diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d4a0c7..6c0fa3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,6 +150,25 @@ You can customize the views for each component, by changing the view in `resourc
 <sup>†</sup> The _Embeds_ tool is triggered by pasting URLs to embeddable
 content. It does not have an entry in the "Add" menu.
 
+### Changing the image driver
+
+You may change the image driver (default Imagick) via the configuration like so:
+
+```php
+return [
+  'toolSettings' => [
+    'image' => [
+      'imagedriver' => Spatie\Image\Enums\ImageDriver::Gd,
+      // ...
+    ],
+    // ...
+  ],
+  // ...
+];
+```
+
+Any option set here must be of type `Spatie\Image\Enums\ImageDriver`.
+
 ### Registering custom components
 
 Please refer to the [extending Nova EditorJS](./EXTENDING.md) guide on instructions on how to register custom
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/EditorJsImageUploadController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/EditorJsImageUploadController.php
index fa6a5e9..a55c3ea 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/EditorJsImageUploadController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/EditorJsImageUploadController.php
@@ -129,7 +129,12 @@ public function url(Request $request): JsonResponse
     private function applyAlterations($path, $alterations = [])
     {
         try {
-            $image = Image::load($path);
+            if (! empty(config('nova-editor-js.toolSettings.image.imagedriver'))) {
+                $image = Image::useImageDriver(config('nova-editor-js.toolSettings.image.imagedriver'));
+                $image->loadFile($path);
+            } else {
+                $image = Image::load($path);
+            }
 
             $imageSettings = config('nova-editor-js.toolSettings.image.alterations');
 
diff --git a/src/config/nova-editor-js.php b/src/config/nova-editor-js.php
index 4d4a0a0..f0c0108 100644
--- a/src/config/nova-editor-js.php
+++ b/src/config/nova-editor-js.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
             'shortcut' => 'CMD+SHIFT+I',
             'path' => 'public/images',
             'disk' => 'local',
+            'imagedriver' => Spatie\Image\Enums\ImageDriver::Imagick,
             'alterations' => [
                 'resize' => [
                     'width' => false, // integer