diff --git a/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/gltf_dx12_ex/dx12util/cmp_texturedx12.cpp b/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/gltf_dx12_ex/dx12util/cmp_texturedx12.cpp
index 4005beef0..f4423e6dc 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/gltf_dx12_ex/dx12util/cmp_texturedx12.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/gltf_dx12_ex/dx12util/cmp_texturedx12.cpp
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ DXGI_FORMAT CMP2DXGIFormat(CMP_FORMAT cmp_format) {
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         dxgi_format = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM;
         break;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        dxgi_format = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB;
+        break;
     //uncompressed format
     case CMP_FORMAT_ARGB_8888:
     case CMP_FORMAT_RGBA_8888:
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/vulkan/util/cmp_texturevk.cpp b/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/vulkan/util/cmp_texturevk.cpp
index e1190aa69..c0e419288 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/vulkan/util/cmp_texturevk.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/c3dmodel_viewers/vulkan/util/cmp_texturevk.cpp
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ VkFormat MIP2VK_Format(MipSet* pMipsTexture) {
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         m_VKnum = VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK;
         break;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        m_VKnum = VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK;
+        break;
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB:
         m_VKnum = VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK;
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/directx/gpu_directx.cpp b/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/directx/gpu_directx.cpp
index 5560db509..4632bada8 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/directx/gpu_directx.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/directx/gpu_directx.cpp
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@ DXGI_FORMAT GPU_DirectX::CMP2DXGIFormat(CMP_FORMAT cmp_format)
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         dxgi_format = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM;
         break;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        dxgi_format = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB;
+        break;
 
         // Unknown compression mapping to Direct X
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/opengl/gpu_opengl.cpp b/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/opengl/gpu_opengl.cpp
index 080825d0a..889229486 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/opengl/gpu_opengl.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/opengl/gpu_opengl.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ unsigned int GPU_OpenGL::MIP2OLG_Format(const CMP_Texture* pSourceTexture)
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         m_GLnum = GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_BPTC_UNORM;
         break;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        m_GLnum = GL_COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA_BPTC_UNORM;
+        break;
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB:
         m_GLnum = GL_COMPRESSED_RGB8_ETC2;
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/vulkan/gpu_vulkan.cpp b/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/vulkan/gpu_vulkan.cpp
index eb034f070..30f4a3b1e 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/vulkan/gpu_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cgpudecode/vulkan/gpu_vulkan.cpp
@@ -956,6 +956,9 @@ VkFormat GPU_Vulkan::MIP2VK_Format(const CMP_Texture* pSourceTexture)
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         m_VKnum = VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK;
         break;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        m_VKnum = VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK;
+        break;
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB:
         m_VKnum = VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK;
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cimage/dds/dds_dx10.cpp b/applications/_plugins/cimage/dds/dds_dx10.cpp
index 3051cadf2..db0f8d812 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cimage/dds/dds_dx10.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cimage/dds/dds_dx10.cpp
@@ -238,12 +238,17 @@ TC_PluginError LoadDDS_DX10(FILE* pFile, DDSD2* pDDSD, MipSet* pMipSet)
 
     case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_TYPELESS:
     case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM:
-    case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB:
         pMipSet->m_compressed = true;
         pMipSet->m_format     = CMP_FORMAT_BC7;
         err                   = LoadDDS_DX10_FourCC(pFile, pDDSD, pMipSet, CMP_FOURCC_DX10);
         break;
 
