diff --git a/src/plugins/viewIcons/index.tsx b/src/plugins/viewIcons/index.tsx
index 07630a00..2afdb2d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/viewIcons/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/viewIcons/index.tsx
@@ -71,9 +71,14 @@ const openAvatar = (url: string) => openImage(url, 512, 512);
 const openBanner = (url: string) => openImage(url, 1024);
 
 function openImage(url: string, width: number, height?: number) {
-    const format = url.startsWith("/") ? "png" : settings.store.format;
-
     const u = new URL(url, window.location.href);
+
+    const format = url.startsWith("/")
+        ? "png"
+        : u.searchParams.get("animated") === "true"
+            ? "gif"
+            : settings.store.format;
+
     u.searchParams.set("size", settings.store.imgSize);
     u.pathname = u.pathname.replace(/\.(png|jpe?g|webp)$/, `.${format}`);
     url = u.toString();