diff --git a/.changeset/funky-trains-deny.md b/.changeset/funky-trains-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99efca58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funky-trains-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@stackoverflow/stacks-editor": minor
+---
+
+Add support for WebP images
diff --git a/src/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.ts b/src/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.ts
index 69aeed38..45b75c33 100644
--- a/src/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.ts
+++ b/src/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ export async function defaultImageUploadHandler(file: File): Promise<string> {
     return json.UploadedImage;
 }
 
-const defaultAcceptedFileTypes = ["image/jpeg", "image/png", "image/gif"];
+const defaultAcceptedFileTypes = [
+    "image/jpeg",
+    "image/png",
+    "image/gif",
+    "image/webp",
+];
 const defaultSizeLimitMib = 2;
 
 enum ValidationResult {
diff --git a/test/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.test.ts b/test/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.test.ts
index 80e9d398..f40771cd 100644
--- a/test/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.test.ts
+++ b/test/shared/prosemirror-plugins/image-upload.test.ts
@@ -146,15 +146,15 @@ describe("image upload plugin", () => {
             expect(findAddButton(uploader).disabled).toBe(true);
             const validationMessage = findValidationMessage(uploader);
             expect(validationMessage.textContent).toBe(
-                "Please select an image (jpeg, png, gif) to upload"
+                "Please select an image (jpeg, png, gif, webp) to upload"
             );
             expect(validationMessage.classList).not.toContain("d-none");
         });
 
-        it("should accept jpeg, png and gif by default if no acceptedFileTypes option is provided", async () => {
+        it("should accept jpeg, png, webp and gif by default if no acceptedFileTypes option is provided", async () => {
             showImageUploader(view.editorView);
             expect(uploader.uploadField.accept).toBe(
-                "image/jpeg, image/png, image/gif"
+                "image/jpeg, image/png, image/gif, image/webp"
             );
 
             await expect(
@@ -184,13 +184,22 @@ describe("image upload plugin", () => {
                 "d-none"
             );
 
+            await expect(
+                uploader.showImagePreview(
+                    mockFile("some webp file", "image/webp")
+                )
+            ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+            expect(findValidationMessage(uploader).classList).toContain(
+                "d-none"
+            );
+
             await expect(
                 uploader.showImagePreview(
                     mockFile("some bmp file", "image/bmp")
                 )
             ).rejects.toBe("invalid filetype");
             expect(findValidationMessage(uploader).textContent).toBe(
-                "Please select an image (jpeg, png, gif) to upload"
+                "Please select an image (jpeg, png, gif, webp) to upload"
             );
         });