851,10 @@ var config = {
     //     'toolbar.noisyAudioInputTitle', // shown when noise is detected for the current microphone
     //     'toolbar.talkWhileMutedPopup', // shown when user tries to speak while muted
     //     'transcribing.failedToStart' // shown when transcribing fails to start
-    // ]
+    // ],
+
+    // Automatically hides the filmstrip when screen width is under a certain threshold
+    autohideFilmstrip: true,
 
     // Allow all above example options to include a trailing comma and
     // prevent fear when commenting out the last value.
diff --git a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
index 6536b2a5d8..40ef0edf15 100644
--- a/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
+++ b/react/features/base/config/configWhitelist.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default [
     'analytics.disabled',
     'audioLevelsInterval',
     'audioQuality',
+    'autohideFilmstrip',
     'apiLogLevels',
     'avgRtpStatsN',
     'backgroundAlpha',
diff --git a/react/features/filmstrip/subscriber.web.js b/react/features/filmstrip/subscriber.web.js
index 5a81422cc4..8ad1e2dea4 100644
--- a/react/features/filmstrip/subscriber.web.js
+++ b/react/features/filmstrip/subscriber.web.js
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ StateListenerRegistry.register(
 StateListenerRegistry.register(
     /* selector */ state => state['features/base/responsive-ui'].clientWidth < ASPECT_RATIO_BREAKPOINT,
     /* listener */ (widthBelowThreshold, store) => {
-        store.dispatch(setFilmstripVisible(!widthBelowThreshold));
+        const state = store.getState();
+        const { autohideFilmstrip } = state['features/base/config'];
+
+        if (autohideFilmstrip) {
+            store.dispatch(setFilmstripVisible(!widthBelowThreshold));
+        }
     });
 
 /**