diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui(skanlite_SRCS settings.ui SaveLocation.ui)
 
-#kde4_add_app_icon(skanlite_SRCS "${KDE4_INSTALL_DIR}/share/icons/oxygen/*/devices/scanner.png")
+find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5PrintSupport REQUIRED)
 
 add_executable(skanlite ${skanlite_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(skanlite
   PUBLIC
     Qt5::Core
+    Qt5::Gui
+    Qt5::PrintSupport
   PRIVATE
     KF5::CoreAddons
     KF5::Sane
diff --git a/src/KSaneImageSaver.h b/src/KSaneImageSaver.h
--- a/src/KSaneImageSaver.h
+++ b/src/KSaneImageSaver.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
     bool saveQImage(const QUrl &url, const QString &name, const QByteArray &data, int width, int height, int bpl, int dpi, int format, const QString& fileFormat, int quality);
     bool save16BitPng(const QUrl &url, const QString &name, const QByteArray &data, int width, int height, int bpl, int dpi, int format, const QString& fileFormat, int quality);
+
+    bool savePdf(const QUrl &url, const QString &name, const QByteArray &data, int width, int height, int bpl, int dpi, int format, const QString& fileFormat, int quality);
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void imageSaved(const QUrl &url, const QString &name, bool success);
 
diff --git a/src/KSaneImageSaver.cpp b/src/KSaneImageSaver.cpp
--- a/src/KSaneImageSaver.cpp
+++ b/src/KSaneImageSaver.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include <KSaneWidget>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QUrl>
 
+#include <QPageSize>
+#include <QPdfWriter>
+#include <QPainter>
+
 struct KSaneImageSaver::Private {
     bool   m_savedOk;
     QMutex m_runMutex;
@@ -47,11 +52,13 @@
     QString    m_fileFormat;
     int        m_quality;
     bool       m_savingAsPng16;
+    QString    m_fileType;
 
     KSaneImageSaver *q;
 
     bool saveQImage();
     bool save16BitPng();
+    bool savePdf();
 };
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -83,6 +90,7 @@
     d->m_fileFormat = fileFormat;
     d->m_quality = quality;
     d->m_savingAsPng16 = false;
+    d->m_fileType = QLatin1String("image");
 
     start();
     return true;
@@ -105,6 +113,26 @@
     d->m_fileFormat = fileFormat;
     d->m_quality = quality;
     d->m_savingAsPng16 = true;
+    d->m_fileType = QLatin1String("image");
+
+    start();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool KSaneImageSaver::savePdf(const QUrl& url, const QString& name, const QByteArray& data, int width, int height, int bpl, int dpi, int format, const QString& fileFormat, int quality)
+{
+    d->m_url    = url;
+    d->m_name   = name;
+    d->m_data   = data;
+    d->m_width  = width;
+    d->m_height = height;
+    d->m_bpl    = bpl;
+    d->m_dpi    = dpi;
+    d->m_format = format;
+    d->m_fileFormat = fileFormat;
+    d->m_quality = quality;
+    d->m_savingAsPng16 = false;
+    d->m_fileType = QLatin1String("pdf");
 
     start();
     return true;
@@ -112,7 +140,12 @@
 
 void KSaneImageSaver::run()
 {
-    d->m_savedOk = d->m_savingAsPng16 ? d->save16BitPng() : d->saveQImage();
+    if (d->m_fileType == QLatin1String("pdf")) {
+        d->m_savedOk = d->savePdf();
+    } else {
+        assert(d->m_fileType == QLatin1String("image"));
+        d->m_savedOk = d->m_savingAsPng16 ? d->save16BitPng() : d->saveQImage();
+    }
     emit imageSaved(d->m_url, d->m_name, d->m_savedOk);
 
     d->m_runMutex.unlock();
@@ -232,3 +265,25 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+bool KSaneImageSaver::Private::savePdf()
+{
+    QImage img = KSaneIface::KSaneWidget::toQImageSilent(m_data, m_width, m_height, m_bpl, m_dpi, (KSaneIface::KSaneWidget::ImageFormat) m_format);
+
+    const QPoint imageCoordinates(0,0);
+
+    QPdfWriter pdfWriter(m_name);
+    pdfWriter.setPageOrientation(QPageLayout::Orientation::Portrait);
+    pdfWriter.setPageSize(QPageSize(QPageSize::A4));
+    pdfWriter.setResolution(m_dpi);
+    pdfWriter.setCreator(i18n("Skanlite"));
+    pdfWriter.setTitle(m_name);
+    QPainter painter;
+
+    if (!painter.begin(&pdfWriter)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    painter.drawImage(imageCoordinates, img);
+
+    return painter.end();
+}
diff --git a/src/skanlite.cpp b/src/skanlite.cpp
--- a/src/skanlite.cpp
+++ b/src/skanlite.cpp
@@ -127,25 +127,30 @@
         m_settingsUi.revertOptions->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("edit-undo")));
         m_saveLocation = new SaveLocation(this);
 
+        m_filterList.clear();
+
         // add the supported image types
         const QList<QByteArray> tmpList = QImageWriter::supportedMimeTypes();
-        m_filterList.clear();
         foreach (auto ba, tmpList) {
             if (ba.isEmpty()) {
                 continue;
             }
             m_filterList.append(QString::fromLatin1(ba));
         }
+        // add the supported document types
+        m_filterList.append(QLatin1String("application/pdf"));
 
-        qDebug() << m_filterList;
+        qDebug() << "Supported Mime Types:" << m_filterList;
 
         // Put first class citizens at first place
+        m_filterList.removeAll(QLatin1String("application/pdf"));
         m_filterList.removeAll(QLatin1String("image/jpeg"));
         m_filterList.removeAll(QLatin1String("image/tiff"));
         m_filterList.removeAll(QLatin1String("image/png"));
         m_filterList.insert(0, QLatin1String("image/png"));
         m_filterList.insert(1, QLatin1String("image/jpeg"));
         m_filterList.insert(2, QLatin1String("image/tiff"));
+        m_filterList.insert(3, QLatin1String("application/pdf"));
 
         m_filter16BitList << QLatin1String("image/png");
         //m_filter16BitList << QLatin1String("image/tiff");
@@ -523,7 +528,11 @@
     if (enforceSavingAsPng16bit) {
         m_imageSaver->save16BitPng(fileUrl, localName, m_data, m_width, m_height, m_bytesPerLine, (int) m_ksanew->currentDPI(), m_format, fileFormat, quality);
     } else {
-        m_imageSaver->saveQImage(fileUrl, localName, m_data, m_width, m_height, m_bytesPerLine, (int) m_ksanew->currentDPI(), m_format, fileFormat, quality);
+        if (suffix == QLatin1String("pdf")) {
+            m_imageSaver->savePdf(fileUrl, localName, m_data, m_width, m_height, m_bytesPerLine, (int) m_ksanew->currentDPI(), m_format, fileFormat, quality);
+        } else {
+            m_imageSaver->saveQImage(fileUrl, localName, m_data, m_width, m_height, m_bytesPerLine, (int) m_ksanew->currentDPI(), m_format, fileFormat, quality);
+        }
     }
 
     m_showImgDialog->close(); // calling close() on a closed window does nothing.