diff --git a/src/imageformats/heif.cpp b/src/imageformats/heif.cpp
index fc80ab3..4b3c8c0 100644
--- a/src/imageformats/heif.cpp
+++ b/src/imageformats/heif.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ bool HEIFHandler::m_plugins_queried = false;
 bool HEIFHandler::m_heif_decoder_available = false;
 bool HEIFHandler::m_heif_encoder_available = false;
 bool HEIFHandler::m_hej2_decoder_available = false;
+bool HEIFHandler::m_hej2_encoder_available = false;
 bool HEIFHandler::m_avci_decoder_available = false;
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@ bool HEIFHandler::write_helper(const QImage &image)
         break;
     }
 
+    heif_compression_format encoder_codec = heif_compression_HEVC;
+#if LIBHEIF_HAVE_VERSION(1, 13, 0)
+    if (format() == "hej2") {
+        encoder_codec = heif_compression_JPEG2000;
+        save_depth = 8; // for compatibility reasons
+    }
+#endif
+
     heif_chroma chroma;
     if (save_depth > 8) {
         if (save_alpha) {
@@ -286,7 +295,7 @@ bool HEIFHandler::write_helper(const QImage &image)
     }
 
     struct heif_encoder *encoder = nullptr;
-    err = heif_context_get_encoder_for_format(context, heif_compression_HEVC, &encoder);
+    err = heif_context_get_encoder_for_format(context, encoder_codec, &encoder);
     if (err.code) {
         qWarning() << "Unable to get an encoder instance:" << err.message;
         heif_image_release(h_image);
@@ -1019,6 +1028,13 @@ bool HEIFHandler::isHej2DecoderAvailable()
     return m_hej2_decoder_available;
 }
 
+bool HEIFHandler::isHej2EncoderAvailable()
+{
+    HEIFHandler::queryHeifLib();
+
+    return m_hej2_encoder_available;
+}
+
 bool HEIFHandler::isAVCIDecoderAvailable()
 {
     HEIFHandler::queryHeifLib();
@@ -1041,6 +1057,7 @@ void HEIFHandler::queryHeifLib()
         m_heif_decoder_available = heif_have_decoder_for_format(heif_compression_HEVC);
 #if LIBHEIF_HAVE_VERSION(1, 13, 0)
         m_hej2_decoder_available = heif_have_decoder_for_format(heif_compression_JPEG2000);
+        m_hej2_encoder_available = heif_have_encoder_for_format(heif_compression_JPEG2000);
 #endif
 #if LIBHEIF_HAVE_VERSION(1, 19, 6)
         m_avci_decoder_available = heif_have_decoder_for_format(heif_compression_AVC);
@@ -1109,6 +1126,9 @@ QImageIOPlugin::Capabilities HEIFPlugin::capabilities(QIODevice *device, const Q
         if (HEIFHandler::isHej2DecoderAvailable()) {
             format_cap |= CanRead;
         }
+        if (HEIFHandler::isHej2EncoderAvailable()) {
+            format_cap |= CanWrite;
+        }
         return format_cap;
     }
 
@@ -1138,7 +1158,7 @@ QImageIOPlugin::Capabilities HEIFPlugin::capabilities(QIODevice *device, const Q
         }
     }
 
-    if (device->isWritable() && HEIFHandler::isHeifEncoderAvailable()) {
+    if (device->isWritable() && (HEIFHandler::isHeifEncoderAvailable() || HEIFHandler::isHej2EncoderAvailable())) {
         cap |= CanWrite;
     }
     return cap;
diff --git a/src/imageformats/heif_p.h b/src/imageformats/heif_p.h
index 7da12c6..daf41e0 100644
--- a/src/imageformats/heif_p.h
+++ b/src/imageformats/heif_p.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public:
     static bool isHeifDecoderAvailable();
     static bool isHeifEncoderAvailable();
     static bool isHej2DecoderAvailable();
+    static bool isHej2EncoderAvailable();
     static bool isAVCIDecoderAvailable();
 
     static bool isSupportedBMFFType(const QByteArray &header);
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ private:
     static bool m_heif_decoder_available;
     static bool m_heif_encoder_available;
     static bool m_hej2_decoder_available;
+    static bool m_hej2_encoder_available;
     static bool m_avci_decoder_available;
 
     static QMutex &getHEIFHandlerMutex();