diff --git a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_item.html b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_item.html
index 2da7cde..ca5f339 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_item.html
+++ b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/includes/blog_item.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </header>
     {% if image and post.main_image %}
     <div class="blog-visual">
-        {% thumbnail post.main_image post.thumbnail_options.size crop=post.thumbnail_options.crop upscale=post.thumbnail_options.upscale as thumb %}
+        {% thumbnail post.main_image post.thumbnail_options.size crop=post.thumbnail_options.crop upscale=post.thumbnail_options.upscale subject_location=post.main_image.subject_location as thumb %}
         <img src="{{ thumb.url }}" alt="{{ post.main_image.default_alt_text }}" width="{{ thumb.width }}" height="{{ thumb.height }}" />
     </div>
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html
index 91a5cee..77ca85f 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html
+++ b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/post_detail.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </header>
     {% if post.main_image_id %}
     <div class="blog-visual">
-        {% thumbnail post.main_image post.thumbnail_options.size crop=post.thumbnail_options.crop upscale=post.thumbnail_options.upscale as thumb %}
+        {% thumbnail post.main_image post.thumbnail_options.size crop=post.thumbnail_options.crop upscale=post.thumbnail_options.upscale subject_location=post.main_image.subject_location  as thumb %}
         <img src="{{ thumb.url }}" alt="{{ post.main_image.default_alt_text }}" width="{{ thumb.width }}" height="{{ thumb.height }}" />
     </div>
     {% endif %}