diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4811a5e..0805fcc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ This is a TUI (Text User Interface) image editor, inspired by MS Paint, built wi
     - [x] GIF (.gif)
     - [x] TIFF (.tiff)
     - [x] WebP (.webp)
-    - [x] JPEG (.jpg) — low quality <-- (TODO: set quality level? maybe enlarge image before saving?) -->
     - [x] Windows Icon (.ico) — opens largest size in the file
     - [x] Mac OS Icon (.icns) — opens largest size in the file
     - [x] Windows Cursor (.cur) — open only
diff --git a/cspell.json b/cspell.json
index b24b16b..75d46be 100644
--- a/cspell.json
+++ b/cspell.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 		"Odhner",
 		"pagedown",
 		"pageup",
+		"performantly",
 		"phpstorm",
 		"pipreqs",
 		"Playscii",
diff --git a/src/textual_paint/paint.py b/src/textual_paint/paint.py
index 6185191..f36ad59 100755
--- a/src/textual_paint/paint.py
+++ b/src/textual_paint/paint.py
@@ -787,6 +787,12 @@ class AnsiArtDocument:
             return self.get_plain().encode("utf-8")
         elif format_id == "RICH_CONSOLE_MARKUP":
             return self.get_rich_console_markup().encode("utf-8")
+        elif format_id == "JPEG":
+            # Disabled because of low quality.
+            # On the scale of images you're able to (performantly) edit in this app (currently),
+            # JPEG is not a good choice.
+            # Note: if ever re-enabling this, make sure to re-enable warning in confirm_information_loss.
+            raise FormatWriteNotSupported(localized_message=_("Cannot write files in %1 format.", format_id) + "\n\n" + _("To save your changes, use a different filename."))
         elif format_id in Image.SAVE:
             return self.encode_image_format(format_id)
         elif format_id is None:
@@ -2849,11 +2855,15 @@ class PaintApp(App[None]):
         # Note: image formats will lose any FOREGROUND color information.
         # This could be considered part of the text information, but could be mentioned.
         # Also, it could be confusing if a file uses a lot of full block characters (█).
-        # TODO: warn about lossy JPEG encoding? or just disable the format!
         non_openable = format_id in ("HTML", "RICH_CONSOLE_MARKUP") or (format_id in Image.SAVE and not format_id in Image.OPEN)
         supports_text_and_color = format_id in ("ANSI", "SVG", "HTML", "RICH_CONSOLE_MARKUP")
         if format_id == "PLAINTEXT":
             self.confirm_lose_color_information(lambda: callback(True))
+        elif format_id == "JPEG":
+            # JPEG is disabled for saving because it's lossy.
+            # We don't need to warn about that here, because we will show an error when attempting to encode.
+            # Any warning here would just be annoying preamble to the error.
+            callback(False)
         elif supports_text_and_color:
             # This is handled before Pillow's image formats, so that bespoke format support overrides Pillow.
             if non_openable: