diff --git a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
index 8b46355a7..a87f495e4 100644
--- a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
+++ b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ st_texture_cache_init (StTextureCache *self)
                                                    g_free, cogl_handle_unref);
   self->priv->outstanding_requests = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal,
                                                             g_free, NULL);
-  self->priv->thumbnails = gnome_desktop_thumbnail_factory_new (GNOME_DESKTOP_THUMBNAIL_SIZE_NORMAL);
+  self->priv->thumbnails = gnome_desktop_thumbnail_factory_new (GNOME_DESKTOP_THUMBNAIL_SIZE_LARGE);
 }
 
 static void