diff --git a/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py b/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py
index b0114cc..2d10c8d 100755
--- a/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py
+++ b/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from ffsubsync.speech_transformers import (
     VideoSpeechTransformer,
     DeserializeSpeechTransformer,
+    PGSSpeechTransformer,
     make_subtitle_speech_pipeline,
 )
 from ffsubsync.subtitle_parser import make_subtitle_parser
@@ -149,8 +150,10 @@ def try_sync(
                     continue
                 else:
                     srt_pipe.fit(srtin)
-            if not skip_infer_framerate_ratio and hasattr(
-                reference_pipe[-1], "num_frames"
+            if (
+                not skip_infer_framerate_ratio
+                and hasattr(reference_pipe[-1], "num_frames")
+                and reference_pipe[-1].num_frames is not None
             ):
                 inferred_framerate_ratio_from_length = (
                     float(reference_pipe[-1].num_frames)
@@ -220,6 +223,26 @@ def try_sync(
 
 
 def make_reference_pipe(args: argparse.Namespace) -> Pipeline:
+    pgs_stream = getattr(args, "pgs_ref_stream", None)
+    if pgs_stream is not None:
+        # "auto" (bare --pgs-ref-stream flag) → let PGSSpeechTransformer auto-detect
+        resolved_stream: Optional[str] = None if pgs_stream == "auto" else pgs_stream
+        if resolved_stream is not None and not resolved_stream.startswith("0:"):
+            resolved_stream = "0:" + resolved_stream
+        return Pipeline(
+            [
+                (
+                    "speech_extract",
+                    PGSSpeechTransformer(
+                        sample_rate=SAMPLE_RATE,
+                        start_seconds=args.start_seconds,
+                        ffmpeg_path=args.ffmpeg_path,
+                        ref_stream=resolved_stream,
+                        gui_mode=args.gui_mode,
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ]
+        )
     ref_format = _ref_format(args.reference)
     if ref_format in SUBTITLE_EXTENSIONS:
         if args.vad is not None:
@@ -451,7 +474,7 @@ def _run_impl(args: argparse.Namespace, result: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
 
 
 def validate_and_transform_args(
-    parser_or_args: Union[argparse.ArgumentParser, argparse.Namespace]
+    parser_or_args: Union[argparse.ArgumentParser, argparse.Namespace],
 ) -> Optional[argparse.Namespace]:
     if isinstance(parser_or_args, argparse.Namespace):
         parser = None
@@ -484,7 +507,7 @@ def validate_and_transform_args(
 
 
 def run(
-    parser_or_args: Union[argparse.ArgumentParser, argparse.Namespace]
+    parser_or_args: Union[argparse.ArgumentParser, argparse.Namespace],
 ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     sync_was_successful = False
     result = {
@@ -556,6 +579,21 @@ def add_main_args_for_cli(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
             "Example: `ffs ref.mkv -i in.srt -o out.srt --reference-stream s:2`"
         ),
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--pgs-ref-stream",
+        "--pgsstream",
+        nargs="?",
+        const="auto",
+        default=None,
+        help=(
+            "Use a PGS (Presentation Graphic Stream) image-based subtitle track from "
+            "the reference MKV as the sync reference instead of audio VAD. "
+            "Optionally specify the stream (leading `0:` is optional, e.g. `s:0` or `3`). "
+            "Omit the value to auto-detect the first hdmv_pgs_subtitle track. "
+            "Example: `ffs ref.mkv -i in.srt -o out.srt --pgs-ref-stream` (auto) "
+            "or `ffs ref.mkv -i in.srt -o out.srt --pgs-ref-stream s:2` (explicit)."
+        ),
+    )
 
 
 def add_cli_only_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
diff --git a/ffsubsync/speech_transformers.py b/ffsubsync/speech_transformers.py
index 38883d1..c6236c5 100644
--- a/ffsubsync/speech_transformers.py
+++ b/ffsubsync/speech_transformers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import cast, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import cast, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import ffmpeg
 import numpy as np
@@ -531,3 +531,192 @@ def fit(self, fname, *_) -> "DeserializeSpeechTransformer":
     def transform(self, *_) -> np.ndarray:
         assert self.deserialized_speech_results_ is not None
         return self.deserialized_speech_results_
+
+
+def find_pgs_stream(
+    fname: str,
+    ffmpeg_path: Optional[str] = None,
+    gui_mode: bool = False,
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return the ffmpeg stream specifier for the first PGS subtitle track in *fname*.
+
+    Uses ``ffprobe`` to inspect the file.  Returns a string like ``"0:s:0"`` on
+    success, or ``None`` if the file has no ``hdmv_pgs_subtitle`` streams.
