diff --git a/imageio/imageio-webp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReader.java b/imageio/imageio-webp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReader.java
index 5570f71c..7446611b 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-webp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReader.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-webp/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReader.java
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ final class WebPImageReader extends ImageReaderBase {
     // Either VP8_, VP8L or VP8X chunk
     private long fileSize;
     private VP8xChunk header;
+
+    // The ICC Profile contained in the stream, only suitable for metadata.
+    private ICC_Profile containedICCP;
+
+    // A safe, verified RGB ICC Profile used for color conversion.
     private ICC_Profile iccProfile;
     private final List<AnimationFrame> frames = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ final class WebPImageReader extends ImageReaderBase {
     protected void resetMembers() {
         fileSize = -1;
         header = null;
+        containedICCP = null;
         iccProfile = null;
         lsbBitReader = null;
         frames.clear();
@@ -299,13 +305,20 @@ final class WebPImageReader extends ImageReaderBase {
 
                 if (header.containsICCP) {
                     // ICCP chunk must be first chunk, if present
-                    while (iccProfile == null && imageInput.getStreamPosition() < fileSize) {
+                    while (containedICCP == null && imageInput.getStreamPosition() < fileSize) {
                         int nextChunk = imageInput.readInt();
                         long chunkLength = imageInput.readUnsignedInt();
                         long chunkStart = imageInput.getStreamPosition();
 
                         if (nextChunk == WebP.CHUNK_ICCP) {
-                            iccProfile = ColorProfiles.readProfile(IIOUtil.createStreamAdapter(imageInput, chunkLength));
+                            containedICCP = ColorProfiles.readProfile(IIOUtil.createStreamAdapter(imageInput, chunkLength));
+
+                            if (containedICCP.getColorSpaceType() == ColorSpace.TYPE_RGB) {
+                                iccProfile = containedICCP;
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                processWarningOccurred("Encountered non-RGB ICC Profile, ignoring color profile, colors may appear incorrect");
+                            }
                         }
                         else {
                             processWarningOccurred(String.format("Expected 'ICCP' chunk, '%s' chunk encountered", fourCC(nextChunk)));
@@ -386,9 +399,10 @@ final class WebPImageReader extends ImageReaderBase {
 
         if (iccProfile != null && !ColorProfiles.isCS_sRGB(iccProfile)) {
             ICC_ColorSpace colorSpace = ColorSpaces.createColorSpace(iccProfile);
-            int[] bandOffsets = header.containsALPH ? new int[] {0, 1, 2, 3} : new int[] {0, 1, 2};
+            int[] bandOffsets = header.containsALPH ? new int[]{0, 1, 2, 3} : new int[]{0, 1, 2};
             return ImageTypeSpecifiers.createInterleaved(colorSpace, bandOffsets, DataBuffer.TYPE_BYTE, header.containsALPH, false);
         }
+        // Non-RGB profile is simply ignored
 
         return ImageTypeSpecifiers.createFromBufferedImageType(header.containsALPH ? BufferedImage.TYPE_4BYTE_ABGR : BufferedImage.TYPE_3BYTE_BGR);
     }
diff --git a/imageio/imageio-webp/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReaderTest.java b/imageio/imageio-webp/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReaderTest.java
index 6f1665f5..ada3706c 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-webp/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReaderTest.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-webp/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/webp/WebPImageReaderTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ public class WebPImageReaderTest extends ImageReaderAbstractTest<WebPImageReader
                         new Dimension(394, 383), new Dimension(394, 394), new Dimension(372, 394),
                         new Dimension(400, 400), new Dimension(320, 382)),
                 // Alpha transparency and Alpha filtering
-                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/webp/alpha_filter.webp"), new Dimension(1600, 1600))
+                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/webp/alpha_filter.webp"), new Dimension(1600, 1600)),
+                // Lossy with grayscale ICC profile
+                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/webp/incompatible-icc-gray.webp"), new Dimension(766, 1100))
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/imageio/imageio-webp/src/test/resources/webp/incompatible-icc-gray.webp b/imageio/imageio-webp/src/test/resources/webp/incompatible-icc-gray.webp
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f0e1216c
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