diff --git a/docs/api-colour.md b/docs/api-colour.md
index 667a664d..ed34cf77 100644
--- a/docs/api-colour.md
+++ b/docs/api-colour.md
@@ -40,6 +40,51 @@ Alternative spelling of `greyscale`.
 
 Returns **Sharp** 
 
+## pipelineColourspace
+
+Set the pipeline colourspace.
+
+The input image will be converted to the provided colourspace at the start of the pipeline.
+All operations will use this colourspace before converting to the output colourspace, as defined by [toColourspace][6].
+
+This feature is experimental and has not yet been fully-tested with all operations.
+
+### Parameters
+
+*   `colourspace` **[string][1]?** pipeline colourspace e.g. `rgb16`, `scrgb`, `lab`, `grey16` [...][7]
+
+### Examples
+
+```javascript
+// Run pipeline in 16 bits per channel RGB while converting final result to 8 bits per channel sRGB.
+await sharp(input)
+ .pipelineColourspace('rgb16')
+ .toColourspace('srgb')
+ .toFile('16bpc-pipeline-to-8bpc-output.png')
+```
+
+*   Throws **[Error][4]** Invalid parameters
+
+Returns **Sharp** 
+
+**Meta**
+
+*   **since**: 0.29.0
+
+## pipelineColorspace
+
+Alternative spelling of `pipelineColourspace`.
+
+### Parameters
+
+*   `colorspace` **[string][1]?** pipeline colorspace.
+
+<!---->
+
+*   Throws **[Error][4]** Invalid parameters
+
+Returns **Sharp** 
+
 ## toColourspace
 
 Set the output colourspace.
@@ -47,7 +92,7 @@ By default output image will be web-friendly sRGB, with additional channels inte
 
 ### Parameters
 
-*   `colourspace` **[string][1]?** output colourspace e.g. `srgb`, `rgb`, `cmyk`, `lab`, `b-w` [...][6]
+*   `colourspace` **[string][1]?** output colourspace e.g. `srgb`, `rgb`, `cmyk`, `lab`, `b-w` [...][8]
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -86,4 +131,8 @@ Returns **Sharp**
 
