diff --git a/config/default.php b/config/default.php
index 68d8c55c9..507b4a752 100644
--- a/config/default.php
+++ b/config/default.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
                 'enabled' => true,  // adds `loading="lazy"` attribute (`true` by default)
             ],
             'resize' => [
-                'enabled' => false, // enables image resizing by using the `width` extra attribute (`false` by default)
+                'enabled' => false, // enables image resizing by using the `width` or 'height' extra attribute (`false` by default)
             ],
             'responsive' => [
                 'enabled' => false, // creates responsive images and add them to the `srcset` attribute (`false` by default)
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@
             'webp' => [
                 'enabled' => false, // creates a WebP version of images with `html` filter (`false` by default)
             ],
+            'thumbnails' => [
+                'dir' => 'thumbnails', // where thumbnails are stored (in the assets target directory)
+            ],
         ],
     ],
     'postprocess' => [
diff --git a/docs/4-Configuration.md b/docs/4-Configuration.md
index f092ef3b9..bf35fa45e 100644
--- a/docs/4-Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/4-Configuration.md
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ assets:
     variables: []        # list of preset variables (empty by default)
   minify:
     enabled: true        # enables asset minification (`true` by default)
-  target: assets         # where remote and resized assets are saved
+  target: assets         # where handled assets are stored
   images:
     optimize:
       enabled: false     # enables images optimization with JpegOptim, Optipng, Pngquant 2, SVGO 1, Gifsicle, cwebp (`false` by default)
@@ -721,6 +721,8 @@ assets:
         default: '100vw' # `sizes` attribute (`100vw` by default)
     webp:
       enabled: false     # creates a WebP version of images with `html` filter (`false` by default)
+    thumbnails:
+      dir: thumbnails    # where thumbnails are stored (in the assets target directory)
 ```
 
 :::
diff --git a/src/Assets/Asset.php b/src/Assets/Asset.php
index 94d12f232..12b1a7494 100644
--- a/src/Assets/Asset.php
+++ b/src/Assets/Asset.php
@@ -401,24 +401,22 @@ public function optimize(string $filepath): self
      *
      * @throws RuntimeException
      */
-    public function resize(int $width): self
+    public function resize(?int $width = null, ?int $height = null): self
     {
-        if ($this->data['type'] != 'image') {
-            throw new RuntimeException(\sprintf('Not able to resize "%s": it\'s not an image', $this->data['path']));
+        if ($width === null && $height === null) {
+            return $this;
         }
-
-        if ($width >= $this->getWidth()) {
+        if ($width >= $this->getWidth() && $height >= $this->getHeight()) {
             return $this;
         }
 
         $assetResized = clone $this;
-        $assetResized->data['width'] = $width;
 
         $cache = new Cache($this->builder, 'assets');
-        $cacheKey = $cache->createKeyFromAsset($assetResized, ["{$width}x"]);
+        $cacheKey = $cache->createKeyFromAsset($assetResized, ["{$width}x{$height}"]);
         if (!$cache->has($cacheKey)) {
             if ($assetResized->data['type'] !== 'image') {
-                throw new RuntimeException(\sprintf('Not able to resize "%s"', $assetResized->data['path']));
+                throw new RuntimeException(\sprintf('Not able to resize "%s": it\'s not an image', $assetResized->data['path']));
             }
             if (!extension_loaded('gd')) {
                 throw new RuntimeException('GD extension is required to use images resize.');
@@ -426,18 +424,24 @@ public function resize(int $width): self
 
             try {
                 $img = ImageManager::make($assetResized->data['content_source']);
-                $img->resize($width, null, function (\Intervention\Image\Constraint $constraint) {
+                $img->resize($width, $height, function (\Intervention\Image\Constraint $constraint) {
                     $constraint->aspectRatio();
                     $constraint->upsize();
                 });
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(\sprintf('Not able to resize image "%s": %s', $assetResized->data['path'], $e->getMessage()));
             }
-            $assetResized->data['path'] = '/'.Util::joinPath((string) $this->config->get('assets.target'), 'thumbnails', (string) $width, $assetResized->data['path']);
+            $assetResized->data['width'] = $assetResized->getWidth();
+            $assetResized->data['height'] = $assetResized->getHeight();
+            $assetResized->data['path'] = '/'.Util::joinPath(
+                (string) $this->config->get('assets.target'),
+                (string) $this->config->get('assets.images.thumbnails.dir'),
+                "{$width}x{$height}",
+                $assetResized->data['path']
+            );
 
             try {
                 $assetResized->data['content'] = (string) $img->encode($assetResized->data['ext'], $this->config->get('assets.images.quality'));
-                $assetResized->data['height'] = $assetResized->getHeight();
