diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryDecoder.cs
index 2a171456a..a469ced8a 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryDecoder.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
     /// </summary>
     internal class BinaryDecoder
     {
-        private static L8 white = new L8(255);
-        private static L8 black = new L8(0);
+        private static L8 white = new(255);
+        private static L8 black = new(0);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Decode the specified pixels.
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         /// <param name="pixels">The pixel array to encode into.</param>
         /// <param name="stream">The stream to read the data from.</param>
         /// <param name="colorType">The ColorType to decode.</param>
-        /// <param name="maxPixelValue">The maximum expected pixel value</param>
+        /// <param name="componentType">Data type of the pixles components.</param>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidImageContentException">
         /// Thrown if an invalid combination of setting is requested.
         /// </exception>
-        public static void Process<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Buffer2D<TPixel> pixels, BufferedReadStream stream, PbmColorType colorType, int maxPixelValue)
+        public static void Process<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Buffer2D<TPixel> pixels, BufferedReadStream stream, PbmColorType colorType, PbmComponentType componentType)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             if (colorType == PbmColorType.Grayscale)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     ProcessGrayscale(configuration, pixels, stream);
                 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
             }
             else if (colorType == PbmColorType.Rgb)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     ProcessRgb(configuration, pixels, stream);
                 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryEncoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryEncoder.cs
index 626026726..8b32c18c2 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryEncoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/BinaryEncoder.cs
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         /// <param name="stream">The bytestream to write to.</param>
         /// <param name="image">The input image.</param>
         /// <param name="colorType">The ColorType to use.</param>
-        /// <param name="maxPixelValue">The maximum expected pixel value</param>
+        /// <param name="componentType">Data type of the pixles components.</param>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidImageContentException">
         /// Thrown if an invalid combination of setting is requested.
         /// </exception>
-        public static void WritePixels<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Stream stream, ImageFrame<TPixel> image, PbmColorType colorType, int maxPixelValue)
+        public static void WritePixels<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Stream stream, ImageFrame<TPixel> image, PbmColorType colorType, PbmComponentType componentType)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             if (colorType == PbmColorType.Grayscale)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     WriteGrayscale(configuration, stream, image);
                 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
             }
             else if (colorType == PbmColorType.Rgb)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     WriteRgb(configuration, stream, image);
                 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/IPbmEncoderOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/IPbmEncoderOptions.cs
index c5c409ec8..988d9e560 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/IPbmEncoderOptions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/IPbmEncoderOptions.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         PbmColorType? ColorType { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the maximum pixel value, per component.
+        /// Gets the Data Type of the pixel components.
         /// </summary>
-        int? MaxPixelValue { get; }
+        PbmComponentType? ComponentType { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmComponentType.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmComponentType.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26272021c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmComponentType.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) Six Labors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+
+namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The data type of the components of the pixels.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum PbmComponentType : byte
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Single bit per pixel, exclusively for <see cref="PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        Bit = 0,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 8 bits unsigned integer per component.
+        /// </summary>
+        Byte = 1,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 16 bits unsigned integer per component.
+        /// </summary>
+        Short = 2
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderCore.cs
index 8bac0bfd1..749fc0292 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderCore.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
     /// </summary>
     internal sealed class PbmDecoderCore : IImageDecoderInternals
     {
+        private int maxPixelValue;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PbmDecoderCore" /> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -36,9 +38,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         public Size PixelSize { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the maximum pixel value
+        /// Gets the component data type
         /// </summary>
-        public int MaxPixelValue { get; private set; }
+        public PbmComponentType ComponentType { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the Encoding of pixels
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         Size IImageDecoderInternals.Dimensions => this.PixelSize;
 
-        private bool NeedsUpscaling => this.ColorType != PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite && this.MaxPixelValue is not 255 and not 65535;
+        private bool NeedsUpscaling => this.ColorType != PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite && this.maxPixelValue is not 255 and not 65535;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public Image<TPixel> Decode<TPixel>(BufferedReadStream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         {
             this.ProcessHeader(stream);
 
-            int bitsPerPixel = this.MaxPixelValue > 255 ? 16 : 8;
+            // BlackAndWhite pixels are encoded into a byte.
+            int bitsPerPixel = this.ComponentType == PbmComponentType.Short ? 16 : 8;
             return new ImageInfo(new PixelTypeInfo(bitsPerPixel), this.PixelSize.Width, this.PixelSize.Height, this.Metadata);
         }
 