 [5]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean
 
-[6]: https://github.com/libvips/libvips/blob/3c0bfdf74ce1dc37a6429bed47fa76f16e2cd70a/libvips/iofuncs/enumtypes.c#L777-L794
+[6]: #tocolourspace
+
+[7]: https://github.com/libvips/libvips/blob/41cff4e9d0838498487a00623462204eb10ee5b8/libvips/iofuncs/enumtypes.c#L774
+
+[8]: https://github.com/libvips/libvips/blob/3c0bfdf74ce1dc37a6429bed47fa76f16e2cd70a/libvips/iofuncs/enumtypes.c#L777-L794
diff --git a/docs/search-index.json b/docs/search-index.json
index c00a84f7..91bfae3c 100644
--- a/docs/search-index.json
+++ b/docs/search-index.json
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If the input image is in a non-linear colour space such as sRGB, use gamma with greyscale for the best re","k":"greyscale convert bit shades grey linear operation input colour space srgb gamma best","l":"/api-colour#greyscale"},{"t":"grayscale","d":"Alternative spelling of greyscale.","k":"grayscale greyscale","l":"/api-colour#grayscale"},{"t":"pipelineColourspace","d":"Set the pipeline colourspace.","k":"pipeline colourspace","l":"/api-colour#pipelinecolourspace"},{"t":"pipelineColorspace","d":"Alternative spelling of pipelineColourspace.","k":"","l":"/api-colour#pipelinecolorspace"},{"t":"toColourspace","d":"Set the output colourspace. By default output image will be web-friendly sRGB, with additional channels interpreted as alpha channels.","k":"tocolourspace output colourspace web friendly srgb additional channels interpreted alpha","l":"/api-colour#tocolourspace"},{"t":"toColorspace","d":"Alternative spelling of toColourspace.","k":"tocolorspace tocolourspace","l":"/api-colour#tocolorspace"},{"t":"format","d":"An Object containing nested boolean values representing the available input and output formats/methods.","k":"format object nested boolean representing available input output formats methods","l":"/api-utility#format"},{"t":"interpolators","d":"An Object containing the available interpolators and their proper values","k":"interpolators object available proper","l":"/api-utility#interpolators"},{"t":"versions","d":"An Object containing the version numbers of libvips and its dependencies.","k":"versions object version numbers libvips dependencies","l":"/api-utility#versions"},{"t":"cache","d":"Gets or, when options are provided, sets the limits of libvips operation cache. Existing entries in the cache will be trimmed after any change in limits. This method always returns","k":"cache limits libvips operation existing entries trimmed change method returns memory files items","l":"/api-utility#cache"},{"t":"concurrency","d":"Gets or, when a concurrency is provided, sets the number of threads libvips should create to process each image.","k":"concurrency number threads libvips create process","l":"/api-utility#concurrency"},{"t":"queue","d":"An EventEmitter that emits a change event when a task is either","k":"queue eventemitter emits change event task","l":"/api-utility#queue"},{"t":"counters","d":"Provides access to internal task counters.","k":"counters provides access internal task","l":"/api-utility#counters"},{"t":"simd","d":"Get and set use of SIMD vector unit instructions. Requires libvips to have been compiled with liborc support.","k":"simd vector unit instructions libvips compiled liborc","l":"/api-utility#simd"}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/colour.js b/lib/colour.js
index b31234e9..16937dfc 100644
--- a/lib/colour.js
+++ b/lib/colour.js
@@ -54,6 +54,45 @@ function grayscale (grayscale) {
   return this.greyscale(grayscale);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set the pipeline colourspace.
+ *
+ * The input image will be converted to the provided colourspace at the start of the pipeline.
+ * All operations will use this colourspace before converting to the output colourspace, as defined by {@link toColourspace}.
+ *
+ * This feature is experimental and has not yet been fully-tested with all operations.
+ *
+ * @since 0.29.0
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // Run pipeline in 16 bits per channel RGB while converting final result to 8 bits per channel sRGB.
+ * await sharp(input)
+ *  .pipelineColourspace('rgb16')
+ *  .toColourspace('srgb')
+ *  .toFile('16bpc-pipeline-to-8bpc-output.png')
+ *
+ * @param {string} [colourspace] - pipeline colourspace e.g. `rgb16`, `scrgb`, `lab`, `grey16` [...](https://github.com/libvips/libvips/blob/41cff4e9d0838498487a00623462204eb10ee5b8/libvips/iofuncs/enumtypes.c#L774)
+ * @returns {Sharp}
+ * @throws {Error} Invalid parameters
+ */
+function pipelineColourspace (colourspace) {
+  if (!is.string(colourspace)) {
+    throw is.invalidParameterError('colourspace', 'string', colourspace);
+  }
+  this.options.colourspaceInput = colourspace;
+  return this;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Alternative spelling of `pipelineColourspace`.
+ * @param {string} [colorspace] - pipeline colorspace.
+ * @returns {Sharp}
+ * @throws {Error} Invalid parameters
+ */
+function pipelineColorspace (colorspace) {
+  return this.pipelineColourspace(colorspace);
+}
+
 /**
  * Set the output colourspace.
  * By default output image will be web-friendly sRGB, with additional channels interpreted as alpha channels.
@@ -119,6 +158,8 @@ module.exports = function (Sharp) {
     tint,
     greyscale,
     grayscale,
+    pipelineColourspace,
+    pipelineColorspace,
     toColourspace,
     toColorspace,
     // Private
diff --git a/lib/constructor.js b/lib/constructor.js
index f2fce48d..d369395e 100644
--- a/lib/constructor.js
+++ b/lib/constructor.js
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ const Sharp = function (input, options) {
     removeAlpha: false,
     ensureAlpha: -1,
     colourspace: 'srgb',
+    colourspaceInput: 'last',
     composite: [],
     // output
     fileOut: '',
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index f7fe8c9e..8531cc85 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
       sharp::ImageType inputImageType;
       std::tie(image, inputImageType) = sharp::OpenInput(baton->input);
 
+      if (baton->colourspaceInput != VIPS_INTERPRETATION_LAST) {
+        if (image.interpretation() != baton->colourspaceInput) {
+          image = image.colourspace(baton->colourspaceInput,
+            VImage::option()->set("source_space", image.interpretation()));
+        }
+      }
+
       // Calculate angle of rotation
       VipsAngle rotation;
       if (baton->useExifOrientation) {
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
       double yresidual = static_cast<double>(yshrink) / yfactor;
 
