diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/gallery/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
index 9438687f3..4af68520a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/gallery/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -540,8 +540,9 @@ fun Context.loadImageBase(
         options.optionalTransform(WebpDrawable::class.java, WebpDrawableTransformation(FitCenter()))
     }
 
-    // animation is only supported without rounded corners
-    if (animate && roundCorners == ROUNDED_CORNERS_NONE) {
+    // animation is only supported without rounded corners and the file must be a GIF or WEBP.
+    // Glide doesn't support animated AVIF: https://bumptech.github.io/glide/int/avif.html
+    if (animate && roundCorners == ROUNDED_CORNERS_NONE && (path.isGif() || path.isWebP())) {
         // this is required to make glide cache aware of changes
         options.decode(Drawable::class.java)
     } else {