diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/ImageUtil.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/ImageUtil.java
index 3fb1da78d8..ac25611df1 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/ImageUtil.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/ImageUtil.java
@@ -209,7 +209,38 @@ public class ImageUtil
 	 */
 	public static BufferedImage resizeImage(final BufferedImage image, final int newWidth, final int newHeight)
 	{
-		final Image resized = image.getScaledInstance(newWidth, newHeight, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
+		return resizeImage(image, newWidth, newHeight, false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Re-size a BufferedImage to the given dimensions.
+	 *
+	 * @param image the BufferedImage.
+	 * @param newWidth The width to set the BufferedImage to.
+	 * @param newHeight The height to set the BufferedImage to.
+	 * @param preserveAspectRatio Whether to preserve the original image's aspect ratio. When {@code true}, the image
+	 *                               will be scaled to have a maximum of {@code newWidth} width and {@code newHeight}
+	 *                               height.
+	 * @return The BufferedImage with the specified dimensions
+	 */
+	public static BufferedImage resizeImage(final BufferedImage image, final int newWidth, final int newHeight, final boolean preserveAspectRatio)
+	{
+		final Image resized;
+		if (preserveAspectRatio)
+		{
+			if (image.getWidth() > image.getHeight())
+			{
+				resized = image.getScaledInstance(newWidth, -1, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				resized = image.getScaledInstance(-1, newHeight, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			resized = image.getScaledInstance(newWidth, newHeight, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH);
+		}
 		return ImageUtil.bufferedImageFromImage(resized);
 	}