+    case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB:
+        pMipSet->m_compressed = true;
+        pMipSet->m_format     = CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB;
+        err                   = LoadDDS_DX10_FourCC(pFile, pDDSD, pMipSet, CMP_FOURCC_DX10);
+        break;
+
     // case DXGI_FORMAT_???:
     //    pMipSet->m_compressed = true;
     //    pMipSet->m_format     = CMP_FORMAT_ASTC;
@@ -393,6 +398,8 @@ DXGI_FORMAT GetDXGIFormat(const MipSet* pMipSet)
             return DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_UNORM;
         case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
             return DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM;
+        case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+            return DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB;
             // case CMP_FORMAT_ASTC:        return DXGI_FORMAT_????;  Not yet supported as of Jun 24 2015
         }
     }
@@ -476,6 +483,7 @@ TC_PluginError SaveDDS_DX10(FILE* pFile, const MipSet* pMipSet)
         ddsd2.lPitch = ddsd2.dwWidth * 4;
         break;
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
     default:
         ddsd2.lPitch = ddsd2.dwWidth * 4;
         break;
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.cpp b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.cpp
index d0fa34a7b..e80b1432b 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.cpp
@@ -465,6 +465,10 @@ int Plugin_KTX::TC_PluginFileLoadTexture(const char* pszFilename, MipSet* pMipSe
             pMipSet->m_format          = CMP_FORMAT_BC7;
             pMipSet->m_TextureDataType = TDT_ARGB;
             break;
+        case RGB_BP_SRGB:
+            pMipSet->m_format          = CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB;
+            pMipSet->m_TextureDataType = TDT_ARGB;
+            break;
         case RGB_BP_UNSIGNED_FLOAT:
             pMipSet->m_format          = CMP_FORMAT_BC6H;
             pMipSet->m_TextureDataType = TDT_ARGB;
@@ -1101,6 +1105,7 @@ int Plugin_KTX::TC_PluginFileSaveTexture(const char* pszFilename, MipSet* pMipSe
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_DXT1:
     case CMP_FORMAT_DXT3:
     case CMP_FORMAT_DXT5:
@@ -1251,6 +1256,9 @@ int Plugin_KTX::TC_PluginFileSaveTexture(const char* pszFilename, MipSet* pMipSe
             case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
                 textureinfo.glInternalFormat = RGB_BP_UNorm;
                 break;
+            case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+                textureinfo.glInternalFormat = RGB_BP_SRGB;
+                break;
             case CMP_FORMAT_ATI1N:
                 textureinfo.glInternalFormat = R_ATI1N_UNorm;
                 break;
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.h b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.h
index bf8304668..543d6fff5 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.h
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx/ktx1.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ enum scanline_copy_method
 #define RGB_BP_UNSIGNED_FLOAT 0x8E8F  // GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_UNSIGNED_FLOAT_ARB  //bc6
 #define RGB_BP_SIGNED_FLOAT 0x8E8E    // GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_SIGNED_FLOAT_ARB
 #define RGB_BP_UNorm 0x8E8C           // GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_BPTC_UNORM_ARB  //bc7
+#define RGB_BP_SRGB 0x8E8D            // GL_COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA_BPTC_UNORM_ARB //bc7_srgb
 #define COMPRESSED_RED_RGTC1 0x8DBB   //bc4
 #define COMPRESSED_RG_RGTC2 0x8DBD    //bc5 ATI2_XY
 
