diff --git a/plug-ins/print/print-preview.c b/plug-ins/print/print-preview.c
index 75f4928678..85e6d81689 100644
--- a/plug-ins/print/print-preview.c
+++ b/plug-ins/print/print-preview.c
@@ -831,6 +831,28 @@ print_preview_get_thumbnail (GimpDrawable *drawable,
                                            width, height,
                                            &width, &height, &bpp);
 
+  /* For now, convert preview of higher bit depth to 8BPC */
+  if (bpp > 4)
+    {
+      GimpImage *temp_image;
+      GList     *layers = NULL;
+
+      g_bytes_unref (data);
+
+      temp_image =
+        gimp_image_duplicate (gimp_item_get_image (GIMP_ITEM (drawable)));
+      gimp_image_convert_precision (temp_image, GIMP_PRECISION_U8_NON_LINEAR);
+      gimp_image_merge_visible_layers (temp_image, GIMP_CLIP_TO_IMAGE);
+
+      layers = gimp_image_list_layers (temp_image);
+      data   = gimp_drawable_get_thumbnail_data (GIMP_DRAWABLE (layers->data),
+                                                 width, height,
+                                                 &width, &height, &bpp);
+
+      g_list_free (layers);
+      gimp_image_delete (temp_image);
+    }
+
   switch (bpp)
     {
     case 1: