diff --git a/sign/appearance.go b/sign/appearance.go
index 3a349fd..50bba51 100644
--- a/sign/appearance.go
+++ b/sign/appearance.go
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@ package sign
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	_ "image/jpeg" // register JPEG format
 )
 
 func (context *SignContext) createAppearance(rect [4]float64) ([]byte, error) {
-	text := context.SignData.Signature.Info.Name
+	if len(context.SignData.Signature.Info.Image) > 0 {
+		return context.createImageAppearance(rect)
+	}
+	return context.createTextAppearance(rect)
+}
 
+func (context *SignContext) createTextAppearance(rect [4]float64) ([]byte, error) {
 	rectWidth := rect[2] - rect[0]
 	rectHeight := rect[3] - rect[1]
 
@@ -15,23 +22,36 @@ func (context *SignContext) createAppearance(rect [4]float64) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid rectangle dimensions: width %.2f and height %.2f must be greater than 0", rectWidth, rectHeight)
 	}
 
+	var appearance_stream_buffer bytes.Buffer
+
+	text := context.SignData.Signature.Info.Name
+
 	// Calculate font size
-	fontSize := rectHeight * 0.8                     // Initial font size
+	fontSize := rectHeight * 0.8                     // Use most of the height for the font
 	textWidth := float64(len(text)) * fontSize * 0.5 // Approximate text width
 	if textWidth > rectWidth {
 		fontSize = rectWidth / (float64(len(text)) * 0.5) // Adjust font size to fit text within rect width
 	}
 
-	var appearance_stream_buffer bytes.Buffer
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("q\n")                                           // Save graphics state
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("BT\n")                                          // Begin text
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("/F1 %.2f Tf\n", fontSize))          // Font and size
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("0 %.2f Td\n", rectHeight-fontSize)) // Position in unit square
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("0.2 0.2 0.6 rg\n")                              // Set font color to ballpoint-like color (RGB)
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s Tj\n", pdfString(text)))         // Show text
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("ET\n")                                          // End text
-	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("Q\n")                                           // Restore graphics state
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("q\n")                                  // Save graphics state
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("BT\n")                                 // Begin text
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("/F1 %.2f Tf\n", fontSize)) // Font and size
 
+	// Center text horizontally and vertically
+	textWidth = float64(len(text)) * fontSize * 0.5
+	textX := (rectWidth - textWidth) / 2
+	if textX < 0 {
+		textX = 0
+	}
+	textY := (rectHeight-fontSize)/2 + fontSize/3 // Approximate vertical centering
+
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%.2f %.2f Td\n", textX, textY)) // Position text
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("0.2 0.2 0.6 rg\n")                          // Set font color to ballpoint-like color (RGB)
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s Tj\n", pdfString(text)))     // Show text
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("ET\n")                                      // End text
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("Q\n")                                       // Restore graphics state
+
+	// Create the appearance XObject
 	var appearance_buffer bytes.Buffer
 	appearance_buffer.WriteString("<<\n")
 	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  /Type /XObject\n")
@@ -39,7 +59,7 @@ func (context *SignContext) createAppearance(rect [4]float64) ([]byte, error) {
 	appearance_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  /BBox [0 0 %f %f]\n", rectWidth, rectHeight))
 	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  /Matrix [1 0 0 1 0 0]\n") // No scaling or translation
 
