diff --git a/YACReader/YACReader.pro b/YACReader/YACReader.pro
index d50940f8f..743b448cf 100644
--- a/YACReader/YACReader.pro
+++ b/YACReader/YACReader.pro
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ macx {
     lessThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 6): QT += macextras
 }
 
+LIBS += -lavif -ljxl -ljxl_threads
+
 QT += network widgets core multimedia svg
 
 greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 5): QT += openglwidgets core5compat
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ HEADERS +=  ../common/comic.h \
             ../common/opengl_checker.h \
             ../common/pdf_comic.h \
             ../common/global_info_provider.h \
+            image_decoders.h \
 
 !CONFIG(no_opengl) {
     HEADERS += ../common/gl/yacreader_flow_gl.h \
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ HEADERS +=  ../common/comic.h \
 
 SOURCES +=  ../common/comic.cpp \
             configuration.cpp \
+            image_decoders.cpp \
             goto_dialog.cpp \
             magnifying_glass.cpp \
             main_window_viewer.cpp \
diff --git a/YACReader/image_decoders.cpp b/YACReader/image_decoders.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf68fee6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YACReader/image_decoders.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#include "image_decoders.h"
+
+#include <avif/avif.h>
+#include <jxl/decode.h>
+#include <jxl/decode_cxx.h>
+#include <jxl/resizable_parallel_runner.h>
+#include <jxl/types.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+bool isAvif(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    if (data.size() < 12)
+        return false;
+    return (data.at(4) == 'f' && data.at(5) == 't' && data.at(6) == 'y' && data.at(7) == 'p' &&
+            data.at(8) == 'a' && data.at(9) == 'v' && data.at(10) == 'i' && data.at(11) == 'f');
+}
+
+bool isJxl(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    if (data.size() < 2)
+        return false;
+    return (static_cast<quint8>(data.at(0)) == 0xFF && static_cast<quint8>(data.at(1)) == 0x0A);
+}
+
+QImage decodeAvif(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    avifDecoder *decoder = avifDecoderCreate();
+    avifResult result = avifDecoderSetIOMemory(decoder, (const uint8_t *)data.constData(), data.size());
+    if (result != AVIF_RESULT_OK) {
+        avifDecoderDestroy(decoder);
+        return QImage();
+    }
+
+    result = avifDecoderParse(decoder);
+    if (result != AVIF_RESULT_OK) {
+        avifDecoderDestroy(decoder);
+        return QImage();
+    }
+
+    QImage image;
+    if (avifDecoderNextImage(decoder) == AVIF_RESULT_OK) {
+        avifRGBImage rgb;
+        avifRGBImageSetDefaults(&rgb, decoder->image);
+        rgb.format = AVIF_RGB_FORMAT_RGBA;
+        rgb.depth = 8;
+
+        avifRGBImageAllocatePixels(&rgb);
+        avifImageYUVToRGB(decoder->image, &rgb);
+        image = QImage(rgb.pixels, decoder->image->width, decoder->image->height, QImage::Format_RGBA8888).copy();
+        avifRGBImageFreePixels(&rgb);
+    }
+
+    avifDecoderDestroy(decoder);
+    return image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+}
+
+QImage decodeJxl(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    auto dec = JxlDecoderMake(nullptr);
+    if (JXL_DEC_SUCCESS != JxlDecoderSubscribeEvents(dec.get(), JXL_DEC_BASIC_INFO | JXL_DEC_FULL_IMAGE)) {
+        return QImage();
+    }
+
+    void* runner = JxlResizableParallelRunnerCreate(nullptr);
+    if (JXL_DEC_SUCCESS != JxlDecoderSetParallelRunner(dec.get(), JxlResizableParallelRunner, runner)) {
+        JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+        return QImage();
+    }
+
+    JxlBasicInfo info;
+    JxlPixelFormat format = {4, JXL_TYPE_UINT8, JXL_LITTLE_ENDIAN, 0};
+    std::vector<uint8_t> pixels;
+
+    JxlDecoderSetInput(dec.get(), (const uint8_t *)data.constData(), data.size());
+    JxlDecoderCloseInput(dec.get());
+
+    for (;;) {
+        JxlDecoderStatus status = JxlDecoderProcessInput(dec.get());
+        if (status == JXL_DEC_ERROR) {
+            JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+            return QImage();
+        } else if (status == JXL_DEC_NEED_MORE_INPUT) {
+            JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+            return QImage();
+        } else if (status == JXL_DEC_BASIC_INFO) {
+            if (JXL_DEC_SUCCESS != JxlDecoderGetBasicInfo(dec.get(), &info)) {
+                JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+                return QImage();
+            }
+            JxlResizableParallelRunnerSetThreads(runner,
+                                                 JxlResizableParallelRunnerSuggestThreads(info.xsize, info.ysize));
+        } else if (status == JXL_DEC_SUCCESS) {
+            break;
+        } else if (status == JXL_DEC_FULL_IMAGE) {
+            // Nothing to do.
+        } else if (status == JXL_DEC_NEED_IMAGE_OUT_BUFFER) {
+            size_t buffer_size;
+            if (JXL_DEC_SUCCESS !=
+                JxlDecoderImageOutBufferSize(dec.get(), &format, &buffer_size)) {
+                JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+                return QImage();
+            }
+            if (buffer_size != info.xsize * info.ysize * 4) {
+                JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+                return QImage();
+            }
+            pixels.resize(buffer_size);
+            if (JXL_DEC_SUCCESS != JxlDecoderSetImageOutBuffer(dec.get(), &format, pixels.data(), pixels.size())) {
+                JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+                return QImage();
+            }
+        } else {
+            JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+            return QImage();
+        }
+    }
+
+    JxlResizableParallelRunnerDestroy(runner);
+
+    if(pixels.empty())
+        return QImage();
+
+    return QImage(pixels.data(), info.xsize, info.ysize, QImage::Format_RGBA8888).copy().convertToFormat(QImage::Format_ARGB32);
+}
diff --git a/YACReader/image_decoders.h b/YACReader/image_decoders.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcf107358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YACReader/image_decoders.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef IMAGE_DECODERS_H
+#define IMAGE_DECODERS_H
+
+#include <QImage>
+#include <QByteArray>
+
+bool isAvif(const QByteArray &data);
+bool isJxl(const QByteArray &data);
+QImage decodeAvif(const QByteArray &data);
+QImage decodeJxl(const QByteArray &data);
+
+#endif // IMAGE_DECODERS_H
diff --git a/YACReader/render.cpp b/YACReader/render.cpp
index fee12b11d..9853d1728 100644
--- a/YACReader/render.cpp
+++ b/YACReader/render.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "comic_db.h"
 #include "yacreader_global_gui.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
+#include "image_decoders.h"
 
