diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index ce8ec971..d202efe2 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ add_subdirectory(./sdl)
 add_subdirectory(./imgui)
 
 add_subdirectory(./stb)
+add_subdirectory(./libwebp)
 
diff --git a/external/libwebp/CMakeLists.txt b/external/libwebp/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c718ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/libwebp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+set(WEBP_LINK_STATIC ON CACHE INTERNAL "")
+
+add_subdirectory(./libwebp EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b0e4bbd..dcaad908 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ add_executable(tomato
 	./image_loader_sdl_bmp.cpp
 	./image_loader_stb.hpp
 	./image_loader_stb.cpp
+	./image_loader_webp.hpp
+	./image_loader_webp.cpp
 
 	./theme.hpp
 	./texture_uploader.hpp
@@ -57,5 +59,6 @@ target_link_libraries(tomato PUBLIC
 	imgui_backend_sdlrenderer3
 
 	stb_image
+	webpdemux
 )
 
diff --git a/src/image_loader_webp.cpp b/src/image_loader_webp.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0cd7a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/image_loader_webp.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#include "./image_loader_webp.hpp"
+
+#include <webp/demux.h>
+#include <webp/mux.h>
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+ImageLoaderWebP::ImageInfo ImageLoaderWebP::loadInfoFromMemory(const uint8_t* data, uint64_t data_size) {
+	ImageInfo res;
+
+	WebPData webp_data;
+	WebPDataInit(&webp_data);
+	webp_data.bytes = data;
+	webp_data.size = data_size;
+
+	WebPAnimDecoderOptions dec_options;
+	WebPAnimDecoderOptionsInit(&dec_options);
+	// Tune 'dec_options' as needed.
+	dec_options.color_mode = MODE_RGBA;
+
+	WebPAnimDecoder* dec = WebPAnimDecoderNew(&webp_data, &dec_options);
+	if (dec == nullptr) {
+		return res;
+	}
+
+	WebPAnimInfo anim_info;
+	WebPAnimDecoderGetInfo(dec, &anim_info);
+	res.width = anim_info.canvas_width;
+	res.height = anim_info.canvas_height;
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+ImageLoaderWebP::ImageResult ImageLoaderWebP::loadFromMemoryRGBA(const uint8_t* data, uint64_t data_size) {
+	ImageResult res;
+
+	WebPData webp_data;
+	WebPDataInit(&webp_data);
+	webp_data.bytes = data;
+	webp_data.size = data_size;
+
+	WebPAnimDecoderOptions dec_options;
+	WebPAnimDecoderOptionsInit(&dec_options);
+	// Tune 'dec_options' as needed.
+	dec_options.color_mode = MODE_RGBA;
+
+	WebPAnimDecoder* dec = WebPAnimDecoderNew(&webp_data, &dec_options);
+	if (dec == nullptr) {
+		return res;
+	}
+
+	WebPAnimInfo anim_info;
+	WebPAnimDecoderGetInfo(dec, &anim_info);
+	res.width = anim_info.canvas_width;
+	res.height = anim_info.canvas_height;
+
+	int prev_timestamp = 0;
+	while (WebPAnimDecoderHasMoreFrames(dec)) {
+		uint8_t* buf;
+		int timestamp;
+		WebPAnimDecoderGetNext(dec, &buf, &timestamp);
+		// ... (Render 'buf' based on 'timestamp').
+		// ... (Do NOT free 'buf', as it is owned by 'dec').
+
+		// just be dumb and append
+		auto& new_frame = res.frames.emplace_back();
+		new_frame.ms = timestamp-prev_timestamp;
+		prev_timestamp = timestamp;
+		new_frame.data.insert(new_frame.data.end(), buf, buf+(res.width*res.height*4));
+	}
+
+	WebPAnimDecoderDelete(dec);
+
+	assert(anim_info.frame_count == res.frames.size());
+
+	return res;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/image_loader_webp.hpp b/src/image_loader_webp.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7e79e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/image_loader_webp.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "./image_loader.hpp"
+
+struct ImageLoaderWebP : public ImageLoaderI {
+	ImageInfo loadInfoFromMemory(const uint8_t* data, uint64_t data_size) override;
+	ImageResult loadFromMemoryRGBA(const uint8_t* data, uint64_t data_size) override;
+};
+
diff --git a/src/tox_avatar_loader.cpp b/src/tox_avatar_loader.cpp
index b47f9dd6..8adfc548 100644
--- a/src/tox_avatar_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/tox_avatar_loader.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "./image_loader_sdl_bmp.hpp"
 #include "./image_loader_stb.hpp"
+#include "./image_loader_webp.hpp"
 
 #include <solanaceae/contact/components.hpp>
 #include <solanaceae/tox_contacts/components.hpp>
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
 
 ToxAvatarLoader::ToxAvatarLoader(Contact3Registry& cr) : _cr(cr) {
 	_image_loaders.push_back(std::make_unique<ImageLoaderSDLBMP>());
-	//_image_loaders.push_back(std::make_unique<ImageLoaderWebP>());
+	_image_loaders.push_back(std::make_unique<ImageLoaderWebP>());
 	_image_loaders.push_back(std::make_unique<ImageLoaderSTB>());
 }