diff --git a/newspack-theme/functions.php b/newspack-theme/functions.php
index 4b27a56d3..49c9bead2 100755
--- a/newspack-theme/functions.php
+++ b/newspack-theme/functions.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function newspack_setup() {
 		set_post_thumbnail_size( 1568, 9999 );
 
 		add_image_size( 'newspack-featured-image', 1200, 9999 );
+		add_image_size( 'newspack-featured-image-large', 2000, 9999 );
 		add_image_size( 'newspack-archive-image', 800, 600, true );
 		add_image_size( 'newspack-archive-image-large', 1200, 900, true );
 		add_image_size( 'newspack-footer-logo', 400, 9999 );
diff --git a/newspack-theme/template-parts/post/large-featured-image.php b/newspack-theme/template-parts/post/large-featured-image.php
index a98f52b70..c87e73b63 100644
--- a/newspack-theme/template-parts/post/large-featured-image.php
+++ b/newspack-theme/template-parts/post/large-featured-image.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 ?>
 
 	<div class="featured-image-behind">
-		<?php newspack_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+		<?php newspack_post_thumbnail( 'newspack-featured-image-large' ); ?>
 		<div class="wrapper">
 			<header class="entry-header">
 				<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/header/entry', 'header' ); ?>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 			</header>
 		</div><!-- .wrapper -->
 
-		<?php newspack_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+		<?php newspack_post_thumbnail( 'newspack-featured-image-large' ); ?>
 
 		<?php newspack_post_thumbnail_caption(); ?>
 	</div><!-- .featured-image-behind -->
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 <?php elseif ( 'above' === newspack_featured_image_position() ) : ?>
 
 	<div class="featured-image-above">
-		<?php newspack_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+		<?php newspack_post_thumbnail( 'newspack-featured-image-large' ); ?>
 
 		<header class="entry-header">
 			<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/header/entry', 'header' ); ?>