diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a270d3..29fbac4 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ set(SOURCES
     src/Commands/Quit.h
     src/Commands/Screenshot.cpp
     src/Commands/Screenshot.h
+    src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.cpp
+    src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.h
     src/Commands/SetProperty.cpp
     src/Commands/SetProperty.h
     src/Commands/Wait.cpp
diff --git a/lib/include/Spix/TestServer.h b/lib/include/Spix/TestServer.h
index 69d648a..92ccce2 100644
--- a/lib/include/Spix/TestServer.h
+++ b/lib/include/Spix/TestServer.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class SPIX_EXPORT TestServer {
     std::vector<std::string> getErrors();
 
     void takeScreenshot(ItemPath targetItem, std::string filePath);
+    std::string takeScreenshotAsBase64(ItemPath targetItem);
     void quit();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/lib/src/AnyRpcServer.cpp b/lib/src/AnyRpcServer.cpp
index 0c2957a..fb6c3c5 100644
--- a/lib/src/AnyRpcServer.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/AnyRpcServer.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ AnyRpcServer::AnyRpcServer(int anyrpcPort)
             return takeScreenshot(std::move(targetItem), std::move(filePath));
         });
 
+    utils::AddFunctionToAnyRpc<std::string(std::string)>(methodManager, "takeScreenshotAsBase64",
+        "Take a screenshot of the object and send as base64 string | takeScreenshotAsBase64(string pathToTargetedItem)",
+        [this](std::string targetItem) { return takeScreenshotAsBase64(std::move(targetItem)); });
+
     utils::AddFunctionToAnyRpc<void()>(methodManager, "quit", "Close the app | quit()", [this] { quit(); });
 
     utils::AddFunctionToAnyRpc<void(std::string, std::string)>(methodManager, "command",
diff --git a/lib/src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.cpp b/lib/src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa126da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/***
+ * Copyright (C) Falko Axmann. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT license.
+ * See LICENSE.txt file in the project root for full license information.
+ ****/
+
+#include "ScreenshotBase64.h"
+
+#include <Scene/Scene.h>
+namespace spix {
+namespace cmd {
+
+ScreenshotAsBase64::ScreenshotAsBase64(ItemPath targetItemPath, std::promise<std::string> promise)
+: m_itemPath {std::move(targetItemPath)}
+, m_promise(std::move(promise))
+{
+}
+
+void ScreenshotAsBase64::execute(CommandEnvironment& env)
+{
+    auto value = env.scene().takeScreenshotAsBase64(m_itemPath);
+    m_promise.set_value(value);
+}
+
+} // namespace cmd
+} // namespace spix
diff --git a/lib/src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.h b/lib/src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..477bf17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/Commands/ScreenshotBase64.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Command.h"
+#include <Spix/Data/ItemPath.h>
+
+#include <future>
+
+namespace spix {
+namespace cmd {
+
+class ScreenshotAsBase64 : public Command {
+public:
+    ScreenshotAsBase64(ItemPath targetItemPath, std::promise<std::string> promise);
+
+    void execute(CommandEnvironment& env) override;
+
+private:
+    ItemPath m_itemPath;
+    std::promise<std::string> m_promise;
+};
+
+} // namespace cmd
+} // namespace spix
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.cpp b/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.cpp
index c9a2d87..586eac9 100644
--- a/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ void MockScene::takeScreenshot(const ItemPath&, const std::string&)
 {
 }
 
+std::string MockScene::takeScreenshotAsBase64(const ItemPath&)
+{
+    return "Base64 String";
+}
+
 void MockScene::addItemAtPath(MockItem item, const ItemPath& path)
 {
     m_items.emplace(std::make_pair(path.string(), std::move(item)));
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.h b/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.h
index 17a9bdb..8a9b757 100644
--- a/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.h
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Mock/MockScene.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SPIX_EXPORT MockScene : public Scene {
 
