diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 222491403..3f02f3e54 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -276,10 +276,15 @@ Version 1.7.0beta12 [April 30, 2013]
      png_create_write_struct() (Andrew Church).
 
 Version 1.7.0beta13 [May 10, 2013]
-  Check for EOF in contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c (Paul Stewart).
-  Ignore "#" delimited comments in input file to pnm2png.c.
   Revised contrib/pngminim/*/makefile to generate pnglibconf.h with the
     right zlib header files.
+  Updated contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c (Paul Stewart):
+    Check for EOF
+    Ignore "#" delimited comments in input file to pnm2png.c.
+    Fixed whitespace handling
+    Added a call to png_set_packing()
+    Initialize dimension values so if sscanf fails at least we have known
+      invalid values.
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 26de8561a..80cc136fd 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4564,10 +4564,15 @@ Version 1.7.0beta12 [April 30, 2013]
      png_create_write_struct() (Andrew Church).
 
 Version 1.7.0beta13 [May 10, 2013]
-  Check for EOF in contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c (Paul Stewart).
-  Ignore "#" delimited comments in input file to pnm2png.c.
   Revised contrib/pngminim/*/makefile to generate pnglibconf.h with the
     right zlib header files.
+  Updated contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c (Paul Stewart):
+    Check for EOF
+    Ignore "#" delimited comments in input file to pnm2png.c.
+    Fixed whitespace handling
+    Added a call to png_set_packing()
+    Initialize dimension values so if sscanf fails at least we have known
+      invalid values.
 
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diff --git a/contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c b/contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c
index 953011223..f9903dd32 100644
--- a/contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c
+++ b/contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ BOOL pnm2png (FILE *pnm_file, FILE *png_file, FILE *alpha_file, BOOL interlace,
   char          height_token[16];
   char          maxval_token[16];
   int           color_type;
-  unsigned long   ul_width, ul_alpha_width;
-  unsigned long   ul_height, ul_alpha_height;
-  unsigned long   ul_maxval;
+  unsigned long   ul_width=0, ul_alpha_width=0;
+  unsigned long   ul_height=0, ul_alpha_height=0;
+  unsigned long   ul_maxval=0;
   png_uint_32   width, alpha_width;
   png_uint_32   height, alpha_height;
   png_uint_32   maxval;
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ BOOL pnm2png (FILE *pnm_file, FILE *png_file, FILE *alpha_file, BOOL interlace,
   int           alpha_present;
   int           row, col;
   BOOL          raw, alpha_raw = FALSE;
+#if defined(PNG_WRITE_INVERT_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_PACK_SUPPORTED)
+  BOOL          packed_bitmap = FALSE;
+#endif
   png_uint_32   tmp16;
   int           i;
 
@@ -222,9 +225,21 @@ BOOL pnm2png (FILE *pnm_file, FILE *png_file, FILE *alpha_file, BOOL interlace,
   }
   else if ((type_token[1] == '1') || (type_token[1] == '4'))
   {
+#if defined(PNG_WRITE_INVERT_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_PACK_SUPPORTED)
     raw = (type_token[1] == '4');
     color_type = PNG_COLOR_TYPE_GRAY;
+    get_token(pnm_file, width_token);
+    sscanf (width_token, "%lu", &ul_width);
+    width = (png_uint_32) ul_width;
+    get_token(pnm_file, height_token);
+    sscanf (height_token, "%lu", &ul_height);
+    height = (png_uint_32) ul_height;
     bit_depth = 1;
+    packed_bitmap = TRUE;
+#else
+    fprintf (stderr, "PNM2PNG built without PNG_WRITE_INVERT_SUPPORTED and \n");
+    fprintf (stderr, "PNG_WRITE_PACK_SUPPORTED can't read PBM (P1,P4) files\n");
+#endif
   }
   else if ((type_token[1] == '2') || (type_token[1] == '5'))
   {
@@ -343,8 +358,14 @@ BOOL pnm2png (FILE *pnm_file, FILE *png_file, FILE *alpha_file, BOOL interlace,
 
   alpha_present = (channels - 1) % 2;
 
