diff --git a/data/pref.xml b/data/pref.xml
index 57a5f2a26..e26f33032 100644
--- a/data/pref.xml
+++ b/data/pref.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Aseprite -->
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2018-2019  Igara Studio S.A. -->
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2018-2020  Igara Studio S.A. -->
 <!-- Copyright (C) 2014-2018  David Capello -->
 <preferences>
 
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@
       <option id="show_alert" type="bool" default="true" />
       <option id="pixel_scale" type="int" default="1" />
     </section>
+    <section id="tga">
+      <option id="show_alert" type="bool" default="true" />
+      <option id="bits_per_pixel" type="int" default="0" />
+      <option id="compress" type="bool" default="true" />
+    </section>
     <section id="webp">
       <option id="show_alert" type="bool" default="true" />
       <option id="loop" type="bool" default="true" />
diff --git a/data/strings/en.ini b/data/strings/en.ini
index e75d44401..3a4961ad5 100644
--- a/data/strings/en.ini
+++ b/data/strings/en.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Aseprite
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2019  Igara Studio S.A.
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2020  Igara Studio S.A.
 # Copyright (C) 2016-2018  David Capello
 
 [advanced_mode]
@@ -1186,9 +1186,7 @@ file_format_doesnt_support_alert = Show warning when saving a file with unsuppor
 export_animation_in_sequence_alert = Show warning when saving an animation as a sequence of static images
 overwrite_files_on_export_alert = Show warning when overwriting files on File > Export
 overwrite_files_on_export_sprite_sheet_alert = Show warning when overwriting files on Export Sprite Sheet
-gif_options_alert = Show GIF options when saving .gif files
-jpeg_options_alert = Show JPEG options when saving .jpeg files
-svg_options_alert = Show SVG options when saving .svg files
+image_format_alerts = Show options when saving files:
 advanced_mode_alert = Show alert when we enter to Advanced Mode
 invalid_fg_bg_color_alert = Show alert when drawing with index out of palette bounds
 run_script_alert = Show alert when we try to run a script
@@ -1426,6 +1424,11 @@ to = To:
 color = Color:
 ani_dir = Animation Direction:
 
+[tga_options]
+title = TGA Options
+bits_per_pixel = Bits Per Pixel
+compress = Compress
+
 [timeline_conf]
 position = Position:
 left = &Left
diff --git a/data/widgets/options.xml b/data/widgets/options.xml
index 13c96e982..c78aeaa54 100644
--- a/data/widgets/options.xml
+++ b/data/widgets/options.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- Aseprite -->
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2018-2019  Igara Studio S.A. -->
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2018-2020  Igara Studio S.A. -->
 <!-- Copyright (C) 2001-2018  David Capello -->
 <gui>
   <window id="options" text="@.title">
@@ -408,18 +408,19 @@
                  pref="export_file.show_overwrite_files_alert" />
           <check id="overwrite_files_on_export_sprite_sheet_alert" text="@.overwrite_files_on_export_sprite_sheet_alert"
                  pref="sprite_sheet.show_overwrite_files_alert" />
-          <check id="gif_options_alert" text="@.gif_options_alert"
-                 pref="gif.show_alert" />
-          <check id="jpeg_options_alert" text="@.jpeg_options_alert"
-                 pref="jpeg.show_alert" />
-          <check id="svg_options_alert" text="@.svg_options_alert"
-                 pref="svg.show_alert" />
           <check id="advanced_mode_alert" text="@.advanced_mode_alert"
                  pref="advanced_mode.show_alert" />
           <check id="invalid_fg_bg_color_alert" text="@.invalid_fg_bg_color_alert"
                  pref="color_bar.show_invalid_fg_bg_color_alert" />
           <check id="run_script_alert" text="@.run_script_alert"
                  pref="scripts.show_run_script_alert" />
+	  <hbox>
+            <label text="@.image_format_alerts" />
+            <check id="gif_options_alert" text="gif" pref="gif.show_alert" />
+            <check id="jpeg_options_alert" text="jpeg" pref="jpeg.show_alert" />
+            <check id="svg_options_alert" text="svg" pref="svg.show_alert" />
+            <check id="tga_options_alert" text="tga" pref="tga.show_alert" />
+	  </hbox>
           <separator horizontal="true" />
 	  <hbox>
 	    <hbox expansive="true" />
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp
index cc71e95d5..e19a110d5 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_options.cpp
@@ -894,12 +894,13 @@ private:
     exportAnimationInSequenceAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
     overwriteFilesOnExportAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
     overwriteFilesOnExportSpriteSheetAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
-    gifOptionsAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
-    jpegOptionsAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
-    svgOptionsAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
     advancedModeAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
     invalidFgBgColorAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
     runScriptAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
+    gifOptionsAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
+    jpegOptionsAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
+    svgOptionsAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
+    tgaOptionsAlert()->resetWithDefaultValue();
   }
 
