diff --git a/formats/carousel/Carousel.php b/formats/carousel/Carousel.php
index 3e488628..b3fa0542 100644
--- a/formats/carousel/Carousel.php
+++ b/formats/carousel/Carousel.php
@@ -270,7 +270,12 @@ public function getParamDefinitions( array $definitions ) {
 		$params['slick-rows'] = [
 			'type' => 'integer',
 			'message' => 'srf-paramdesc-carousel-slick-option',
-			'default' => 1,
+			// @see https://github.com/kenwheeler/slick/issues/3110
+			// @see https://github.com/kenwheeler/slick/issues/3149
+			// despite https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/extensions/VisualData/+/a75a24be65e17021a227ac2c3b8f6e02e13f7a90/includes/classes/formats/CarouselResultPrinter.php
+			// works well
+			'default' => 0,
+			// 'default' => 1,
 		];
 
 		$params['slick-rtl'] = [
@@ -528,7 +533,8 @@ protected function getResultText( SMWQueryResult $results, $outputmode ) {
 				'div',
 				[
 					'class' => 'slick-slide',
-					'data-url' => $linkValue
+					'data-url' => $linkValue,
+					'style' => $inlineStyles['slide']
 				],
 				$innerContent
 			);
@@ -537,8 +543,8 @@ protected function getResultText( SMWQueryResult $results, $outputmode ) {
 
 		$attr = [ 'class' => 'slick-slider' . ( empty( $this->params['class'] ) ? '' : ' ' . $this->params['class'] ) ];
 
-		if ( !empty( $inlineStyles['div'] ) ) {
-			$attr['style'] = $inlineStyles['div'];
+		if ( !empty( $inlineStyles['container'] ) ) {
+			$attr['style'] = $inlineStyles['container'];
 		}
 
 		$slick_attr = [];
@@ -564,9 +570,11 @@ private function getInlineStyles() {
 		if ( empty( $this->params['width'] ) ) {
 			$this->params['width'] = '100%';
 		}
+		$img = [ 'object-fit' => 'object-fit: cover' ];
+		$container = [];
+		$slide = [];
 
 		preg_match( '/^(\d+)(.+)?$/', $this->params['width'], $match );
-		$styleImg = [ 'object-fit: cover' ];
 
 		$absoluteUnits = [ 'cm', 'mm', 'in', 'px', 'pt', 'pc' ];
 		$slidestoshow = $this->params['slick-slidestoshow'];
@@ -576,21 +584,26 @@ private function getInlineStyles() {
 			if ( empty( $match[2] ) ) {
 				$match[2] = 'px';
 			}
-			$styleImg[] = 'max-width:' . ( in_array( $match[2], $absoluteUnits ) ?
+			$img['max-width'] = 'max-width:' . ( in_array( $match[2], $absoluteUnits ) ?
 				( $match[1] / $slidestoshow ) . $match[2]
 				: '100%' );
 		}
 
 		$styleAttr = [ 'width', 'height' ];
-		$style = [];
 		foreach ( $styleAttr as $attr ) {
 			if ( !empty( $this->params[$attr] ) ) {
-				$style[ $attr ] = "$attr: " . $this->params[$attr];
+				$container[ $attr ] = "$attr: " . $this->params[$attr];
+
+				// *** use css inherit attribute instead
+				// $slide[$attr] = "$attr: " . $this->params[$attr];
 			}
 		}
 
-		return [ 'div' => implode( '; ', $style ),
-			'img' => implode( '; ', $styleImg ) ];
+		return [
+			'container' => implode( '; ', $container ),
+			'img' => implode( '; ', $img ),
+			'slide' => implode( '; ', $slide )
+		];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.css b/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.css
index fde144bc..51468713 100644
--- a/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.css
+++ b/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.css
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
+.slick-slider:not( .adaptiveHeight ) .slick-list,
+.slick-slider:not( .adaptiveHeight ) .slick-track,
+.slick-slider:not( .adaptiveHeight ) .slick-slide {
+	height: inherit !important;
+}
+
+.slick-slider:not( .adaptiveHeight ) .slick-track {
+	display: flex !important;
+}
+
+.slick-slider:not( .adaptiveHeight ) .slick-slide {
+	position: relative;
+	display: flex !important;
+	justify-content: center;
+	align-items: center;
+}
+
 @media screen and (max-width: 800px) {
   .slick-slide .slick-slide-content.caption-text {
     display: none;
diff --git a/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.js b/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.js
index 284b931f..a886c54b 100644
--- a/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.js
+++ b/formats/carousel/resources/ext.srf.formats.carousel.js
@@ -79,8 +79,20 @@
 	srf.formats.carousel.prototype = {
 		init: function ( $slide ) {
 			$slide.slick( $slide.data().slick );
+			
+			if ( $slide.data().slick.adaptiveHeight ) {
+				$slide.addClass( 'adaptiveHeight' );
+			}
 
 			$(".slick-slider .slick-slide").each(function () {
+				// hide caption frame if title is empty
+				// and screen < 800px
+				if ( $( window ).width() < 800 && !$( '.slick-slide-content.caption-title', $( this ) ).length ) {
+					$( '.slick-slide-content.caption', $( this ) ).hide();
+				} else {
+					$( '.slick-slide-content.caption', $( this ) ).show();
+				}
+		
 				if ( $(this).attr('data-url') ) {
 					// $(this).attr('title', $(this).attr('data-title') )
 					$(this).css('cursor', 'pointer')
@@ -112,12 +124,24 @@
 	var carousel = new srf.formats.carousel();
 
 	$(document).ready(function () {
-		
+
+		// hide caption frame if title is empty
+		// and screen < 800px
+		$( window ).on( 'resize', function () {
+			$( '.slick-slider' ).each( function () {
+				$( '.slick-slider .slick-slide' ).each( function () {
+					if ( $( window ).width() < 800 && !$( '.slick-slide-content.caption-title', $( this ) ).length ) {
+						$( '.slick-slide-content.caption', $( this ) ).hide();
+					} else {
+						$( '.slick-slide-content.caption', $( this ) ).show();
+					}
+				} );
+			} );
+		} );
+
 		$(".slick-slider").each(function () {
 			carousel.init( $(this) );
 		});
 
-		
 	});
 })(jQuery, mediaWiki, semanticFormats);
-