diff --git a/kimgio/jp2.cpp b/kimgio/jp2.cpp
index 5f087e228..b7b86165b 100644
--- a/kimgio/jp2.cpp
+++ b/kimgio/jp2.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
  * JPEG-2000 Plugin for KImageIO.
  *
  * Current limitations:
- * - Only reads sRGB/Grayscale images (doesn't convert colorspace).
  * - Doesn't support writing images.
  * - Doesn't support OPJ_CODEC_J2K.
  * - Doesn't support subsampling.
  * - Doesn't read ICC profiles.
+ * - Doesn't support esycc or cymk colorspaces.
  *
  * The API documentation is rather poor, so good references on how to use OpenJPEG
  * are the tools provided by OpenJPEG, such as 'opj_decompress':
@@ -72,6 +72,460 @@ struct KIMGJP2Wrapper
     }
 };
 
+/*
+ * The following sycc* functions come from OpenJPEG
+ *   https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/src/bin/common/color.c
+ *
+ * It has beens slightly adjusted to better fit the code style of this file.
+ *
+ * The copyright in this software is being made available under the 2-clauses
+ * BSD License, included below. This software may be subject to other third
+ * party and contributor rights, including patent rights, and no such rights
+ * are granted under this license.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2014, Universite catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2014, Professor Benoit Macq
+ * Copyright (c) 2001-2003, David Janssens
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2003, Yannick Verschueren
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2007, Francois-Olivier Devaux
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2014, Antonin Descampe
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, Herve Drolon, FreeImage Team
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS `AS IS'
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+static void sycc_to_rgb(int offset, int upb, int y, int cb, int cr,
+                        int *out_r, int *out_g, int *out_b)
+{
+    int r, g, b;
+
+    cb -= offset;
+    cr -= offset;
+    r = y + (int)(1.402 * (float)cr);
+    if (r < 0) 
+    {
+        r = 0;
+    }
+    else if (r > upb)
+    {
+        r = upb;
+    }
+    *out_r = r;
+
+    g = y - (int)(0.344 * (float)cb + 0.714 * (float)cr);
+    if (g < 0) 
+    {
+        g = 0;
+    }
+    else if (g > upb)
+    {
+        g = upb;
+    }
+    *out_g = g;
+
+    b = y + (int)(1.772 * (float)cb);
+    if (b < 0)
+    {
+        b = 0;
+    }
+    else if (b > upb)
+    {
+        b = upb;
+    }
+    *out_b = b;
+}
+
+static bool sycc444_to_rgb(opj_image_t *img)
+{
+    int *d0, *d1, *d2, *r, *g, *b;
+    const int *y, *cb, *cr;
+    size_t maxw, maxh, max, i;
+    int offset, upb;
+
+    upb = (int)img->comps[0].prec;
+    offset = 1 << (upb - 1);
+    upb = (1 << upb) - 1;
+
+    maxw = (size_t)img->comps[0].w;
+    maxh = (size_t)img->comps[0].h;
+    max = maxw * maxh;
+
+    y = img->comps[0].data;
+    cb = img->comps[1].data;
+    cr = img->comps[2].data;
+
+    d0 = r = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+    d1 = g = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+    d2 = b = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+
+    if (r == nullptr || g == nullptr || b == nullptr)
+    {
+        goto fails;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0U; i < max; ++i)
+    {
+        sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+        ++y;
+        ++cb;
+        ++cr;
+        ++r;
+        ++g;
+        ++b;
+    }
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[0].data);
+    img->comps[0].data = d0;
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[1].data);
+    img->comps[1].data = d1;
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[2].data);
+    img->comps[2].data = d2;
+    img->color_space = OPJ_CLRSPC_SRGB;
+    return true;
+
+fails:
+    opj_image_data_free(r);
+    opj_image_data_free(g);
+    opj_image_data_free(b);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool sycc422_to_rgb(opj_image_t *img)
