diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelper.java
index 1f1d518a..af26601f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelper.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import static com.github.stickerifier.stickerify.media.MediaConstraints.MAX_VIDEO_FILE_SIZE;
 import static com.github.stickerifier.stickerify.media.MediaConstraints.MAX_VIDEO_FRAMES;
 import static com.github.stickerifier.stickerify.media.MediaConstraints.VP9_CODEC;
+import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1;
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 
 import com.github.stickerifier.stickerify.exception.CorruptedFileException;
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ public final class MediaHelper {
 	private static final int IMAGE_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO = -1;
 	private static final int VIDEO_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO = -2;
 
+	private static final int WEBP_CHUNK_TYPE_OFFSET = 12;
+	private static final int WEBP_CHUNK_TYPE_LENGTH = 4;
+	private static final int WEBP_FLAGS_BYTE_OFFSET = 20;
+	private static final int WEBP_HEADER_SIZE = 21;
+	private static final int WEBP_ANIMATION_BIT_MASK = 0x02;
+	private static final String WEBP_EXTENDED_FILE_FORMAT = "VP8X";
+
 	/**
 	 * Based on the type of passed-in file, it converts it into the proper media.
 	 * If no conversion was needed, {@code null} is returned.
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ public final class MediaHelper {
 				return null;
 			}
 
-			if (mimeType.startsWith("image/")) {
+			if (isSupportedImage(inputFile, mimeType)) {
 				if (isImageCompliant(inputFile, mimeType)) {
 					LOGGER.atInfo().log("The image doesn't need conversion");
 					return null;
@@ -288,6 +296,47 @@ private static boolean isAnimationCompliant(@Nullable AnimationDetails animation
 				&& animation.height() == MAX_SIDE_LENGTH;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the MIME type corresponds to one of the supported image formats.
+	 * If the image file is an animated WebP, {@code false} is returned as they are not currently supported.
+	 *
+	 * @param image the image file to check
+	 * @param mimeType the MIME type to check
+	 * @return {@code true} if the MIME type is supported
+	 */
+	private static boolean isSupportedImage(File image, String mimeType) {
+		if ("image/webp".equals(mimeType) && isAnimatedWebp(image)) {
+			LOGGER.atInfo().log("The image is an animated WebP");
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return mimeType.startsWith("image/");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Detects if a WebP file is animated by checking its file header.
+	 *
+	 * @param file the WebP file to check
+	 * @return {@code true} if the file is an animated WebP
+	 */
+	private static boolean isAnimatedWebp(File file) {
+		try (var fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file)) {
+			var header = fileInputStream.readNBytes(WEBP_HEADER_SIZE);
+			if (header.length < WEBP_HEADER_SIZE) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			var chunkHeader = new String(header, WEBP_CHUNK_TYPE_OFFSET, WEBP_CHUNK_TYPE_LENGTH, ISO_8859_1);
+			boolean isExtendedFormat = WEBP_EXTENDED_FILE_FORMAT.equals(chunkHeader);
+			boolean hasAnimationFlag = (header[WEBP_FLAGS_BYTE_OFFSET] & WEBP_ANIMATION_BIT_MASK) != 0;
+
+			return isExtendedFormat && hasAnimationFlag;
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.atWarn().setCause(e).log("An error occurred checking if the file is an animated WebP");
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks if passed-in image is already compliant with Telegram's requisites.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelperTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelperTest.java
index 5aa342aa..174ad277 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelperTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/stickerifier/stickerify/media/MediaHelperTest.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void resizeAnimatedWebpVideo() {
 		var webpVideo = loadResource("animated.webp");
 
 		var ex = assertThrows(MediaException.class, () -> MediaHelper.convert(webpVideo));
-		assertThat(ex.getMessage(), equalTo("FFmpeg image conversion failed"));
+		assertThat(ex.getMessage(), equalTo("The file with image/webp MIME type is not supported"));
 	}
 
 	@Test