An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an image former configured to form an image on the image bearing member, a transfer portion configured to transfer the image formed on the image bearing member onto a recording material, a conveyor configured to convey the recording material to the transfer portion, a contact portion provided upstream of the transfer portion in a conveyance direction of the recording material and having a contact member for grounding the recording material to be conveyed to the transfer portion, and at least one processor configured to control, in a case where the recording material is of a first paper type, the contact portion so that the recording material is grounded by the contact member.

An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an image former configured to form an image on the image bearing member, a transfer unit configured to transfer, onto a recording material, the image formed on the image bearing member, a conveyor configured to convey the recording material to the transfer unit, a contact member which is provided upstream of the transfer unit in a conveyance direction of the recording material, and which is configured to ground the recording material being conveyed to the transfer unit, and a controller configured to form an image on the recording material by controlling the image former to form the image on the image bearing member, and controlling the transfer unit to transfer the image from the image bearing member onto the recording material.