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.cpp b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.cpp
index 08743ce7e..0ce65eea0 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ int Plugin_KTX2::TC_PluginFileLoadTexture(const char* pszFilename, MipSet* pMipS
             case VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK:
                 pMipSet->m_format = CMP_FORMAT_BC7;
                 break;
+            case VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK:
+                pMipSet->m_format = CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB;
+                break;
             case VK_FORMAT_ETC2_R8G8B8_UNORM_BLOCK:
                 pMipSet->m_format = CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB;  // Skip ETC as ETC2 is backward comp
                 break;
@@ -849,6 +852,10 @@ int Plugin_KTX2::TC_PluginFileSaveTexture(const char* pszFilename, MipSet* pMipS
                 // RGB_BP_UNorm;
                 textureCreateInfo.vkFormat = VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK;
                 break;
+            case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+                // RGB_BP_SRGB;
+                textureCreateInfo.vkFormat = VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK;
+                break;
             //case CMP_FORMAT_ATI1N:
             //    // COMPRESSED_FORMAT_ATI1N_UNorm_TMP;
             //    textureCreateInfo.vkFormat         = VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK;
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.h b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.h
index 949f6129b..3f1202e2c 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.h
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cimage/ktx2/ktx2.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ extern void* make_Plugin_KTX2();
 #define RGB_BP_UNSIGNED_FLOAT 0x8E8F  // GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_UNSIGNED_FLOAT_ARB  //bc6
 #define RGB_BP_SIGNED_FLOAT 0x8E8E    // GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_SIGNED_FLOAT_ARB
 #define RGB_BP_UNorm 0x8E8C           // GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_BPTC_UNORM_ARB  //bc7
+#define RGB_BP_SRGB 0x8E8D            // GL_COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA_BPTC_UNORM_ARB //bc7_srgb
 #define ATC_RGB_AMD 0x8C92
 #define ATC_RGBA_EXPLICIT_ALPHA_AMD 0x8C93
 #define ATC_RGBA_INTERPOLATED_ALPHA_AMD 0x87EE
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/cmp_gpu/directx/compute_directx.cpp b/applications/_plugins/cmp_gpu/directx/compute_directx.cpp
index f6a6e3de4..acef9b257 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/cmp_gpu/directx/compute_directx.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/cmp_gpu/directx/compute_directx.cpp
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ HRESULT CDirectX::GPU_Encode(ID3D11Buffer** ppDstTextureAsBufOut, int miplevel)
             case DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_UF16:
             case DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_SF16:
             case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM:
+            case DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB:
             default:
                 sbOutDesc.StructureByteStride = sizeof(OutCompressedStruct128Bits);  // 16 Bytes
                 sbOutDesc.ByteWidth           = NumOfBlocks * sizeof(OutCompressedStruct128Bits);
@@ -1650,6 +1651,10 @@ CMP_ERROR CDirectX::Compress(KernelOptions* KernelOptions, MipSet& srcTexture, M
         m_fmtEncode     = DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_SF16;
         m_activeEncoder = ACTIVE_ENCODER_BC6;
         break;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        m_fmtEncode     = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB;
+        m_activeEncoder = ACTIVE_ENCODER_BC7;
+        break;
     default:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         m_fmtEncode     = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM;
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/common/atiformats.cpp b/applications/_plugins/common/atiformats.cpp
index 1bcf47792..c0a25b28e 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/common/atiformats.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/common/atiformats.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ CMP_FormatDesc g_FormatDesc[] = {
     {CMP_FORMAT_BC6H, "BC6H"},
     {CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF, "BC6H_SF"},
     {CMP_FORMAT_BC7, "BC7"},
+    {CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB, "BC7_SRGB"},
 
     {CMP_FORMAT_DXT1, "DXT1"},
     {CMP_FORMAT_DXT3, "DXT3"},
@@ -322,6 +323,9 @@ void CMP_API CMP_Format2FourCC(CMP_FORMAT format, MipSet* pMipSet)
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         pMipSet->m_dwFourCC = CMP_FOURCC_DX10;
         break;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        pMipSet->m_dwFourCC =  CMP_FOURCC_DX10;
+        break;
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
     case CMP_FORMAT_ASTC:
         pMipSet->m_dwFourCC = CMP_FOURCC_DX10;
@@ -468,6 +472,7 @@ CMP_BOOL CMP_API CMP_IsCompressedFormat(CMP_FORMAT format)
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_DXT1:
     case CMP_FORMAT_DXT3:
     case CMP_FORMAT_DXT5:
@@ -605,6 +610,7 @@ CMP_BOOL CMP_API CMP_IsValidFormat(CMP_FORMAT InFormat)
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ATI1N:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ATI2N:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ATI2N_XY:
@@ -793,6 +799,8 @@ static CMP_FORMAT GetFormat(CMP_DWORD dwFourCC)
         return CMP_FORMAT_BC6H;
     case CMP_FOURCC_BC7:
         return CMP_FORMAT_BC7;
+    case CMP_FOURCC_BC7_SRGB:
+        return CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB;
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
     case CMP_FOURCC_ASTC:
         return CMP_FORMAT_ASTC;
@@ -877,4 +885,4 @@ CMP_FORMAT GetFormat(MipSet* pMipSet)
     default:
         return CMP_FORMAT_Unknown;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/common/cmdline.cpp b/applications/_plugins/common/cmdline.cpp
index 6bec772db..2d5da23b1 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/common/cmdline.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/common/cmdline.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ static inline bool IsFileModel(const std::string& sourceFile)
 static inline bool IsFormatBCN(CMP_FORMAT format)
 {
     return format == CMP_FORMAT_BC1 || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC2 || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC3 || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC4 || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC4_S ||
-           format == CMP_FORMAT_BC5 || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC5_S || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7;
+           format == CMP_FORMAT_BC5 || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC5_S || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF || format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7 ||
+           format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB;
 }
 
