diff --git a/ksanetwain/ktwain_widget.cpp b/ksanetwain/ktwain_widget.cpp
--- a/ksanetwain/ktwain_widget.cpp
+++ b/ksanetwain/ktwain_widget.cpp
@@ -97,21 +97,36 @@
                              int bytes_per_line,
                              ImageFormat format)
 {
-    QImage img = QImage::fromData(data, "BMP");
-    return img;
+    return toQImageSilent(data,
+                          width,
+                          height,
+                          bytes_per_line,
+                          format);
+}
+
+QImage KSaneWidget::toQImageSilent(const QByteArray &data,
+                                   int width,
+                                   int height,
+                                   int bytes_per_line,
+                                   ImageFormat format)
+{
+    return KSaneWidget::toQImageSilent(data,
+                                       width,
+                                       height,
+                                       bytes_per_line,
+                                       (int) currentDPI(),
+                                       format);
 }
 
 QImage KSaneWidget::toQImageSilent(const QByteArray &data,
                                    int width,
                                    int height,
                                    int bytes_per_line,
+                                   int dpi,
                                    ImageFormat format)
 {
-    return KSaneWidget::toQImage(data,
-                                 width,
-                                 height,
-                                 bytes_per_line,
-                                 format);
+    QImage img = QImage::fromData(data, "BMP");
+    return img;
 }
 
 void KSaneWidget::scanFinal()
diff --git a/src/ksanewidget.h b/src/ksanewidget.h
--- a/src/ksanewidget.h
+++ b/src/ksanewidget.h
@@ -150,6 +150,26 @@
                           int bytes_per_line,
                           ImageFormat format);
 
+    /**
+     * This is a static version of toQImageSilent() method that requires dpi as additional
+     * argument. Non-static version uses currentDPI() for it.
+     *
+     * @param data is the byte data containing the image.
+     * @param width is the width of the image in pixels.
+     * @param height is the height of the image in pixels.
+     * @param bytes_per_line is the number of bytes used per line. This might include padding
+     * and is probably only relevant for 'FormatBlackWhite'.
+     * @param format is the KSane image format of the data.
+     * @param dpi is the dpi value of the image.
+     * @return This function returns the provided image data as a QImage. */
+    static
+    QImage toQImageSilent(const QByteArray &data,
+                          int width,
+                          int height,
+                          int bytes_per_line,
+                          int dpi,
+                          ImageFormat format);
+
     /** This method returns the vendor name of the scanner (Same as make). */
     QString vendor() const;
     /** This method returns the make name of the scanner. */
diff --git a/src/ksanewidget.cpp b/src/ksanewidget.cpp
--- a/src/ksanewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/ksanewidget.cpp
@@ -547,6 +547,16 @@
                                    int height,
                                    int bytes_per_line,
                                    ImageFormat format)
+{
+    return KSaneWidget::toQImageSilent(data, width, height, bytes_per_line, currentDPI(), format);
+}
+
+QImage KSaneWidget::toQImageSilent(const QByteArray &data,
+                                   int width,
+                                   int height,
+                                   int bytes_per_line,
+                                   int dpi,
+                                   ImageFormat format)
 {
     QImage img;
     int j = 0;
@@ -619,7 +629,7 @@
         qDebug() << "Unsupported conversion";
         break;
     }
-    float dpm = currentDPI() * (1000.0 / 25.4);
+    float dpm = dpi * (1000.0 / 25.4);
     img.setDotsPerMeterX(dpm);
     img.setDotsPerMeterY(dpm);
     return img;