diff -u b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImagefieldSlideshowFieldFormatter.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImagefieldSlideshowFieldFormatter.php
--- b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImagefieldSlideshowFieldFormatter.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/ImagefieldSlideshowFieldFormatter.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       'imagefield_slideshow_style' => 'large',
       'imagefield_slideshow_style_effects' => 'fade',
       'imagefield_slideshow_style_pause' => '1',
-      'imagefield_slideshow_prev_next' => TRUE,
+      'imagefield_slideshow_prev_next' => FALSE,
     ) + parent::defaultSettings();
   }
 
@@ -239,10 +239,16 @@
       }
     }
 
+    // Enable prev next if only more than one image.
+    $prev_next = $this->getSetting('imagefield_slideshow_prev_next');
+    if (count($image_uri_values) <= 1) {
+      $prev_next = FALSE;
+    }
+
     $elements[] = array(
       '#theme' => 'imagefield_slideshow',
       '#url' => $image_uri_values,
-      '#prev_next' => $this->getSetting('imagefield_slideshow_prev_next')
+      '#prev_next' => $prev_next,
     );
 
     // Attach the image field slide show library.
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@
     $drupalSettings = [
       'effect' => $this->getSetting('imagefield_slideshow_style_effects'),
       'pause' => $this->getSetting('imagefield_slideshow_style_pause'),
-      'prev_next' => $this->getSetting('imagefield_slideshow_prev_next'),
+      'prev_next' => $prev_next,
     ];
     $elements['#attached']['drupalSettings']['imagefield_slideshow'] = $drupalSettings;