diff --git a/blurhash.cpp b/blurhash.cpp
index 56a9e6fa..03ec39c3 100644
--- a/blurhash.cpp
+++ b/blurhash.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #include "blurhash.hpp"
 
-#define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
+#ifndef M_PI
+#define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846
+#endif
+
 #ifdef DOCTEST_CONFIG_IMPLEMENT_WITH_MAIN
 #include <doctest.h>
 #endif
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ multiplyBasisFunction(Components components, int width, int height, unsigned cha
 
 namespace blurhash {
 Image
-decode(std::string_view blurhash, size_t width, size_t height)
+decode(std::string_view blurhash, size_t width, size_t height, size_t bytesPerPixel)
 {
         Image i{};
 
@@ -292,6 +295,9 @@ decode(std::string_view blurhash, size_t width, size_t height)
                         i.image.push_back(static_cast<unsigned char>(linearToSrgb(c.r)));
                         i.image.push_back(static_cast<unsigned char>(linearToSrgb(c.g)));
                         i.image.push_back(static_cast<unsigned char>(linearToSrgb(c.b)));
+
+                        for (size_t p = 3; p < bytesPerPixel; p++)
+                                i.image.push_back(255);
                 }
         }
 
diff --git a/blurhash.hpp b/blurhash.hpp
index 5077f0d5..e01b9b3f 100644
--- a/blurhash.hpp
+++ b/blurhash.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct Image
 
 // Decode a blurhash to an image with size width*height
 Image
-decode(std::string_view blurhash, size_t width, size_t height);
+decode(std::string_view blurhash, size_t width, size_t height, size_t bytesPerPixel = 3);
 
 // Encode an image of rgb pixels (without padding) with size width*height into a blurhash with x*y
 // components