@@ -143,12 +146,21 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
             stream.SkipWhitespaceAndComments();
             if (this.ColorType != PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite)
             {
-                this.MaxPixelValue = stream.ReadDecimal();
+                this.maxPixelValue = stream.ReadDecimal();
+                if (this.maxPixelValue > 255)
+                {
+                    this.ComponentType = PbmComponentType.Short;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    this.ComponentType = PbmComponentType.Byte;
+                }
+
                 stream.SkipWhitespaceAndComments();
             }
             else
             {
-                this.MaxPixelValue = 1;
+                this.ComponentType = PbmComponentType.Bit;
             }
 
             this.PixelSize = new Size(width, height);
@@ -156,7 +168,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
             PbmMetadata meta = this.Metadata.GetPbmMetadata();
             meta.Encoding = this.Encoding;
             meta.ColorType = this.ColorType;
-            meta.MaxPixelValue = this.MaxPixelValue;
+            meta.ComponentType = this.ComponentType;
         }
 
         private void ProcessPixels<TPixel>(BufferedReadStream stream, Buffer2D<TPixel> pixels)
@@ -164,19 +176,19 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         {
             if (this.Encoding == PbmEncoding.Binary)
             {
-                BinaryDecoder.Process(this.Configuration, pixels, stream, this.ColorType, this.MaxPixelValue);
+                BinaryDecoder.Process(this.Configuration, pixels, stream, this.ColorType, this.ComponentType);
             }
             else
             {
-                PlainDecoder.Process(this.Configuration, pixels, stream, this.ColorType, this.MaxPixelValue);
+                PlainDecoder.Process(this.Configuration, pixels, stream, this.ColorType, this.ComponentType);
             }
         }
 
         private void ProcessUpscaling<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            int maxAllocationValue = (this.MaxPixelValue > 255) ? 65535 : 255;
-            float factor = maxAllocationValue / this.MaxPixelValue;
+            int maxAllocationValue = this.ComponentType == PbmComponentType.Short ? 65535 : 255;
+            float factor = maxAllocationValue / this.maxPixelValue;
             image.Mutate(x => x.Brightness(factor));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoder.cs
index 7984dddac..75d666063 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoder.cs
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         public PbmColorType? ColorType { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the maximum pixel value, per component.
+        /// Gets or sets the data type of the pixels components.
         /// </summary>
-        public int? MaxPixelValue { get; set; }
+        public PbmComponentType? ComponentType { get; set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public void Encode<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image, Stream stream)
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoderCore.cs
index 158786e3c..9d1f39edf 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmEncoderCore.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the maximum pixel value, per component.
         /// </summary>
-        private int maxPixelValue;
+        private PbmComponentType componentType;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PbmEncoderCore"/> class.
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
             this.colorType = this.options.ColorType ?? metadata.ColorType;
             if (this.colorType != PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite)
             {
-                this.maxPixelValue = this.options.MaxPixelValue ?? metadata.MaxPixelValue;
-                this.maxPixelValue = Math.Max(this.maxPixelValue, PbmConstants.MaxLength);
+                this.componentType = this.options.ComponentType ?? metadata.ComponentType;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                this.componentType = PbmComponentType.Bit;
             }
         }
 