-	// Resources dictionary
+	// Resources dictionary with font
 	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  /Resources <<\n")
 	appearance_buffer.WriteString("   /Font <<\n")
 	appearance_buffer.WriteString("     /F1 <<\n")
@@ -60,3 +80,93 @@ func (context *SignContext) createAppearance(rect [4]float64) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return appearance_buffer.Bytes(), nil
 }
+
+func (context *SignContext) createImageAppearance(rect [4]float64) ([]byte, error) {
+	rectWidth := rect[2] - rect[0]
+	rectHeight := rect[3] - rect[1]
+
+	if rectWidth < 1 || rectHeight < 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid rectangle dimensions: width %.2f and height %.2f must be greater than 0", rectWidth, rectHeight)
+	}
+
+	// Create and add the image XObject
+	imageStream, err := context.createImageXObject()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create image XObject: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	imageObjectId, err := context.addObject(imageStream)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add image object: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var appearance_stream_buffer bytes.Buffer
+
+	// We save state twice on purpose due to the cm operation
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("q\n") // Save graphics state
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("q\n") // Save before image transformation
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%.2f 0 0 %.2f 0 0 cm\n", rectWidth, rectHeight))
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("/Im1 Do\n")
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("Q\n") // Restore after transformation
+	appearance_stream_buffer.WriteString("Q\n") // Restore graphics state
+
+	// Create the appearance XObject
+	var appearance_buffer bytes.Buffer
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("<<\n")
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  /Type /XObject\n")
+
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  /Subtype /Form\n")
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  /BBox [0 0 %f %f]\n", rectWidth, rectHeight))
+
+	// Resources dictionary with XObject
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  /Resources <<\n")
+
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("   /XObject <<\n")
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("     /Im1 %d 0 R\n", imageObjectId))
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("   >>\n")
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  >>\n")
+
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("  /FormType 1\n")
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  /Length %d\n", appearance_stream_buffer.Len()))
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString(">>\n")
+
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("stream\n")
+	appearance_buffer.Write(appearance_stream_buffer.Bytes())
+	appearance_buffer.WriteString("endstream\n")
+
+	return appearance_buffer.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+func (context *SignContext) createImageXObject() ([]byte, error) {
+	imageData := context.SignData.Signature.Info.Image
+
+	// Read image configuration to get original dimensions
+	img, _, err := image.DecodeConfig(bytes.NewReader(imageData))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode image configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Use original image dimensions
+	width := float64(img.Width)
+	height := float64(img.Height)
+
+	// Create basic PDF Image XObject
+	var imageObject bytes.Buffer
+
+	imageObject.WriteString("<<\n")
+	imageObject.WriteString("  /Type /XObject\n")
+	imageObject.WriteString("  /Subtype /Image\n")
+	imageObject.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  /Width %.0f\n", width))
+	imageObject.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  /Height %.0f\n", height))
+	imageObject.WriteString("  /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB\n")
+	imageObject.WriteString("  /BitsPerComponent 8\n")
+	imageObject.WriteString("  /Filter /DCTDecode\n") // JPEG compression
+	imageObject.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  /Length %d\n", len(imageData)))
+	imageObject.WriteString(">>\n")
+
+	imageObject.WriteString("stream\n")
+	imageObject.Write(imageData)
+	imageObject.WriteString("\nendstream\n")
+
+	return imageObject.Bytes(), nil
+}
diff --git a/sign/helpers.go b/sign/helpers.go
index 32a44f5..f0cb971 100644
--- a/sign/helpers.go
+++ b/sign/helpers.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -195,3 +196,35 @@ func isASCII(s string) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+// CopyFile copies a file from src to dst.
+// It's a replacement for os.Rename that works across filesystems.
+func CopyFile(src, dst string) error {
+	// Open the source file
+	srcFile, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open source file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer srcFile.Close()
+
+	// Create the destination directory if it doesn't exist
+	dstDir := dst[:strings.LastIndex(dst, "/")]
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dstDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create destination directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create the destination file
+	dstFile, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create destination file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer dstFile.Close()
+
+	// Copy the contents
+	_, err = io.Copy(dstFile, srcFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy file contents: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/sign/sign.go b/sign/sign.go
index 694c460..27935cf 100644
--- a/sign/sign.go
+++ b/sign/sign.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ type SignDataSignatureInfo struct {
 	Reason      string
 	ContactInfo string
 	Date        time.Time
+	Image       []byte // Image data to use in signature appearance
 }
 
 type SignContext struct {
diff --git a/sign/sign_test.go b/sign/sign_test.go
index 80dc975..2b9f74f 100644
--- a/sign/sign_test.go
+++ b/sign/sign_test.go
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ func verifySignedFile(t *testing.T, tmpfile *os.File, originalFileName string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: %s", tmpfile.Name(), err.Error())
 
