diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoder.cs
index ea1342272..2c0bb5b5d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoder.cs
@@ -14,17 +14,27 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
     /// <remarks>The encoder can currently only write 24-bit rgb images to streams.</remarks>
     public class BmpEncoder : IImageEncoder
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the number of bits per pixel.
-        /// </summary>
-        public BmpBitsPerPixel BitsPerPixel { get; set; } = BmpBitsPerPixel.Pixel24;
-
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public void Encode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream, IEncoderOptions options)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
         {
-            BmpEncoderCore encoder = new BmpEncoderCore();
-            encoder.Encode(image, stream, this.BitsPerPixel);
+            IBmpEncoderOptions bmpOptions = BmpEncoderOptions.Create(options);
+
+            this.Encode(image, stream, bmpOptions);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Encodes the image to the specified stream from the <see cref="Image{TColor}"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="image">The <see cref="Image{TColor}"/> to encode from.</param>
+        /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> to encode the image data to.</param>
+        /// <param name="options">The options for the encoder.</param>
+        public void Encode<TColor>(Image<TColor> image, Stream stream, IBmpEncoderOptions options)
+            where TColor : struct, IPackedPixel, IEquatable<TColor>
+        {
+            BmpEncoderCore encoder = new BmpEncoderCore(options);
+            encoder.Encode(image, stream);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs
index 02d270a0a..9696eb66d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoderCore.cs
@@ -16,34 +16,40 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
     internal sealed class BmpEncoderCore
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The number of bits per pixel.
+        /// The options for the encoder.
         /// </summary>
-        private BmpBitsPerPixel bmpBitsPerPixel;
+        private IBmpEncoderOptions options;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The amount to pad each row by.
         /// </summary>
         private int padding;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BmpEncoderCore"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">The options for the encoder.</param>
+        public BmpEncoderCore(IBmpEncoderOptions options)
+        {
+            this.options = options ?? new BmpEncoderOptions();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Encodes the image to the specified stream from the <see cref="ImageBase{TColor}"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TColor">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="image">The <see cref="ImageBase{TColor}"/> to encode from.</param>
         /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> to encode the image data to.</param>
-        /// <param name="bitsPerPixel">The <see cref="BmpBitsPerPixel"/></param>
-        public void Encode<TColor>(ImageBase<TColor> image, Stream stream, BmpBitsPerPixel bitsPerPixel)
+        public void Encode<TColor>(ImageBase<TColor> image, Stream stream)
             where TColor : struct, IPixel<TColor>
         {
             Guard.NotNull(image, nameof(image));
             Guard.NotNull(stream, nameof(stream));
 
-            this.bmpBitsPerPixel = bitsPerPixel;
-
             // Cast to int will get the bytes per pixel
-            short bpp = (short)(8 * (int)bitsPerPixel);
+            short bpp = (short)(8 * (int)this.options.BitsPerPixel);
             int bytesPerLine = 4 * (((image.Width * bpp) + 31) / 32);
-            this.padding = bytesPerLine - (image.Width * (int)bitsPerPixel);
+            this.padding = bytesPerLine - (image.Width * (int)this.options.BitsPerPixel);
 
             // Do not use IDisposable pattern here as we want to preserve the stream.
             EndianBinaryWriter writer = new EndianBinaryWriter(Endianness.LittleEndian, stream);
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
         {
             using (PixelAccessor<TColor> pixels = image.Lock())
             {
-                switch (this.bmpBitsPerPixel)
+                switch (this.options.BitsPerPixel)
                 {
                     case BmpBitsPerPixel.Pixel32:
                         this.Write32Bit(writer, pixels);
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoderOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoderOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0106b481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/BmpEncoderOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// <copyright file="BmpEncoderOptions.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Formats
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates the options for the <see cref="BmpEncoder"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class BmpEncoderOptions : EncoderOptions, IBmpEncoderOptions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BmpEncoderOptions"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public BmpEncoderOptions()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BmpEncoderOptions"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">The options for the encoder.</param>
+        private BmpEncoderOptions(IEncoderOptions options)
+            : base(options)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the number of bits per pixel.
+        /// </summary>
+        public BmpBitsPerPixel BitsPerPixel { get; set; } = BmpBitsPerPixel.Pixel24;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the options to a <see cref="BmpEncoderOptions"/> instance with a cast
+        /// or by creating a new instance with the specfied options.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">The options for the encoder.</param>
+        /// <returns>The options for the <see cref="BmpEncoder"/>.</returns>
+        internal static IBmpEncoderOptions Create(IEncoderOptions options)
+        {
+            IBmpEncoderOptions bmpOptions = options as IBmpEncoderOptions;
+            if (bmpOptions != null)
+            {
+                return bmpOptions;
+            }
+
+            return new BmpEncoderOptions(options);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/IBmpEncoderOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/IBmpEncoderOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cf37cbae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/IBmpEncoderOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// <copyright file="IBmpEncoderOptions.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageSharp.Formats
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates the options for the <see cref="BmpEncoder"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IBmpEncoderOptions : IEncoderOptions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the number of bits per pixel.
+        /// </summary>
+        BmpBitsPerPixel BitsPerPixel { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Bmp/BitmapTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Bmp/BitmapTests.cs
index c1275335d..7579cc86e 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Bmp/BitmapTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Bmp/BitmapTests.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ using ImageSharp.Formats;
 
 namespace ImageSharp.Tests
 {
-    using System.IO;
-
     using Xunit;
 
     public class BitmapTests : FileTestBase
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
         public static readonly TheoryData<BmpBitsPerPixel> BitsPerPixel
         = new TheoryData<BmpBitsPerPixel>
         {
-            BmpBitsPerPixel.Pixel24 ,
+            BmpBitsPerPixel.Pixel24,
             BmpBitsPerPixel.Pixel32
         };
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
                 string filename = file.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(bitsPerPixel);
                 using (Image image = file.CreateImage())
                 {
-                    image.Save($"{path}/{filename}.bmp", new BmpEncoder { BitsPerPixel = bitsPerPixel });
+                    image.Save($"{path}/{filename}.bmp", new BmpEncoderOptions { BitsPerPixel = bitsPerPixel });
                 }
             }
         }