@@ -151,7 +154,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
 
             if (this.colorType != PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite)
             {
-                Utf8Formatter.TryFormat(this.maxPixelValue, buffer.Slice(written), out bytesWritten);
+                int maxPixelValue = this.componentType == PbmComponentType.Short ? 65535 : 255;
+                Utf8Formatter.TryFormat(maxPixelValue, buffer.Slice(written), out bytesWritten);
                 written += bytesWritten;
                 buffer[written++] = NewLine;
             }
@@ -172,11 +176,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         {
             if (this.encoding == PbmEncoding.Plain)
             {
-                PlainEncoder.WritePixels(this.configuration, stream, image, this.colorType, this.maxPixelValue);
+                PlainEncoder.WritePixels(this.configuration, stream, image, this.colorType, this.componentType);
             }
             else
             {
-                BinaryEncoder.WritePixels(this.configuration, stream, image, this.colorType, this.maxPixelValue);
+                BinaryEncoder.WritePixels(this.configuration, stream, image, this.colorType, this.componentType);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadata.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadata.cs
index 869b1b06d..a00ae46de 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadata.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PbmMetadata"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        public PbmMetadata() => this.MaxPixelValue = this.ColorType == PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite ? 1 : 255;
+        public PbmMetadata() =>
+            this.ComponentType = this.ColorType == PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite ? PbmComponentType.Bit : PbmComponentType.Byte;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PbmMetadata"/> class.
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         {
             this.Encoding = other.Encoding;
             this.ColorType = other.ColorType;
-            this.MaxPixelValue = other.MaxPixelValue;
+            this.ComponentType = other.ComponentType;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -35,9 +36,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         public PbmColorType ColorType { get; set; } = PbmColorType.Grayscale;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the maximum pixel value.
+        /// Gets or sets the data type of the pixel components.
         /// </summary>
-        public int MaxPixelValue { get; set; }
+        public PbmComponentType ComponentType { get; set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public IDeepCloneable DeepClone() => new PbmMetadata(this);
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainDecoder.cs
index 4521f9b64..a9e90d788 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainDecoder.cs
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         /// <param name="pixels">The pixel array to encode into.</param>
         /// <param name="stream">The stream to read the data from.</param>
         /// <param name="colorType">The ColorType to decode.</param>
-        /// <param name="maxPixelValue">The maximum expected pixel value</param>
-        public static void Process<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Buffer2D<TPixel> pixels, BufferedReadStream stream, PbmColorType colorType, int maxPixelValue)
+        /// <param name="componentType">Data type of the pixles components.</param>
+        public static void Process<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Buffer2D<TPixel> pixels, BufferedReadStream stream, PbmColorType colorType, PbmComponentType componentType)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             if (colorType == PbmColorType.Grayscale)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     ProcessGrayscale(configuration, pixels, stream);
                 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
             }
             else if (colorType == PbmColorType.Rgb)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     ProcessRgb(configuration, pixels, stream);
                 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainEncoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainEncoder.cs
index 8d534b7a9..75e6f56e9 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainEncoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Pbm/PlainEncoder.cs
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
         /// <param name="stream">The bytestream to write to.</param>
         /// <param name="image">The input image.</param>
         /// <param name="colorType">The ColorType to use.</param>
-        /// <param name="maxPixelValue">The maximum expected pixel value</param>
-        public static void WritePixels<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Stream stream, ImageFrame<TPixel> image, PbmColorType colorType, int maxPixelValue)
+        /// <param name="componentType">Data type of the pixles components.</param>
+        public static void WritePixels<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Stream stream, ImageFrame<TPixel> image, PbmColorType colorType, PbmComponentType componentType)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             if (colorType == PbmColorType.Grayscale)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     WriteGrayscale(configuration, stream, image);
                 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Pbm
             }
             else if (colorType == PbmColorType.Rgb)
             {
-                if (maxPixelValue < 256)
+                if (componentType == PbmComponentType.Byte)
                 {
                     WriteRgb(configuration, stream, image);
                 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderTests.cs
index 51bf61d23..97237bca5 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmDecoderTests.cs
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Pbm
     public class PbmDecoderTests
     {
         [Theory]
-        [InlineData(BlackAndWhitePlain, PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite)]
-        [InlineData(BlackAndWhiteBinary, PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite)]
-        [InlineData(GrayscalePlain, PbmColorType.Grayscale)]
-        [InlineData(GrayscalePlainMagick, PbmColorType.Grayscale)]
-        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinary, PbmColorType.Grayscale)]
-        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinaryWide, PbmColorType.Grayscale)]
-        [InlineData(RgbPlain, PbmColorType.Rgb)]
-        [InlineData(RgbPlainMagick, PbmColorType.Rgb)]
-        [InlineData(RgbBinary, PbmColorType.Rgb)]
-        public void ImageLoadCanDecode(string imagePath, PbmColorType expectedColorType)
+        [InlineData(BlackAndWhitePlain, PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite, PbmComponentType.Bit)]
+        [InlineData(BlackAndWhiteBinary, PbmColorType.BlackAndWhite, PbmComponentType.Bit)]
+        [InlineData(GrayscalePlain, PbmColorType.Grayscale, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(GrayscalePlainMagick, PbmColorType.Grayscale, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinary, PbmColorType.Grayscale, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinaryWide, PbmColorType.Grayscale, PbmComponentType.Short)]
+        [InlineData(RgbPlain, PbmColorType.Rgb, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(RgbPlainMagick, PbmColorType.Rgb, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(RgbBinary, PbmColorType.Rgb, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        public void ImageLoadCanDecode(string imagePath, PbmColorType expectedColorType, PbmComponentType expectedComponentType)
         {
             // Arrange
             var testFile = TestFile.Create(imagePath);
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Pbm
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(image);
-            PbmMetadata bitmapMetadata = image.Metadata.GetPbmMetadata();
-            Assert.NotNull(bitmapMetadata);
-            Assert.Equal(expectedColorType, bitmapMetadata.ColorType);
+            PbmMetadata metadata = image.Metadata.GetPbmMetadata();
+            Assert.NotNull(metadata);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedColorType, metadata.ColorType);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedComponentType, metadata.ComponentType);
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -77,21 +78,22 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Pbm
         }
 
