diff --git a/generator/configMap.go b/generator/configMap.go
index d65811d..61cfd23 100644
--- a/generator/configMap.go
+++ b/generator/configMap.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/types"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func NewConfigMapFromDirectory(service types.ServiceConfig, appName, path string
 	// cumulate the path to the WorkingDir
 	path = filepath.Join(service.WorkingDir, path)
 	path = filepath.Clean(path)
-	cm.AppendDir(path)
+	cm.AppenddDir(path)
 	return cm
 }
 
@@ -149,9 +150,17 @@ func (c *ConfigMap) AddData(key, value string) {
 	c.Data[key] = value
 }
 
+// AddBinaryData adds binary data to the configmap. Append or overwrite the value if the key already exists.
+func (c *ConfigMap) AddBinaryData(key string, value []byte) {
+	if c.BinaryData == nil {
+		c.BinaryData = make(map[string][]byte)
+	}
+	c.BinaryData[key] = value
+}
+
 // AddFile adds files from given path to the configmap. It is not recursive, to add all files in a directory,
 // you need to call this function for each subdirectory.
-func (c *ConfigMap) AppendDir(path string) {
+func (c *ConfigMap) AppenddDir(path string) {
 	// read all files in the path and add them to the configmap
 	stat, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -165,6 +174,7 @@ func (c *ConfigMap) AppendDir(path string) {
 		}
 		for _, file := range files {
 			if file.IsDir() {
+				utils.Warn("Subdirectories are ignored for the moment, skipping", filepath.Join(path, file.Name()))
 				continue
 			}
 			path := filepath.Join(path, file.Name())
@@ -174,7 +184,12 @@ func (c *ConfigMap) AppendDir(path string) {
 			}
 			// remove the path from the file
 			filename := filepath.Base(path)
-			c.AddData(filename, string(content))
+			if utf8.Valid(content) {
+				c.AddData(filename, string(content))
+			} else {
+				c.AddBinaryData(filename, content)
+			}
+
 		}
 	} else {
 		// add the file to the configmap
@@ -182,7 +197,12 @@ func (c *ConfigMap) AppendDir(path string) {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		c.AddData(filepath.Base(path), string(content))
+		filename := filepath.Base(path)
+		if utf8.Valid(content) {
+			c.AddData(filename, string(content))
+		} else {
+			c.AddBinaryData(filename, content)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +219,12 @@ func (c *ConfigMap) AppendFile(path string) {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		c.AddData(filepath.Base(path), string(content))
+		if utf8.Valid(content) {
+			c.AddData(filepath.Base(path), string(content))
+		} else {
+			c.AddBinaryData(filepath.Base(path), content)
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/generator/volume_test.go b/generator/volume_test.go
index ef365be..700fa6d 100644
--- a/generator/volume_test.go
+++ b/generator/volume_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ package generator
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+	"image/png"
 	"katenary/generator/labels"
+	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -149,6 +154,73 @@ services:
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBinaryMount(t *testing.T) {
+	composeFile := `
+services:
+  web:
+    image: nginx
+    volumes:
+      - ./images/foo.png:/var/www/foo
+    labels:
+      %[1]s/configmap-files: |-
+        - ./images/foo.png
+`
+	composeFile = fmt.Sprintf(composeFile, labels.KatenaryLabelPrefix)
+	tmpDir := setup(composeFile)
+	log.Println(tmpDir)
+	defer teardown(tmpDir)
+
+	os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "images"), 0o755)
+
+	// create a png image
+	pngFile := tmpDir + "/images/foo.png"
+	w, h := 100, 100
+	img := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, w, h))
+	red := color.RGBA{255, 0, 0, 255}
+	for y := 0; y < h; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < w; x++ {
+			img.Set(x, y, red)
+		}
+	}
+
+	blue := color.RGBA{0, 0, 255, 255}
+	for y := 30; y < 70; y++ {
+		for x := 30; x < 70; x++ {
+			img.Set(x, y, blue)
+		}
+	}
+	currentDir, _ := os.Getwd()
+	os.Chdir(tmpDir)
+	defer os.Chdir(currentDir)
+
+	f, err := os.Create(pngFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	png.Encode(f, img)
+	f.Close()
+	output := internalCompileTest(t, "-s", "templates/web/deployment.yaml")
+	d := v1.Deployment{}
+	yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(output), &d)
+	volumes := d.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes
+	if len(volumes) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 volume, got %d", len(volumes))
+	}
+
+	cm := corev1.ConfigMap{}
+	cmContent, err := helmTemplate(ConvertOptions{
+		OutputDir: "chart",
+	}, "-s", "templates/web/statics/images/configmap.yaml")
+	yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(cmContent), &cm)
+	if im, ok := cm.BinaryData["foo.png"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Expected foo.png to be in the configmap")
+	} else {
+		if len(im) == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Expected image to be non-empty")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBindFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	composeFile := `
 services: