diff --git a/src/IMG_webp.c b/src/IMG_webp.c
index 7c96e02d8..9e14c83ac 100644
--- a/src/IMG_webp.c
+++ b/src/IMG_webp.c
@@ -347,6 +347,13 @@ IMG_Animation *IMG_LoadWEBPAnimation_RW(SDL_RWops *src)
                           (bgcolor >> 24) & 0xFF);
 #endif
 
+    // Initialize canvas - use bgcolor for non-alpha format, transparency for alpha
+    if (features.has_alpha) {
+        SDL_FillRect(canvas, NULL, SDL_MapRGBA(canvas->format, 0, 0, 0, 0));
+    } else {
+        SDL_FillRect(canvas, NULL, bgcolor);
+    }
+
     SDL_zero(iter);
     if (lib.WebPDemuxGetFrame(demuxer, 1, &iter)) {
         do {
@@ -357,8 +364,16 @@ IMG_Animation *IMG_LoadWEBPAnimation_RW(SDL_RWops *src)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (dispose_method == WEBP_MUX_DISPOSE_BACKGROUND) {
-                SDL_FillRect(canvas, NULL, bgcolor);
+            // Set up destination rect for current frame
+            dst.x = iter.x_offset;
+            dst.y = iter.y_offset;
+            dst.w = iter.width;
+            dst.h = iter.height;
+
+            // Handle disposal and prepare region for new frame
+            if (iter.dispose_method == WEBP_MUX_DISPOSE_BACKGROUND ||
+                iter.blend_method == WEBP_MUX_NO_BLEND) {
+                    SDL_FillRect(canvas, &dst, bgcolor);
             }
 
             curr = SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceWithFormat(0, iter.width, iter.height, 0, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA32);
@@ -376,21 +391,19 @@ IMG_Animation *IMG_LoadWEBPAnimation_RW(SDL_RWops *src)
                 goto error;
             }
 
+            // Set blend mode based on the frame's blend method
             if (iter.blend_method == WEBP_MUX_BLEND) {
                 SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(curr, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
             } else {
                 SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(curr, SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE);
             }
-            dst.x = iter.x_offset;
-            dst.y = iter.y_offset;
-            dst.w = iter.width;
-            dst.h = iter.height;
+
             SDL_BlitSurface(curr, NULL, canvas, &dst);
             SDL_FreeSurface(curr);
 
+            // Store complete frame state
             anim->frames[frame_idx] = SDL_DuplicateSurface(canvas);
             anim->delays[frame_idx] = iter.duration;
-            dispose_method = iter.dispose_method;
 
         } while (lib.WebPDemuxNextFrame(&iter));