diff --git a/plugins/imagepng/plugin.cpp b/plugins/imagepng/plugin.cpp
index 19eb8902..8c3a2d8c 100644
--- a/plugins/imagepng/plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/imagepng/plugin.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ Image* LoadPNGBuff( unsigned char* fbuffer ){
 	if ( color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_GRAY && bit_depth < 8 ) {
 		png_set_expand_gray_1_2_4_to_8( png_ptr );
 	}
+	else if( bit_depth == 16 ){
+		png_set_strip_16( png_ptr );
+	}
 
 	if ( png_get_valid( png_ptr, info_ptr, PNG_INFO_tRNS ) ) {
 		png_set_tRNS_to_alpha( png_ptr );