-  /* row_bytes is the width x number of channels x (bit-depth / 8) */
-  row_bytes = width * channels * ((bit_depth <= 8) ? 1 : 2);
+#if defined(PNG_WRITE_INVERT_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_PACK_SUPPORTED)
+  if (packed_bitmap)
+    /* row data is as many bytes as can fit width x channels x bit_depth */
+    row_bytes = (width * channels * bit_depth + 7) / 8;
+  else
+#endif
+    /* row_bytes is the width x number of channels x (bit-depth / 8) */
+    row_bytes = width * channels * ((bit_depth <= 8) ? 1 : 2);
 
   if ((png_pixels = (png_byte *) malloc (row_bytes * height * sizeof (png_byte))) == NULL)
     return FALSE;
@@ -354,40 +375,48 @@ BOOL pnm2png (FILE *pnm_file, FILE *png_file, FILE *alpha_file, BOOL interlace,
 
   for (row = 0; row < height; row++)
   {
-    for (col = 0; col < width; col++)
+#if defined(PNG_WRITE_INVERT_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_PACK_SUPPORTED)
+    if (packed_bitmap) {
+      for (i = 0; i < row_bytes; i++)
+        /* png supports this format natively so no conversion is needed */
+        *pix_ptr++ = get_data (pnm_file, 8);
+    } else
+#endif
     {
-      for (i = 0; i < (channels - alpha_present); i++)
+      for (col = 0; col < width; col++)
       {
-        if (raw)
-          *pix_ptr++ = get_data (pnm_file, bit_depth);
-        else
-          if (bit_depth <= 8)
-            *pix_ptr++ = get_value (pnm_file, bit_depth);
+        for (i = 0; i < (channels - alpha_present); i++)
+        {
+          if (raw)
+            *pix_ptr++ = get_data (pnm_file, bit_depth);
           else
-          {
-            tmp16 = get_value (pnm_file, bit_depth);
-            *pix_ptr = (png_byte) ((tmp16 >> 8) & 0xFF);
-            pix_ptr++;
-            *pix_ptr = (png_byte) (tmp16 & 0xFF);
-            pix_ptr++;
-          }
-      }
+            if (bit_depth <= 8)
+              *pix_ptr++ = get_value (pnm_file, bit_depth);
+            else
+            {
+              tmp16 = get_value (pnm_file, bit_depth);
+              *pix_ptr = (png_byte) ((tmp16 >> 8) & 0xFF);
+              pix_ptr++;
+              *pix_ptr = (png_byte) (tmp16 & 0xFF);
+              pix_ptr++;
+            }
+        }
 
-      if (alpha) /* read alpha-channel from pgm file */
-      {
-        if (alpha_raw)
-          *pix_ptr++ = get_data (alpha_file, alpha_depth);
-        else
-          if (alpha_depth <= 8)
-            *pix_ptr++ = get_value (alpha_file, bit_depth);
+        if (alpha) /* read alpha-channel from pgm file */
+        {
+          if (alpha_raw)
+            *pix_ptr++ = get_data (alpha_file, alpha_depth);
           else
-          {
-            tmp16 = get_value (alpha_file, bit_depth);
-            *pix_ptr++ = (png_byte) ((tmp16 >> 8) & 0xFF);
-            *pix_ptr++ = (png_byte) (tmp16 & 0xFF);
-          }
-      } /* if alpha */
-
+            if (alpha_depth <= 8)
+              *pix_ptr++ = get_value (alpha_file, bit_depth);
+            else
+            {
+              tmp16 = get_value (alpha_file, bit_depth);
+              *pix_ptr++ = (png_byte) ((tmp16 >> 8) & 0xFF);
+              *pix_ptr++ = (png_byte) (tmp16 & 0xFF);
+            }
+        } /* if alpha */
+      } /* if packed_bitmap */
     } /* end for col */
   } /* end for row */
 
@@ -404,6 +433,14 @@ BOOL pnm2png (FILE *pnm_file, FILE *png_file, FILE *alpha_file, BOOL interlace,
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+#if defined(PNG_WRITE_INVERT_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_PACK_SUPPORTED)
+  if (packed_bitmap == TRUE)
+  {
+    png_set_packing (png_ptr);
+    png_set_invert_mono (png_ptr);
+  }
+#endif
+
   /* setjmp() must be called in every function that calls a PNG-reading libpng function */
   if (setjmp (png_jmpbuf(png_ptr)))
   {