diff --git a/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php b/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php
index de5278fbd6a6..2aa3cc967e9e 100644
--- a/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php
+++ b/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ protected function process(string $action)
 
 		$dest = $create($this->width, $this->height);
 
-		if ($this->image()->imageType === IMAGETYPE_PNG) // png we can actually preserve transparency
+		// for png and webp we can actually preserve transparency
+		if (in_array($this->image()->imageType, [IMAGETYPE_PNG, IMAGETYPE_WEBP], true))
 		{
 			imagealphablending($dest, false);
 			imagesavealpha($dest, true);