 static inline bool IsProcessingBRLG(const CCmdLineParamaters& params)
@@ -2057,6 +2058,7 @@ bool SVMInitCodec(KernelOptions* options)
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC1:
     case CMP_FORMAT_DXT1:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
     case CMP_FORMAT_ASTC:
 #endif
@@ -3278,7 +3280,7 @@ int ProcessCMDLine(CMP_Feedback_Proc pFeedbackProc, MipSet* p_userMipSetIn)
                     if (destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC1 || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC4 || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC4_S)
                         bytesPerBlock = 8;
                     else if (destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC2 || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC3 || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC5 || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC5_S ||
-                             destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC7)
+                             destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC7 || destFormat == CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB)
                         bytesPerBlock = 16;
 
                     CMP_DWORD remainingSize = destMipSet.dwDataSize;
@@ -3529,7 +3531,7 @@ int ProcessCMDLine(CMP_Feedback_Proc pFeedbackProc, MipSet* p_userMipSetIn)
             if ((g_CmdPrams.CompressOptions.fquality > 0.00f) && (g_CmdPrams.CompressOptions.fquality < 0.01f))
             {
                 // set default max quality for fast processing codecs
-                if ((destFormat != CMP_FORMAT_BC7) && (destFormat != CMP_FORMAT_BC6H) && (destFormat != CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF))
+                if ((destFormat != CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB) && (destFormat != CMP_FORMAT_BC7) && (destFormat != CMP_FORMAT_BC6H) && (destFormat != CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF))
                 {
                     g_CmdPrams.CompressOptions.fquality = 1.0f;
                 }
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.cpp b/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.cpp
index ff7d881e2..ba4a08f77 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ CodecType GetCodecType(CMP_FORMAT format)
         return CT_BC6H_SF;
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
         return CT_BC7;
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
+        return CT_BC7_SRGB;
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
     case CMP_FORMAT_ASTC:
         return CT_ASTC;
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ CMP_DWORD CalcBufferSize(CodecType nCodecType, CMP_DWORD dwWidth, CMP_DWORD dwHe
 
     // Block size is 4x4 and 128 bits per block
     case CT_BC7:
+    case CT_BC7_SRGB:
         dwWidth  = ((dwWidth + 3) / 4) * 4;
         dwHeight = ((dwHeight + 3) / 4) * 4;
         buffsize = dwWidth * dwHeight;
@@ -296,4 +299,4 @@ CMP_DWORD CalcBufferSize(CodecType nCodecType, CMP_DWORD dwWidth, CMP_DWORD dwHe
     }
 
     return buffsize;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.h b/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.h
index b34190abb..5fd8c4e25 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.h
+++ b/applications/_plugins/common/codec_common.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ typedef enum _CodecType
     CT_BC6H,
     CT_BC6H_SF,
     CT_BC7,
+    CT_BC7_SRGB,
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
     CT_ASTC,
 #endif
@@ -85,4 +86,4 @@ typedef enum _CODECError
 CodecType GetCodecType(CMP_FORMAT format);
 CMP_DWORD CalcBufferSize(CodecType nCodecType, CMP_DWORD dwWidth, CMP_DWORD dwHeight, CMP_BYTE nBlockWidth, CMP_BYTE nBlockHeight);
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/common/texture.h b/applications/_plugins/common/texture.h
index 8f8bf45a7..1c100ce10 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/common/texture.h
+++ b/applications/_plugins/common/texture.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define CMP_FOURCC_BC6H CMP_MAKEFOURCC('B', 'C', '6', 'H')
 #define CMP_FOURCC_BC7 CMP_MAKEFOURCC('B', 'C', '7', 'x')
+#define CMP_FOURCC_BC7_SRGB CMP_MAKEFOURCC('B', 'C', '7', 's')
+
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
 #define CMP_FOURCC_ASTC CMP_MAKEFOURCC('A', 'S', 'T', 'C')
 #endif
diff --git a/applications/_plugins/common/textureio.cpp b/applications/_plugins/common/textureio.cpp
index 1ff6d3092..e15ba66a8 100644
--- a/applications/_plugins/common/textureio.cpp
+++ b/applications/_plugins/common/textureio.cpp
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ int AMDSaveMIPSTextureImage(const char* DestFile, MipSet* MipSetIn, bool use_OCV
             case CMP_FORMAT_ASTC:
 #endif
             case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+            case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
             case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
             case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF:
             case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
diff --git a/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.cpp b/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.cpp
index ea32dee61..bebf5d2af 100644
--- a/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.cpp
+++ b/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ unsigned int BC7ThreadProcEncode(void* param)
 // Construction/Destruction
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-CCodec_BC7::CCodec_BC7()
-    : CCodec_DXTC(CT_BC7)
+CCodec_BC7::CCodec_BC7(CodecType codecType)
+    : CCodec_DXTC(codecType) {
 {
     m_LibraryInitialized = false;
 