     // Tasks
     void takeScreenshot(const ItemPath& targetItem, const std::string& filePath) override;
-
+    std::string takeScreenshotAsBase64(const ItemPath& targetItem);
     // Mock stuff
     void addItemAtPath(MockItem item, const ItemPath& path);
     MockEvents& mockEvents();
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp
index 75aa5b0..d320e7d 100644
--- a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <Scene/Qt/QtItemTools.h>
 #include <Spix/Data/ItemPath.h>
 
+#include <QBuffer>
+#include <QByteArray>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QQuickItem>
@@ -139,4 +141,32 @@ void QtScene::takeScreenshot(const ItemPath& targetItem, const std::string& file
     image.save(QString::fromStdString(filePath));
 }
 
+std::string QtScene::takeScreenshotAsBase64(const ItemPath& targetItem)
+{
+    auto item = getQQuickItemAtPath(targetItem);
+    if (!item) {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    // take screenshot of the full window
+    auto windowImage = item->window()->grabWindow();
+
+    // get the rect of the item in window space in pixels, account for the device pixel ratio
+    QRectF imageCropRectItemSpace {0, 0, item->width(), item->height()};
+    auto imageCropRectF = item->mapRectToScene(imageCropRectItemSpace);
+    QRect imageCropRect(imageCropRectF.x() * windowImage.devicePixelRatio(),
+        imageCropRectF.y() * windowImage.devicePixelRatio(), imageCropRectF.width() * windowImage.devicePixelRatio(),
+        imageCropRectF.height() * windowImage.devicePixelRatio());
+
+    // crop the window image to the item rect
+    auto image = windowImage.copy(imageCropRect);
+    QByteArray byteArray;
+    QBuffer buffer(&byteArray);
+    buffer.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+    image.save(&buffer, "PNG");
+    buffer.close();
+
+    return byteArray.toBase64().toStdString();
+}
+
 } // namespace spix
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h
index c166af3..1897845 100644
--- a/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Qt/QtScene.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QByteArray>
 #include <Scene/Qt/QtEvents.h>
 #include <Scene/Scene.h>
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class QtScene : public Scene {
 
     // Tasks
     void takeScreenshot(const ItemPath& targetItem, const std::string& filePath) override;
+    std::string takeScreenshotAsBase64(const ItemPath& targetItem);
 
 private:
     QtEvents m_events;
diff --git a/lib/src/Scene/Scene.h b/lib/src/Scene/Scene.h
index a5f4bc2..91e53cc 100644
--- a/lib/src/Scene/Scene.h
+++ b/lib/src/Scene/Scene.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Scene {
 
     // Tasks
     virtual void takeScreenshot(const ItemPath& targetItem, const std::string& filePath) = 0;
+    virtual std::string takeScreenshotAsBase64(const ItemPath& targetItem) = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace spix
diff --git a/lib/src/TestServer.cpp b/lib/src/TestServer.cpp
index bfe9068..157cc71 100644
--- a/lib/src/TestServer.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/TestServer.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <Commands/InvokeMethod.h>
 #include <Commands/Quit.h>
 #include <Commands/Screenshot.h>
+#include <Commands/ScreenshotBase64.h>
 #include <Commands/SetProperty.h>
 #include <Commands/Wait.h>
 
@@ -177,6 +178,16 @@ void TestServer::takeScreenshot(ItemPath targetItem, std::string filePath)
     m_cmdExec->enqueueCommand<cmd::Screenshot>(targetItem, std::move(filePath));
 }
 
+std::string TestServer::takeScreenshotAsBase64(ItemPath targetItem)
+{
+    std::promise<std::string> promise;
+    auto result = promise.get_future();
+    auto cmd = std::make_unique<cmd::ScreenshotAsBase64>(targetItem, std::move(promise));
+    m_cmdExec->enqueueCommand(std::move(cmd));
+
+    return result.get();
+}
+
 void TestServer::quit()
 {
     m_cmdExec->enqueueCommand<cmd::Quit>();