diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 75c9b3f641..949ef23d54 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         "illuminate/support": "^13.0",
         "illuminate/validation": "^13.0",
         "illuminate/view": "^13.0",
-        "intervention/image": "^3.2",
+        "intervention/image": "^4.0",
         "jenssegers/agent": "^2.6",
         "laminas/laminas-diactoros": "^3.0",
         "laminas/laminas-httphandlerrunner": "^2.6",
diff --git a/framework/core/composer.json b/framework/core/composer.json
index a2b5bfdb78..b949ccf2f7 100644
--- a/framework/core/composer.json
+++ b/framework/core/composer.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         "illuminate/support": "^13.0",
         "illuminate/validation": "^13.0",
         "illuminate/view": "^13.0",
-        "intervention/image": "^3.2",
+        "intervention/image": "^4.0",
         "jenssegers/agent": "^2.6.4",
         "laminas/laminas-diactoros": "^3.0",
         "laminas/laminas-httphandlerrunner": "^2.6.1",
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php
index 1892b6ce1c..f58ea29112 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ protected function makeImage(UploadedFileInterface $file): EncodedImageInterface
             return $file->getStream();
         }
 
-        $encodedImage = $this->imageManager->read($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'))
-            ->scale(64, 64)
-            ->toPng();
-
         $this->fileExtension = 'png';
 
+        $encodedImage = $this->imageManager->decode($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'))
+            ->scale(64, 64)
+            ->encodeUsingFileExtension($this->fileExtension);
+
         return $encodedImage;
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php
index 42c065d1e7..13c76876f0 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php
@@ -21,18 +21,12 @@ class UploadLogoController extends UploadImageController
 
     protected function makeImage(UploadedFileInterface $file): EncodedImageInterface
     {
-        $image = $this->imageManager->read($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'))
+        $image = $this->imageManager->decode($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'))
             ->scale(height: 60);
 
-        if ($image->isAnimated()) {
-            $this->resolvedExtension = 'gif';
+        $this->resolvedExtension = $image->isAnimated() ? 'gif' : 'webp';
 
-            return $image->toGif();
-        }
-
-        $this->resolvedExtension = 'webp';
-
-        return $image->toWebp();
+        return $image->encodeUsingFileExtension($this->resolvedExtension);
     }
 
     protected function fileExtension(ServerRequestInterface $request, UploadedFileInterface $file): string
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php
index 59785b4c88..6e076b7c31 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ private function uploadAvatarFromUrl(User $user, string $url): void
         $urlContents = $this->retrieveAvatarFromUrl($url);
 
         if ($urlContents !== null) {
-            $image = $this->imageManager->read($urlContents);
+            $image = $this->imageManager->decodeBinary($urlContents);
 
             $this->avatarUploader->upload($user, $image);
         }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/AvatarUploader.php b/framework/core/src/User/AvatarUploader.php
index ddf182a02e..a4f7b4e131 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/AvatarUploader.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/AvatarUploader.php
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ public function upload(User $user, ImageInterface $image): void
         $avatarPath = Str::random();
 
         if ($image->isAnimated()) {
-            $encodedImage = $image->toGif();
             $avatarPath .= '.gif';
         } else {
-            $encodedImage = $image->toWebp();
             $avatarPath .= '.webp';
         }
 
+        $encodedImage = $image->encodeUsingPath($avatarPath);
+
         $this->removeFileAfterSave($user);
         $user->changeAvatarPath($avatarPath);
 
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/AvatarValidator.php b/framework/core/src/User/AvatarValidator.php
index ac8e91ece5..dbf56251e9 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/AvatarValidator.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/AvatarValidator.php
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 use Flarum\Foundation\ValidationException;
 use Flarum\Locale\TranslatorInterface;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Factory;
-use Intervention\Gif\Exceptions\DecoderException as GifDecoderException;
-use Intervention\Image\Exceptions\DecoderException;
+use Intervention\Image\Exceptions\ImageException;
 use Intervention\Image\ImageManager;
 use Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Mime\MimeTypes;
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ protected function assertFileMimes(UploadedFileInterface $file): void
         }
 
         try {
-            $this->imageManager->read($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'));
-        } catch (DecoderException|GifDecoderException) {
+            $this->imageManager->decode($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'));
+        } catch (ImageException) {
             $this->raise('image');
         }
     }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php b/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php
index ec211e4e6a..2d524d2d73 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function handle(UploadAvatar $command): User
 
         $this->validator->assertValid(['avatar' => $command->file]);
 
-        $image = $this->imageManager->read($command->file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'));
+        $image = $this->imageManager->decode($command->file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'));
 
         $this->events->dispatch(
             new AvatarSaving($user, $actor, $image)
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/Console/ConvertAvatarsToWebpCommand.php b/framework/core/src/User/Console/ConvertAvatarsToWebpCommand.php
index 3e2834d999..46d4e7cf07 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/Console/ConvertAvatarsToWebpCommand.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/Console/ConvertAvatarsToWebpCommand.php
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ protected function fire(): int
 
                 try {
                     $contents = $this->uploadDir->get($oldPath);
-                    $webpContents = $this->imageManager->read($contents)->toWebp();
-
                     $newPath = pathinfo($oldPath, PATHINFO_FILENAME).'.webp';
 
+                    $webpContents = $this->imageManager->decodeBinary($contents)->encodeUsingPath($newPath);
+
                     $this->uploadDir->put($newPath, $webpContents);
 
                     User::where('id', $user->id)->update(['avatar_url' => $newPath]);
diff --git a/framework/core/tests/unit/User/AvatarUploaderTest.php b/framework/core/tests/unit/User/AvatarUploaderTest.php
index 9a75b73fd8..2c1b9ce8ea 100644
--- a/framework/core/tests/unit/User/AvatarUploaderTest.php
+++ b/framework/core/tests/unit/User/AvatarUploaderTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Filesystem\Factory;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Intervention\Image\Drivers\Gd\Driver;
 use Intervention\Image\ImageManager;
 use Mockery as m;
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public function test_changing_avatar_removes_file()
         $user->changeAvatarPath('ABCDEFGHabcdefgh.png');
         $user->syncOriginal();
 
-        $this->uploader->upload($user, ImageManager::gd()->create(50, 50));
+        $this->uploader->upload($user, ImageManager::usingDriver(Driver::class)->createImage(50, 50));
 
         // Simulate saving
         foreach ($user->releaseAfterSaveCallbacks() as $callback) {
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public function test_upload_stores_webp_for_static_images()
 
         $user = new User();
 
-        $this->uploader->upload($user, ImageManager::gd()->create(50, 50));
+        $this->uploader->upload($user, ImageManager::usingDriver(Driver::class)->createImage(50, 50));
 
         // Simulate saving
         foreach ($user->releaseAfterSaveCallbacks() as $callback) {