+    """
+    try:
+        probe = ffmpeg.probe(
+            fname,
+            cmd=ffmpeg_bin_path("ffprobe", gui_mode, ffmpeg_resources_path=ffmpeg_path),
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("ffprobe failed while searching for PGS streams: %s", e)
+        return None
+
+    sub_index = 0
+    for stream in probe.get("streams", []):
+        if stream.get("codec_type") == "subtitle":
+            if stream.get("codec_name") == "hdmv_pgs_subtitle":
+                specifier = "0:s:{}".format(sub_index)
+                logger.info(
+                    "auto-detected PGS stream: %s (ffmpeg stream index %s)",
+                    specifier,
+                    stream.get("index"),
+                )
+                return specifier
+            sub_index += 1
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe(
+    fname: str,
+    stream: str,
+    ffmpeg_path: Optional[str] = None,
+    gui_mode: bool = False,
+) -> Optional[List[Tuple[float, float]]]:
+    """Read PGS timings from container metadata using ffprobe.
+
+    MKV stores per-packet PTS and duration for subtitle streams, so we can
+    get start/end timestamps without extracting or parsing the raw SUP binary.
+    Show events are large packets with a numeric ``duration_time``; clear events
+    are tiny (~30-byte) packets with ``duration_time=N/A``.
+
+    Returns a list of ``(start_seconds, end_seconds)`` tuples, or ``None`` if
+    ffprobe fails or returns no usable durations.
+    """
+    ffprobe_cmd = ffmpeg_bin_path(
+        "ffprobe", gui_mode, ffmpeg_resources_path=ffmpeg_path
+    )
+    # ffprobe -select_streams does not accept the "0:" input-index prefix;
+    # strip it so "0:s:0" → "s:0" and "0:3" → "3".
+    probe_stream = stream[2:] if stream.startswith("0:") else stream
+    try:
+        probe_data = ffmpeg.probe(
+            fname,
+            cmd=ffprobe_cmd,
+            show_packets=None,
+            select_streams=probe_stream,
+            show_entries="packet=pts_time,duration_time,size",
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+    results: List[Tuple[float, float]] = []
+    for packet in probe_data.get("packets", []):
+        pts_time_str = packet.get("pts_time")
+        duration_time_str = packet.get("duration_time")
+        size_str = packet.get("size")
+        if pts_time_str is None or duration_time_str is None or size_str is None:
+            continue
+        if duration_time_str == "N/A":
+            continue
+        try:
+            pts_time = float(pts_time_str)
+            duration_time = float(duration_time_str)
+            size = int(size_str)
+        except ValueError:
+            continue
+        if size > 50:  # skip clear events (~30 bytes)
+            results.append((pts_time, pts_time + duration_time))
+
+    if not results:
+        return None
+    return results
+
+
+class PGSSpeechTransformer(TransformerMixin, ComputeSpeechFrameBoundariesMixin):
+    """Use PGS (Presentation Graphic Stream) subtitle timings as a sync reference.
+
+    PGS subtitles are bitmap-based (e.g. Blu-ray) and cannot be converted to
+    text by ffmpeg.  This transformer extracts the raw SUP stream from the
+    video file, parses the on-screen / off-screen timestamps from the binary
+    Presentation Composition Segments, and builds the same kind of sparse
+    binary signal that :class:`SubtitleSpeechTransformer` produces for text
+    subtitles.  The resulting signal can then be aligned against the input
+    subtitle file in the normal ffsubsync pipeline.
+    """
+
+    # PGS is already in the MKV timebase so its duration cannot be compared
+    # against the SRT to infer a framerate ratio.  Returning None here prevents
+    # the duration-based framerate inference in try_sync from running.
