diff --git a/src/sharp.cc b/src/sharp.cc
index e88b15d3..60a98719 100755
--- a/src/sharp.cc
+++ b/src/sharp.cc
@@ -511,6 +511,17 @@ class ResizeWorker : public NanAsyncWorker {
       image = shrunk_on_load;
     }
 
+    // Import embedded colour profile, if present
+    if (vips_image_get_typeof(image, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME)) {
+      VipsImage *profile = vips_image_new();
+      vips_object_local(hook, profile);
+      if (vips_icc_import(image, &profile, NULL, "embedded", TRUE, "pcs", VIPS_PCS_XYZ, NULL)) {
+        return resize_error(baton, hook);
+      }
+      g_object_unref(image);
+      image = profile;
+    }
+
     // Flatten image to remove alpha channel
     if (baton->flatten && sharp_image_has_alpha(image)) {
       // Background colour
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/Channel_digital_image_CMYK_color.jpg b/tests/fixtures/Channel_digital_image_CMYK_color.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a489c0df
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/fixtures/Channel_digital_image_CMYK_color.jpg differ
diff --git a/tests/unit.js b/tests/unit.js
index caabe4de..ba1a988c 100755
--- a/tests/unit.js
+++ b/tests/unit.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var fixturesPath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures');
 var inputJpg = path.join(fixturesPath, '2569067123_aca715a2ee_o.jpg'); // http://www.flickr.com/photos/grizdave/2569067123/
 var inputJpgWithExif = path.join(fixturesPath, 'Landscape_8.jpg'); // https://github.com/recurser/exif-orientation-examples/blob/master/Landscape_8.jpg
 var inputJpgWithGammaHoliness = path.join(fixturesPath, 'gamma_dalai_lama_gray.jpg'); // http://www.4p8.com/eric.brasseur/gamma.html
+var inputJpgWithCmykProfile = path.join(fixturesPath, 'Channel_digital_image_CMYK_color.jpg'); // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_digital_image_CMYK_color.jpg
 
 var inputPng = path.join(fixturesPath, '50020484-00001.png'); // http://c.searspartsdirect.com/lis_png/PLDM/50020484-00001.png
 var inputPngWithTransparency = path.join(fixturesPath, 'blackbug.png'); // public domain
@@ -316,6 +317,16 @@ async.series([
       done();
     });
   },
+  // Check colour space conversion from CMYK to sRGB
+  function(done) {
+    sharp(inputJpgWithCmykProfile).resize(320).toBuffer(function(err, data, info) {
+      if (err) throw err;
+      assert.strictEqual(true, data.length > 0);
+      assert.strictEqual('jpeg', info.format);
+      assert.strictEqual(320, info.width);
+      done();
+    });
+  },
   // Interpolation: nearest neighbour
   function(done) {
     sharp(inputJpg).resize(320, 240).interpolateWith(sharp.interpolator.nearest).toBuffer(function(err, data, info) {