diff --git a/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.h b/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.h
index 4493ee358..f688eb204 100644
--- a/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.h
+++ b/cmp_compressonatorlib/bc7/codec_bc7.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct BC7EncodeThreadParam
 class CCodec_BC7 : public CCodec_DXTC
 {
 public:
-    CCodec_BC7();
+    CCodec_BC7(CodecType codecType);
     ~CCodec_BC7();
 
     virtual bool SetParameter(const CMP_CHAR* pszParamName, CMP_CHAR* sValue);
diff --git a/cmp_compressonatorlib/common/codec.cpp b/cmp_compressonatorlib/common/codec.cpp
index 547c40f0e..6ef1e80d6 100644
--- a/cmp_compressonatorlib/common/codec.cpp
+++ b/cmp_compressonatorlib/common/codec.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ CCodec* CreateCodec(CodecType nCodecType)
     case CT_BC6H_SF:
         return new CCodec_BC6H(nCodecType);
     case CT_BC7:
-        return new CCodec_BC7;
+    case CT_BC7_SRGB:
+        return new CCodec_BC7(nCodecType);
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
     case CT_ASTC:
         return new CCodec_ASTC;
diff --git a/cmp_compressonatorlib/compress.cpp b/cmp_compressonatorlib/compress.cpp
index 972ec263b..f3b558f9e 100644
--- a/cmp_compressonatorlib/compress.cpp
+++ b/cmp_compressonatorlib/compress.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ static void CMP_PrepareCMPSourceForIMG_Destination(CMP_Texture* destTexture, CMP
 #endif
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
     case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+    case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_GT:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
     case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB:
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ CMP_ERROR CodecCompressTexture(const CMP_Texture* srcTexture, CMP_Texture* destT
         switch (destType)
         {
         case CT_BC7:
+        case CT_BC7_SRGB:
             codec->SetParameter("MultiThreading", (CMP_DWORD)!options->bDisableMultiThreading);
 
