diff --git a/src/common.cc b/src/common.cc
index b8978772b..b826f42fd 100644
--- a/src/common.cc
+++ b/src/common.cc
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ namespace sharp {
       imageType == ImageType::JP2 ||
       imageType == ImageType::TIFF ||
       imageType == ImageType::HEIF ||
+      imageType == ImageType::JXL ||
       imageType == ImageType::PDF;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index c3b72b03c..49c0fb389 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -1205,7 +1205,6 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
         } else if (baton->formatOut == "jxl" ||
           (baton->formatOut == "input" && inputImageType == sharp::ImageType::JXL)) {
           // Write JXL to buffer
-          image = sharp::RemoveAnimationProperties(image);
           VipsArea *area = reinterpret_cast<VipsArea*>(image.jxlsave_buffer(VImage::option()
             ->set("keep", baton->keepMetadata)
             ->set("distance", baton->jxlDistance)
@@ -1397,7 +1396,6 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
         } else if (baton->formatOut == "jxl" || (mightMatchInput && isJxl) ||
           (willMatchInput && inputImageType == sharp::ImageType::JXL)) {
           // Write JXL to file
-          image = sharp::RemoveAnimationProperties(image);
           image.jxlsave(const_cast<char*>(baton->fileOut.data()), VImage::option()
             ->set("keep", baton->keepMetadata)
             ->set("distance", baton->jxlDistance)
diff --git a/test/fixtures/index.js b/test/fixtures/index.js
index f3b78c5ed..3e5f59322 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/index.js
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ module.exports = {
   inputGifGreyPlusAlpha: getPath('grey-plus-alpha.gif'), // http://i.imgur.com/gZ5jlmE.gif
   inputGifAnimated: getPath('rotating-squares.gif'), // CC0 https://loading.io/spinner/blocks/-rotating-squares-preloader-gif
   inputGifAnimatedLoop3: getPath('animated-loop-3.gif'), // CC-BY-SA-4.0 Petrus3743 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:01-Goldener_Schnitt_Formel-Animation.gif
+  inputJxlAnimated: getPath('rotating-squares.jxl'), // CC0 https://loading.io/spinner/blocks/-rotating-squares-preloader-gif
   inputSvg: getPath('check.svg'), // http://dev.w3.org/SVG/tools/svgweb/samples/svg-files/check.svg
   inputSvgSmallViewBox: getPath('circle.svg'),
   inputSvgWithEmbeddedImages: getPath('struct-image-04-t.svg'), // https://dev.w3.org/SVG/profiles/1.2T/test/svg/struct-image-04-t.svg
diff --git a/test/fixtures/rotating-squares.jxl b/test/fixtures/rotating-squares.jxl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b305dfbd2
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixtures/rotating-squares.jxl differ
diff --git a/test/unit/jxl.js b/test/unit/jxl.js
index 643267d04..47df4fc5a 100644
--- a/test/unit/jxl.js
+++ b/test/unit/jxl.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 const { suite, test } = require('node:test');
 
 const sharp = require('../../');
+const fixtures = require('../fixtures');
 
 suite('JXL', () => {
   test('called without options does not throw an error', (t) => {
@@ -114,4 +115,93 @@ suite('JXL', () => {
       sharp().jxl({ effort: 'fail' });
     });
   });
+  test('invalid loop throws', (t) => {
+    t.plan(2);
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      sharp().jxl({ loop: -1 });
+    });
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      sharp().jxl({ loop: 65536 });
+    });
+  });
+  test('invalid delay throws', (t) => {
+    t.plan(2);
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      sharp().jxl({ delay: -1 });
+    });
+    t.assert.throws(() => {
+      sharp().jxl({ delay: [65536] });
+    });
+  });
+
+  suite('animated', { skip: !sharp.format.jxl.input.buffer || !sharp.format.jxl.output.buffer }, () => {
+    test('should read animated image', async (t) => {
+      t.plan(5);
+      const { format, pages, pageHeight, loop, delay } = await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+      t.assert.strictEqual(format, 'jxl');
+      t.assert.strictEqual(pages, 30);
+      t.assert.strictEqual(pageHeight, 80);
+      t.assert.strictEqual(loop, 0);
+      t.assert.deepStrictEqual(delay, Array(30).fill(30));
+    });
+    test('should repeat a single delay for all frames', async (t) => {
+      t.plan(1);
+      const data = await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 })
+        .jxl({ delay: 100 })
+        .toBuffer();
+      const updated = await sharp(data, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+
+      t.assert.deepStrictEqual(updated.delay, Array(updated.pages).fill(100));
+    });
+    test('should limit animation loop', async (t) => {
+      t.plan(1);
+      const data = await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 })
+        .jxl({ loop: 3 })
+        .toBuffer();
+      const updated = await sharp(data, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+
+      t.assert.strictEqual(updated.loop, 3);
+    });
+    test('should change delay between frames', async (t) => {
+      t.plan(1);
+      const original = await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+
+      const expectedDelay = [...Array(original.pages).fill(40)];
+      const data = await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 })
+        .jxl({ delay: expectedDelay })
+        .toBuffer();
+      const updated = await sharp(data, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+
+      t.assert.deepStrictEqual(updated.delay, expectedDelay);
+    });
+    test('should preserve delay between frames', async (t) => {
+      t.plan(1);
+      const data = await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 })
+        .jxl()
+        .toBuffer();
+      const updated = await sharp(data, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+
+      t.assert.deepStrictEqual(updated.delay, Array(30).fill(30));
+    });
+    test('should round trip to file', async (t) => {
+      t.plan(3);
+      const output = fixtures.path('output.animated.jxl');
+      await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 }).jxl({ loop: 3 }).toFile(output);
+      const { pages, loop, delay } = await sharp(output, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+      t.assert.strictEqual(pages, 30);
+      t.assert.strictEqual(loop, 3);
+      t.assert.deepStrictEqual(delay, Array(30).fill(30));
+    });
+    test('should resize animated image to page height', async (t) => {
+      t.plan(2);
+      const data = await sharp(fixtures.inputJxlAnimated, { pages: -1 })
+        .resize({ height: 40 })
+        .jxl({ effort: 1 })
+        .toBuffer();
+      const updated = await sharp(data, { pages: -1 }).metadata();
+
+      t.assert.strictEqual(updated.height, 40 * 30);
+      t.assert.strictEqual(updated.pageHeight, 40);
+    });
+  });
 });