diff --git a/libraries/joomla/image/image.php b/libraries/joomla/image/image.php
index 88f1730d480c3..646fc9256d3df 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/image/image.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/image/image.php
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ class JImage
 	 */
 	protected static $formats = array();
 
+	/**
+	 * @var    boolean  True for best quality. False for speed
+	 *
+	 * @since  3.6.0
+	 */
+	protected $generateBestQuality = true;
+
 	/**
 	 * Class constructor.
 	 *
@@ -420,7 +427,10 @@ public function crop($width, $height, $left = null, $top = null, $createNew = tr
 			// Set the transparent color values for the new image.
 			imagecolortransparent($handle, $color);
 			imagefill($handle, 0, 0, $color);
+		}
 
+		if (!$this->generateBestQuality)
+		{
 			imagecopyresized($handle, $this->handle, 0, 0, $left, $top, $width, $height, $width, $height);
 		}
 		else
@@ -550,7 +560,7 @@ public function isLoaded()
 	/**
 	 * Method to determine whether or not the image has transparency.
 	 *
-	 * @return  bool
+	 * @return  boolean
 	 *
 	 * @since   11.3
 	 * @throws  LogicException
@@ -749,7 +759,10 @@ public function resize($width, $height, $createNew = true, $scaleMethod = self::
 			// Set the transparent color values for the new image.
 			imagecolortransparent($handle, $color);
 			imagefill($handle, 0, 0, $color);
+		}
 
+		if (!$this->generateBestQuality)
+		{
 			imagecopyresized(
 				$handle,
 				$this->handle,
@@ -1179,4 +1192,18 @@ public function __destruct()
 	{
 		$this->destroy();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method for set option of generate thumbnail method
+	 *
+	 * @param   boolean  $quality  True for best quality. False for best speed.
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.6.0
+	 */
+	public function setThumbnailGenerate($quality = true)
+	{
+		$this->generateBestQuality = (boolean) $quality;
+	}
 }