diff --git a/lib/args.js b/lib/args.js
index 5bffdd2..260f68b 100644
--- a/lib/args.js
+++ b/lib/args.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 var argsToArray = require('./utils').argsToArray;
 var isUtil = require('./utils').isUtil;
+var tmp = require('tmp');
 /**
  * Extend proto
  */
@@ -91,11 +92,42 @@ module.exports = function (proto) {
           for(var j=0,len=arg.length;j<len;j++){
             if(isUtil(arg[j]) == 'String'){
               this._append.push(arg[j]);
+            } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(arg[j])) {
+              appendBuffer(this, arg[j]);
             }
           }
           break;
+        case 'object':
+          if (Buffer.isBuffer(arg)) {
+            appendBuffer(this, arg);
+          }
+          break;
       }
     }
+    
+    function appendBuffer(self, buf) {
+      if (buf.byteLength <= 0)
+        return false;
+      
+      
+      var m = {
+        '_options': self._options, 
+        'source': buf, 
+        'sourceBuffer': buf
+      };
+
+      var tmpFileName = tmp.tmpNameSync();
+      
+      var args = ['convert', '-', tmpFileName];
+
+      self._append.push(tmpFileName);
+      
+      self.preprocessor(function (callback) {
+        self._spawn.call(m, args, true, callback);
+      });
+      
+      return true;
+    }
 
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/test/appendBuffer.js b/test/appendBuffer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9022a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/appendBuffer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+var assert = require('assert')
+  , fs = require('fs')
+  , paths = require('path')
+  ;
+
+module.exports = function (_, dir, finish, gm) {
+  var out = paths.resolve(dir + '/appendBuffer.jpg');
+
+  try {
+    require('fs').unlinkSync(out);
+  } catch (_) {}
+
+  var buffer = fs.readFileSync(dir + '/original.jpg');
+  
+  var m = gm(dir + '/lost.png')
+  .append(dir + '/original.jpg')
+  .append(buffer, buffer)
+  .append()
+  .background('#222')
+
+  var args = m.args();
+  assert.equal('convert', args[0]);
+  assert.equal('-background',args[1]);
+  assert.equal('#222',args[2]);
+  assert.ok(/examples\/imgs\/lost\.png$/.test(args[3]));
+  assert.ok(/examples\/imgs\/original\.jpg$/,args[4]);
+  assert.equal('-append',args[7]);
+  assert.equal('-',args[8]);
+
+  if (!gm.integration) {
+    return horizontal(dir, finish, gm);
+  }
+
+
+  m.write(out, function (err) {
+    if (err) return finish(err);
+    gm(out).size(function (err, size) {
+      if (err) return finish(err);
+      assert.equal(460, size.width);
+      assert.equal(590, size.height);
+
+      horizontal(dir, finish, gm);
+    })
+  });
+}
+
+function horizontal (dir, finish, gm) {
+  var out = paths.resolve(dir + '/appendBufferHorizontal.jpg');
+
+  var buffer = fs.readFileSync(dir + '/lost.png');
+
+  var m = gm(dir + '/original.jpg')
+  .append(buffer, true);
+
+  var args = m.args();
+  assert.equal('convert', args[0]);
+  assert.ok(/examples\/imgs\/original\.jpg$/.test(args[1]));
+  assert.equal('+append',args[3]);
+  assert.equal('-',args[4]);
+
+  if (!gm.integration) {
+    return finish();
+  }
+
+  m
+  .write(out, function (err) {
+    if (err) return finish(err);
+    gm(out).size(function (err, size) {
+      if (err) return finish(err);
+      assert.equal(697, size.width);
+      assert.equal(155, size.height);
+
+      finish();
+    })
+  });
+
+}