diff --git a/kitty/graphics.c b/kitty/graphics.c
index fbd2292ac23..8d75979a2e1 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.c
+++ b/kitty/graphics.c
@@ -344,6 +344,22 @@ print_png_read_error(png_read_data *d, const char *code, const char* msg) {
     d->error.used += snprintf(d->error.buf + d->error.used, d->error.capacity - d->error.used, "%s: %s ", code, msg);
 }
 
+bool
+png_from_data(void *png_data, size_t png_data_sz, const char *path_for_error_messages, uint8_t** data, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height, size_t* sz) {
+    png_read_data d = {.err_handler=print_png_read_error};
+    inflate_png_inner(&d, png_data, png_data_sz);
+    if (!d.ok) {
+        log_error("Failed to decode PNG image at: %s with error: %s", path_for_error_messages, d.error.used > 0 ? d.error.buf : "");
+        free(d.decompressed); free(d.row_pointers); free(d.error.buf);
+        return false;
+    }
+    *data = d.decompressed;
+    free(d.row_pointers); free(d.error.buf);
+    *sz = d.sz;
+    *height = d.height; *width = d.width;
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool
 png_from_file_pointer(FILE *fp, const char *path_for_error_messages, uint8_t** data, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height, size_t* sz) {
     size_t capacity = 16*1024, pos = 0;
@@ -367,19 +383,9 @@ png_from_file_pointer(FILE *fp, const char *path_for_error_messages, uint8_t** d
             return false;
         }
     }
-    png_read_data d = {.err_handler=print_png_read_error};
-    inflate_png_inner(&d, buf, pos);
+    bool ret = png_from_data(buf, pos, path_for_error_messages, data, width, height, sz);
     free(buf);
-    if (!d.ok) {
-        log_error("Failed to decode PNG image at: %s with error: %s", path_for_error_messages, d.error.used > 0 ? d.error.buf : "");
-        free(d.decompressed); free(d.row_pointers); free(d.error.buf);
-        return false;
-    }
-    *data = d.decompressed;
-    free(d.row_pointers); free(d.error.buf);
-    *sz = d.sz;
-    *height = d.height; *width = d.width;
-    return true;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/kitty/graphics.h b/kitty/graphics.h
index 5a18437a593..09b908923e6 100644
--- a/kitty/graphics.h
+++ b/kitty/graphics.h
@@ -188,5 +188,6 @@ void grman_remove_all_cell_images(GraphicsManager *self);
 void gpu_data_for_image(ImageRenderData *ans, float left, float top, float right, float bottom);
 bool png_from_file_pointer(FILE* fp, const char *path, uint8_t** data, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height, size_t* sz);
 bool png_path_to_bitmap(const char *path, uint8_t** data, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height, size_t* sz);
+bool png_from_data(void *png_data, size_t png_data_sz, const char *path_for_error_messages, uint8_t** data, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height, size_t* sz);
 bool scan_active_animations(GraphicsManager *self, const monotonic_t now, monotonic_t *minimum_gap, bool os_window_context_set);
 void scale_rendered_graphic(ImageRenderData*, float xstart, float ystart, float x_scale, float y_scale);
diff --git a/kitty/state.c b/kitty/state.c
index 2e2aa71b303..60e68d5aca1 100644
--- a/kitty/state.c
+++ b/kitty/state.c
@@ -1154,14 +1154,7 @@ pyset_background_image(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args) {
         if (!bgimage) return PyErr_NoMemory();
         bool ok;
         if (png_data) {
-            FILE *fp = fmemopen(png_data, png_data_size, "r");
-            if (fp == NULL) {
-                PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyExc_OSError, path);
-                free(bgimage);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            ok = png_from_file_pointer(fp, path, &bgimage->bitmap, &bgimage->width, &bgimage->height, &size);
-            fclose(fp);
+            ok = png_from_data(png_data, png_data_size, path, &bgimage->bitmap, &bgimage->width, &bgimage->height, &size);
         } else {
             ok = png_path_to_bitmap(path, &bgimage->bitmap, &bgimage->width, &bgimage->height, &size);
         }
diff --git a/kitty/window_logo.c b/kitty/window_logo.c
index 2beff81a1f9..e0994caf659 100644
--- a/kitty/window_logo.c
+++ b/kitty/window_logo.c
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@ find_or_create_window_logo(WindowLogoTable *head, const char *path, void *png_da
     if (png_data == NULL) {
         ok = png_path_to_bitmap(path, &s->wl.bitmap, &s->wl.width, &s->wl.height, &size);
     } else {
-        FILE *fp = fmemopen(png_data, png_data_size, "r");
-        if (fp != NULL) {
-            ok = png_from_file_pointer(fp, path, &s->wl.bitmap, &s->wl.width, &s->wl.height, &size);
-            fclose(fp);
-        }
+        ok = png_from_data(png_data, png_data_size, path, &s->wl.bitmap, &s->wl.width, &s->wl.height, &size);
     }
     if (ok) s->wl.load_from_disk_ok = true;
     s->refcnt++;