diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 34291b2..aa951a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rxing"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.12"
 description="A rust port of the zxing barcode library."
 license="Apache-2.0"
 repository="https://github.com/hschimke/rxing"
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ java-rand = "0.2.0"
 [features]
 default = ["image"]
 image = ["dep:image", "dep:imageproc"]
+allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance = []
diff --git a/src/decode_hints.rs b/src/decode_hints.rs
index 0c1d65f..905fdb7 100644
--- a/src/decode_hints.rs
+++ b/src/decode_hints.rs
@@ -104,8 +104,19 @@ pub enum DecodeHintType {
      * second time with an inverted image. Doesn't matter what it maps to; use {@link Boolean#TRUE}.
      */
     ALSO_INVERTED,
-    // End of enumeration values.
 
+    /**
+     * Specifies that the codes are expected to be in conformance with the specification
+     * ISO/IEC 18004 regading the interpretation of character encoding. Values encoded in BYTE mode
+     * or in KANJI mode are interpreted as ISO-8859-1 characters unless an ECI specified at a prior
+     * location in the input specified a different encoding. By default the encoding of BYTE encoded
+     * values is determinied by the {@link #CHARACTER_SET} hint or otherwise by a heuristic that
+     * examines the bytes. By default KANJI encoded values are interpreted as the bytes of Shift-JIS
+     * encoded characters (note that this is the case even if an ECI specifies a different
+     * encoding).
+     */
+    #[cfg(feature = "allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance")]
+    QR_ASSUME_SPEC_CONFORM_INPUT,
     /*
      * Data type the hint is expecting.
      * Among the possible values the {@link Void} stands out as being used for
@@ -201,5 +212,17 @@ pub enum DecodeHintValue {
      * second time with an inverted image. Doesn't matter what it maps to; use {@link Boolean#TRUE}.
      */
     AlsoInverted(bool),
-    // End of enumeration values.
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies that the codes are expected to be in conformance with the specification
+     * ISO/IEC 18004 regading the interpretation of character encoding. Values encoded in BYTE mode
+     * or in KANJI mode are interpreted as ISO-8859-1 characters unless an ECI specified at a prior
+     * location in the input specified a different encoding. By default the encoding of BYTE encoded
+     * values is determinied by the {@link #CHARACTER_SET} hint or otherwise by a heuristic that
+     * examines the bytes. By default KANJI encoded values are interpreted as the bytes of Shift-JIS
+     * encoded characters (note that this is the case even if an ECI specifies a different
+     * encoding).
+     */
+    #[cfg(feature = "allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance")]
+    QrAssumeSpecConformInput(bool),
 }
diff --git a/src/qrcode/decoder/decoded_bit_stream_parser.rs b/src/qrcode/decoder/decoded_bit_stream_parser.rs
index c225043..805ff83 100644
--- a/src/qrcode/decoder/decoded_bit_stream_parser.rs
+++ b/src/qrcode/decoder/decoded_bit_stream_parser.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ use crate::{
     DecodingHintDictionary, Exceptions,
 };
 
+#[cfg(feature = "allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance")]
+use crate::{DecodeHintType, DecodeHintValue};
+
 use super::{ErrorCorrectionLevel, Mode, VersionRef};
 
 /**
@@ -125,7 +128,13 @@ pub fn decode(
                         &mut byteSegments,
                         hints,
                     )?,
-                    Mode::KANJI => decodeKanjiSegment(&mut bits, &mut result, count)?,
+                    Mode::KANJI => decodeKanjiSegment(
+                        &mut bits,
+                        &mut result,
+                        count,
+                        currentCharacterSetECI,
+                        hints,
+                    )?,
                     _ => return Err(Exceptions::FormatException(None)),
                 }
             }
@@ -217,6 +226,8 @@ fn decodeKanjiSegment(
     bits: &mut BitSource,
     result: &mut String,
     count: usize,
+    currentCharacterSetECI: Option<CharacterSetECI>,
+    hints: &DecodingHintDictionary,
 ) -> Result<(), Exceptions> {
     // Don't crash trying to read more bits than we have available.
     if count * 13 > bits.available() {
@@ -245,10 +256,32 @@ fn decodeKanjiSegment(
         count -= 1;
     }
 
-    let sjs_encoder = encoding::label::encoding_from_whatwg_label("SJIS").unwrap();
-    let encode_string = sjs_encoder
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance"))]
+    let encoder = {
+        let _ = currentCharacterSetECI;
+        let _ = hints;
+        encoding::label::encoding_from_whatwg_label("SJIS").unwrap()
+    };
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance")]
+    let encoder = if let Some(DecodeHintValue::QrAssumeSpecConformInput(true)) =
+        hints.get(&DecodeHintType::QR_ASSUME_SPEC_CONFORM_INPUT)
+    {
+        // if (hints != null && hints.containsKey(DecodeHintType.QR_ASSUME_SPEC_CONFORM_INPUT)) {
+        if let Some(ccse) = &currentCharacterSetECI {
+            //   if (currentCharacterSetECI == null) {
+            CharacterSetECI::getCharset(ccse)
+        } else {
+            encoding::all::ISO_8859_1
+        }
+    } else {
+        encoding::label::encoding_from_whatwg_label("SJIS").unwrap()
+    };
+
+    let encode_string = encoder
         .decode(&buffer, encoding::DecoderTrap::Strict)
         .unwrap();
+
     result.push_str(&encode_string);
 
     Ok(())
@@ -280,7 +313,19 @@ fn decodeByteSegment(
         // upon decoding. I have seen ISO-8859-1 used as well as
         // Shift_JIS -- without anything like an ECI designator to
         // give a hint.
-        StringUtils::guessCharset(&readBytes, hints)
+        {
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance"))]
+            StringUtils::guessCharset(&readBytes, hints)
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "allow_forced_iso_ied_18004_compliance")]
+        if let Some(DecodeHintValue::QrAssumeSpecConformInput(true)) =
+            hints.get(&DecodeHintType::QR_ASSUME_SPEC_CONFORM_INPUT)
+        {
+            encoding::all::ISO_8859_1
+        } else {
+            StringUtils::guessCharset(&readBytes, hints)
+        }
     } else {
         CharacterSetECI::getCharset(currentCharacterSetECI.as_ref().unwrap())
     };