1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mammoth/images.py b/mammoth/images.py
index 297b0a2..9dba353 100644
--- a/mammoth/images.py
+++ b/mammoth/images.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import base64
+
 from . import html
 
 
@@ -13,3 +15,13 @@ def img_element(func):
 
 # Undocumented, but retained for backwards-compatibility with 0.3.x
 inline = img_element
+
+
+@img_element
+def data_uri(image):
+    with image.open() as image_bytes:
+        encoded_src = base64.b64encode(image_bytes.read()).decode("ascii")
+    
+    return {
+        "src": "data:{0};base64,{1}".format(image.content_type, encoded_src)
+    }