diff --git a/opendm/config.py b/opendm/config.py
index 7dcd3697..07c2c209 100644
--- a/opendm/config.py
+++ b/opendm/config.py
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ def config():
                              'https://www.gdal.org/frmt_gtiff.html for more info. '
                              '\nDefault: %(default)s')
 
+    parser.add_argument('--build-overviews',
+                        action='store_true',
+                        default=False,
+                        help='Build orthophoto overviews using gdaladdo.')
+
     parser.add_argument('--zip-results',
                         action='store_true',
                         default=False,
diff --git a/opendm/types.py b/opendm/types.py
index 3a411c34..4a5ef05a 100644
--- a/opendm/types.py
+++ b/opendm/types.py
@@ -421,3 +421,4 @@ class ODM_Tree(object):
         self.odm_orthophoto_corners = io.join_paths(self.odm_orthophoto, 'odm_orthophoto_corners.txt')
         self.odm_orthophoto_log = io.join_paths(self.odm_orthophoto, 'odm_orthophoto_log.txt')
         self.odm_orthophoto_tif_log = io.join_paths(self.odm_orthophoto, 'gdal_translate_log.txt')
+        self.odm_orthophoto_gdaladdo_log = io.join_paths(self.odm_orthophoto, 'gdaladdo_log.txt')
diff --git a/scripts/odm_app.py b/scripts/odm_app.py
index 63c5baa2..41ae72ec 100644
--- a/scripts/odm_app.py
+++ b/scripts/odm_app.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class ODMApp(ecto.BlackBox):
                                                  no_tiled=p.args.orthophoto_no_tiled,
                                                  compress=p.args.orthophoto_compression,
                                                  bigtiff=p.args.orthophoto_bigtiff,
+                                                 build_overviews=p.args.build_overviews,
                                                  verbose=p.args.verbose)
                  }
 
diff --git a/scripts/odm_orthophoto.py b/scripts/odm_orthophoto.py
index e16979f6..60d28eae 100644
--- a/scripts/odm_orthophoto.py
+++ b/scripts/odm_orthophoto.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class ODMOrthoPhotoCell(ecto.Cell):
         params.declare("no_tiled", 'Do not tile tiff', False)
         params.declare("compress", 'Compression type', 'DEFLATE')
         params.declare("bigtiff", 'Make BigTIFF orthophoto', 'IF_SAFER')
+        params.declare("build_overviews", 'Build overviews', False)
         params.declare("verbose", 'print additional messages to console', False)
 
     def declare_io(self, params, inputs, outputs):
@@ -119,6 +120,19 @@ class ODMOrthoPhotoCell(ecto.Cell):
                                '-co NUM_THREADS=ALL_CPUS '
                                '-a_srs \"EPSG:{epsg}\" '
                                '{png} {tiff} > {log}'.format(**kwargs))
+
+                    if self.params.build_overviews:
+                        log.ODM_DEBUG("Building Overviews")
+                        kwargs = {
+                            'orthophoto': tree.odm_orthophoto_tif,
+                            'log': tree.odm_orthophoto_gdaladdo_log
+                        }
+                        # Run gdaladdo
+                        system.run('gdaladdo -ro -r average '
+                                   '--config BIGTIFF_OVERVIEW IF_SAFER '
+                                   '--config COMPRESS_OVERVIEW JPEG '
+                                   '{orthophoto} 2 4 8 16 > {log}'.format(**kwargs))
+
                     geotiffcreated = True
                 if not geotiffcreated:
                     log.ODM_WARNING('No geo-referenced orthophoto created due '