diff --git a/docs/02-app/02-api-reference/01-components/image.mdx b/docs/02-app/02-api-reference/01-components/image.mdx
index 7397926ad9..86871f4dd9 100644
--- a/docs/02-app/02-api-reference/01-components/image.mdx
+++ b/docs/02-app/02-api-reference/01-components/image.mdx
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ placeholder = 'empty' // "empty" | "blur" | "data:image/..."
 
 A placeholder to use while the image is loading. Possible values are `blur`, `empty`, or `data:image/...`. Defaults to `empty`.
 
-When `blur`, the [`blurDataURL`](#blurdataurl) property will be used as the placeholder. If `src` is an object from a [static import](/docs/app/building-your-application/optimizing/images#local-images) and the imported image is `.jpg`, `.png`, `.webp`, or `.avif`, then `blurDataURL` will be automatically populated.
+When `blur`, the [`blurDataURL`](#blurdataurl) property will be used as the placeholder. If `src` is an object from a [static import](/docs/app/building-your-application/optimizing/images#local-images) and the imported image is `.jpg`, `.png`, `.webp`, or `.avif`, then `blurDataURL` will be automatically populated, except when the image is detected to be animated.
 
 For dynamic images, you must provide the [`blurDataURL`](#blurdataurl) property. Solutions such as [Plaiceholder](https://github.com/joe-bell/plaiceholder) can help with `base64` generation.
 
diff --git a/errors/placeholder-blur-data-url.mdx b/errors/placeholder-blur-data-url.mdx
index 61e7d35355..3737dfae70 100644
--- a/errors/placeholder-blur-data-url.mdx
+++ b/errors/placeholder-blur-data-url.mdx
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ You are attempting use the `next/image` component with `placeholder=blur` proper
 
 The `blurDataURL` might be missing because you're using a string for `src` instead of a static import.
 
-Or `blurDataURL` might be missing because the static import is an unsupported image format. Only jpg, png, webp, and avif are supported at this time.
+Or `blurDataURL` might be missing because the static import is an unsupported image format. Only jpg, png, webp, and avif are supported at this time, though animated images are not supported.
 
 ## Possible Ways to Fix It
 
 - Add a [`blurDataURL`](/docs/pages/api-reference/components/image#blurdataurl) property, the contents should be a small Data URL to represent the image
-- Change the [`src`](/docs/pages/api-reference/components/image#src) property to a static import with one of the supported file types: jpg, png, or webp
+- Change the [`src`](/docs/pages/api-reference/components/image#src) property to a static import with one of the supported file types: jpg, png, webp, or avif (animated images not supported)
 - Remove the [`placeholder`](/docs/pages/api-reference/components/image#placeholder) property, effectively no blur effect
diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader/blur.ts b/packages/next/src/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader/blur.ts
index 46efcbee16..b7dbb25086 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader/blur.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader/blur.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function getBlurImage(
   let blurWidth: number = 0
   let blurHeight: number = 0
 
-  if (VALID_BLUR_EXT.includes(extension)) {
+  if (VALID_BLUR_EXT.includes(extension) && !isAnimated(content)) {
     // Shrink the image's largest dimension
     if (imageSize.width >= imageSize.height) {
       blurWidth = BLUR_IMG_SIZE
@@ -65,18 +65,15 @@ export async function getBlurImage(
       blurDataURL = url.href.slice(prefix.length)
     } else {
       const resizeImageSpan = tracing('image-resize')
-      const resizedImage = await resizeImageSpan.traceAsyncFn(() => {
-        if (isAnimated(content)) {
-          return content
-        }
-        return optimizeImage({
+      const resizedImage = await resizeImageSpan.traceAsyncFn(() =>
+        optimizeImage({
           buffer: content,
           width: blurWidth,
           height: blurHeight,
           contentType: `image/${extension}`,
           quality: BLUR_QUALITY,
         })
-      })
+      )
       const blurDataURLSpan = tracing('image-base64-tostring')
       blurDataURL = blurDataURLSpan.traceFn(
         () =>
diff --git a/packages/next/src/client/legacy/image.tsx b/packages/next/src/client/legacy/image.tsx
index 569dd05e8a..d1456477ba 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/client/legacy/image.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/client/legacy/image.tsx
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ export default function Image({
             - Add a "blurDataURL" property, the contents should be a small Data URL to represent the image
             - Change the "src" property to a static import with one of the supported file types: ${VALID_BLUR_EXT.join(
               ','
-            )}
+            )} (animated images not supported)
             - Remove the "placeholder" property, effectively no blur effect
           Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/placeholder-blur-data-url`
           )
diff --git a/packages/next/src/shared/lib/get-img-props.ts b/packages/next/src/shared/lib/get-img-props.ts
index a6144ebe9b..ee01d1482a 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/shared/lib/get-img-props.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/shared/lib/get-img-props.ts
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ export function getImgProps(
           - Add a "blurDataURL" property, the contents should be a small Data URL to represent the image
           - Change the "src" property to a static import with one of the supported file types: ${VALID_BLUR_EXT.join(
             ','
-          )}
+          )} (animated images not supported)
           - Remove the "placeholder" property, effectively no blur effect
         Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/placeholder-blur-data-url`
       )
diff --git a/test/unit/next-image-loader/get-blur-image.test.ts b/test/unit/next-image-loader/get-blur-image.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f958694a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/next-image-loader/get-blur-image.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* eslint-env jest */
+import { getBlurImage } from 'next/dist/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader/blur'
+import { readFile } from 'fs-extra'
+import { join } from 'path'
+
+const getImage = (filepath) => readFile(join(__dirname, filepath))
+
+const tracing = () => ({
+  traceFn: (fn, ...args) => fn(...args),
+  traceAsyncFn: (fn, ...args) => fn(...args),
+})
+
+const context = { basePath: '', outputPath: '', isDev: false, tracing }
+
+describe('getBlurImage', () => {
+  it('should return image for jpg', async () => {
+    const buffer = await getImage('./images/test.jpg')
+    const result = await getBlurImage(
+      buffer,
+      'jpeg',
+      { width: 400, height: 400 },
+      context
+    )
+    expect(result).toBeObject()
+    expect(result.dataURL).toBeString()
+  })
+  it('should return undefined for animated webp', async () => {
+    const buffer = await getImage('./images/animated.webp')
+    const result = await getBlurImage(
+      buffer,
+      'webp',
+      { width: 400, height: 400 },
+      context
+    )
+    expect(result).toBeObject()
+    expect(result.dataURL).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
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