diff --git a/imageio/pngdec.c b/imageio/pngdec.c
index 22e60f3c..46223533 100644
--- a/imageio/pngdec.c
+++ b/imageio/pngdec.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static int ExtractMetadataFromPNG(png_structp png,
       }
     }
   }
-
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -265,6 +264,16 @@ int ReadPNG(const uint8_t* const data, size_t data_size,
     has_alpha = !!(color_type & PNG_COLOR_MASK_ALPHA);
   }
 
+  // Apply gamma correction if needed.
+  {
+    double image_gamma = 1 / 2.2, screen_gamma = 2.2;
+    int srgb_intent;
+    if (png_get_sRGB(png, info, &srgb_intent) ||
+        png_get_gAMA(png, info, &image_gamma)) {
+      png_set_gamma(png, screen_gamma, image_gamma);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (!keep_alpha) {
     png_set_strip_alpha(png);
     has_alpha = 0;