diff --git a/src/app/valentina/dialogs/dialogpatternproperties.cpp b/src/app/valentina/dialogs/dialogpatternproperties.cpp
index 84d1e4a94..50ecacea1 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/dialogs/dialogpatternproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/app/valentina/dialogs/dialogpatternproperties.cpp
@@ -619,7 +619,12 @@ void DialogPatternProperties::InitImage()
     QByteArray ba = QByteArray::fromBase64(byteArray);
     QBuffer buffer(&ba);
     buffer.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-    image.load(&buffer, "PNG"); // writes image into ba in PNG format
+    QString extension = doc->GetImageExtension();
+    if (extension.isEmpty())
+    {
+        extension = "PNG";
+    }
+    image.load(&buffer, extension.toLatin1().data()); // writes image into ba in PNG format
 
     ui->imageLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
     ui->imageLabel->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
@@ -641,7 +646,8 @@ void DialogPatternProperties::InitImage()
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DialogPatternProperties::SetNewImage()
 {
-    const QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Image for pattern"), QString(), tr("Images (*.png)"));
+    const QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Image for pattern"), QString(),
+                                                          tr("Images (*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.bmp)"));
     QImage image;
     if (fileName.isEmpty())
     {
@@ -654,15 +660,24 @@ void DialogPatternProperties::SetNewImage()
             return;
         }
         ui->imageLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
+        QFileInfo f(fileName);
+        QString extension = f.suffix().toUpper();
 
-        QByteArray byteArray;
-        QBuffer buffer(&byteArray);
-        buffer.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-        image.save(&buffer, "PNG"); // writes the image in PNG format inside the buffer
-        QString iconBase64 = QString::fromLatin1(byteArray.toBase64().data());
+        if (extension == "JPEG")
+        {
+            extension = "JPG";
+        }
+        if (extension == "PNG" || extension == "JPG" || extension == "BMP")
+        {
+            QByteArray byteArray;
+            QBuffer buffer(&byteArray);
+            buffer.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+            image.save(&buffer, extension.toLatin1().data()); // writes the image in 'extension' format inside the buffer
+            QString iconBase64 = QString::fromLatin1(byteArray.toBase64().data());
 
-        // save our image to file.val
-        doc->SetImage(iconBase64);
+            // save our image to file.val
+            doc->SetImage(iconBase64, extension);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -680,7 +695,7 @@ void DialogPatternProperties::SaveImage()
     byteArray.append(doc->GetImage().toUtf8());
     QByteArray ba = QByteArray::fromBase64(byteArray);
 
-    QString extension = ".PNG";
+    QString extension = "." + doc->GetImageExtension();
     QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save File"));
     QFile file(filename + extension);
     if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly))
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/schema/pattern/v0.2.7.xsd b/src/libs/ifc/schema/pattern/v0.2.7.xsd
index 807f16b77..f7e6a556e 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/schema/pattern/v0.2.7.xsd
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/schema/pattern/v0.2.7.xsd
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@
                <xs:complexType>
                      <xs:sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                             <xs:element name="version" type="formatVersion"></xs:element>
-                            <xs:element name="image" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"></xs:element>
+                            <xs:element name="image" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
+                                <xs:complexType>
+                                 <xs:simpleContent>
+                                    <xs:extension base="xs:string">
+                                       <xs:attribute name="extension" type="xs:string"></xs:attribute>
+                                    </xs:extension>
+                                 </xs:simpleContent>
+                                </xs:complexType>
+                            </xs:element>
                             <xs:element name="unit" type="units"></xs:element>
                             <xs:element name="author" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"></xs:element>
                             <xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"></xs:element>
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp
index 424d4dd9f..5e38b33b7 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp
@@ -924,10 +924,48 @@ QString VAbstractPattern::GetImage() const
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void VAbstractPattern::SetImage(const QString &text)
+QString VAbstractPattern::GetImageExtension() const
+{
+    const QString defExt = "PNG";
+    const QDomNodeList nodeList = this->elementsByTagName(TagImage);
+    if (nodeList.isEmpty())
+    {
+        return defExt;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        const QDomNode domNode = nodeList.at(0);
+        if (domNode.isNull() == false && domNode.isElement())
+        {
+            const QDomElement domElement = domNode.toElement();
+            if (domElement.isNull() == false)
+            {
+                const QString ext = domElement.attribute(QString("extension"), "");
+                if (ext.isEmpty())
+                {
+                    return defExt;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return ext;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return defExt;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void VAbstractPattern::SetImage(const QString &text, const QString &extension)
 {
     CheckTagExists(TagImage);
     setTagText(TagImage, text);
+    QDomNodeList list = elementsByTagName(TagImage);
+    for (int i=0; i < list.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        QDomElement dom = list.at(i).toElement();
+        dom.setAttribute(QString("extension"), extension);
+    }
     modified = true;
     emit patternChanged(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h
index 6cb575803..aeb0a9d97 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public:
     void           SetNotes(const QString &text);
 
     QString        GetImage() const;
-    void           SetImage(const QString &text);
+    QString        GetImageExtension() const;
+    void           SetImage(const QString &text, const QString &extension);
     void           DeleteImage();
 
     QString        GetVersion() const;