   void onChangeBgScope() {
diff --git a/src/app/file/file.h b/src/app/file/file.h
index 16decadfd..526280cf0 100644
--- a/src/app/file/file.h
+++ b/src/app/file/file.h
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ namespace app {
       return opts;
     }
 
+    bool hasFormatOptionsOfDocument() const {
+      return (m_document->formatOptions() != nullptr);
+    }
+
     // Options from the document when it was loaded. This function
     // doesn't return nullptr.
     template<typename T>
diff --git a/src/app/file/tga_format.cpp b/src/app/file/tga_format.cpp
index b93132e1f..9995eb70c 100644
--- a/src/app/file/tga_format.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file/tga_format.cpp
@@ -9,13 +9,20 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "app/console.h"
+#include "app/context.h"
 #include "app/doc.h"
 #include "app/file/file.h"
 #include "app/file/file_format.h"
-#include "app/file/format_options.h"
+#include "app/file/tga_options.h"
 #include "base/cfile.h"
+#include "base/convert_to.h"
 #include "base/file_handle.h"
 #include "doc/doc.h"
+#include "ui/combobox.h"
+#include "ui/listitem.h"
+
+#include "tga_options.xml.h"
 
 namespace app {
 
@@ -42,13 +49,16 @@ class TgaFormat : public FileFormat {
       FILE_SUPPORT_RGBA |
       FILE_SUPPORT_GRAY |
       FILE_SUPPORT_INDEXED |
-      FILE_SUPPORT_SEQUENCES;
+      FILE_SUPPORT_SEQUENCES |
+      FILE_SUPPORT_GET_FORMAT_OPTIONS;
   }
 
   bool onLoad(FileOp* fop) override;
 #ifdef ENABLE_SAVE
   bool onSave(FileOp* fop) override;
 #endif
+
+  FormatOptionsPtr onAskUserForFormatOptions(FileOp* fop) override;
 };
 
 FileFormat* CreateTgaFormat()
@@ -105,6 +115,12 @@ public:
             m_header.imageType == RleGray);
   }
 
+  bool isCompressed() const {
+    return (m_header.imageType == RleIndexed ||
+            m_header.imageType == RleRgb ||
+            m_header.imageType == RleGray);
+  }
+
   bool validPalType() const {
     return
       // Indexed with palette
@@ -538,6 +554,12 @@ bool TgaFormat::onLoad(FileOp* fop)
 
   decoder.postProcessImageData(image);
 
+  // Set default options for this TGA
+  auto opts = std::make_shared<TgaOptions>();
+  opts->bitsPerPixel(decoder.bitsPerPixel());
+  opts->compress(decoder.isCompressed());
+  fop->setLoadedFormatOptions(opts);
+
   if (ferror(f)) {
     fop->setError("Error reading file.\n");
     return false;
@@ -560,7 +582,8 @@ public:
   void prepareHeader(const Image* image,
                      const Palette* palette,
                      const bool isOpaque,
-                     const bool compressed) {
+                     const bool compressed,
+                     int bitsPerPixel) {
     m_header.idLength = 0;
     m_header.palType = 0;
     m_header.imageType = NoImage;
@@ -571,15 +594,22 @@ public:
     m_header.yOrigin = 0;
     m_header.width = image->width();
     m_header.height = image->height();
-    // TODO make these options configurable
     m_header.bitsPerPixel = 0;
+    // TODO make this option configurable
     m_header.imageDescriptor = 0x20; // Top-to-bottom
 