         [Theory]
-        [WithFile(BlackAndWhitePlain, PixelTypes.L8, true)]
-        [WithFile(BlackAndWhiteBinary, PixelTypes.L8, true)]
-        [WithFile(GrayscalePlain, PixelTypes.L8, true)]
-        [WithFile(GrayscalePlainNormalized, PixelTypes.L8, true)]
-        [WithFile(GrayscaleBinary, PixelTypes.L8, true)]
-        [WithFile(GrayscaleBinaryWide, PixelTypes.L16, true)]
-        [WithFile(RgbPlain, PixelTypes.Rgb24, false)]
-        [WithFile(RgbPlainNormalized, PixelTypes.Rgb24, false)]
-        [WithFile(RgbBinary, PixelTypes.Rgb24, false)]
-        public void DecodeReferenceImage<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider, bool isGrayscale)
+        [WithFile(BlackAndWhitePlain, PixelTypes.L8, "pbm")]
+        [WithFile(BlackAndWhiteBinary, PixelTypes.L8, "pbm")]
+        [WithFile(GrayscalePlain, PixelTypes.L8, "pgm")]
+        [WithFile(GrayscalePlainNormalized, PixelTypes.L8, "pgm")]
+        [WithFile(GrayscaleBinary, PixelTypes.L8, "pgm")]
+        [WithFile(GrayscaleBinaryWide, PixelTypes.L16, "pgm")]
+        [WithFile(RgbPlain, PixelTypes.Rgb24, "ppm")]
+        [WithFile(RgbPlainNormalized, PixelTypes.Rgb24, "ppm")]
+        [WithFile(RgbBinary, PixelTypes.Rgb24, "ppm")]
+        public void DecodeReferenceImage<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider, string extension)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             using Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage();
-            image.DebugSave(provider);
+            image.DebugSave(provider, extension: extension);
 
+            bool isGrayscale = extension is "pgm" or "pbm";
             image.CompareToReferenceOutput(provider, grayscale: isGrayscale);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadataTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadataTests.cs
index 00b4f443d..7915d224a 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadataTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Pbm/PbmMetadataTests.cs
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Pbm
             var clone = (PbmMetadata)meta.DeepClone();
 
             clone.ColorType = PbmColorType.Rgb;
+            clone.ComponentType = PbmComponentType.Short;
 
             Assert.False(meta.ColorType.Equals(clone.ColorType));
+            Assert.False(meta.ComponentType.Equals(clone.ComponentType));
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -63,14 +65,14 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Pbm
         }
 
         [Theory]
-        [InlineData(BlackAndWhitePlain, 1)]
-        [InlineData(BlackAndWhiteBinary, 1)]
-        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinary, 255)]
-        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinaryWide, 65535)]
-        [InlineData(GrayscalePlain, 15)]
-        [InlineData(RgbBinary, 255)]
-        [InlineData(RgbPlain, 15)]
-        public void Identify_DetectsCorrectMaxPixelValue(string imagePath, int expectedMaxPixelValue)
+        [InlineData(BlackAndWhitePlain, PbmComponentType.Bit)]
+        [InlineData(BlackAndWhiteBinary, PbmComponentType.Bit)]
+        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinary, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(GrayscaleBinaryWide, PbmComponentType.Short)]
+        [InlineData(GrayscalePlain, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(RgbBinary, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        [InlineData(RgbPlain, PbmComponentType.Byte)]
+        public void Identify_DetectsCorrectComponentType(string imagePath, PbmComponentType expectedComponentType)
         {
             var testFile = TestFile.Create(imagePath);
             using var stream = new MemoryStream(testFile.Bytes, false);
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Pbm
             Assert.NotNull(imageInfo);
             PbmMetadata bitmapMetadata = imageInfo.Metadata.GetPbmMetadata();
             Assert.NotNull(bitmapMetadata);
-            Assert.Equal(expectedMaxPixelValue, bitmapMetadata.MaxPixelValue);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedComponentType, bitmapMetadata.ComponentType);
         }
     }
 }