diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
index 6c7b082..dfa66ba 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-settings.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Settings {
 		register_setting( 'media', 'displayfeaturedimage_default', array( $this, 'validate_image' ) );
 		register_setting( 'media', 'displayfeaturedimage_excerpts', array( $this, 'one_zero' ) );
 
-
 		add_settings_section(
 			'display_featured_image_section',
 			__( 'Display Featured Image for Genesis', 'display-featured-image-genesis' ),
diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis.php
index 9fb728a..059676e 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis.php
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		add_image_size( 'displayfeaturedimage_backstretch', 2000 );
-
+		add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'add_plugin_supports' ) );
 		add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( $this, 'load_textdomain' ) );
 		add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this->settings, 'register_settings' ) );
 		add_action( 'load-options-media.php', array( $this->settings, 'help' ) );
@@ -75,6 +74,21 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * add plugin support for new image size and excerpts on pages, if move excerpts option is enabled
+	 *
+	 * @since 1.3.0
+	 */
+	function add_plugin_supports() {
+		add_image_size( 'displayfeaturedimage_backstretch', 2000, 2000, false );
+
+		$move_excerpts = get_option( 'displayfeaturedimage_excerpts' );
+		if ( $move_excerpts ) {
+			add_post_type_support( 'page', 'excerpt' );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set up text domain for translations
 	 *