diff --git a/flixel/system/FlxAssets.hx b/flixel/system/FlxAssets.hx
index a30cfc4a74..3c0bba835c 100644
--- a/flixel/system/FlxAssets.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/FlxAssets.hx
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import haxe.Json;
 import haxe.xml.Access;
 import openfl.Assets;
 import openfl.utils.ByteArray;
+import haxe.io.Path;
+#if hxWebP
+import webp.WebP;
+#end
 
 using StringTools;
 
@@ -260,7 +264,17 @@ class FlxAssets
 	public static inline function getBitmapData(id:String):BitmapData
 	{
 		if (Assets.exists(id))
-			return Assets.getBitmapData(id, false);
+		{
+			switch (Path.extension(id))
+			{
+				#if hxWebP
+				case 'webp':
+					return WebP.getBitmapDataFromBytes(Assets.getBytes(id)); // WebP.getBitmapData(id); is broken as of rn
+				#end
+				default:
+					return Assets.getBitmapData(id, false);
+			}
+		}
 		FlxG.log.error('Could not find a BitmapData asset with ID \'$id\'.');
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/include.xml b/include.xml
index 652ec226db..b99220d984 100644
--- a/include.xml
+++ b/include.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 	<haxelib name="openfl" unless="create" />
 	<haxelib name="hscript" unless="create || coverage2" optional="true" />
 
+	<haxelib name="hxWebP" optional="true" if="cpp || web"/>
+
 	<haxeflag name="--macro" value="flixel.system.macros.FlxDefines.run()" />
 
 	<section if="setup">
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/FlxAssert.hx b/tests/unit/src/FlxAssert.hx
index 136ceaee2e..507e3565ce 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/FlxAssert.hx
+++ b/tests/unit/src/FlxAssert.hx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class FlxAssert
 			&& areNearHelper(expected.y, actual.y, margin)
 			&& areNearHelper(expected.width, actual.width, margin)
 			&& areNearHelper(expected.height, actual.height, margin);
-		
+
 		if (areNear)
 			Assert.assertionCount++;
 		else