diff --git a/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.c b/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.c
index ec202272..589a52c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.c
+++ b/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.c
@@ -111,6 +111,24 @@ static OPJ_BOOL opj_jp2_read_cdef(opj_jp2_t * jp2,
 static void opj_jp2_apply_cdef(opj_image_t *image, opj_jp2_color_t *color,
                                opj_event_mgr_t *);
 
+
+/**
+ * Reads a pixel format box.
+ *
+ * @param   p_pxfm_header_data           pointer to actual data (already read from file)
+ * @param   jp2                         the jpeg2000 file codec.
+ * @param   p_pxfm_header_size           the size of the pxfm header
+ * @param   p_manager                   the user event manager.
+ *
+ * @return  true if the bpc header is valid, false else.
+ */
+
+static OPJ_BOOL opj_jp2_read_pxfm(opj_jp2_t * jp2,
+                                  OPJ_BYTE * p_pxfm_header_data,
+                                  OPJ_UINT32 p_pxfm_header_size,
+                                  opj_event_mgr_t * p_manager);
+
+
 /**
  * Writes the Channel Definition box.
  *
@@ -434,7 +452,8 @@ static const opj_jp2_header_handler_t jp2_img_header [] = {
     {JP2_BPCC, opj_jp2_read_bpcc},
     {JP2_PCLR, opj_jp2_read_pclr},
     {JP2_CMAP, opj_jp2_read_cmap},
-    {JP2_CDEF, opj_jp2_read_cdef}
+    {JP2_CDEF, opj_jp2_read_cdef},
+    {JP2_PXFM, opj_jp2_read_pxfm}
 
 };
 
@@ -1461,6 +1480,63 @@ static OPJ_BOOL opj_jp2_read_cdef(opj_jp2_t * jp2,
     return OPJ_TRUE;
 }
 
+
+static OPJ_BOOL opj_jp2_read_pxfm(opj_jp2_t * jp2,
+                                  OPJ_BYTE * p_pxfm_header_data,
+                                  OPJ_UINT32 p_pxfm_header_size,
+                                  opj_event_mgr_t * p_manager
+                                 )
+{
+    opj_jp2_cdef_info_t *cdef_info;
+    OPJ_UINT16 i;
+    OPJ_UINT32 l_value;
+    OPJ_UINT16 num_channel;
+    OPJ_UINT8 Channel_index;
+
+    assert(jp2 != 00);
+    assert(p_pxfm_header_data != 00);
+    assert(p_manager != 00);
+    (void)p_pxfm_header_size;
+
+    opj_read_bytes(p_pxfm_header_data, &l_value,
+                   2);
+
+    num_channel = (OPJ_UINT16) l_value;
+
+    p_pxfm_header_data += 2;
+
+    if (jp2->numcomps != num_channel) {
+        opj_event_msg(p_manager, EVT_ERROR,
+                      "Mismatch between num comps and PXFM number of channel \n");
+        return OPJ_FALSE;
+    }
+    jp2->pixel_format = (opj_jp2_pixel_format_t*) opj_malloc(jp2->numcomps * sizeof(
+                            opj_jp2_pixel_format_t));
+
+    for (i = 0; i < jp2->numcomps; ++i) {
+        opj_read_bytes(p_pxfm_header_data, &l_value,
+                       2);
+        p_pxfm_header_data += 2;
+        Channel_index = (OPJ_UINT16) l_value;
+        opj_read_bytes(p_pxfm_header_data, &l_value,
+                       2);
+        p_pxfm_header_data += 2;
+        if (Channel_index < jp2->numcomps) {
+            jp2->pixel_format[Channel_index].pixel_format_type = ((OPJ_UINT16) l_value) &
+                    0xF000;
+
+            if (jp2->pixel_format[Channel_index].pixel_format_type == 0 ||
+                    jp2->pixel_format[Channel_index].pixel_format_type == 4
+               ) {
+                jp2->pixel_format[Channel_index].pixel_format_values.mentissa = ((
+                            OPJ_UINT16) l_value) & 0x0FFF;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return OPJ_TRUE;
+}
+
 static OPJ_BOOL opj_jp2_read_colr(opj_jp2_t *jp2,
                                   OPJ_BYTE * p_colr_header_data,
                                   OPJ_UINT32 p_colr_header_size,
@@ -3026,6 +3102,11 @@ void opj_jp2_destroy(opj_jp2_t *jp2)
             jp2->comps = 00;
         }
 
+        if (jp2->pixel_format) {
+            opj_free(jp2->pixel_format);
+            jp2->pixel_format = 00;
+        }
+
         if (jp2->cl) {
             opj_free(jp2->cl);
             jp2->cl = 00;
diff --git a/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.h b/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.h
index 173f2511..3eed520a 100644
--- a/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.h
+++ b/src/lib/openjp2/jp2.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #define     JP2_DTBL 0x6474626c    /**< Data Reference box */
 #define     JP2_BPCC 0x62706363    /**< Bits per component box */
 #define     JP2_JP2  0x6a703220    /**< File type fields */
+#define     JP2_PXFM 0x7078666d    /**< Pixel Format box */
 
 /* For the future */
 /* #define JP2_RES 0x72657320 */  /**< Resolution box (super-box) */
@@ -143,6 +144,31 @@ typedef struct opj_jp2_comps {
     OPJ_UINT32 bpcc;
 } opj_jp2_comps_t;
 
+
+typedef enum {
+    JP2_TRANSFORM_TYPE_BINARY_TWO_COMPLEMENT    = 0x0,
+    JP2_TRANSFORM_TYPE_MANTISSA_ONLY            = 0x1,
+    JP2_TRANSFORM_TYPE_EXPONENT_ONLY            = 0x2,
+    JP2_TRANSFORM_TYPE_FIXED_POINT              = 0x3,
+    JP2_TRANSFORM_TYPE_MANTISSA_EXPONENT        = 0x4,
+
+}
+JP2_TRANSFORM_TYPE;
+
+typedef struct opj_jp2_pixel_format_values_t {
+    OPJ_UINT8 exponent;
+    OPJ_UINT8 mentissa;
+    OPJ_UINT8 fractional_bits;
+} opj_jp2_pixel_format_values_t;
+
+/**
+    Non Linear Transform
+*/
+typedef struct opj_jp2_pixel_format_t {
+    OPJ_UINT8 pixel_format_type;
+    opj_jp2_pixel_format_values_t pixel_format_values;
+} opj_jp2_pixel_format_t;
+
 /**
 JPEG-2000 file format reader/writer
 */
@@ -173,6 +199,7 @@ typedef struct opj_jp2 {
     OPJ_UINT32 numcl;
     OPJ_UINT32 *cl;
     opj_jp2_comps_t *comps;
+    opj_jp2_pixel_format_t *pixel_format;
     /* FIXME: The following two variables are used to save offset
       as we write out a JP2 file to disk. This mechanism is not flexible
       as codec writers will need to extand those fields as new part