diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 61afac8ad..a0355b6da 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -9463,11 +9463,13 @@ def __init__(self, *args):
             pm = mupdf.fz_new_pixmap_with_bbox(cs, JM_irect_from_py(rect), mupdf.FzSeparations(0), alpha)
             self.this = pm
 
-        elif args_match(args, (Colorspace, mupdf.FzColorspace), (Pixmap, mupdf.FzPixmap)):
+        elif args_match(args, (Colorspace, mupdf.FzColorspace, type(None)), (Pixmap, mupdf.FzPixmap)):
             # copy pixmap, converting colorspace
             cs, spix = args
             if isinstance(cs, Colorspace):
                 cs = cs.this
+            elif cs is None:
+                cs = mupdf.FzColorspace(None)
             if isinstance(spix, Pixmap):
                 spix = spix.this
             if not mupdf.fz_pixmap_colorspace(spix).m_internal:
@@ -17965,7 +17967,8 @@ def args_match(args, *types):
     Returns true if <args> matches <types>.
 
     Each item in <types> is a type or tuple of types. Any of these types will
-    match an item in <args>. None will match anything in <args>.
+    match an item in <args>. `None` will match anything in <args>. `type(None)`
+    will match an arg whose value is `None`.
     '''
     j = 0
     for i in range(len(types)):
diff --git a/tests/test_pixmap.py b/tests/test_pixmap.py
index f2615158f..30dac45d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_pixmap.py
+++ b/tests/test_pixmap.py
@@ -245,3 +245,7 @@ def test_3134():
     print(f'{stat_irect=}')
     assert stat_rect.st_size == stat_irect.st_size
     
+def test_3177():
+    path = os.path.abspath(f'{__file__}/../../tests/resources/img-transparent.png')
+    pixmap = fitz.Pixmap(path)
+    pixmap2 = fitz.Pixmap(None, pixmap)