diff --git a/adafruit_imageload/bmp/__init__.py b/adafruit_imageload/bmp/__init__.py
index b4409fb..56d9b7c 100755
--- a/adafruit_imageload/bmp/__init__.py
+++ b/adafruit_imageload/bmp/__init__.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def load(
       `displayio.Palette`. Will be skipped if None"""
     file.seek(10)
     data_start = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), "little")
-    # f.seek(14)
-    # bmp_header_length = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), 'little')
+    file.seek(14)
+    bmp_header_length = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), "little")
     # print(bmp_header_length)
     file.seek(0x12)  # Width of the bitmap in pixels
     _width = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), "little")
@@ -61,8 +61,18 @@ def load(
     compression = int.from_bytes(file.read(2), "little")
     file.seek(0x2E)  # Number of colors in the color palette
     colors = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), "little")
+    bitfield_masks = None
+    if compression == 3 and bmp_header_length >= 56:
+        bitfield_masks = {}
+        endianess = "little" if color_depth == 16 else "big"
+        file.seek(0x36)
+        bitfield_masks["red"] = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), endianess)
+        file.seek(0x3A)
+        bitfield_masks["green"] = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), endianess)
+        file.seek(0x3E)
+        bitfield_masks["blue"] = int.from_bytes(file.read(4), endianess)
 
-    if compression > 2:
+    if compression > 3:
         raise NotImplementedError("bitmask compression unsupported")
 
     if colors == 0 and color_depth >= 16:
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@ def load(
             _height,
             data_start,
             color_depth,
+            bitfield_masks,
             bitmap=bitmap,
         )
     if colors == 0:
diff --git a/adafruit_imageload/bmp/truecolor.py b/adafruit_imageload/bmp/truecolor.py
index 710d6bf..b1b0889 100755
--- a/adafruit_imageload/bmp/truecolor.py
+++ b/adafruit_imageload/bmp/truecolor.py
@@ -16,18 +16,41 @@
 import sys
 
 try:
-    from typing import Tuple, Optional
+    from typing import Union, Optional, Tuple
     from io import BufferedReader
-    from displayio import Bitmap
     from ..displayio_types import BitmapConstructor
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-from displayio import ColorConverter, Colorspace
+from displayio import ColorConverter, Colorspace, Bitmap
 
 __version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ImageLoad.git"
 
+bitfield_colorspaces = (
+    {  # 16-bit RGB555
+        "mask_values": (0x00007C00, 0x000003E0, 0x0000001F),
+        "color_space": Colorspace.RGB555,
+    },
+    {  # 16-bit RGB565
+        "mask_values": (0x0000F800, 0x000007E0, 0x0000001F),
+        "color_space": Colorspace.RGB565,
+    },
+    {  # 24 or 32-bit RGB888 (Alpha ignored for 32-bit)
+        "mask_values": (0x0000FF00, 0x00FF0000, 0xFF000000),
+        "color_space": Colorspace.RGB888,
+    },
+)
+
+
+def bitfield_format(bitfield_mask):
+    """Returns the colorspace for the given bitfield mask"""
+    mask = (bitfield_mask["red"], bitfield_mask["green"], bitfield_mask["blue"])
+    for colorspace in bitfield_colorspaces:
+        if colorspace["mask_values"] == mask:
+            return colorspace["color_space"]
+    return None
+
 
 def load(
     file: BufferedReader,
@@ -35,6 +58,7 @@ def load(
     height: int,
     data_start: int,
     color_depth: int,
+    bitfield_masks: Union[dict, None],
     *,
     bitmap: Optional[BitmapConstructor] = None,
 ) -> Tuple[Optional[Bitmap], Optional[ColorConverter]]:
@@ -46,6 +70,7 @@ def load(
     :param int height: Image height in pixels
     :param int data_start: Byte location where the data starts (after headers)
     :param int color_depth: Number of bits used to store a value
+    :param dict bitfield_masks: The bitfield masks for each color if using bitfield compression
     :param BitmapConstructor bitmap: a function that returns a displayio.Bitmap
     """
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-locals,too-many-branches
@@ -55,7 +80,13 @@ def load(
         # Set up a ColorConverter object and set appropriate colorspace
         # to convert from based on the color depth
         input_colorspace = Colorspace.RGB888
-        if color_depth == 16:
+        if bitfield_masks is not None:
+            colorspace = bitfield_format(bitfield_masks)
+            if colorspace is not None:
+                input_colorspace = colorspace
+            else:
+                raise NotImplementedError("Bitfield mask not supported")
+        elif color_depth == 16:
             input_colorspace = Colorspace.RGB555
         converter_obj = ColorConverter(input_colorspace=input_colorspace)
         if sys.maxsize > 1073741823:
@@ -64,7 +95,7 @@ def load(
 
             # convert unsigned int to signed int when height is negative
             height = negative_height_check(height)
-        bitmap_obj = bitmap(width, abs(height), 65535)
+        bitmap_obj = Bitmap(width, abs(height), 65535)
         file.seek(data_start)
         line_size = width * (color_depth // 8)
         # Set the seek direction based on whether the height value is negative or positive
@@ -84,10 +115,23 @@ def load(
 
             for x in range(width):
                 i = x * bytes_per_pixel
-                if color_depth == 16:
-                    pixel = chunk[i] | chunk[i + 1] << 8
+                if bitfield_masks is not None:
+                    color = 0
+                    for byte in range(bytes_per_pixel):
+                        color |= chunk[i + byte] << (8 * byte)
+                    mask = (
+                        bitfield_masks["red"]
+                        | bitfield_masks["green"]
+                        | bitfield_masks["blue"]
+                    )
+                    if color_depth in (24, 32):
+                        mask = mask >> 8
+                    pixel = color & mask
                 else:
-                    pixel = chunk[i + 2] << 16 | chunk[i + 1] << 8 | chunk[i]
+                    if color_depth == 16:
+                        pixel = chunk[i] | chunk[i + 1] << 8
+                    else:
+                        pixel = chunk[i + 2] << 16 | chunk[i + 1] << 8 | chunk[i]
                 bitmap_obj[offset + x] = converter_obj.convert(pixel)
 
     return bitmap_obj, ColorConverter(input_colorspace=Colorspace.RGB565)