             if (!options->bDisableMultiThreading)
@@ -517,6 +519,8 @@ CMP_ERROR CodecCompressTextureThreaded(const CMP_Texture*         srcTexture,
     // Note function should not be called for the following Codecs....
     if (destType == CT_BC7)
         return CMP_ABORTED;
+    if (destType == CT_BC7_SRGB)
+        return CMP_ABORTED;
 #ifdef USE_APC
     if (destType == CT_APC)
         return CMP_ABORTED;
diff --git a/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.cpp b/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.cpp
index f9f068f19..d63fc6549 100644
--- a/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.cpp
+++ b/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static void CMP_PrepareSourceForCMP_Destination(CMP_Texture* pTexture, CMP_FORMA
 #endif
         case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
         case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+        case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_GT:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB:
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ static void CMP_PrepareSourceForCMP_Destination(CMP_Texture* pTexture, CMP_FORMA
 #endif
         case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
         case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+        case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_SRGB:
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ static void CMP_PrepareSourceForCMP_Destination(CMP_Texture* pTexture, CMP_FORMA
 #endif
         case CMP_FORMAT_BC6H:
         case CMP_FORMAT_BC7:
+        case CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC_RGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_RGB:
         case CMP_FORMAT_ETC2_SRGB:
@@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ CMP_ERROR CMP_API CMP_ConvertTexture(CMP_Texture*               pSourceTexture,
 #if (OPTION_BUILD_ASTC == 1)
             (destType != CT_ASTC) &&
 #endif
-            (destType != CT_BC7) && (destType != CT_BC6H) && (destType != CT_BC6H_SF)
+            (destType != CT_BC7) && (destType != CT_BC7_SRGB) && (destType != CT_BC6H) && (destType != CT_BC6H_SF)
 #ifdef USE_APC
             && (destType != CT_APC)
 #endif
diff --git a/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.h b/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.h
index b78cdd918..18faa30bd 100644
--- a/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.h
+++ b/cmp_compressonatorlib/compressonator.h
@@ -155,9 +155,10 @@ typedef enum
                                   // compressed texture format for Microsoft DirectX10. Identical to ATI2N_XY. Eight bits per pixel.
     CMP_FORMAT_BC5_S = 0x1051,    // DXGI_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM VK_FORMAT_BC5_SNORM_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_BPTC_UNORM A two component
                                   // compressed texture format for Microsoft DirectX10. Identical to ATI2N_XY. Eight bits per pixel.
-    CMP_FORMAT_BC6H    = 0x0061,  // DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_UF16 VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_UNSIGNED_FLOAT BC6H compressed texture format (UF)
-    CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF = 0x1061,  // DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_SF16 VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_SIGNED_FLOAT   BC6H compressed texture format (SF)
-    CMP_FORMAT_BC7     = 0x0071,  // DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_BPTC_UNORM BC7  compressed texture format
+    CMP_FORMAT_BC6H     = 0x0061,  // DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_UF16 VK_FORMAT_BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_UNSIGNED_FLOAT BC6H compressed texture format (UF)
+    CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF  = 0x1061,  // DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_SF16 VK_FORMAT_BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RGB_BPTC_SIGNED_FLOAT   BC6H compressed texture format (SF)
+    CMP_FORMAT_BC7      = 0x0071,  // DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM VK_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RGBA_BPTC_UNORM BC7  compressed texture format
+    CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB = 0x0072,  // DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB VK_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA_BPTC_UNORM BC7  compressed texture format
 
     CMP_FORMAT_ATI1N = 0x0141,       // DXGI_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM VK_FORMAT_BC4_UNORM_BLOCK GL_COMPRESSED_RED_RGTC1 Single component
                                      // compression format using the same technique as DXT5 alpha. Four bits per pixel.
diff --git a/examples/common/dds_helpers.cpp b/examples/common/dds_helpers.cpp
index 46db0a9ca..3c595bc90 100644
--- a/examples/common/dds_helpers.cpp
+++ b/examples/common/dds_helpers.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ CMP_FormatDesc g_DDSFormatDesc[] = {
     {CMP_FORMAT_BC5_S, ("BC5_S")},
     {CMP_FORMAT_BC6H, ("BC6H")},
     {CMP_FORMAT_BC7, ("BC7")},
+    {CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB, ("BC7s")},
     {CMP_FORMAT_ATC_RGB, ("ATC_RGB")},
     {CMP_FORMAT_ATC_RGBA_Explicit, ("ATC_RGBA_Explicit")},
     {CMP_FORMAT_ATC_RGBA_Interpolated, ("ATC_RGBA_Interpolated")},
@@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ void SaveDDSFile(const char* pszFile, CMP_Texture& texture)
             // Check to save the data using DX10 file format (BC7 is used as an example of what is supported
             // and can be expanded to include other formats
 
-            if ((texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7) || (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H) || (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF))
+            if ((texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7) || (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB) || (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H) || (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF))
             {
                 ddsd.ddpfPixelFormat.dwFlags  = DDPF_FOURCC;
                 ddsd.ddpfPixelFormat.dwFourCC = MAKEFOURCC('D', 'X', '1', '0');
@@ -907,6 +908,8 @@ void SaveDDSFile(const char* pszFile, CMP_Texture& texture)
 
                 if (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7)
                     HeaderDDS10.dxgiFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM;
+                else if (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC7_SRGB)
+                    HeaderDDS10.dxgiFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_BC7_UNORM_SRGB;
                 else if (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H)
                     HeaderDDS10.dxgiFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_BC6H_UF16;
                 else if (texture.format == CMP_FORMAT_BC6H_SF)