diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index 179b353..d168498 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -1947,6 +1947,31 @@ let addjpeg n =
     with
       _ -> error "addjpeg: could not load JPEG"
 
+let addpng n =
+  let name, filename =
+    match String.split_on_char '=' n with
+    | [name; filename] -> name, filename
+    | _ -> error "addjpeg: bad file specification"
+  in
+    let data = Pdfio.input_of_string (contents_of_file filename) in
+    let png = Cpdfpng.read_png data in
+     let d =
+       ["/Length", Pdf.Integer (Pdfio.bytes_size png.idat);
+        "/Filter", Pdf.Name "/FlateDecode";
+        "/Subtype", Pdf.Name "/Image";
+        "/BitsPerComponent", Pdf.Integer 8;
+        "/ColorSpace", Pdf.Name "/DeviceRGB";
+        "/DecodeParms", Pdf.Dictionary
+                         ["/BitsPerComponent", Pdf.Integer 8;
+                          "/Colors", Pdf.Integer 3;
+                          "/Columns", Pdf.Integer png.width;
+                          "/Predictor", Pdf.Integer 15];
+        "/Width", Pdf.Integer png.width;
+        "/Height", Pdf.Integer png.height]
+     in
+     let obj = Pdf.Stream {contents = (Pdf.Dictionary d , Pdf.Got png.idat)} in
+       addop (Cpdfdraw.ImageXObject (name, obj))
+
 let addimage s =
   addop (Cpdfdraw.Image s)
 
@@ -2761,6 +2786,7 @@ and specs =
    ("-endsave", Arg.String endsave, " End saving of graphics operators");
    ("-use", Arg.String usexobj, " Use a saved sequence of graphics operators");
    ("-jpeg", Arg.String addjpeg, " Load a JPEG from file and name it");
+   ("-png", Arg.String addpng, " Load a PNG from file and name it");
    ("-image", Arg.String addimage, " Draw an image which has already been loaded");
    (* These items are undocumented *)
    ("-remove-unused-resources", Arg.Unit (setop RemoveUnusedResources), "");
diff --git a/cpdfpng.ml b/cpdfpng.ml
index aaff88d..1b423ae 100644
--- a/cpdfpng.ml
+++ b/cpdfpng.ml
@@ -1 +1,21 @@
-(* PNG *)
+(* Read a non-interlaced, non-transparent 24 bit PNG for inclusion in a PDF file *)
+type t =
+  {width : int;
+   height : int;
+   idat : Pdfio.bytes}
+
+exception BadPNG of string
+
+let read_png i =
+  (* File signature *)
+  (* IHDR *)
+  (* IDAT *)
+  (* IEND *)
+  {width = 0;
+   height = 0;
+   idat = Pdfio.bytes_of_string ""}
+
+let _ =
+  read_png
+    (Pdfio.input_of_string
+      (Pdfutil.contents_of_file "/Users/john/Desktop/cpdfdraw/Untitled.png"))
diff --git a/cpdfpng.mli b/cpdfpng.mli
index aaff88d..076f990 100644
--- a/cpdfpng.mli
+++ b/cpdfpng.mli
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
-(* PNG *)
+type t =
+  {width : int;
+   height : int;
+   idat : Pdfio.bytes}
+
+exception BadPNG of string
+
+(* Read a non-interlaced, non-transparent 24 bit PNG for inclusion in a PDF
+   file. Raises BadPNG on failure. *)
+val read_png : Pdfio.input -> t