diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index c56ae5b..8f01cf8 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json" // Added for JSON handling
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"image"
 
 	// "image" // Unused import removed
 	_ "image/gif"  // Ensure GIF support
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/mem"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"golang.org/x/image/webp" // Added for WEBP support
 	"gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 )
 
@@ -2940,9 +2942,30 @@ func generateThumbnailWithFFmpeg(originalPath, thumbnailPath string, width, heig
 
 func generateThumbnailWithImaging(originalPath, thumbnailPath string, width, height int) error {
 	// Open the original image
-	img, err := imaging.Open(originalPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open image: %v", err)
+	var img image.Image
+	var err error
+
+	// Determine the file extension
+	ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(originalPath))
+
+	if ext == ".webp" {
+		// Open WEBP image using webp package
+		file, err := os.Open(originalPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to open WEBP image: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+
+		img, err = webp.Decode(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode WEBP image: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Open other image formats using imaging
+		img, err = imaging.Open(originalPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to open image: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Resize the image using Lanczos filter
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9c4fe8b..1bf6a69 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20191009234506-e7c1f5e7dbb8 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20191009234506-e7c1f5e7dbb8
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect