diff --git a/news/changelog-1.4.md b/news/changelog-1.4.md
index 4b12d1fc867..f84ba15724a 100644
--- a/news/changelog-1.4.md
+++ b/news/changelog-1.4.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 - ([#7394](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/7394)): Fix issue with mermaid diagrams in revealjs slides when `output-location: fragment`.
 - ([#4988](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/4988)): targets for links on numbered code lines are removed, as revealjs doesn't support them because navigation is done by slide only.
 - ([#4156](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/4156)): footer and slide number text on slide with dark background have now an adapted text muted color based on `$dark-bg-text-color`.
+- ([#7134](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/7134)): `.nostrech` can now be applied on image directly to opt-out Revealjs' image stretching when `auto-stretch: true` (the default).
 
 ## PDF Format
 
diff --git a/src/format/reveal/format-reveal.ts b/src/format/reveal/format-reveal.ts
index 7016188b617..d0257bd44f2 100644
--- a/src/format/reveal/format-reveal.ts
+++ b/src/format/reveal/format-reveal.ts
@@ -779,6 +779,12 @@ function applyStretch(doc: Document, autoStretch: boolean) {
       const image = images[0];
       const imageEl = image as Element;
 
+      // opt-out if nostrech is applied at image level too
+      if (imageEl.classList.contains("nostretch")) {
+        imageEl.classList.remove("nostretch");
+        continue;
+      }
+
       if (
         // screen out early specials divs (layout panels, columns, fragments, ...)
         findParent(imageEl, (el: Element) => {