+{
+    int *d0, *d1, *d2, *r, *g, *b;
+    const int *y, *cb, *cr;
+    size_t maxw, maxh, max, offx, loopmaxw;
+    int offset, upb;
+    size_t i;
+
+    upb = (int)img->comps[0].prec;
+    offset = 1 << (upb - 1);
+    upb = (1 << upb) - 1;
+
+    maxw = (size_t)img->comps[0].w;
+    maxh = (size_t)img->comps[0].h;
+    max = maxw * maxh;
+
+    y = img->comps[0].data;
+    cb = img->comps[1].data;
+    cr = img->comps[2].data;
+
+    d0 = r = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+    d1 = g = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+    d2 = b = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+
+    if (r == nullptr || g == nullptr || b == nullptr)
+    {
+        goto fails;
+    }
+
+    /* if img->x0 is odd, then first column shall use Cb/Cr = 0 */
+    offx = img->x0 & 1U;
+    loopmaxw = maxw - offx;
+
+    for (i = 0U; i < maxh; ++i)
+    {
+        size_t j;
+
+        if (offx > 0U)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, 0, 0, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+        }
+
+        for (j = 0U; j < (loopmaxw & ~(size_t)1U); j += 2U)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+            ++cb;
+            ++cr;
+        }
+        if (j < loopmaxw)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+            ++cb;
+            ++cr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[0].data);
+    img->comps[0].data = d0;
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[1].data);
+    img->comps[1].data = d1;
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[2].data);
+    img->comps[2].data = d2;
+
+    img->comps[1].w = img->comps[2].w = img->comps[0].w;
+    img->comps[1].h = img->comps[2].h = img->comps[0].h;
+    img->comps[1].dx = img->comps[2].dx = img->comps[0].dx;
+    img->comps[1].dy = img->comps[2].dy = img->comps[0].dy;
+    img->color_space = OPJ_CLRSPC_SRGB;
+    return true;
+
+fails:
+    opj_image_data_free(r);
+    opj_image_data_free(g);
+    opj_image_data_free(b);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool sycc420_to_rgb(opj_image_t *img)
+{
+    int *d0, *d1, *d2, *r, *g, *b, *nr, *ng, *nb;
+    const int *y, *cb, *cr, *ny;
+    size_t maxw, maxh, max, offx, loopmaxw, offy, loopmaxh;
+    int offset, upb;
+    size_t i;
+
+    upb = (int)img->comps[0].prec;
+    offset = 1 << (upb - 1);
+    upb = (1 << upb) - 1;
+
+    maxw = (size_t)img->comps[0].w;
+    maxh = (size_t)img->comps[0].h;
+    max = maxw * maxh;
+
+    y = img->comps[0].data;
+    cb = img->comps[1].data;
+    cr = img->comps[2].data;
+
+    d0 = r = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+    d1 = g = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+    d2 = b = (int*)opj_image_data_alloc(sizeof(int) * max);
+
+    if (r == nullptr || g == nullptr || b == nullptr)
+    {
+        goto fails;
+    }
+
+    /* if img->x0 is odd, then first column shall use Cb/Cr = 0 */
+    offx = img->x0 & 1U;
+    loopmaxw = maxw - offx;
+    /* if img->y0 is odd, then first line shall use Cb/Cr = 0 */
+    offy = img->y0 & 1U;
+    loopmaxh = maxh - offy;
+
+    if (offy > 0U)
+    {
+        size_t j;
+
+        for (j = 0; j < maxw; ++j)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, 0, 0, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0U; i < (loopmaxh & ~(size_t)1U); i += 2U)
+    {
+        size_t j;
+
+        ny = y + maxw;
+        nr = r + maxw;
+        ng = g + maxw;
+        nb = b + maxw;
+
+        if (offx > 0U)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, 0, 0, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *ny, *cb, *cr, nr, ng, nb);
+            ++ny;
+            ++nr;
+            ++ng;
+            ++nb;
+        }
+
+        for (j = 0; j < (loopmaxw & ~(size_t)1U); j += 2U)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *ny, *cb, *cr, nr, ng, nb);
+            ++ny;
+            ++nr;
+            ++ng;
+            ++nb;
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *ny, *cb, *cr, nr, ng, nb);
