diff --git a/docs/api/nodes/image.md b/docs/api/nodes/image.md
index 1e1726cb..0572965b 100644
--- a/docs/api/nodes/image.md
+++ b/docs/api/nodes/image.md
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ npm install @tiptap/extension-image
 
 ## Settings
 
-### HTMLAttributes
-Custom HTML attributes that should be added to the rendered HTML tag.
-
-```js
-Image.configure({
-  HTMLAttributes: {
-    class: 'my-custom-class',
-  },
-})
-```
-
 ### inline
 Renders the image node inline, for example in a paragraph tag: `<p><img src="spacer.gif"></p>`. By default images are on the same level as paragraphs.
 
@@ -44,6 +33,28 @@ Image.configure({
 })
 ```
 
+### allowBase64
+Allow images to be parsed as base64 strings `<img src="data:image/jpg;base64...">`.
+
+Default: `false`
+
+```js
+Image.configure({
+  allowBase64: true,
+})
+```
+
+### HTMLAttributes
+Custom HTML attributes that should be added to the rendered HTML tag.
+
+```js
+Image.configure({
+  HTMLAttributes: {
+    class: 'my-custom-class',
+  },
+})
+```
+
 ## Commands
 
 ### setImage()
diff --git a/packages/extension-image/src/image.ts b/packages/extension-image/src/image.ts
index d6d8ec56..3eb5af28 100644
--- a/packages/extension-image/src/image.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-image/src/image.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 
 export interface ImageOptions {
   inline: boolean,
+  allowBase64: boolean,
   HTMLAttributes: Record<string, any>,
 }
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const Image = Node.create<ImageOptions>({
   addOptions() {
     return {
       inline: false,
+      allowBase64: false,
       HTMLAttributes: {},
     }
   },
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ export const Image = Node.create<ImageOptions>({
   parseHTML() {
     return [
       {
-        tag: 'img[src]:not([src^="data:"])',
+        tag: this.options.allowBase64
+          ? 'img[src]'
+          : 'img[src]:not([src^="data:"])',
       },
     ]
   },