 template<class T>
 inline const T &kClamp(const T &x, const T &low, const T &high)
@@ -346,7 +347,14 @@ void PageRender::run()
     QMutexLocker locker(&(render->mutex));
 
     QImage img;
-    img.loadFromData(data);
+    if (isAvif(data)) {
+        img = decodeAvif(data);
+    } else if (isJxl(data)) {
+        img = decodeJxl(data);
+    } else {
+        img.loadFromData(data);
+    }
+
     if (degrees > 0) {
         QTransform m;
         m.rotate(degrees);
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 12c5ed4b5..6e49b1502 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ RUN \
        7zip \
        7zip-rar \
        libpoppler-qt6-dev \
-       zlib1g-dev && \
+       zlib1g-dev \
+       libavif-dev \
+       libjxl-dev && \
     ldconfig
 
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.test b/docker/Dockerfile.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d21627bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.test
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+FROM ghcr.io/linuxserver/baseimage-ubuntu:noble AS builder
+
+# env variables
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+
+# install build packages
+RUN \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+       build-essential \
+       git \
+       qt6-tools-dev \
+       qt6-base-dev-tools \
+       qmake6 \
+       libqt6core5compat6-dev \
+       libavif-dev \
+       libjxl-dev \
+       qt6-declarative-dev && \
+    ldconfig
+
+# copy the local repository to the image
+COPY . /yacreader
+
+# build and run the test
+RUN cd /yacreader/tests/image_format_test && \
+    qmake6 image_format_test.pro && \
+    make && \
+    ./image_format_test
diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/image_format_test.pro b/tests/image_format_test/image_format_test.pro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..450869399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/image_format_test/image_format_test.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+TEMPLATE = app
+CONFIG += console
+
+SOURCES += \
+    main.cpp \
+    ../../YACReader/image_decoders.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    ../../YACReader/image_decoders.h
+
+QT += core
+
+LIBS += -lavif -ljxl -ljxl_threads
+
+RESOURCES += \
+    test_images.qrc
diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/main.cpp b/tests/image_format_test/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15e1f7405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/image_format_test/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QImage>
+#include "../../YACReader/image_decoders.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
+
+    QFile avifFile(":/sample.avif");
+    if (!avifFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to open sample.avif";
+        return 1;
+    }
+    QByteArray avifData = avifFile.readAll();
+    QImage avifImage = decodeAvif(avifData);
+    if (avifImage.isNull()) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to decode sample.avif";
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    QFile jxlFile(":/sample.jxl");
+    if (!jxlFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to open sample.jxl";
+        return 1;
+    }
+    QByteArray jxlData = jxlFile.readAll();
+    QImage jxlImage = decodeJxl(jxlData);
+    if (jxlImage.isNull()) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to decode sample.jxl";
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << "Successfully decoded sample.avif and sample.jxl";
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/original sample.jpg b/tests/image_format_test/original sample.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf5f95edc
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diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/readme.md b/tests/image_format_test/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bc76e333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/image_format_test/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Public domain comic image from the Digital Comic Museum](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=2100)
+
+`original sample.jpg` was converted to several image formats at around 50% quality. These new sample images will be used in tests.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/sample.avif b/tests/image_format_test/sample.avif
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index 000000000..00e1d8804
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diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/sample.heic b/tests/image_format_test/sample.heic
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf325b588
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diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/sample.jxl b/tests/image_format_test/sample.jxl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ada096b01
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diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/sample.webp b/tests/image_format_test/sample.webp
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index 000000000..f4a8bbf3c
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diff --git a/tests/image_format_test/test_images.qrc b/tests/image_format_test/test_images.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d667cb73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/image_format_test/test_images.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
+<qresource>
+    <file>sample.avif</file>
+    <file>sample.jxl</file>
+</qresource>
+</RCC>