diff --git a/bin/copy b/bin/copy
index 27593e0..dd3d461 100755
--- a/bin/copy
+++ b/bin/copy
@@ -4,5 +4,10 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
     xclip -selection c
 else
     file_type=$(file -b --mime-type "$1")
-    xclip -selection c -t $file_type < $1
+
+    if [ "$file_type" = "image/jpg" ] || [ "$file_type" = "image/jpeg" ];  then
+        convert $1 png:- | xclip -selection c -t image/png
+    else
+        xclip -selection c -t $file_type < $1
+    fi
 fi