diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c821131..8465567 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -198,6 +198,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "x11rb",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cmake"
+version = "0.1.51"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fb1e43aa7fd152b1f968787f7dbcdeb306d1867ff373c69955211876c053f91a"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "color-eyre"
 version = "0.6.3"
@@ -255,6 +264,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "eyre",
  "fast_image_resize",
  "image",
+ "jpegxl-rs",
  "notify",
  "rand",
  "ron",
@@ -349,6 +359,12 @@ version = "0.8.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "22ec99545bb0ed0ea7bb9b8e1e9122ea386ff8a48c0922e43f36d45ab09e0e80"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crunchy"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7a81dae078cea95a014a339291cec439d2f232ebe854a9d672b796c6afafa9b7"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "csscolorparser"
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -399,6 +415,37 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.75",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "507dfb09ea8b7fa618fcf76e953f4f5e192547945816d5358edffe39f6f94947"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder_macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder_core"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2d5bcf7b024d6835cfb3d473887cd966994907effbe9227e8c8219824d06c4e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "darling",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.75",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "derive_builder_macro"
+version = "0.20.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab63b0e2bf4d5928aff72e83a7dace85d7bba5fe12dcc3c5a572d78caffd3f3c"
+dependencies = [
+ "derive_builder_core",
+ "syn 2.0.75",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_setters"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -682,6 +729,16 @@ version = "0.28.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4271d37baee1b8c7e4b708028c57d816cf9d2434acb33a549475f78c181f6253"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "half"
+version = "2.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6dd08c532ae367adf81c312a4580bc67f1d0fe8bc9c460520283f4c0ff277888"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "crunchy",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -785,6 +842,39 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jpegxl-rs"
+version = "0.11.1+libjxl-0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d991205c4cc682cbc5081b8cd39ff3c5e314c83030463e55b4827bdfec73beed"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+ "derive_builder",
+ "half",
+ "image",
+ "jpegxl-sys",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jpegxl-src"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "68406840c4f428f87afdee1d62cfecf2abb064291c0b1a24fc95e91c61e5b4ff"
+dependencies = [
+ "cmake",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jpegxl-sys"
+version = "0.11.1+libjxl-0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c67c2a1feee51b3ae41700e12ef47b3ebf227f5dea2ae578b79d7fedfecb76f0"
+dependencies = [
+ "jpegxl-src",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.70"
@@ -1137,9 +1227,9 @@ checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.30"
+version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d231b230927b5e4ad203db57bbcbee2802f6bce620b1e4a9024a07d94e2907ec"
+checksum = "953ec861398dccce10c670dfeaf3ec4911ca479e9c02154b3a215178c5f566f2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "png"
@@ -1501,18 +1591,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.63"
+version = "1.0.64"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0342370b38b6a11b6cc11d6a805569958d54cfa061a29969c3b5ce2ea405724"
+checksum = "d50af8abc119fb8bb6dbabcfa89656f46f84aa0ac7688088608076ad2b459a84"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.63"
+version = "1.0.64"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4558b58466b9ad7ca0f102865eccc95938dca1a74a856f2b57b6629050da261"
+checksum = "08904e7672f5eb876eaaf87e0ce17857500934f4981c4a0ab2b4aa98baac7fc3"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7ced179..4110acb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ dirs = "5.0.1"
 eyre = "0.6.12"
 fast_image_resize = { version = "4.2.1", features = ["image"] }
 image = { workspace = true, features = ["hdr", "jpeg", "png", "rayon", "webp"] }
+jpegxl-rs = { version = "0.11.1", features = ["vendored"] }
 notify = "6.1.1"
 rand = "0.8"
 ron = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/src/wallpaper.rs b/src/wallpaper.rs
index 2460981..13be871 100644
--- a/src/wallpaper.rs
+++ b/src/wallpaper.rs
@@ -123,27 +123,35 @@ impl Wallpaper {
                     tracing::info!("No source for wallpaper");
                     continue;
                 };
+
                 cur_resized_img = match source {
                     Source::Path(ref path) => {
                         if self.current_image.is_none() {
-                            self.current_image = Some(match ImageReader::open(&path) {
-                                Ok(img) => {
-                                    match img
-                                        .with_guessed_format()
-                                        .ok()
-                                        .and_then(|f| f.decode().ok())
-                                    {
-                                        Some(img) => img,
-                                        None => {
-                                            tracing::warn!(
-                                                "Could not decode image: {}",
-                                                path.display()
-                                            );
-                                            continue;
+                            self.current_image = Some(match path.extension() {
+                                Some(ext) if ext == "jxl" => match decode_jpegxl(&path) {
+                                    Some(image) => image,
+                                    None => continue,
+                                },
+
+                                _ => match ImageReader::open(&path) {
+                                    Ok(img) => {
+                                        match img
+                                            .with_guessed_format()
+                                            .ok()
+                                            .and_then(|f| f.decode().ok())
+                                        {
+                                            Some(img) => img,
+                                            None => {
+                                                tracing::warn!(
+                                                    "could not decode image: {}",
+                                                    path.display()
+                                                );
+                                                continue;
+                                            }
                                         }
                                     }
-                                }
-                                Err(_) => continue,
+                                    Err(_) => continue,
+                                },
                             });
                         }
                         let img = self.current_image.as_ref().unwrap();
@@ -380,3 +388,36 @@ fn current_image(output: &str) -> Option<Source> {
 
     wallpaper.map(|(_name, path)| path)
 }
+
+/// Decodes JPEG XL image files into `image::DynamicImage` via `jpegxl-rs`.
+fn decode_jpegxl(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<DynamicImage> {
+    use jpegxl_rs::image::ToDynamic;
+
+    let jxl_file = match std::fs::read(path) {
+        Ok(file) => file,
+        Err(why) => {
+            tracing::warn!(?why, "could not read image: {}", path.display());
+            return None;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let jxl_decode_result = jpegxl_rs::decoder_builder()
+        .parallel_runner(&jpegxl_rs::ThreadsRunner::default())
+        .build()
+        .and_then(move |decoder| decoder.decode_to_image(&jxl_file));
+
+    match jxl_decode_result {
+        Ok(Some(image)) => Some(image),
+        Ok(None) => {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                "decoded image could not be represented as a DynamicImage: {}",
+                path.display()
+            );
+            None
+        }
+        Err(why) => {
+            tracing::warn!(?why, "could not decode image: {}", path.display());
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}