diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/apply-transforms.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/apply-transforms.ts
index 4cf6cd3a..0cb18f36 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/apply-transforms.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/apply-transforms.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export async function applyTransforms(transforms: ImageTransformation[], image:
         image.withMetadata()
     }
 
-    image = transforms.reduce((img, transform) => transform(img), image)
+    for (const transform of transforms) {
+        image = await transform(image)
+    }
 
     return {
         image,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index f67f0f42..ec137087 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export type TransformFactory<A = {}> = (metadata: Partial<ImageConfig & A>, ctx:
 
 export type TransformOption<A = {},T = any> = (metadata: Partial<ImageConfig & A>, image: Sharp) => T | undefined
 
-export type ImageTransformation = (image: Sharp) => Sharp
+export type ImageTransformation = (image: Sharp) => Sharp | Promise<Sharp>
 
 export interface TransformResult {
     image: Sharp,