diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f26298e..e757e03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Hex patterns, include patterns and magic files for the use with the ImHex Hex Ed
 
 | Name | MIME | Path | Description |
 |------|------|------|-------------|
+| BMP  | `image/bmp` | `patterns/bmp.hexpat` | OS2/Windows Bitmap files |
 | ELF  | `application/x-executable` | `patterns/elf.hexpat` | ELF header in elf binaries |
 | PE   | `application/x-dosexec` | `patterns/pe.hexpat` | PE header, COFF header, Standard COFF fields and Windows Specific fields |
 | MIDI | `audio/midi` | `patterns/midi.hexpat` | MIDI header, event fields provided |
diff --git a/patterns/bmp.hexpat b/patterns/bmp.hexpat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98972e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patterns/bmp.hexpat
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#pragma MIME image/bmp
+#pragma endian little
+
+struct BitmapFileHeader {
+	u8 bfType[2];
+	u32 bfSize;
+	u16 bfReserved1;
+	u16 bfReserved2;
+	u32 bfOffBits;
+};
+
+struct BitmapInfoHeader {
+	u32 biSize;
+	s32 biWidth;
+	s32 biHeight;
+	u16 biPlanes;
+	u16 biBitCount;
+	u32 biCompression;
+	u32 biSizeImage;
+	s32 biXPelsPerMeter;
+	s32 biYPelsPerMeter;
+	u32 biClrUsed;
+	u32 biClrImportant;
+};
+
+struct Colors {
+	u8 blue;
+	u8 green;
+	u8 red;
+	u8 reserved;
+};
+
+struct Bitmap {
+	BitmapFileHeader bmfh;
+	BitmapInfoHeader bmih;
+	
+	if ((bmih.biBitCount != 24) && (bmih.biBitCount != 32))
+	{
+		if (bmih.biClrUsed > 0 )
+			Colors rgbq[bmih.biClrUsed];
+		else
+			Colors rgbq[1 << bmih.biBitCount];
+	}
+	
+	if (bmih.biSizeImage > 0 )
+		u8 lineData[bmih.biSizeImage];
+	else
+		u8 lineData[bmfh.bfSize - $];
+};
+
+Bitmap bitmap @ 0x00;