diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 7c38cd04d..e51cef656 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Requires libvips v8.11.3
 
 * Ensure `sharp.versions` is populated from vendored libvips.
 
+* Remove animation properties from single page images.
+  [#2890](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/2890)
+
 * Allow use of 'tif' to select TIFF output.
   [#2893](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/2893)
   [@erf](https://github.com/erf)
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index 3a3763429..2ca99c00b 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
           yfactor = static_cast<double>(shrunkOnLoadHeight) / static_cast<double>(targetResizeHeight);
         }
       }
+      // Remove animation properties from single page images
+      if (baton->input->pages == 1) {
+        image = sharp::RemoveAnimationProperties(image);
+      }
 
       // Ensure we're using a device-independent colour space
       char const *processingProfile = image.interpretation() == VIPS_INTERPRETATION_RGB16 ? "p3" : "srgb";
diff --git a/test/unit/webp.js b/test/unit/webp.js
index dd9b38a31..4dd39ae12 100644
--- a/test/unit/webp.js
+++ b/test/unit/webp.js
@@ -209,4 +209,24 @@ describe('WebP', function () {
         fixtures.assertSimilar(fixtures.inputWebPAnimated, data, done);
       });
   });
+
+  it('should remove animation properties when loading single page', async () => {
+    const data = await sharp(fixtures.inputGifAnimatedLoop3)
+      .resize({ height: 570 })
+      .webp({ reductionEffort: 0 })
+      .toBuffer();
+    const metadata = await sharp(data).metadata();
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(metadata, {
+      format: 'webp',
+      size: 2580,
+      width: 740,
+      height: 570,
+      space: 'srgb',
+      channels: 3,
+      depth: 'uchar',
+      isProgressive: false,
+      hasProfile: false,
+      hasAlpha: false
+    });
+  });
 });