diff --git a/source/plutovg-surface.c b/source/plutovg-surface.c
index 9bbd120..47585f3 100644
--- a/source/plutovg-surface.c
+++ b/source/plutovg-surface.c
@@ -262,7 +262,11 @@ void plutovg_convert_argb_to_rgba(unsigned char* dst, const unsigned char* src,
                     b = (b * 255) / a;
                 }
 
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
+                dst_row[x] = (r << 24) | (g << 16) | (b << 8) | a;
+#else
                 dst_row[x] = (a << 24) | (b << 16) | (g << 8) | r;
+#endif
             }
         }
     }
@@ -275,6 +279,23 @@ void plutovg_convert_rgba_to_argb(unsigned char* dst, const unsigned char* src,
         uint32_t* dst_row = (uint32_t*)(dst + stride * y);
         for(int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
             uint32_t pixel = src_row[x];
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
+            uint32_t a = (pixel) & 0xFF;
+            if(a == 0) {
+                dst_row[x] = 0x00000000;
+            } else {
+                uint32_t b = (pixel >> 8) & 0xFF;
+                uint32_t g = (pixel >> 16) & 0xFF;
+                uint32_t r = (pixel >> 24) & 0xFF;
+                if(a != 255) {
+                    r = (r * a) / 255;
+                    g = (g * a) / 255;
+                    b = (b * a) / 255;
+                }
+
+                dst_row[x] = (a << 24) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b;
+            }
+#else
             uint32_t a = (pixel >> 24) & 0xFF;
             if(a == 0) {
                 dst_row[x] = 0x00000000;
@@ -290,6 +311,7 @@ void plutovg_convert_rgba_to_argb(unsigned char* dst, const unsigned char* src,
 
                 dst_row[x] = (a << 24) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b;
             }
+#endif
         }
     }
 }