     switch (image->colorMode()) {
       case ColorMode::RGB:
         m_header.imageType = (compressed ? RleRgb: UncompressedRgb);
-        m_header.bitsPerPixel = (isOpaque ? 24: 32);
-        m_header.imageDescriptor |= (isOpaque ? 0: 8);
+        m_header.bitsPerPixel = (bitsPerPixel > 8 ?
+                                 bitsPerPixel:
+                                 (isOpaque ? 24: 32));
+        if (!isOpaque) {
+          switch (m_header.bitsPerPixel) {
+            case 16: m_header.imageDescriptor |= 1; break;
+            case 32: m_header.imageDescriptor |= 8; break;
+          }
+        }
         break;
       case ColorMode::GRAYSCALE:
         // TODO if the grayscale is not opaque, we should use RGB,
@@ -642,13 +672,19 @@ public:
   }
 
   void writeImageData(FileOp* fop, const Image* image) {
+    auto fput = (m_header.bitsPerPixel == 32 ? &TgaEncoder::fput32:
+                 m_header.bitsPerPixel == 24 ? &TgaEncoder::fput24:
+                 m_header.bitsPerPixel == 16 ? &TgaEncoder::fput16:
+                 m_header.bitsPerPixel == 15 ? &TgaEncoder::fput16:
+                                               &TgaEncoder::fput8);
+
     switch (m_header.imageType) {
 
       case UncompressedIndexed: {
         for (int y=0; y<image->height(); ++y) {
           for (int x=0; x<image->width(); ++x) {
             color_t c = get_pixel_fast<IndexedTraits>(image, x, y);
-            fputc(c, m_f);
+            fput8(c);
           }
           fop->setProgress(float(y) / float(image->height()));
         }
@@ -659,10 +695,7 @@ public:
         for (int y=0; y<image->height(); ++y) {
           for (int x=0; x<image->width(); ++x) {
             color_t c = get_pixel_fast<RgbTraits>(image, x, y);
-            fputc(rgba_getb(c), m_f);
-            fputc(rgba_getg(c), m_f);
-            fputc(rgba_getr(c), m_f);
-            fputc(rgba_geta(c), m_f);
+            (this->*fput)(c);
           }
           fop->setProgress(float(y) / float(image->height()));
         }
@@ -673,7 +706,7 @@ public:
         for (int y=0; y<image->height(); ++y) {
           for (int x=0; x<image->width(); ++x) {
             color_t c = get_pixel_fast<GrayscaleTraits>(image, x, y);
-            fputc(graya_getv(c), m_f);
+            fput8(graya_getv(c));
           }
           fop->setProgress(float(y) / float(image->height()));
         }
@@ -682,21 +715,18 @@ public:
 
       case RleIndexed: {
         for (int y=0; y<image->height(); ++y) {
-          writeRleScanline<IndexedTraits>(image, y, &TgaEncoder::fput8);
+          writeRleScanline<IndexedTraits>(image, y, fput);
           fop->setProgress(float(y) / float(image->height()));
         }
         break;
       }
 
       case RleRgb: {
-        ASSERT(m_header.bitsPerPixel == 16 ||
+        ASSERT(m_header.bitsPerPixel == 15 ||
+               m_header.bitsPerPixel == 16 ||
                m_header.bitsPerPixel == 24 ||
                m_header.bitsPerPixel == 32);
 
-        auto fput = (m_header.bitsPerPixel == 32 ? &TgaEncoder::fput32:
-                     m_header.bitsPerPixel == 24 ? &TgaEncoder::fput24:
-                                                   &TgaEncoder::fput16);
-
         for (int y=0; y<image->height(); ++y) {
           writeRleScanline<RgbTraits>(image, y, fput);
           fop->setProgress(float(y) / float(image->height()));
@@ -706,7 +736,7 @@ public:
 
       case RleGray: {
         for (int y=0; y<image->height(); ++y) {
-          writeRleScanline<GrayscaleTraits>(image, y, &TgaEncoder::fput8);
+          writeRleScanline<GrayscaleTraits>(image, y, fput);
           fop->setProgress(float(y) / float(image->height()));
         }
         break;
@@ -786,7 +816,15 @@ private:
   }
 
   void fput16(color_t c) {
-    uint16_t v = 0;
+    int r = rgba_getr(c);
+    int g = rgba_getg(c);
+    int b = rgba_getb(c);
+    int a = rgba_geta(c);
+    uint16_t v =
+      ((r>>3) << 10) |
+      ((g>>3) << 5) |
+      ((b>>3)) |
+      (m_header.bitsPerPixel == 16 && a >= 128 ? 0x8000: 0); // TODO configurable threshold
     fputw(v, m_f);
   }
 
