diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index 5f0c9ef..aef6e4a 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -334,10 +334,13 @@ class ThermalPrinter {
   async printImage(image) {
     try {
       // Check if file exists
-      fs.accessSync(image);
+      const file = fs.readFileSync(image);
 
       // Check for file type
-      if (image.slice(-4) === '.png') {
+      if (
+          file[0] === 0x89 || // png
+          file[0] === 0xff // jpeg
+      ) {
         try {
           const response = await this.printer.printImage(image);
           this.append(response);
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ class ThermalPrinter {
           throw error;
         }
       } else {
-        throw new Error('Image printing supports only PNG files.');
+        throw new Error('Image printing supports only PNG and JPEG files.');
       }
     } catch (error) {
       throw error;
diff --git a/lib/types/epson.js b/lib/types/epson.js
index 3aaf994..0f06563 100644
--- a/lib/types/epson.js
+++ b/lib/types/epson.js
@@ -241,13 +241,10 @@ class Epson extends PrinterType {
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------- PRINT IMAGE -----------------------------------------------------
   // https://reference.epson-biz.com/modules/ref_escpos/index.php?content_id=88
-  async printImage(image) {
-    const fs = require('fs');
-    const { PNG } = require('pngjs');
+  async printImage(imagePath) {
     try {
-      const data = fs.readFileSync(image);
-      const png = PNG.sync.read(data);
-      const buff = this.printImageBuffer(png.width, png.height, png.data);
+      const image = this.getImageData(imagePath);
+      const buff = this.printImageBuffer(image.width, image.height, image.data);
       return buff;
     } catch (error) {
       throw error;
diff --git a/lib/types/printer-type.js b/lib/types/printer-type.js
index 908f868..ad5fe82 100644
--- a/lib/types/printer-type.js
+++ b/lib/types/printer-type.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const {PNG} = require("pngjs");
+const jpeg = require("jpeg-js");
+
 class PrinterType {
   constructor() {
     console.error('Consturctor not set');
@@ -42,6 +45,30 @@ class PrinterType {
     console.error(new Error("'printImageBuffer' not implemented yet"));
     return null;
   }
+
+  getImageData(imagePath) {
+    const fs = require('fs');
+
+    let image = null;
+
+    const file = fs.readFileSync(imagePath);
+    if(!file){
+      throw new Error(`Could not read image ${imagePath}.`);
+    }
+
+    // Detect if file is jpg
+    if (file[0] === 0xff) {
+      image = jpeg.decode(file);
+    } else {
+      image = PNG.sync.read(file);
+    }
+
+    if (image == null) {
+      throw new Error("Could not read image.");
+    }
+
+    return image;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = PrinterType;
diff --git a/lib/types/star.js b/lib/types/star.js
index 70a50c3..3be6944 100644
--- a/lib/types/star.js
+++ b/lib/types/star.js
@@ -221,13 +221,10 @@ class Star extends PrinterType {
   }
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------- PRINT IMAGE -----------------------------------------------------
-  async printImage(image) {
-    const fs = require('fs');
-    const { PNG } = require('pngjs');
+  async printImage(imagePath) {
     try {
-      const data = fs.readFileSync(image);
-      const png = PNG.sync.read(data);
-      const buff = this.printImageBuffer(png.width, png.height, png.data);
+      const image = this.getImageData(imagePath);
+      const buff = this.printImageBuffer(image.width, image.height, image.data);
       return buff;
     } catch (error) {
       throw error;
diff --git a/lib/types/tanca.js b/lib/types/tanca.js
index 4d7b4c3..3feae66 100644
--- a/lib/types/tanca.js
+++ b/lib/types/tanca.js
@@ -241,13 +241,10 @@ class Tanca extends PrinterType {
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------- PRINT IMAGE -----------------------------------------------------
   // https://reference.epson-biz.com/modules/ref_escpos/index.php?content_id=88
-  async printImage(image) {
-    const fs = require('fs');
-    const { PNG } = require('pngjs');
+  async printImage(imagePath) {
     try {
-      const data = fs.readFileSync(image);
-      const png = PNG.sync.read(data);
-      const buff = this.printImageBuffer(png.width, png.height, png.data);
+      const image = this.getImageData(imagePath);
+      const buff = this.printImageBuffer(image.width, image.height, image.data);
       return buff;
     } catch (error) {
       throw error;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc2c850..fcc088e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Klemen1337/node-thermal-printer",
   "dependencies": {
     "iconv-lite": "0.5.0",
+    "jpeg-js": "^0.4.4",
     "pngjs": "3.3.3",
     "unorm": "1.4.1",
     "write-file-queue": "0.0.1"