diff --git a/modules/images.py b/modules/images.py
index 5b80c23e1..7df2b08c7 100644
--- a/modules/images.py
+++ b/modules/images.py
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ def save_image(image, path, basename, seed=None, prompt=None, extension='png', i
             elif image_to_save.mode == 'I;16':
                 image_to_save = image_to_save.point(lambda p: p * 0.0038910505836576).convert("RGB" if extension.lower() == ".webp" else "L")
 
-            image_to_save.save(temp_file_path, format=image_format, quality=opts.jpeg_quality)
+            image_to_save.save(temp_file_path, format=image_format, quality=opts.jpeg_quality, lossless=opts.webp_lossless)
 
             if opts.enable_pnginfo and info is not None:
                 exif_bytes = piexif.dump({
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 805f9cc19..511019880 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ options_templates.update(options_section(('saving-images', "Saving images/grids"
     "save_images_before_highres_fix": OptionInfo(False, "Save a copy of image before applying highres fix."),
     "save_images_before_color_correction": OptionInfo(False, "Save a copy of image before applying color correction to img2img results"),
     "jpeg_quality": OptionInfo(80, "Quality for saved jpeg images", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "step": 1}),
+    "webp_lossless": OptionInfo(False, "Use lossless compression for webp images"),
     "export_for_4chan": OptionInfo(True, "If the saved image file size is above the limit, or its either width or height are above the limit, save a downscaled copy as JPG"),
     "img_downscale_threshold": OptionInfo(4.0, "File size limit for the above option, MB", gr.Number),
     "target_side_length": OptionInfo(4000, "Width/height limit for the above option, in pixels", gr.Number),