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(\sprintf('Not able to encode image "%s": %s', $assetResized->data['path'], $e->getMessage()));
             }
diff --git a/src/Converter/Parsedown.php b/src/Converter/Parsedown.php
index 4964948aa..26223bc88 100644
--- a/src/Converter/Parsedown.php
+++ b/src/Converter/Parsedown.php
@@ -104,20 +104,28 @@ protected function inlineImage($Excerpt)
         // create asset
         $asset = new Asset($this->builder, $image['element']['attributes']['src'], ['force_slash' => false]);
         $image['element']['attributes']['src'] = $asset;
-        $width = $asset->getWidth();
+        $width = null;
+        $height = null;
 
         /**
          * Should be resized?
          */
         $assetResized = null;
-        if (isset($image['element']['attributes']['width'])
-            && (int) $image['element']['attributes']['width'] < $width
-            && $this->builder->getConfig()->get('body.images.resize.enabled')
+        if ($this->builder->getConfig()->get('body.images.resize.enabled')
+            && (
+                (isset($image['element']['attributes']['width']) && (int) $image['element']['attributes']['width'] < $asset->getWidth())
+                || (isset($image['element']['attributes']['height']) && (int) $image['element']['attributes']['height'] < $asset->getHeight())
+            )
         ) {
-            $width = (int) $image['element']['attributes']['width'];
+            if (isset($image['element']['attributes']['width'])) {
+                $width = (int) $image['element']['attributes']['width'];
+            }
+            if (isset($image['element']['attributes']['height'])) {
+                $height = (int) $image['element']['attributes']['height'];
+            }
 
             try {
-                $assetResized = $asset->resize($width);
+                $assetResized = $asset->resize($width, $height);
                 $image['element']['attributes']['src'] = $assetResized;
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
                 $this->builder->getLogger()->debug($e->getMessage());
@@ -128,7 +136,7 @@ protected function inlineImage($Excerpt)
 
         // set width
         if (!isset($image['element']['attributes']['width']) && $asset['type'] == 'image') {
-            $image['element']['attributes']['width'] = $width;
+            $image['element']['attributes']['width'] = ($assetResized ?? $asset)->getWidth();
         }
         // set height
         if (!isset($image['element']['attributes']['height']) && $asset['type'] == 'image') {
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ protected function inlineImage($Excerpt)
         /**
          * Should be responsive?
          */
-        if ($this->builder->getConfig()->get('body.images.responsive.enabled')) {
+        if ($this->builder->getConfig()->get('body.images.responsive.enabled') && false === false) {
             if ($srcset = Image::buildSrcset(
                 $assetResized ?? $asset,
                 $this->builder->getConfig()->get('assets.images.responsive.widths') ?? [480, 640, 768, 1024, 1366, 1600, 1920]
diff --git a/src/Renderer/Twig/Extension.php b/src/Renderer/Twig/Extension.php
index 0ea709317..2d2acc008 100644
--- a/src/Renderer/Twig/Extension.php
+++ b/src/Renderer/Twig/Extension.php
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ public function fingerprint($asset): Asset
      *
      * @return Asset
      */
-    public function resize($asset, int $size): Asset
+    public function resize($asset, ?int $width = null, ?int $height = null): Asset
     {
         if (!$asset instanceof Asset) {
             $asset = new Asset($this->builder, $asset);
         }
 
-        return $asset->resize($size);
+        return $asset->resize($width, $height);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/website/config.php b/tests/fixtures/website/config.php
index 660d10802..4b7ca2e0a 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/website/config.php
+++ b/tests/fixtures/website/config.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                 'enabled' => true,
             ],
             'remote' => [
-                'enabled' => false,
+                'enabled' => true,
             ],
             'resize' => [
                 'enabled' => true,
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/website/pages/Assets/images.md b/tests/fixtures/website/pages/Assets/images.md
index a4d769bf6..8063225e7 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/website/pages/Assets/images.md
+++ b/tests/fixtures/website/pages/Assets/images.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ typora-root-url: ../../static
 
 ## Resize
 
-### Image resized to 100px
+### Image resized to 100px width
 
 ```markdown
 ![Alt text](/images/cecil-logo.png){width=100}
@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@ typora-root-url: ../../static
 
 ![Alt text](/images/cecil-logo.png){width=100}
 
-### External image resized to 250px
+### Image resized to 100px height
+
+```markdown
+![Alt text](/images/cecil-logo.png){height=150}
+```
+
+![Alt text](/images/cecil-logo.png){height=150}
+
+### External image resized to 250px width
 
 ```markdown
 ![Jamstatic](https://jamstatic.fr/assets/images/twitter-card.png){width=250}