diff --git a/packages/studio-server/src/preview-server/routes/download-remote-asset.ts b/packages/studio-server/src/preview-server/routes/download-remote-asset.ts
index 064f9d11285..9547607dd8d 100644
--- a/packages/studio-server/src/preview-server/routes/download-remote-asset.ts
+++ b/packages/studio-server/src/preview-server/routes/download-remote-asset.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ export const downloadRemoteAssetHandler: ApiHandler<
 		assetType:
 			fileType.type === 'gif'
 				? 'gif'
-				: fileType.type === 'apng'
+				: fileType.type === 'apng' ||
+					  (fileType.type === 'webp' && fileType.animated)
 					? 'animated-image'
 					: 'image',
 		src: assetPath,
diff --git a/packages/studio-shared/src/detect-file-type.ts b/packages/studio-shared/src/detect-file-type.ts
index 7095b50e3fc..115cfd8356b 100644
--- a/packages/studio-shared/src/detect-file-type.ts
+++ b/packages/studio-shared/src/detect-file-type.ts
@@ -287,13 +287,41 @@ const getWebPDimensions = (bytes: Uint8Array): FileDimensions | null => {
 	return null;
 };
 
+const isAnimatedWebp = (data: Uint8Array): boolean => {
+	const animationChunk = new Uint8Array([0x41, 0x4e, 0x49, 0x4d]);
+	const view = new DataView(data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength);
+	let offset = 12;
+
+	while (offset + 8 <= data.length) {
+		const chunkType = data.subarray(offset, offset + 4);
+		if (matchesPattern(animationChunk)(chunkType)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		const chunkLength = view.getUint32(offset + 4, true);
+		const nextOffset = offset + 8 + chunkLength + (chunkLength % 2);
+		if (nextOffset <= offset) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		offset = nextOffset;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+};
+
 const isWebp = (data: Uint8Array): WebpType | null => {
-	const webpPattern = new Uint8Array([0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46]);
+	const riffPattern = new Uint8Array([0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46]);
+	const webpPattern = new Uint8Array([0x57, 0x45, 0x42, 0x50]);
 
-	if (matchesPattern(webpPattern)(data.subarray(0, 4))) {
+	if (
+		matchesPattern(riffPattern)(data.subarray(0, 4)) &&
+		matchesPattern(webpPattern)(data.subarray(8, 12))
+	) {
 		return {
 			type: 'webp',
 			dimensions: getWebPDimensions(data),
+			animated: isAnimatedWebp(data),
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -393,6 +421,7 @@ export type JpegType = {
 export type WebpType = {
 	type: 'webp';
 	dimensions: FileDimensions | null;
+	animated: boolean;
 };
 
 export type BmpType = {
diff --git a/packages/studio-shared/src/test/detect-file-type.test.ts b/packages/studio-shared/src/test/detect-file-type.test.ts
index 7aacab289f8..61f6acf5b2f 100644
--- a/packages/studio-shared/src/test/detect-file-type.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio-shared/src/test/detect-file-type.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,41 @@ test('detects animated PNG dimensions', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+test('detects animated WebP files', () => {
+	const webp = new Uint8Array(44);
+	webp.set([0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46, 36, 0, 0, 0], 0);
+	webp.set([0x57, 0x45, 0x42, 0x50], 8);
+	webp.set([0x56, 0x50, 0x38, 0x58, 10, 0, 0, 0], 12);
+	webp.set([0x02, 0, 0, 0, 0x3f, 0x01, 0, 0xb3, 0, 0], 20);
+	webp.set([0x41, 0x4e, 0x49, 0x4d, 6, 0, 0, 0], 30);
+
+	expect(detectFileType(webp)).toEqual({
+		type: 'webp',
+		animated: true,
+		dimensions: {
+			width: 320,
+			height: 180,
+		},
+	});
+});
+
+test('detects static WebP files', () => {
+	const webp = new Uint8Array(30);
+	webp.set([0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46, 22, 0, 0, 0], 0);
+	webp.set([0x57, 0x45, 0x42, 0x50], 8);
+	webp.set([0x56, 0x50, 0x38, 0x58, 10, 0, 0, 0], 12);
+	webp.set([0, 0, 0, 0, 0x3f, 0x01, 0, 0xb3, 0, 0], 20);
+
+	expect(detectFileType(webp)).toEqual({
+		type: 'webp',
+		animated: false,
+		dimensions: {
+			width: 320,
+			height: 180,
+		},
+	});
+});
+
 test('detects GIF dimensions', () => {
 	const gif = new Uint8Array([
 		0x47, 0x49, 0x46, 0x38, 0x39, 0x61, 0x20, 0x03, 0x58, 0x02,
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/import-assets.ts b/packages/studio/src/components/import-assets.ts
index 66aba1d4284..75753195ab7 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/import-assets.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/import-assets.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ export const getAssetElement = ({
 	fileType: FileType;
 	src: string;
 }): InsertableAssetElement | null => {
+	if (fileType.type === 'webp' && fileType.animated) {
+		return {
+			type: 'asset',
+			assetType: 'animated-image',
+			src,
+			srcType: 'static',
+			dimensions: fileType.dimensions,
+			position: null,
+		};
+	}
+
 	if (
 		fileType.type === 'png' ||
 		fileType.type === 'jpeg' ||
@@ -435,7 +446,7 @@ const getStaticAssetFileType = async (
 	assetPath: string,
 ): Promise<FileType | null> => {
 	const extension = assetPath.split('.').pop()?.toLowerCase();
-	if (extension !== 'png' && extension !== 'apng') {
+	if (extension !== 'png' && extension !== 'apng' && extension !== 'webp') {
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/test/import-assets.test.ts b/packages/studio/src/test/import-assets.test.ts
index 057a2fc2c48..6d5fbce59a5 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/test/import-assets.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/test/import-assets.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,46 @@ test('maps animated PNG file types to AnimatedImage assets', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+test('maps animated WebP file types to AnimatedImage assets', () => {
+	expect(
+		getAssetElement({
+			fileType: {
+				type: 'webp',
+				animated: true,
+				dimensions: {width: 480, height: 290},
+			},
+			src: 'animated.webp',
+		}),
+	).toEqual({
+		type: 'asset',
+		assetType: 'animated-image',
+		src: 'animated.webp',
+		srcType: 'static',
+		dimensions: {width: 480, height: 290},
+		position: null,
+	});
+});
+
+test('maps static WebP file types to Img assets', () => {
+	expect(
+		getAssetElement({
+			fileType: {
+				type: 'webp',
+				animated: false,
+				dimensions: {width: 480, height: 290},
+			},
+			src: 'static.webp',
+		}),
+	).toEqual({
+		type: 'asset',
+		assetType: 'image',
+		src: 'static.webp',
+		srcType: 'static',
+		dimensions: {width: 480, height: 290},
+		position: null,
+	});
+});
+
 test('maps existing static file paths to insertable assets', () => {
 	expect(getAssetElementFromPath('nested/photo.JPG')).toEqual({
 		type: 'asset',