diff --git a/packages/transformers/image/src/ImageTransformer.js b/packages/transformers/image/src/ImageTransformer.js
index b067a992962..46eb5404ff9 100644
--- a/packages/transformers/image/src/ImageTransformer.js
+++ b/packages/transformers/image/src/ImageTransformer.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default (new Transformer({
         true,
       );
 
-      let imagePipeline = sharp(inputBuffer);
+      let imagePipeline = sharp(inputBuffer, {animated: true});
 
       imagePipeline.withMetadata();