diff --git a/src/imageLoader/createImage.js b/src/imageLoader/createImage.js
index 3a5dfac4..0662e2c5 100644
--- a/src/imageLoader/createImage.js
+++ b/src/imageLoader/createImage.js
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ function createImage(imageId, pixelData, transferSyntax, options) {
           imageFrame.smallestPixelValue = minMax.min;
           imageFrame.largestPixelValue = minMax.max;
         }
+      } else {
+        imageFrame.pixelData = new Uint8Array(imageFrame.pixelData);
       }
 
       const image = {
diff --git a/src/imageLoader/decodeImageFrame.js b/src/imageLoader/decodeImageFrame.js
index f576cbaa..6b0c9be4 100644
--- a/src/imageLoader/decodeImageFrame.js
+++ b/src/imageLoader/decodeImageFrame.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { getOptions } from './internal/options.js';
 import webWorkerManager from './webWorkerManager.js';
 import decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor from './decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor.js';
-
+import isNativeJpeg8ColorDecoderSupported from './isNativeJpeg8ColorDecoderSupported.js';
+import isJPEGBaseline8BitColor from './isJPEGBaseline8BitColor.js';
 // TODO: Find a way to allow useWebWorkers: false that doesn't make the main bundle huge
 import { default as decodeImageFrameHandler } from '../shared/decodeImageFrame.js';
 import calculateMinMax from '../shared/calculateMinMax.js';
@@ -88,8 +89,9 @@ function decodeImageFrame(
     // Handle 8-bit JPEG Baseline color images using the browser's built-in
     // JPEG decoding
     if (
-      imageFrame.bitsAllocated === 8 &&
-      (imageFrame.samplesPerPixel === 3 || imageFrame.samplesPerPixel === 4)
+      isJPEGBaseline8BitColor(imageFrame, transferSyntax) &&
+      (options.useBrowserDecoderForJpeg8Color ||
+        !isNativeJpeg8ColorDecoderSupported())
     ) {
       return decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor(imageFrame, pixelData, canvas);
     }
diff --git a/src/imageLoader/isNativeJpeg8ColorDecoderSupported.js b/src/imageLoader/isNativeJpeg8ColorDecoderSupported.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8c8534e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/imageLoader/isNativeJpeg8ColorDecoderSupported.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function isNativeJpeg8ColorDecoderSupported() {
+  return 'createImageBitmap' in window && 'OffscreenCanvas' in window;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/decodeImageFrame.js b/src/shared/decodeImageFrame.js
index a4b9ea19..9e998bbd 100644
--- a/src/shared/decodeImageFrame.js
+++ b/src/shared/decodeImageFrame.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import decodeJPEGBaseline from './decoders/decodeJPEGBaseline.js';
 import decodeJPEGLossless from './decoders/decodeJPEGLossless.js';
 import decodeJPEGLS from './decoders/decodeJPEGLS.js';
 import decodeJPEG2000 from './decoders/decodeJPEG2000.js';
+import decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor from './decoders/decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor.js';
 
 function decodeImageFrame(
   imageFrame,
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ function decodeImageFrame(
     imageFrame = decodeRLE(imageFrame, pixelData);
   } else if (transferSyntax === '1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.50') {
     // JPEG Baseline lossy process 1 (8 bit)
+    if (
+      imageFrame.bitsAllocated === 8 &&
+      (imageFrame.samplesPerPixel === 3 || imageFrame.samplesPerPixel === 4)
+    ) {
+      return decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor(imageFrame, pixelData);
+    }
     imageFrame = decodeJPEGBaseline(imageFrame, pixelData);
   } else if (transferSyntax === '1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.51') {
     // JPEG Baseline lossy process 2 & 4 (12 bit)
diff --git a/src/shared/decoders/decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor.js b/src/shared/decoders/decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de6afbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/decoders/decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+function decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor(imageFrame, pixelData) {
+  const imgBlob = new Blob([pixelData], { type: 'image/jpeg' });
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    try {
+      const start = new Date().getTime();
+
+      createImageBitmap(imgBlob).then(imageBitmap => {
+        const offscreen = new OffscreenCanvas(
+          imageBitmap.width,
+          imageBitmap.height
+        );
+
+        imageFrame.rows = imageBitmap.height;
+        imageFrame.columns = imageBitmap.width;
+        const context = offscreen.getContext('2d');
+
+        context.drawImage(imageBitmap, 0, 0);
+        const imageData = context.getImageData(
+          0,
+          0,
+          imageBitmap.width,
+          imageBitmap.height
+        );
+        const end = new Date().getTime();
+
+        imageFrame.pixelData = imageData.data;
+        imageFrame.imageData = imageData;
+        imageFrame.decodeTimeInMS = end - start;
+
+        // calculate smallest and largest PixelValue
+        resolve(imageFrame);
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      reject(error);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+export default decodeJPEGBaseline8BitColor;
diff --git a/src/webWorker/decodeTask/decodeTask.js b/src/webWorker/decodeTask/decodeTask.js
index ef7d9445..b3026644 100644
--- a/src/webWorker/decodeTask/decodeTask.js
+++ b/src/webWorker/decodeTask/decodeTask.js
@@ -38,35 +38,38 @@ function handler(data, doneCallback) {
 
   const strict =
     decodeConfig && decodeConfig.decodeTask && decodeConfig.decodeTask.strict;
-  const imageFrame = data.data.imageFrame;
+  const imageFrameData = data.data.imageFrame;
 
   // convert pixel data from ArrayBuffer to Uint8Array since web workers support passing ArrayBuffers but
   // not typed arrays
   const pixelData = new Uint8Array(data.data.pixelData);
 
-  decodeImageFrame(
-    imageFrame,
+  const result = decodeImageFrame(
+    imageFrameData,
     data.data.transferSyntax,
     pixelData,
     decodeConfig.decodeTask,
     data.data.options
   );
 
-  if (!imageFrame.pixelData) {
-    throw new Error(
-      'decodeTask: imageFrame.pixelData is undefined after decoding'
-    );
-  }
+  Promise.resolve(result).then(imageFrame => {
+    if (!imageFrame.pixelData) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'decodeTask: imageFrame.pixelData is undefined after decoding'
+      );
+    }
 
-  calculateMinMax(imageFrame, strict);
+    // TODO: do we need this here? min/max is being calculated in imageLoader\createImage again!
+    calculateMinMax(imageFrame, strict);
 
-  // convert from TypedArray to ArrayBuffer since web workers support passing ArrayBuffers but not
-  // typed arrays
-  imageFrame.pixelData = imageFrame.pixelData.buffer;
+    // convert from TypedArray to ArrayBuffer since web workers support passing ArrayBuffers but not
+    // typed arrays
+    imageFrame.pixelData = imageFrame.pixelData.buffer;
 
-  // invoke the callback with our result and pass the pixelData in the transferList to move it to
-  // UI thread without making a copy
-  doneCallback(imageFrame, [imageFrame.pixelData]);
+    // invoke the callback with our result and pass the pixelData in the transferList to move it to
+    // UI thread without making a copy
+    doneCallback(imageFrame, [imageFrame.pixelData]);
+  });
 }
 
 export default {