+            ++ny;
+            ++nr;
+            ++ng;
+            ++nb;
+            ++cb;
+            ++cr;
+        }
+        if (j < loopmaxw)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *ny, *cb, *cr, nr, ng, nb);
+            ++ny;
+            ++nr;
+            ++ng;
+            ++nb;
+            ++cb;
+            ++cr;
+        }
+        y += maxw;
+        r += maxw;
+        g += maxw;
+        b += maxw;
+    }
+    if (i < loopmaxh)
+    {
+        size_t j;
+
+        if (offx > 0U)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, 0, 0, r, g, b);
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+        }
+
+        for (j = 0U; j < (loopmaxw & ~(size_t)1U); j += 2U)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+
+            ++y;
+            ++r;
+            ++g;
+            ++b;
+            ++cb;
+            ++cr;
+        }
+        if (j < loopmaxw)
+        {
+            sycc_to_rgb(offset, upb, *y, *cb, *cr, r, g, b);
+        }
+    }
+
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[0].data);
+    img->comps[0].data = d0;
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[1].data);
+    img->comps[1].data = d1;
+    opj_image_data_free(img->comps[2].data);
+    img->comps[2].data = d2;
+
+    img->comps[1].w = img->comps[2].w = img->comps[0].w;
+    img->comps[1].h = img->comps[2].h = img->comps[0].h;
+    img->comps[1].dx = img->comps[2].dx = img->comps[0].dx;
+    img->comps[1].dy = img->comps[2].dy = img->comps[0].dy;
+    img->color_space = OPJ_CLRSPC_SRGB;
+    return true;
+
+fails:
+    opj_image_data_free(r);
+    opj_image_data_free(g);
+    opj_image_data_free(b);
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool color_sycc_to_rgb(opj_image_t *img)
+{
+    if (img->numcomps < 3)
+    {
+        img->color_space = OPJ_CLRSPC_GRAY;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if ((img->comps[0].dx == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[1].dx == 2) &&
+        (img->comps[2].dx == 2) &&
+        (img->comps[0].dy == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[1].dy == 2) &&
+        (img->comps[2].dy == 2))
+    { 
+        /* horizontal and vertical sub-sample */
+        return sycc420_to_rgb(img);
+    }
+    else if ((img->comps[0].dx == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[1].dx == 2) &&
+        (img->comps[2].dx == 2) &&
+        (img->comps[0].dy == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[1].dy == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[2].dy == 1))
+    { 
+        /* horizontal sub-sample only */
+        return sycc422_to_rgb(img);
+    }
+    else if ((img->comps[0].dx == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[1].dx == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[2].dx == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[0].dy == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[1].dy == 1) &&
+        (img->comps[2].dy == 1))
+    { 
+        /* no sub-sample */
+        return sycc444_to_rgb(img);
+    } 
+    else
+    {
+        kdWarning(kCategory) << "Can not convert in color_sycc_to_rgb" << endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 static void kimgio_jp2_err_handler(const char *message, void *data)
 {
     kdError(kCategory) << "Error decoding JP2 image: " << message;
@@ -301,6 +755,17 @@ TDE_EXPORT void kimgio_jp2_read(TQImageIO* io)
             kimgio_jp2_read_image(image, jp2);
             break;
         }
+        case OPJ_CLRSPC_SYCC:
+        {
+            if (false == color_sycc_to_rgb(jp2.image))
+            {
+                kdError(kCategory) << "Could not convert YCbCr JP2 encoded image to sRGB." << endl;
+                io->setStatus(IO_UnspecifiedError);
+                return;
+            }
+            kimgio_jp2_read_image(image, jp2);
+            break;
+        } 
         default:
         {
             kdError(kCategory) << "Unsupported colorspace detected: "