+    @property
+    def num_frames(self) -> None:
+        return None
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        sample_rate: int,
+        start_seconds: int = 0,
+        ffmpeg_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        ref_stream: Optional[str] = None,
+        gui_mode: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        super(PGSSpeechTransformer, self).__init__()
+        self.sample_rate: int = sample_rate
+        self.start_seconds: int = start_seconds
+        self.ffmpeg_path: Optional[str] = ffmpeg_path
+        self.ref_stream: Optional[str] = ref_stream
+        self.gui_mode: bool = gui_mode
+        self.pgs_speech_results_: Optional[np.ndarray] = None
+
+    def fit(self, fname: str, *_) -> "PGSSpeechTransformer":
+        if self.ref_stream is None:
+            stream = find_pgs_stream(fname, self.ffmpeg_path, self.gui_mode)
+            if stream is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "No hdmv_pgs_subtitle stream found in {}. "
+                    "Specify one explicitly with --pgs-ref-stream.".format(fname)
+                )
+        else:
+            stream = self.ref_stream
+            if not stream.startswith("0:"):
+                stream = "0:" + stream
+
+        logger.info("reading PGS timings for stream %s from %s...", stream, fname)
+        timings = _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe(
+            fname, stream, self.ffmpeg_path, self.gui_mode
+        )
+        if timings is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Failed to get PGS timings via ffprobe for stream {} from {}. "
+                "Make sure the stream exists and is an hdmv_pgs_subtitle track "
+                "(check with: ffprobe -show_streams {}).".format(stream, fname, fname)
+            )
+
+        if not timings:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "No subtitle timings found in PGS stream {}.".format(stream)
+            )
+
+        logger.info("found %d PGS subtitle segments", len(timings))
+        for i, (s, e) in enumerate(timings[:8]):
+            logger.debug(
+                "  PGS[%d]: %s --> %s (%.3fs)",
+                i,
+                str(timedelta(seconds=s)),
+                str(timedelta(seconds=e)),
+                e - s,
+            )
+
+        max_time = max(end for _, end in timings)
+        num_samples = int(max_time * self.sample_rate) + 2
+        samples = np.zeros(num_samples, dtype=float)
+
+        for start, end in timings:
+            start_sample = int(round((start - self.start_seconds) * self.sample_rate))
+            end_sample = int(round((end - self.start_seconds) * self.sample_rate))
+            start_sample = max(start_sample, 0)
+            end_sample = min(end_sample, num_samples)
+            if start_sample < end_sample:
+                samples[start_sample:end_sample] = 1.0
+
+        self.pgs_speech_results_ = samples
+        self.fit_boundaries(self.pgs_speech_results_)
+        logger.info(
+            "total PGS subtitle frames: %d", int(np.sum(self.pgs_speech_results_))
+        )
+        return self
+
+    def transform(self, *_) -> np.ndarray:
+        assert self.pgs_speech_results_ is not None
+        return self.pgs_speech_results_
diff --git a/tests/test_pgs.py b/tests/test_pgs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea48f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pgs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from ffsubsync.speech_transformers import _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe
+
+
+def _make_packet(pts_time, duration_time, size):
+    return {
+        "pts_time": str(pts_time),
+        "duration_time": "N/A" if duration_time is None else str(duration_time),
+        "size": str(size),
+    }
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_basic(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    mock_probe.return_value = {
+        "packets": [
+            _make_packet(1.0, 2.5, 1000),
+            _make_packet(5.0, 1.0, 800),
+        ]
+    }
+    result = _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0")
+    assert result == [(1.0, 3.5), (5.0, 6.0)]
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_strips_0_prefix_from_stream(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    """'0:s:0' should be passed to ffprobe as 's:0'."""
+    mock_probe.return_value = {"packets": [_make_packet(0.0, 1.0, 100)]}
+    _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0")
+    _, kwargs = mock_probe.call_args
+    assert kwargs["select_streams"] == "s:0"
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_stream_without_prefix_unchanged(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    mock_probe.return_value = {"packets": [_make_packet(0.0, 1.0, 100)]}
+    _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "s:1")
+    _, kwargs = mock_probe.call_args
+    assert kwargs["select_streams"] == "s:1"
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_skips_clear_events_small_size(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    """Packets with size <= 50 are clear events and must be skipped."""
+    mock_probe.return_value = {
+        "packets": [
+            _make_packet(1.0, 2.0, 1000),  # show event
+            _make_packet(3.0, 0.001, 30),  # clear event, size <= 50
+        ]
+    }
+    result = _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0")
+    assert result == [(1.0, 3.0)]
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_skips_na_duration(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    """Packets with duration_time=N/A must be skipped."""
+    mock_probe.return_value = {
+        "packets": [
+            _make_packet(1.0, None, 1000),  # N/A duration
+            _make_packet(5.0, 2.0, 900),
+        ]
+    }
+    result = _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0")
+    assert result == [(5.0, 7.0)]
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_returns_none_when_no_usable_packets(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    """Returns None if all packets are filtered out."""
+    mock_probe.return_value = {
+        "packets": [
+            _make_packet(1.0, None, 1000),  # N/A duration
+            _make_packet(2.0, 1.0, 20),  # too small
+        ]
+    }
+    assert _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0") is None
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_returns_none_on_empty_packets(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    mock_probe.return_value = {"packets": []}
+    assert _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0") is None
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_returns_none_when_ffprobe_raises(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    mock_probe.side_effect = Exception("ffprobe not found")
+    assert _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0") is None
+
+
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg_bin_path", return_value="ffprobe")
+@patch("ffsubsync.speech_transformers.ffmpeg.probe")
+def test_skips_packets_with_missing_fields(mock_probe, mock_bin):
+    """Packets missing any required field are silently skipped."""
+    mock_probe.return_value = {
+        "packets": [
+            {"pts_time": "1.0", "duration_time": "2.0"},  # missing size
+            {"pts_time": "3.0", "size": "500"},  # missing duration_time
+            {"duration_time": "1.0", "size": "500"},  # missing pts_time
+            _make_packet(10.0, 1.0, 200),  # valid
+        ]
+    }
+    result = _get_pgs_timings_via_ffprobe("test.mkv", "0:s:0")
+    assert result == [(10.0, 11.0)]