diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 651ff741..e4e4af80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ Image measures are always in pixels, unless otherwise indicated.
 - **areaheight**  `int`   - Width area to extract. Example: `300`
 - **quality**     `int`   - JPEG image quality between 1-100. Defaults to `80`
 - **compression** `int`   - PNG compression level. Default: `6`
+- **palette**     `bool`  - Enable 8-bit quantisation. Works with only PNG images. Default: `false`
 - **rotate**      `int`   - Image rotation angle. Must be multiple of `90`. Example: `180`
 - **factor**      `int`   - Zoom factor level. Example: `2`
 - **margin**      `int`   - Text area margin for watermark. Example: `50`
@@ -755,6 +756,7 @@ Resize an image by width or height. Image aspect ratio is maintained
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /enlarge
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -784,6 +786,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - minampl `float`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /extract
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -817,6 +820,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /zoom
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -848,6 +852,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /thumbnail
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -877,6 +882,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /fit
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -909,6 +915,7 @@ The width and height specify a maximum bounding box for the image.
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /rotate
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -946,6 +953,7 @@ Returns a new image with the same size and format as the input image.
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /flip
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -974,6 +982,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /flop
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -1002,6 +1011,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /convert
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -1029,6 +1039,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /pipeline
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -1152,6 +1163,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - minampl `float`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /watermarkimage
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -1182,6 +1194,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - minampl `float`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
+- palette `bool`
 
 #### GET | POST /blur
 Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
@@ -1210,6 +1223,7 @@ Accepts: `image/*, multipart/form-data`. Content-Type: `image/*`
 - field `string` - Only POST and `multipart/form` payloads
 - interlace `bool`
 - aspectratio `string`
+- palette `bool`
 
 ## Logging
 
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index c2927741..b69fb881 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ type IsDefinedField struct {
 	NoProfile     bool
 	StripMetadata bool
 	Interlace     bool
+	Palette       bool
 }
 
 // PipelineOperation represents the structure for an operation field.
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ func BimgOptions(o ImageOptions) bimg.Options {
 		Type:           ImageType(o.Type),
 		Rotate:         bimg.Angle(o.Rotate),
 		Interlace:      o.Interlace,
+		Palette:        o.Palette,
 	}
 
 	if len(o.Background) != 0 {
diff --git a/params.go b/params.go
index dc3db695..ddc200e4 100644
--- a/params.go
+++ b/params.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var paramTypeCoercions = map[string]Coercion{
 	"operations":  coerceOperations,
 	"interlace":   coerceInterlace,
 	"aspectratio": coerceAspectRatio,
+	"palette":     coercePalette,
 }
 
 func coerceTypeInt(param interface{}) (int, error) {
@@ -343,6 +344,12 @@ func coerceInterlace(io *ImageOptions, param interface{}) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
+func coercePalette(io *ImageOptions, param interface{}) (err error) {
+	io.Palette, err = coerceTypeBool(param)
+	io.IsDefinedField.Palette = true
+	return err
+}
+
 func buildParamsFromOperation(op PipelineOperation) (ImageOptions, error) {
 	var options ImageOptions