diff --git a/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/DisplayImageOptions.java b/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/DisplayImageOptions.java
index deddaa772..43869f51a 100644
--- a/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/DisplayImageOptions.java
+++ b/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/DisplayImageOptions.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * <li>whether loaded image will be cached in memory</li>
  * <li>whether loaded image will be cached on disc</li>
  * <li>image scale type</li>
+ * <li>bitmap decoding configuration</li>
  * <li>how decoded {@link Bitmap} will be displayed</li>
  * </ul>
  * 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public final class DisplayImageOptions {
 	private final boolean cacheInMemory;
 	private final boolean cacheOnDisc;
 	private final ImageScaleType imageScaleType;
+	private final Bitmap.Config bitmapConfig;
 	private final BitmapDisplayer displayer;
 
 	private DisplayImageOptions(Builder builder) {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ private DisplayImageOptions(Builder builder) {
 		cacheInMemory = builder.cacheInMemory;
 		cacheOnDisc = builder.cacheOnDisc;
 		imageScaleType = builder.imageScaleType;
+		bitmapConfig = builder.bitmapConfig;
 		displayer = builder.displayer;
 	}
 
@@ -80,6 +83,10 @@ ImageScaleType getImageScaleType() {
 		return imageScaleType;
 	}
 
+	Bitmap.Config getBitmapConfig() {
+		return bitmapConfig;
+	}
+
 	BitmapDisplayer getDisplayer() {
 		return displayer;
 	}
@@ -96,6 +103,7 @@ public static class Builder {
 		private boolean cacheInMemory = false;
 		private boolean cacheOnDisc = false;
 		private ImageScaleType imageScaleType = ImageScaleType.IN_SAMPLE_POWER_OF_2;
+		private Bitmap.Config bitmapConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
 		private BitmapDisplayer displayer = DefaultConfigurationFactory.createBitmapDisplayer();
 
 		/**
@@ -148,6 +156,12 @@ public Builder imageScaleType(ImageScaleType imageScaleType) {
 			return this;
 		}
 
+		/** Sets {@link Bitmap.Config bitmap config} for image decoding. Default value - {@link Bitmap.Config#ARGB_8888} */
+		public Builder bitmapConfig(Bitmap.Config bitmapConfig) {
+			this.bitmapConfig = bitmapConfig;
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Sets custom {@link BitmapDisplayer displayer} for image loading task. Default value -
 		 * {@link DefaultConfigurationFactory#createBitmapDisplayer()}
diff --git a/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/ImageDecoder.java b/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/ImageDecoder.java
index 695f7f223..9ed96fac2 100644
--- a/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/ImageDecoder.java
+++ b/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/ImageDecoder.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  * @see ImageScaleType
  * @see ViewScaleType
  * @see ImageDownloader
+ * @see DisplayImageOptions
  */
 class ImageDecoder {
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class ImageDecoder {
 
 	private final URI imageUri;
 	private final ImageDownloader imageDownloader;
+	private final DisplayImageOptions displayOptions;
 
 	private boolean loggingEnabled;
 
@@ -40,9 +42,10 @@ class ImageDecoder {
 	 *            Image downloader
 	 * 
 	 */
-	ImageDecoder(URI imageUri, ImageDownloader imageDownloader) {
+	ImageDecoder(URI imageUri, ImageDownloader imageDownloader, DisplayImageOptions options) {
 		this.imageUri = imageUri;
 		this.imageDownloader = imageDownloader;
+		this.displayOptions = options;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -97,9 +100,10 @@ public Bitmap decode(ImageSize targetSize, ImageScaleType scaleType, ViewScaleTy
 	}
 
 	private Options getBitmapOptionsForImageDecoding(ImageSize targetSize, ImageScaleType scaleType, ViewScaleType viewScaleType) throws IOException {
-		Options options = new Options();
-		options.inSampleSize = computeImageScale(targetSize, scaleType, viewScaleType);
-		return options;
+		Options decodeOptions = new Options();
+		decodeOptions.inSampleSize = computeImageScale(targetSize, scaleType, viewScaleType);
+		decodeOptions.inPreferredConfig = displayOptions.getBitmapConfig();
+		return decodeOptions;
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
diff --git a/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/LoadAndDisplayImageTask.java b/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/LoadAndDisplayImageTask.java
index bc2de82b1..34a6e6db9 100644
--- a/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/LoadAndDisplayImageTask.java
+++ b/UniversalImageLoader/src/com/nostra13/universalimageloader/core/LoadAndDisplayImageTask.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ private Bitmap decodeImage(URI imageUri) throws IOException {
 		if (configuration.handleOutOfMemory) {
 			bmp = decodeWithOOMHandling(imageUri);
 		} else {
-			ImageDecoder decoder = new ImageDecoder(imageUri, configuration.downloader);
+			ImageDecoder decoder = new ImageDecoder(imageUri, configuration.downloader, imageLoadingInfo.options);
 			decoder.setLoggingEnabled(configuration.loggingEnabled);
 			ViewScaleType viewScaleType = ViewScaleType.fromImageView(imageLoadingInfo.imageView);
 			bmp = decoder.decode(imageLoadingInfo.targetSize, imageLoadingInfo.options.getImageScaleType(), viewScaleType);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private Bitmap decodeImage(URI imageUri) throws IOException {
 
 	private Bitmap decodeWithOOMHandling(URI imageUri) throws IOException {
 		Bitmap result = null;
-		ImageDecoder decoder = new ImageDecoder(imageUri, configuration.downloader);
+		ImageDecoder decoder = new ImageDecoder(imageUri, configuration.downloader, imageLoadingInfo.options);
 		decoder.setLoggingEnabled(configuration.loggingEnabled);
 		for (int attempt = 1; attempt <= ATTEMPT_COUNT_TO_DECODE_BITMAP; attempt++) {
 			try {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ private void saveImageOnDisc(File targetFile) throws IOException, URISyntaxExcep
 		if (width > 0 || height > 0) {
 			// Download, decode, compress and save image
 			ImageSize targetImageSize = new ImageSize(width, height);
-			ImageDecoder decoder = new ImageDecoder(new URI(imageLoadingInfo.uri), configuration.downloader);
+			ImageDecoder decoder = new ImageDecoder(new URI(imageLoadingInfo.uri), configuration.downloader, imageLoadingInfo.options);
 			decoder.setLoggingEnabled(configuration.loggingEnabled);
 			Bitmap bmp = decoder.decode(targetImageSize, ImageScaleType.IN_SAMPLE_INT, ViewScaleType.FIT_INSIDE);