diff --git a/src/helpers/Bmp.cpp b/src/helpers/Bmp.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df69a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/Bmp.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#include "Bmp.hpp"
+
+class BmpHeader {
+public:
+    unsigned char format[2];
+    uint32_t sizeOfFile;
+    uint16_t reserved1;
+    uint16_t reserved2;
+    uint32_t dataOffset;
+    uint32_t sizeOfBitmapHeader;
+    uint32_t width;
+    uint32_t height;
+    uint16_t numberOfColors;
+    uint16_t numberOfBitPerPixel;
+    uint32_t compressionMethod;
+    uint32_t imageSize;
+    uint32_t horizontalResolutionPPM;
+    uint32_t verticalResolutionPPM;
+    uint32_t numberOfCollors;
+    uint32_t numberOfImportantCollors;
+
+    BmpHeader(std::ifstream& file) {
+        file.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+        uint32_t streamLength = file.tellg();
+        file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&format), sizeof(format));
+        if (!(format[0] == 66 && format[1] == 77)) {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "Unable to parse bitmap header: wrong bmp file type");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&sizeOfFile), sizeof(sizeOfFile));
+
+        if (sizeOfFile != streamLength) {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "Unable to parse bitmap header: wrong value of file size header");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&reserved1), sizeof(reserved1));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&reserved2), sizeof(reserved2));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&dataOffset), sizeof(dataOffset));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&sizeOfBitmapHeader), sizeof(sizeOfBitmapHeader));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&width), sizeof(width));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&height), sizeof(height));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&numberOfColors), sizeof(numberOfColors));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&numberOfBitPerPixel), sizeof(numberOfBitPerPixel));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&compressionMethod), sizeof(compressionMethod));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&imageSize), sizeof(imageSize));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&horizontalResolutionPPM), sizeof(horizontalResolutionPPM));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&verticalResolutionPPM), sizeof(verticalResolutionPPM));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&numberOfCollors), sizeof(numberOfCollors));
+        file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&numberOfImportantCollors), sizeof(numberOfImportantCollors));
+
+        if (!imageSize)
+            imageSize = sizeOfFile - dataOffset;
+
+        if (imageSize != (width * height * numberOfBitPerPixel/8)) {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "Unable to parse bitmap header: wrong image size");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        file.seekg(dataOffset);
+    };
+};
+
+void reflectImage(unsigned char* image, uint32_t numberOfRows, int stride) {
+    int rowStart = 0;
+    int rowEnd = numberOfRows - 1;
+    std::vector<unsigned char> temp;
+    temp.resize(stride);
+    while (rowStart < rowEnd) {
+        memcpy(&temp[0], &image[rowStart * stride], stride);
+        memcpy(&image[rowStart * stride], &image[rowEnd * stride], stride);
+        memcpy(&image[rowEnd * stride], &temp[0], stride);
+        rowStart++;
+        rowEnd--;
+    }
+};
+
+void convertRgbToArgb(std::ifstream& imageStream, unsigned char* outputImage, uint32_t newImageSize) {
+    uint8_t forthBitCounter = 0;
+    unsigned long imgCursor = 0;
+    while (imgCursor < newImageSize) {
+        imageStream.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&outputImage[imgCursor]), 1);
+        imgCursor++;
+        forthBitCounter++;
+        if (forthBitCounter == 3) {
+            outputImage[imgCursor] = 0;
+            imgCursor++;
+            forthBitCounter = 0;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+cairo_surface_t* BMP::createSurfaceFromBMP(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
+
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "createSurfaceFromBMP: file doesn't exist??");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    std::ifstream bitmapImageStream(path);
+    BmpHeader bitmapHeader(bitmapImageStream);
+
+    cairo_format_t format = CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32;
+    int stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width (format, bitmapHeader.width);
+    unsigned char* imageData = (unsigned char*) malloc(bitmapHeader.height * stride);
+
+    if (bitmapHeader.numberOfBitPerPixel == 24)
+        convertRgbToArgb(bitmapImageStream, imageData, bitmapHeader.height * stride);
+    else if (bitmapHeader.numberOfBitPerPixel == 32)
+        bitmapImageStream.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&imageData), bitmapHeader.imageSize);
+    else {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "createSurfaceFromBMP: unsupported bmp format");
+        bitmapImageStream.close();
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    bitmapImageStream.close();
+    reflectImage(imageData, bitmapHeader.height, stride);
+    return cairo_image_surface_create_for_data(imageData, format, bitmapHeader.width, bitmapHeader.height, stride);
+}
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diff --git a/src/helpers/Bmp.hpp b/src/helpers/Bmp.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70cabfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/Bmp.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cairo/cairo.h>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "string.h"
+#include <vector>
+#include "Log.hpp"
+
+namespace BMP {
+    cairo_surface_t* createSurfaceFromBMP(const std::filesystem::path&);
+};
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diff --git a/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp b/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
index 17627ed..7857608 100644
--- a/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "../helpers/Webp.hpp"
 #include "src/helpers/Color.hpp"
 #include "src/helpers/Log.hpp"
+#include <src/helpers/Bmp.hpp>
 
 CAsyncResourceGatherer::CAsyncResourceGatherer() {
     if (g_pHyprlock->getScreencopy())
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ SPreloadedAsset* CAsyncResourceGatherer::getAssetByID(const std::string& id) {
 }
 
 enum class FileType {
+    BMP,
     PNG,
     JPEG,
     WEBP,
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ FileType getFileType(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
         ft = FileType::JPEG;
     else if (ext == ".webp")
         ft = FileType::WEBP;
+    else if (ext == ".bmp")
+        ft = FileType::BMP;
     else {
         // magic is slow, so only use it when no recognized extension is found
         auto handle = magic_open(MAGIC_NONE | MAGIC_COMPRESS);
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ cairo_surface_t* getCairoSurfaceFromImageFile(const std::filesystem::path& path)
         case FileType::PNG: cairoSurface = cairo_image_surface_create_from_png(path.c_str()); break;
         case FileType::JPEG: cairoSurface = JPEG::createSurfaceFromJPEG(path); break;
         case FileType::WEBP: cairoSurface = WEBP::createSurfaceFromWEBP(path); break;
+        case FileType::BMP: cairoSurface = BMP::createSurfaceFromBMP(path); break;
         default: Debug::log(ERR, "unrecognized image format of {}", path.c_str());
     }