diff --git a/tools/cmd/icat/native.go b/tools/cmd/icat/native.go
index e72b3e0af..fecec2348 100644
--- a/tools/cmd/icat/native.go
+++ b/tools/cmd/icat/native.go
@@ -4,9 +4,29 @@ package icat
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"image"
+
+	"golang.org/x/image/draw"
 )
 
 var _ = fmt.Print
 
-func render_image_with_go(imgd *image_data, src *opened_input) {
+func render_image_with_go(imgd *image_data, src *opened_input) (err error) {
+	switch imgd.format_uppercase {
+	case "GIF":
+		return fmt.Errorf("TODO: implement GIF decoding")
+	default:
+		img, _, err := image.Decode(src.file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		b := img.Bounds()
+		rgba := image.NewNRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, b.Dx(), b.Dy()))
+		draw.Draw(rgba, rgba.Bounds(), img, b.Min, draw.Src)
+		imgd.format_uppercase = "RGBA"
+		f := image_frame{width: b.Dx(), height: b.Dy()}
+		f.in_memory_bytes = rgba.Pix
+		imgd.frames = append(imgd.frames, &f)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go b/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go
index 14a4b20fd..40e752df2 100644
--- a/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go
+++ b/tools/cmd/icat/process_images.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func process_arg(arg input_arg) {
 		send_output(&imgd)
 		return
 	}
-	err = render_image_with_go(imgd, &f)
+	err = render_image_with_go(&imgd, &f)
 	if err != nil {
 		report_error(arg.value, "Could not render image to RGB", err)
 		return