diff --git a/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php b/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php
index ab8e0b7e3dd3..b05084d273a1 100644
--- a/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php
+++ b/system/Images/Handlers/GDHandler.php
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ public function save(?string $target = null, int $quality = 90): bool
 
         $this->ensureResource();
 
+        // for png and webp we can actually preserve transparency
+        if (in_array($this->image()->imageType, $this->supportTransparency, true)) {
+            imagealphablending($this->resource, false);
+            imagesavealpha($this->resource, true);
+        }
+
         switch ($this->image()->imageType) {
             case IMAGETYPE_GIF:
                 if (! function_exists('imagegif')) {