diff --git a/Tests/test_file_webp.py b/Tests/test_file_webp.py
index a7b6c735a69..3832441c02d 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_webp.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_webp.py
@@ -233,5 +233,4 @@ def test_duration(self, tmp_path):
             im.save(out_webp, save_all=True)
 
         with Image.open(out_webp) as reloaded:
-            reloaded.load()
             assert reloaded.info["duration"] == 1000
diff --git a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
index 028e5d2bdd9..a6e1a2a00c5 100644
--- a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def _open(self):
         self.info["background"] = (bg_r, bg_g, bg_b, bg_a)
         self.n_frames = frame_count
         self.is_animated = self.n_frames > 1
+        ret = self._decoder.get_next()
+        if ret is not None:
+            self.info["duration"] = ret[1]
         self._mode = "RGB" if mode == "RGBX" else mode
         self.rawmode = mode
         self.tile = []
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ def _open(self):
             self.info["xmp"] = xmp
 
         # Initialize seek state
-        self._reset(reset=False)
+        self._reset()
 
     def _getexif(self):
         if "exif" not in self.info:
@@ -113,9 +116,8 @@ def seek(self, frame):
         # Set logical frame to requested position
         self.__logical_frame = frame
 
-    def _reset(self, reset=True):
-        if reset:
-            self._decoder.reset()
+    def _reset(self):
+        self._decoder.reset()
         self.__physical_frame = 0
         self.__loaded = -1
         self.__timestamp = 0