diff --git a/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php
index 52188bbe..5d8a69ce 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/AbstractDecoder.php
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ abstract class AbstractDecoder extends DriverSpecialized implements DecoderInter
         }
 
         try {
-            $input = match (true) {
+            $source = match (true) {
                 (strlen($path_or_data) <= PHP_MAXPATHLEN && is_file($path_or_data)) => $path_or_data, // path
                 default => $this->buildFilePointer($path_or_data), // data
             };
 
             // extract exif data via file path
-            $data = @exif_read_data($input, null, true);
-            if (is_resource($input)) {
-                fclose($input);
+            $data = @exif_read_data($source, null, true);
+            if (is_resource($source)) {
+                fclose($source);
             }
         } catch (Exception) {
             $data = [];
@@ -98,6 +98,26 @@ abstract class AbstractDecoder extends DriverSpecialized implements DecoderInter
         return new Collection(is_array($data) ? $data : []);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adjust image rotation of given image according to the exif data
+     *
+     * @param ImageInterface $image
+     * @return ImageInterface
+     */
+    protected function adjustImageRotation(ImageInterface $image): ImageInterface
+    {
+        return match ($image->exif('IFD0.Orientation')) {
+            2 => $image->flop(),
+            3 => $image->rotate(180),
+            4 => $image->rotate(180)->flop(),
+            5 => $image->rotate(270)->flop(),
+            6 => $image->rotate(270),
+            7 => $image->rotate(90)->flop(),
+            8 => $image->rotate(90),
+            default => $image
+        };
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determine if given input is base64 encoded data
      *
@@ -126,7 +146,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDecoder extends DriverSpecialized implements DecoderInter
 
         $result = preg_match($pattern, $input, $matches);
 
-        return new class($matches, $result)
+        return new class ($matches, $result)
         {
             private $matches;
             private $result;
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
index 8afb16ac..92c45b44 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/BinaryImageDecoder.php
@@ -9,30 +9,43 @@ use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Frame;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ColorInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\DecoderInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
-use Intervention\Gif\Decoder as GifDecoder;
-use Intervention\Gif\Splitter as GifSplitter;
 use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Core;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Decoders\Traits\CanDecodeGif;
 use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Driver;
 use Intervention\Image\Exceptions\DecoderException;
 use Intervention\Image\Image;
-use Intervention\Image\Origin;
 
 class BinaryImageDecoder extends AbstractDecoder implements DecoderInterface
 {
+    use CanDecodeGif;
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @see DecoderInterface::decode()
+     */
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_string($input)) {
             throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
         }
 
-        if ($this->isGifFormat($input)) {
-            return $this->decodeGif($input); // decode (animated) gif
-        }
+        $image = match ($this->isGifFormat($input)) {
+            true => $this->decodeGif($input),
+            default => $this->decodeBinary($input),
+        };
 
-        return $this->decodeString($input);
+        return $image;
     }
 
-    private function decodeString(string $input): ImageInterface
+    /**
+     * Decode image from given binary data
+     *
+     * @param string $input
+     * @return ImageInterface
+     * @throws DecoderException
+     */
+    private function decodeBinary(string $input): ImageInterface
     {
         $gd = @imagecreatefromstring($input);
 
@@ -54,49 +67,12 @@ class BinaryImageDecoder extends AbstractDecoder implements DecoderInterface
             $this->extractExifData($input)
         );
 
+        // set mediaType on origin
         if ($info = getimagesizefromstring($input)) {
-            $image->setOrigin(
-                new Origin($info['mime'])
-            );
+            $image->origin()->setMediaType($info['mime']);
         }
 
         // fix image orientation
-        return match ($image->exif('IFD0.Orientation')) {
-            2 => $image->flop(),
-            3 => $image->rotate(180),
-            4 => $image->rotate(180)->flop(),
-            5 => $image->rotate(270)->flop(),
-            6 => $image->rotate(270),
-            7 => $image->rotate(90)->flop(),
-            8 => $image->rotate(90),
-            default => $image
-        };
-    }
-
-    private function decodeGif(string $input): ImageInterface
-    {
-        $gif = GifDecoder::decode($input);
-
-        if (!$gif->isAnimated()) {
-            return $this->decodeString($input);
-        }
-
-        $splitter = GifSplitter::create($gif)->split();
-        $delays = $splitter->getDelays();
-
-        // build core
-        $core = new Core();
-        $core->setLoops($gif->getMainApplicationExtension()?->getLoops());
-        foreach ($splitter->coalesceToResources() as $key => $data) {
-            $core->push(
-                (new Frame($data))->setDelay($delays[$key] / 100)
-            );
-        }
-
-        $image = new Image(new Driver(), $core);
-
-        return $image->setOrigin(
-            new Origin('image/gif')
-        );
+        return $this->adjustImageRotation($image);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php
index be0cbff0..329d52d1 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/FilePathImageDecoder.php
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Decoders;
 
 use Exception;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Decoders\Traits\CanDecodeGif;
 use Intervention\Image\Exceptions\DecoderException;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ColorInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\DecoderInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
 
-class FilePathImageDecoder extends BinaryImageDecoder implements DecoderInterface
+class FilePathImageDecoder extends GdImageDecoder implements DecoderInterface
 {
+    use CanDecodeGif;
+
     public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
     {
         if (!is_string($input)) {
@@ -30,12 +33,58 @@ class FilePathImageDecoder extends BinaryImageDecoder implements DecoderInterfac
             throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
         }
 
-        // decode image
-        $image = parent::decode(file_get_contents($input));
+        // detect media (mime) type
+        $mediaType = $this->getMediaTypeByFilePath($input);
 