-		err2 := os.Rename(tmpfile.Name(), "../testfiles/failed/"+originalFileName)
-		if err2 != nil {
-			t.Error(err2)
+		destinationPath := "../testfiles/failed/" + originalFileName
+		if copyErr := CopyFile(tmpfile.Name(), destinationPath); copyErr != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Failed to copy failed test file: %s", copyErr)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func TestSignPDFFileUTF8(t *testing.T) {
 	info, err := verify.File(tmpfile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: %s", tmpfile.Name(), err.Error())
-		if err := os.Rename(tmpfile.Name(), "../testfiles/failed/"+originalFileName); err != nil {
+		if err := CopyFile(tmpfile.Name(), "../testfiles/failed/"+originalFileName); err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 		}
 	} else if len(info.Signers) == 0 {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestSignPDFFileUTF8(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSignPDFVisible(t *testing.T) {
 	cert, pkey := loadCertificateAndKey(t)
-	inputFilePath := "../testfiles/testfile20.pdf"
+	inputFilePath := "../testfiles/testfile12.pdf"
 	originalFileName := filepath.Base(inputFilePath)
 
 	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", t.Name())
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func TestSignPDFVisible(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = verify.File(tmpfile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%s: %s", tmpfile.Name(), err.Error())
-		if err := os.Rename(tmpfile.Name(), "../testfiles/failed/"+originalFileName); err != nil {
+		if err := CopyFile(tmpfile.Name(), "../testfiles/failed/"+originalFileName); err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -475,3 +475,61 @@ func TestTimestampPDFFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	verifySignedFile(t, tmpfile, "testfile20.pdf")
 }
+
+// TestSignPDFWithImage tests signing a PDF with an image in the signature
+func TestSignPDFWithImage(t *testing.T) {
+	cert, pkey := loadCertificateAndKey(t)
+	inputFilePath := "../testfiles/testfile12.pdf"
+	originalFileName := filepath.Base(inputFilePath)
+
+	// Read the signature image file
+	signatureImage, err := os.ReadFile("../testfiles/pdfsign-signature.jpg")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to read signature image: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", t.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if !testing.Verbose() {
+		defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+	}
+
+	err = SignFile(inputFilePath, tmpfile.Name(), SignData{
+		Signature: SignDataSignature{
+			Info: SignDataSignatureInfo{
+				Name:        "John Doe",
+				Location:    "Somewhere",
+				Reason:      "Test with visible signature and image",
+				ContactInfo: "None",
+				Date:        time.Now().Local(),
+				Image:       signatureImage, // Use the signature image
+			},
+			CertType:   ApprovalSignature,
+			DocMDPPerm: AllowFillingExistingFormFieldsAndSignaturesPerms,
+		},
+		Appearance: Appearance{
+			Visible:     true,
+			LowerLeftX:  400,
+			LowerLeftY:  50,
+			UpperRightX: 600,
+			UpperRightY: 125,
+		},
+		DigestAlgorithm: crypto.SHA512,
+		Signer:          pkey,
+		Certificate:     cert,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s: %s", originalFileName, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	_, err = verify.File(tmpfile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s: %s", tmpfile.Name(), err.Error())
+		destinationPath := "../testfiles/failed/" + originalFileName
+		if copyErr := CopyFile(tmpfile.Name(), destinationPath); copyErr != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Failed to copy failed test file: %s", copyErr)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testfiles/pdfsign-signature.jpg b/testfiles/pdfsign-signature.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e0d6ea
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