diff --git a/kotlin-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/service/RenderImageService.kt b/kotlin-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/service/RenderImageService.kt
index 74794b8..69b94c0 100644
--- a/kotlin-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/service/RenderImageService.kt
+++ b/kotlin-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/service/RenderImageService.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.github.simonscholz.qrcode.QrPositionalSquaresConfig
 import io.github.simonscholz.ui.ImageUI
 import java.awt.Color
 import java.awt.Component
+import java.awt.Image
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
 import java.io.File
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO
@@ -38,8 +39,13 @@ object RenderImageService {
         if (qrCodeConfigViewModel.logo.value.isNotBlank() && File(qrCodeConfigViewModel.logo.value).exists()) {
             runCatching {
                 ImageIO.read(File(qrCodeConfigViewModel.logo.value)).let {
+
+                    val logoSize = (qrCodeConfigViewModel.size.value * qrCodeConfigViewModel.logoRelativeSize.value).toInt()
+
+                    val scaledLogo = it.getScaledInstance(logoSize, logoSize, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH)
+
                     builder.qrLogoConfig(
-                        logo = it,
+                        logo = scaledLogo,
                         relativeSize = qrCodeConfigViewModel.logoRelativeSize.value,
                         bgColor = qrCodeConfigViewModel.logoBackgroundColor.value,
                     )
diff --git a/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/QrCodeConfig.kt b/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/QrCodeConfig.kt
index aee6670..ed8637f 100644
--- a/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/QrCodeConfig.kt
+++ b/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/QrCodeConfig.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package io.github.simonscholz.qrcode
 
 import java.awt.Color
-import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
+import java.awt.Image
 
 const val DEFAULT_IMG_SIZE = 300
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class QrCodeConfig @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
         fun qrCodeSize(qrCodeSize: Int) = apply { this.qrCodeSize = qrCodeSize }
 
-        @JvmOverloads fun qrLogoConfig(logo: BufferedImage, relativeSize: Double = .2, bgColor: Color? = null) = apply { this.qrLogoConfig = QrLogoConfig(logo, relativeSize, bgColor) }
+        @JvmOverloads fun qrLogoConfig(logo: Image, relativeSize: Double = .2, bgColor: Color? = null) = apply { this.qrLogoConfig = QrLogoConfig(logo, relativeSize, bgColor) }
 
         @JvmOverloads fun qrCodeColorConfig(bgColor: Color = Color.WHITE, fillColor: Color = Color.BLACK) = apply { this.qrCodeColorConfig = QrCodeColorConfig(bgColor, fillColor) }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class QrCodeConfig @JvmOverloads constructor(
  * @param bgColor - specify the background color of the logo, defaults to null
  */
 class QrLogoConfig @JvmOverloads constructor(
-    val logo: BufferedImage,
+    val logo: Image,
     val relativeSize: Double = .2,
     val bgColor: Color? = null,
 ) {
diff --git a/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/internal/logo/LogoGraphics.kt b/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/internal/logo/LogoGraphics.kt
index 183a400..2613c8f 100644
--- a/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/internal/logo/LogoGraphics.kt
+++ b/qr-code/src/main/kotlin/io/github/simonscholz/qrcode/internal/logo/LogoGraphics.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.github.simonscholz.qrcode.internal.logo
 
 import java.awt.Color
 import java.awt.Graphics2D
+import java.awt.Image
 import java.awt.geom.Area
 import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import kotlin.math.floor
 
 internal object LogoGraphics {
 
-    fun drawLogo(graphics: Graphics2D, size: Int, logoImage: BufferedImage, relativeLogoSize: Double, logoBackgroundColor: Color?) {
+    fun drawLogo(graphics: Graphics2D, size: Int, logoImage: Image, relativeLogoSize: Double, logoBackgroundColor: Color?) {
         val logoSize: Int = floor(size * relativeLogoSize).toInt()
         val cx = size / 2 - logoSize / 2
         val cy = size / 2 - logoSize / 2