diff --git a/src/mab/bot/_client_sender.py b/src/mab/bot/_client_sender.py
index b8daa2d..6da6e6f 100644
--- a/src/mab/bot/_client_sender.py
+++ b/src/mab/bot/_client_sender.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+from io import BytesIO
 import logging
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -214,6 +215,69 @@ class ClientSender:
         }
         return (await self.send_content(room, content)).event_id
 
+    async def send_image_bytes(self,
+                               room: MatrixRoom | str,
+                               data: bytes,
+                               filename: str,
+                               *,
+                               text: str | None = None,
+                               is_html: bool | None = None,
+                               timeout: float | None = 60 * 60) -> str:
+        """
+        Send the image to `room`. Please note that formatted text is displayed
+        incorrectly in some clients as of September 8th, 2026
+
+        Args:
+            - room - the room to send the text to
+            - bytes - the image to send
+            - filename - filename to use for the file
+            - text - image caption to use (`None` to disable)
+            - is_html - whether the text is HTML-formatted (`None` for auto)
+            - timeout - upload timeout in seconds (`None` to disable)
+        
+        Returns:
+            - `event_id` of sent message on success
+            - Raises an exception on error
+        """
+        # caption must not actually be empty
+        if text is None or not text.strip():
+            text = filename
+            is_html = False
+        # check if the file is image
+        mime_type: str = magic.from_buffer(data, mime=True)
+        if not mime_type.startswith("image/"):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Data has non-image mime-type")
+        # get image size
+        buffer = BytesIO(data)
+        with Image.open(buffer) as image:
+            width, height = image.size
+        buffer.seek(0)
+        # upload
+        async with asyncio.timeout(timeout):
+            upload_result = await self._uploader.upload_using_provider(
+                provider=buffer,
+                mime_type=mime_type,
+                filename=filename,
+                filesize=len(data))
+        # prepare the content and send
+        content = {
+            "msgtype": "m.image",
+            "filename": filename,
+            **self._process_html_text(text, is_html),
+            "file": {
+                "url": upload_result.response.content_uri,
+                "mimetype": mime_type,
+                **upload_result.keys
+            },
+            "info": {
+                "mimetype": mime_type,
+                "size": upload_result.filesize,
+                "w": width,
+                "h": height
+            }
+        }
+        return (await self.send_content(room, content)).event_id
+
     async def send_video(self,
                          room: MatrixRoom | str,
                          path: Path | str,
diff --git a/src/mab/bot/bot.py b/src/mab/bot/bot.py
index b454e2a..4b472a2 100644
--- a/src/mab/bot/bot.py
+++ b/src/mab/bot/bot.py
@@ -177,6 +177,39 @@ class MatrixBot:
             timeout=timeout
         )
 
+    async def send_image_bytes(self,
+                               room: MatrixRoom | str,
+                               data: bytes,
+                               filename: str,
+                               *,
+                               text: str | None = None,
+                               is_html: bool | None = None,
+                               timeout: float | None = 60 * 60) -> str:
+        """
+        Send the image to `room`. Please note that formatted text is displayed
+        incorrectly in some clients as of September 8th, 2026
+
+        Args:
+            - room - the room to send the text to
+            - bytes - the image to send
+            - filename - filename to use for the file
+            - text - image caption to use (`None` to disable)
+            - is_html - whether the text is HTML-formatted (`None` for auto)
+            - timeout - upload timeout in seconds (`None` to disable)
+        
+        Returns:
+            - `event_id` of sent message on success
+            - Raises an exception on error
+        """
+        return await self._client_sender.send_image_bytes(
+            room=room,
+            data=data,
+            filename=filename,
+            text=text,
+            is_html=is_html,
+            timeout=timeout
+        )
+
     async def send_video(self,
                          room: MatrixRoom | str,
                          path: Path | str,