diff --git a/natives/image/deepfry.cc b/natives/image/deepfry.cc
index 43214789..42f9b5ed 100644
--- a/natives/image/deepfry.cc
+++ b/natives/image/deepfry.cc
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ CmdOutput esmb::Image::Deepfry(const string &type, string &outType, const char *
     final = VImage::arrayjoin(img, VImage::option()->set("across", 1));
     final.set(VIPS_META_PAGE_HEIGHT, pageHeight);
     final.set("delay", fried.get_array_int("delay"));
+    final.set("loop", fried.get_int("loop"));
   } else {
     void *jpgBuf;
     size_t jpgLength;
     fried.write_to_buffer(".jpg", &jpgBuf, &jpgLength, VImage::option()->set("Q", 1)->set("strip", true));
     final = VImage::new_from_buffer(jpgBuf, jpgLength, "", VImage::option()->set("access", "sequential")).copy_memory();
     final.set(VIPS_META_PAGE_HEIGHT, pageHeight);
-    if (nPages > 1) final.set("delay", fried.get_array_int("delay"));
+    if (nPages > 1) {
+      final.set("delay", fried.get_array_int("delay"));
+      final.set("loop", fried.get_int("loop"));
+    }
     free(jpgBuf);
   }
 
diff --git a/natives/image/jpeg.cc b/natives/image/jpeg.cc
index 8a6c2046..77f2cf03 100644
--- a/natives/image/jpeg.cc
+++ b/natives/image/jpeg.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ CmdOutput esmb::Image::Jpeg(const string &type, string &outType, const char *buf
       final = VImage::arrayjoin(img, VImage::option()->set("across", 1));
       final.set(VIPS_META_PAGE_HEIGHT, pageHeight);
       final.set("delay", in.get_array_int("delay"));
+      final.set("loop", in.get_int("loop"));
       final.write_to_buffer(("." + outType).c_str(), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&buf), &dataSize,
                             outType == "gif" ? VImage::option()->set("dither", 0) : 0);
     } else {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ CmdOutput esmb::Image::Jpeg(const string &type, string &outType, const char *buf
       final = VImage::new_from_buffer(jpgBuf, jpgLength, "", VImage::option()->set("access", "sequential"));
       final.set(VIPS_META_PAGE_HEIGHT, pageHeight);
       final.set("delay", in.get_array_int("delay"));
+      final.set("loop", in.get_int("loop"));
       final.write_to_buffer(("." + outType).c_str(), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&buf), &dataSize,
                             outType == "gif" ? VImage::option()->set("dither", 0) : 0);
       free(jpgBuf);