diff --git a/config/app/packages/image.yaml b/config/app/packages/image.yaml
index 274b4a79e..cb0a000f8 100644
--- a/config/app/packages/image.yaml
+++ b/config/app/packages/image.yaml
@@ -40,10 +40,14 @@ ibexa:
                         - { name: strip }
 
 liip_imagine:
+    default_filter_set_settings:
+        format: webp
     filter_sets:
         small:
             quality: 85
             jpeg_quality: 85
+            # format can also be defined per filter
+            #format: webp
         medium:
             quality: 85
             jpeg_quality: 85
diff --git a/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/image.ini.append.php b/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/image.ini.append.php
index ff829829b..6ba626279 100644
--- a/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/image.ini.append.php
+++ b/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/image.ini.append.php
@@ -2,11 +2,26 @@
 
 [ImageMagick]
 IsEnabled=true
-ExecutablePath=/usr/bin
+ExecutablePath=/opt/local/bin
 Executable=convert
 PreParameters=+profile "*"
 
 [MIMETypeSettings]
 Quality[]
 Quality[]=image/jpeg;90
+Quality[]=image/webp;90
+# The global conversion rules
+# Most will be converted to jpeg except gif and xpms
+ConversionRules[]
+ConversionRules[]=image/gif;image/png
+ConversionRules[]=image/x-xpixmap;image/png
+ConversionRules[]=image/webp;image/webp
+# force aliases from jpeg originals to be generated as webp
+ConversionRules[]=image/jpeg;image/webp
+# force aliases from originals in any non-specified format to be generated as webp
+#ConversionRules[]=*;image/webp
+ConversionRules[]=*;image/jpeg
+[ImageMagick]
+QualityParameters[]=image/webp;-quality %1
+
 */ ?>
diff --git a/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/siteaccess/ngadminui/image.ini.append.php b/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/siteaccess/ngadminui/image.ini.append.php
index 0b0e307a5..a75c8917d 100644
--- a/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/siteaccess/ngadminui/image.ini.append.php
+++ b/src/ezpublish_legacy/app/settings/siteaccess/ngadminui/image.ini.append.php
@@ -8,16 +8,20 @@
 
 [small]
 Reference=original
+# you can disable global ConversionRules for webp, and specify target mime type for each alias
+MIMEType=image/webp
 Filters[]
 Filters[]=geometry/scaledownonly=100;100
 
 [medium]
 Reference=original
+MIMEType=image/webp
 Filters[]
 Filters[]=geometry/scaledownonly=200;200
 
 [large]
 Reference=original
+MIMEType=image/webp
 Filters[]
 Filters[]=geometry/scaledownonly=300;300
 */ ?>