diff --git a/deemix/app/default.json b/deemix/app/default.json
index 2c59d4d..51114d0 100644
--- a/deemix/app/default.json
+++ b/deemix/app/default.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	"coverImageTemplate": "cover",
 	"saveArtworkArtist": false,
 	"artistImageTemplate": "folder",
+	"PNGcovers": false,
 	"multitagSeparator": "default",
 	"dateFormat": "YMD",
 	"savePlaylistAsCompilation": false,
diff --git a/deemix/app/downloader.py b/deemix/app/downloader.py
index 51bc4a0..d9a9275 100644
--- a/deemix/app/downloader.py
+++ b/deemix/app/downloader.py
@@ -253,14 +253,14 @@ def downloadTrackObj(trackAPI, settings, overwriteBitrate=False, extraTrack=None
 	track['selectedFormat'] = format
 	track['selectedFilesize'] = filesize
 	track['album']['bitrate'] = format
-	track['album']['picUrl'] = "http://e-cdn-images.deezer.com/images/cover/{}/{}x{}-000000-80-0-0.jpg".format(track['album']['pic'], settings['embeddedArtworkSize'], settings['embeddedArtworkSize'])
+	track['album']['picUrl'] = "http://e-cdn-images.deezer.com/images/cover/{}/{}x{}-000000-80-0-0.{}".format(track['album']['pic'], settings['embeddedArtworkSize'], settings['embeddedArtworkSize'], 'png' if settings['PNGcovers'] else 'jpg')
 
 	# Generate filename and filepath from metadata
 	filename = generateFilename(track, trackAPI, settings) + extensions[track['selectedFormat']]
 	(filepath, artistPath, coverPath, extrasPath) = generateFilepath(track, trackAPI, settings)
 
 	# Download and cache coverart
-	track['album']['picPath'] = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, f"alb{track['album']['id']}_{settings['embeddedArtworkSize']}.jpg")
+	track['album']['picPath'] = os.path.join(TEMPDIR, f"alb{track['album']['id']}_{settings['embeddedArtworkSize']}.{'png' if settings['PNGcovers'] else 'jpg'}")
 	if not os.path.isfile(track['album']['picPath']):
 		with open(track['album']['picPath'], 'wb') as f:
 			try:
diff --git a/deemix/utils/taggers.py b/deemix/utils/taggers.py
index c9ab758..9a9dd0c 100644
--- a/deemix/utils/taggers.py
+++ b/deemix/utils/taggers.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def tagID3(stream, track, save):
 		tag.add(TCOP(text=track['copyright']))
 	if save['cover'] and track['album']['picPath']:
 		with open(track['album']['picPath'], 'rb') as f:
-			tag.add(APIC(3, 'image/jpeg', 3, data=f.read()))
+			tag.add(APIC(3, 'image/jpeg' if track['album']['picPath'].endswith('jpg') else 'image/png', 3, data=f.read()))
 
 	tag.save(stream, v1=2, v2_version=3, v23_sep=None)
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def tagFLAC(stream, track, save):
 	if save['cover'] and track['album']['picPath']:
 		image = Picture()
 		image.type = 3
-		image.mime = 'image/jpeg'
+		image.mime = 'image/jpeg' if track['album']['picPath'].endswith('jpg') else 'image/png'
 		with open(track['album']['picPath'], 'rb') as f:
 			image.data = f.read()
 		tag.add_picture(image)