diff --git a/etc/loris2.conf b/etc/loris2.conf
index ca73aa97..688f9fab 100644
--- a/etc/loris2.conf
+++ b/etc/loris2.conf
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ target_formats = ['jpg','png','gif','webp']
     [[png]]
     impl = 'PNG_Transformer'
 
+    [[gif]]
+    impl = 'GIF_Transformer'
+
     [[jp2]]
     impl = 'KakaduJP2Transformer'
     tmp_dp = '/tmp/loris/tmp/jp2' # rwx
diff --git a/loris/img_info.py b/loris/img_info.py
index 9b74ec4d..03149df1 100644
--- a/loris/img_info.py
+++ b/loris/img_info.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def from_image_file(self, formats=[], max_size_above_full=200):
 
         if self.src_format == 'jp2':
             self._from_jp2(self.src_img_fp)
-        elif self.src_format  in ('jpg','tif','png'):
+        elif self.src_format  in ('gif', 'jpg', 'tif', 'png'):
             self._extract_with_pillow(self.src_img_fp)
         else:
             raise ImageInfoException(
diff --git a/loris/transforms.py b/loris/transforms.py
index 700382e9..1b2ccd01 100644
--- a/loris/transforms.py
+++ b/loris/transforms.py
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ class TIF_Transformer(_PillowTransformer):
 class PNG_Transformer(_PillowTransformer):
     pass
 
+class GIF_Transformer(_PillowTransformer):
+    pass
 
 class _AbstractJP2Transformer(_AbstractTransformer):
     '''
diff --git a/tests/img/three_static.gif b/tests/img/three_static.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe5ef1ca
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/img/three_static.gif differ
diff --git a/tests/img_info_t.py b/tests/img_info_t.py
index abef47ba..d94f4fff 100644
--- a/tests/img_info_t.py
+++ b/tests/img_info_t.py
@@ -207,6 +207,31 @@ def test_png_info_from_image(self):
         self.assertEqual(info.profile.description, profile[1])
         self.assertEqual(info.sizes, self.test_png_sizes)
 
+    def test_gif_info_from_image(self):
+        fp = self.test_gif_static_fp
+        fmt = self.test_gif_static_fmt
+
+        info = img_info.ImageInfo(self.app, src_img_fp=fp, src_format=fmt)
+
+        profile = ["http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json", {
+                "formats": [ "jpg", "png", "gif", "webp", "tif" ],
+                "qualities": [ "default", "gray", "bitonal" ],
+                "supports": [
+                    "canonicalLinkHeader",
+                    "profileLinkHeader",
+                    "mirroring",
+                    "rotationArbitrary",
+                    "regionSquare",
+                    "sizeAboveFull"
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+
+        self.assertEqual(info.width, self.test_gif_static_dims[0])
+        self.assertEqual(info.height, self.test_gif_static_dims[1])
+        self.assertEqual(info.sizes, self.test_gif_static_sizes)
+        self.assertEqual(info.profile.compliance_uri, profile[0])
+        self.assertEqual(info.profile.description, profile[1])
 
     def test_tiff_info_from_image(self):
         fp = self.test_tiff_fp
diff --git a/tests/loris_t.py b/tests/loris_t.py
index 8c94cf0b..d999331b 100755
--- a/tests/loris_t.py
+++ b/tests/loris_t.py
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.test_tiff_dims = (839,1080)
         self.test_tiff_sizes = []
 
+        self.test_gif_static_fp = path.join(self.test_img_dir, 'three_static.gif')
+        self.test_gif_static_fmt = 'gif'
+        self.test_gif_static_id = 'three_static.gif'
+        self.test_gif_static_uri = '%s/%s' % (self.URI_BASE, self.test_gif_static_id)
+        self.test_gif_static_dims = (288, 250) # w,h
+        self.test_gif_static_sizes = []
+
         self.test_png_fp = path.join(self.test_img_dir,'henneken.png')
         self.test_png_fp2 = path.join(self.test_img_dir2,'henneken.png')
         self.test_png_fmt = 'png'
diff --git a/tests/webapp_t.py b/tests/webapp_t.py
index adc908d3..31d4d760 100644
--- a/tests/webapp_t.py
+++ b/tests/webapp_t.py
@@ -397,6 +397,15 @@ def test_bare_identifier_request_303_gets_info(self):
         info = img_info.ImageInfo.from_json_fp(tmp_fp)
         self.assertEqual(info.width, self.test_jp2_color_dims[0])
 
+    def test_gif_identifier(self):
+        # Should be able to request source GIF in a supported target format
+        # Note: cannot use @pytest.mark.parametrize here because this is a unittest.TestCase subclass
+        for target_format in ( 'gif', 'jpg', 'png', 'webp'):
+            identifier = 'three_static.gif'
+            to_get = '/%s/full/full/0/default.%s' % (identifier, target_format)
+            resp = self.client.get(to_get)
+            self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+
 
 class InfoRequests(loris_t.LorisTest):