diff --git a/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.pt b/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.pt
index 89a11f470..e6aa5cdec 100644
--- a/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.pt
+++ b/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.pt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     </a>
   </header>
   <section class="portletContent">
-    <ul tal:define="thumb_size view/thumb_size">
+    <ul tal:define="thumb_scale view/thumb_scale">
       <tal:events repeat="item view/events">
       <li class="portletItem"
           tal:define="oddrow repeat/item/odd;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                             title item_descr"
             tal:define="scale item/context/@@images|nothing;">
           <span tal:condition="item_hasimage">
-              <img tal:define="img_tag python:scale.scale('image', scale=thumb_size).tag(css_class='pull-right image-'+thumb_size)" 
+              <img tal:define="img_tag python:scale.scale('image', scale=thumb_scale).tag(css_class='pull-right image-'+thumb_scale)"
                    tal:replace="structure img_tag" />
           </span>
           <span tal:replace="item_title">Some Event</span>
diff --git a/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.py b/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.py
index be3e60795..3ed23ed61 100644
--- a/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.py
+++ b/plone/app/event/portlets/portlet_events.py
@@ -61,33 +61,40 @@ class IEventsPortlet(IPortletDataProvider):
         required=False,
         source=search_base_uid_source,
     )
-    ov_thumbsize = schema.TextLine(
-        title=_(u"Override thumb size "),
-        description=_(u"<br><ul><li> Enter a valid scale name"
-             u"(see 'Image Handling' control panel) to override"
-             u" e.g. icon, tile, thumb, mini, preview, ... )  </li>"
-             u"<li>leave empty to use default "
-             u"(see 'Site' control panel)</li></ul>"),
+    thumb_scale = schema.TextLine(
+        title=_(u"Override thumb scale"),
+        description=_(
+            u"Enter a valid scale name"
+            u" (see 'Image Handling' control panel) to override"
+            u" (e.g. icon, tile, thumb, mini, preview, ... )."
+            u" Leave empty to use default (see 'Site' control panel)."
+        ),
         required=False,
         default=u'')
 
     no_thumbs = schema.Bool(
-        title=_(u"Suppress thumbs "),
+        title=_(u"Suppress thumbs"),
         description=_(
-            u"If enabled, the portlet will not show thumbs"),
+            u"If enabled, the portlet will not show thumbs."),
         required=True,
         default=False)
 
+
 @implementer(IEventsPortlet)
 class Assignment(base.Assignment):
 
     # reduce upgrade pain
     search_base = None
+    thumb_scale = None
+    no_thumbs = False
 
-    def __init__(self, count=5, state=None, search_base_uid=None):
+    def __init__(self, count=5, state=None, search_base_uid=None,
+                 thumb_scale=None, no_thumbs=False):
         self.count = count
         self.state = state
         self.search_base_uid = search_base_uid
+        self.thumb_scale = thumb_scale
+        self.no_thumbs = no_thumbs
 
     @property
     def title(self):
@@ -209,25 +216,26 @@ def formatted_date(self, event):
             IContentProvider, name='formatted_date'
         )
         return provider(event)
-    
-    def thumb_size(self):
-        ''' use  overrride value or read thumb_size from registry
-            image sizes must fit to value in allowed image sizes
-            none will suppress thumb!
-        '''
-        if getattr(self.data,'no_thumbs',False):
-            #individual setting overrides ...
-            return 'none'
-        thsize=getattr(self.data,'ov_thumbsize','')
-        if thsize > ' ':
+
+    def thumb_scale(self):
+        """Use override value or read thumb_scale from registry.
+        Image sizes must fit to value in allowed image sizes.
+        None will suppress thumb.
+        """
+        if getattr(self.data, 'no_thumbs', False):
+            # Individual setting overrides ...
+            return None
+        thsize = getattr(self.data, 'thumb_scale', None)
+        if thsize:
             return thsize
         registry = getUtility(IRegistry)
         settings = registry.forInterface(
             ISiteSchema, prefix="plone", check=False)
         if settings.no_thumbs_portlet:
-            return 'none' 
-        thumb_size_portlet = settings.thumb_size_portlet
-        return thumb_size_portlet
+            return None
+        thumb_scale_portlet = settings.thumb_scale_portlet
+        return thumb_scale_portlet
+
 
 class AddForm(base.AddForm):
     schema = IEventsPortlet