@@ -817,12 +855,17 @@ bool TgaFormat::onSave(FileOp* fop)
   FileHandle handle(open_file_with_exception_sync_on_close(fop->filename(), "wb"));
   FILE* f = handle.get();
 
+  const auto tgaOptions = std::static_pointer_cast<TgaOptions>(fop->formatOptions());
   TgaEncoder encoder(f);
 
-  encoder.prepareHeader(image,
-                        palette,
-                        fop->document()->sprite()->isOpaque(),
-                        true);  // Always compressed?
+  encoder.prepareHeader(
+    image, palette,
+    // Is alpha channel required?
+    fop->document()->sprite()->isOpaque(),
+    // Compressed by default
+    (tgaOptions ? tgaOptions->compress(): true),
+    // Bits per pixel (0 means "calculate what is best")
+    (tgaOptions ? tgaOptions->bitsPerPixel(): 0));
   encoder.writeHeader();
 
   if (encoder.needsPalette())
@@ -842,4 +885,76 @@ bool TgaFormat::onSave(FileOp* fop)
 
 #endif  // ENABLE_SAVE
 
+FormatOptionsPtr TgaFormat::onAskUserForFormatOptions(FileOp* fop)
+{
+  const bool origOpts = fop->hasFormatOptionsOfDocument();
+  auto opts = fop->formatOptionsOfDocument<TgaOptions>();
+#ifdef ENABLE_UI
+  if (fop->context() && fop->context()->isUIAvailable()) {
+    try {
+      auto& pref = Preferences::instance();
+
+      // If the TGA options are not original from a TGA file, we can
+      // use the default options from the preferences.
+      if (!origOpts) {
+        if (pref.isSet(pref.tga.bitsPerPixel))
+          opts->bitsPerPixel(pref.tga.bitsPerPixel());
+        if (pref.isSet(pref.tga.compress))
+          opts->compress(pref.tga.compress());
+      }
+
+      if (pref.tga.showAlert()) {
+        const bool isOpaque = fop->document()->sprite()->isOpaque();
+        const std::string defBitsPerPixel = (isOpaque ? "24": "32");
+        app::gen::TgaOptions win;
+
+        if (fop->document()->colorMode() == doc::ColorMode::RGB) {
+          // TODO implement a better way to create ListItems with values
+          auto newItem = [](const char* s) -> ui::ListItem* {
+                           auto item = new ui::ListItem(s);
+                           item->setValue(s);
+                           return item;
+                         };
+
+          win.bitsPerPixel()->addItem(newItem("16"));
+          win.bitsPerPixel()->addItem(newItem("24"));
+          win.bitsPerPixel()->addItem(newItem("32"));
+
+          std::string v = defBitsPerPixel;
+          if (opts->bitsPerPixel() > 0)
+            v = base::convert_to<std::string>(opts->bitsPerPixel());
+          win.bitsPerPixel()->setValue(v);
+        }
+        else {
+          win.bitsPerPixelLabel()->setVisible(false);
+          win.bitsPerPixel()->setVisible(false);
+        }
+        win.compress()->setSelected(opts->compress());
+
+        win.openWindowInForeground();
+
+        if (win.closer() == win.ok()) {
+          int bpp = base::convert_to<int>(win.bitsPerPixel()->getValue());
+
+          pref.tga.bitsPerPixel(bpp);
+          pref.tga.compress(win.compress()->isSelected());
+          pref.tga.showAlert(!win.dontShow()->isSelected());
+
+          opts->bitsPerPixel(pref.tga.bitsPerPixel());
+          opts->compress(pref.tga.compress());
+        }
+        else {
+          opts.reset();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    catch (std::exception& e) {
+      Console::showException(e);
+      return std::shared_ptr<TgaOptions>(nullptr);
+    }
+  }
+#endif // ENABLE_UI
+  return opts;
+}
+
 } // namespace app