-        // set file path on origin
+        // gif files might be animated and therefore cannot be handled by the standard GD decoder.
+        $image = match ($mediaType) {
+            'image/gif' => $this->decodeGif($input),
+            default => parent::decode(match ($mediaType) {
+                'image/jpeg', 'image/jpg', 'image/pjpeg' => imagecreatefromjpeg($input),
+                'image/webp', 'image/x-webp' => imagecreatefromwebp($input),
+                'image/png', 'image/x-png' => imagecreatefrompng($input),
+                'image/avif', 'image/x-avif' => imagecreatefromavif($input),
+                'image/bmp',
+                'image/ms-bmp',
+                'image/x-bitmap',
+                'image/x-bmp',
+                'image/x-ms-bmp',
+                'image/x-win-bitmap',
+                'image/x-windows-bmp',
+                'image/x-xbitmap' => imagecreatefrombmp($input),
+                default => throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input'),
+            }),
+        };
+
+        // set file path & mediaType on origin
         $image->origin()->setFilePath($input);
+        $image->origin()->setMediaType($mediaType);
 
-        return $image;
+        // extract exif
+        $image->setExif($this->extractExifData($input));
+
+        // fix image orientation
+        return $this->adjustImageRotation($image);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return media (mime) type of the file at given file path
+     *
+     * @param string $filepath
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function getMediaTypeByFilePath(string $filepath): string
+    {
+        $info = getimagesize($filepath);
+
+        if (!is_array($info)) {
+            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+        }
+
+        if (!array_key_exists('mime', $info)) {
+            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+        }
+
+        return $info['mime'];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/GdImageDecoder.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/GdImageDecoder.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c812b579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/GdImageDecoder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Decoders;
+
+use GdImage;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\AbstractDecoder;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Core;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Driver;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Frame;
+use Intervention\Image\Exceptions\DecoderException;
+use Intervention\Image\Image;
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ColorInterface;
+
+class GdImageDecoder extends AbstractDecoder
+{
+    public function decode(mixed $input): ImageInterface|ColorInterface
+    {
+        if (!is_object($input)) {
+            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+        }
+
+        if (!($input instanceof GdImage)) {
+            throw new DecoderException('Unable to decode input');
+        }
+
+        if (!imageistruecolor($input)) {
+            imagepalettetotruecolor($input);
+        }
+
+        imagesavealpha($input, true);
+
+        // build image instance
+        return new Image(
+            new Driver(),
+            new Core([
+                new Frame($input)
+            ])
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/Traits/CanDecodeGif.php b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/Traits/CanDecodeGif.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6faca1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Drivers/Gd/Decoders/Traits/CanDecodeGif.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Decoders\Traits;
+
+use Intervention\Gif\Decoder as GifDecoder;
+use Intervention\Gif\Splitter as GifSplitter;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Core;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Driver;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Frame;
+use Intervention\Image\Image;
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
+
+trait CanDecodeGif
+{
+    /**
+     * Decode image from given GIF source which can be either a file path or binary data
+     *
+     * @param mixed $input
+     * @return ImageInterface
+     */
+    protected function decodeGif(mixed $input): ImageInterface
+    {
+        $gif = GifDecoder::decode($input);
+        $splitter = GifSplitter::create($gif)->split();
+        $delays = $splitter->getDelays();
+
+        // build core
+        $core = new Core();
+
+        // set loops on core
+        if ($loops = $gif->getMainApplicationExtension()?->getLoops()) {
+            $core->setLoops($loops);
+        }
+
+        // add GDImage instances to core
+        foreach ($splitter->coalesceToResources() as $key => $native) {
+            $core->push(
+                (new Frame($native))->setDelay($delays[$key] / 100)
+            );
+        }
+
+        return new Image(new Driver(), $core);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Origin.php b/src/Origin.php
index 9aa4780f..9e5413a5 100644
--- a/src/Origin.php
+++ b/src/Origin.php
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ class Origin
         return $this->mediaType();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set media type of current instance
+     *
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return Origin
+     */
+    public function setMediaType(string $type): self
+    {
+        $this->mediaType = $type;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return file path of origin
      *
diff --git a/tests/OriginTest.php b/tests/OriginTest.php
index 0ee86e1d..88ec9673 100644
--- a/tests/OriginTest.php
+++ b/tests/OriginTest.php
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ use Intervention\Image\Origin;
 
 class OriginTest extends TestCase
 {
-    public function testMediaType(): void
-    {
-        $origin = new Origin();
-        $this->assertEquals('application/octet-stream', $origin->mediaType());
-
-        $origin = new Origin('image/gif');
-        $this->assertEquals('image/gif', $origin->mediaType());
-        $this->assertEquals('image/gif', $origin->mimetype());
-    }
-
     public function testFilePath(): void
     {
         $origin = new Origin('image/jpeg', __DIR__ . '/tests/images/example.jpg');
@@ -32,4 +22,17 @@ class OriginTest extends TestCase
         $origin = new Origin('image/jpeg');
         $this->assertEquals('', $origin->fileExtension());
     }
+
+    public function testSetGetMediaType(): void
+    {
+        $origin = new Origin();
+        $this->assertEquals('application/octet-stream', $origin->mediaType());
+
+        $origin = new Origin('image/gif');
+        $this->assertEquals('image/gif', $origin->mediaType());
+        $this->assertEquals('image/gif', $origin->mimetype());
+        $result = $origin->setMediaType('image/jpeg');
+        $this->assertEquals('image/jpeg', $origin->mediaType());
+        $this->assertEquals('image/jpeg', $result->mediaType());
+    }
 }