tmux
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ if HAVE_UTF8PROC
 nodist_tmux_SOURCES += compat/utf8proc.c
 endif
 
-# Enable sixel support.
-if ENABLE_SIXEL
+# Enable image support.
+if ENABLE_IMAGES
 dist_tmux_SOURCES += image.c image-sixel.c
 endif
 

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
@@ -530,15 +530,24 @@ if test "x$enable_cgroups" = xyes; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-# Enable sixel support.
+# Enable image support.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(
+	images,
+	AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-images, enable SIXEL and ASCII images)
+)
+
+# Keep the old option as an alias for one compatibility cycle.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(
 	sixel,
-	AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-sixel, enable sixel images)
+	AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-sixel, deprecated alias for --enable-images)
 )
 if test "x$enable_sixel" = xyes; then
-	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_SIXEL)
+	enable_images=yes
 fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_SIXEL, [test "x$enable_sixel" = xyes])
+if test "x$enable_images" = xyes; then
+	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_IMAGES)
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_IMAGES, [test "x$enable_images" = xyes])
 
 # Check for b64_ntop. If we have b64_ntop, we assume b64_pton as well.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for b64_ntop)
@@ -1137,10 +1146,10 @@ if test "x$enable_asan" = xyes; then
 else
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([ASAN: off])
 fi
-if test "x$enable_sixel" = xyes; then
-	AC_MSG_NOTICE([SIXEL: on])
+if test "x$enable_images" = xyes; then
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([images: on])
 else
-	AC_MSG_NOTICE([SIXEL: off])
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([images: off])
 fi
 if test "x$enable_debug" = xyes; then
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([debug: on])

diff --git a/format.c b/format.c
@@ -2964,6 +2964,17 @@ format_cb_sixel_support(__unused struct format_tree *ft)
 #endif
 }
 
+/* Callback for image_support. */
+static void *
+format_cb_image_support(__unused struct format_tree *ft)
+{
+#ifdef ENABLE_IMAGES
+	return (xstrdup("1"));
+#else
+	return (xstrdup("0"));
+#endif
+}
+
 /* Callback for active_window_index. */
 static void *
 format_cb_active_window_index(struct format_tree *ft)
@@ -3627,6 +3638,9 @@ static const struct format_table_entry format_table[] = {
 	{ "host_short", FORMAT_TABLE_STRING,
 	  format_cb_host_short
 	},
+	{ "image_support", FORMAT_TABLE_STRING,
+	  format_cb_image_support
+	},
 	{ "insert_flag", FORMAT_TABLE_STRING,
 	  format_cb_insert_flag
 	},