       // If integral x and y shrink are equal, try to use shrink-on-load for JPEG and WebP,
-      // but not when applying gamma correction, pre-resize extract or trim
+      // but not when applying gamma correction, pre-resize extract, trim or input colourspace
       int shrink_on_load = 1;
 
       int shrink_on_load_factor = 1;
@@ -227,6 +234,7 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
         xshrink == yshrink && xshrink >= 2 * shrink_on_load_factor &&
         (inputImageType == sharp::ImageType::JPEG || inputImageType == sharp::ImageType::WEBP) &&
         baton->gamma == 0 && baton->topOffsetPre == -1 && baton->trimThreshold == 0.0 &&
+        baton->colourspaceInput == VIPS_INTERPRETATION_LAST &&
         image.width() > 3 && image.height() > 3 && baton->input->pages == 1
       ) {
         if (xshrink >= 8 * shrink_on_load_factor) {
@@ -1385,6 +1393,10 @@ Napi::Value pipeline(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
        baton->recombMatrix[i] = sharp::AttrAsDouble(recombMatrix, i);
     }
   }
+  baton->colourspaceInput = sharp::GetInterpretation(sharp::AttrAsStr(options, "colourspaceInput"));
+  if (baton->colourspaceInput == VIPS_INTERPRETATION_ERROR) {
+    baton->colourspaceInput = VIPS_INTERPRETATION_LAST;
+  }
   baton->colourspace = sharp::GetInterpretation(sharp::AttrAsStr(options, "colourspace"));
   if (baton->colourspace == VIPS_INTERPRETATION_ERROR) {
     baton->colourspace = VIPS_INTERPRETATION_sRGB;
diff --git a/src/pipeline.h b/src/pipeline.h
index a47eeb22..ad3856c5 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.h
+++ b/src/pipeline.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct PipelineBaton {
   int extractChannel;
   bool removeAlpha;
   double ensureAlpha;
+  VipsInterpretation colourspaceInput;
   VipsInterpretation colourspace;
   int pageHeight;
   std::vector<int> delay;
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ struct PipelineBaton {
     extractChannel(-1),
     removeAlpha(false),
     ensureAlpha(-1.0),
+    colourspaceInput(VIPS_INTERPRETATION_LAST),
     colourspace(VIPS_INTERPRETATION_LAST),
     pageHeight(0),
     delay{-1},
diff --git a/test/fixtures/expected/colourspace-gradients-gamma-resize.png b/test/fixtures/expected/colourspace-gradients-gamma-resize.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fc9ca7b
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixtures/expected/colourspace-gradients-gamma-resize.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/gradients-rgb8.png b/test/fixtures/gradients-rgb8.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..693272bc
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixtures/gradients-rgb8.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/index.js b/test/fixtures/index.js
index ec5e35b1..505f8ca8 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/index.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module.exports = {
   inputJpgLossless: getPath('testimgl.jpg'), // Lossless JPEG from ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/X11/graphics/ImageMagick/delegates/ljpeg-6b.tar.gz
 
   inputPng: getPath('50020484-00001.png'), // http://c.searspartsdirect.com/lis_png/PLDM/50020484-00001.png
+  inputPngGradients: getPath('gradients-rgb8.png'),
   inputPngWithTransparency: getPath('blackbug.png'), // public domain
   inputPngCompleteTransparency: getPath('full-transparent.png'),
   inputPngWithGreyAlpha: getPath('grey-8bit-alpha.png'),
diff --git a/test/unit/colourspace.js b/test/unit/colourspace.js
index 60ce426c..875f9675 100644
--- a/test/unit/colourspace.js
+++ b/test/unit/colourspace.js
@@ -90,7 +90,29 @@ describe('Colour space conversion', function () {
       });
   });
 
-  it('Invalid input', function () {
+  it('From sRGB with RGB16 pipeline, resize with gamma, to sRGB', function (done) {
+    sharp(fixtures.inputPngGradients)
+      .pipelineColourspace('rgb16')
+      .resize(320)
+      .gamma()
+      .toColourspace('srgb')
+      .toBuffer(function (err, data, info) {
+        if (err) throw err;
+        assert.strictEqual(320, info.width);
+        fixtures.assertSimilar(fixtures.expected('colourspace-gradients-gamma-resize.png'), data, {
+          threshold: 0
+        }, done);
+      });
+  });
+
+  it('Invalid pipelineColourspace input', function () {
+    assert.throws(function () {
+      sharp(fixtures.inputJpg)
+        .pipelineColorspace(null);
+    }, /Expected string for colourspace but received null of type object/);
+  });
+
+  it('Invalid toColourspace input', function () {
     assert.throws(function () {
       sharp(fixtures.inputJpg)
         .toColourspace(null);