diff --git a/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp b/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp
index 0a72e09ad9..8f99f52a5f 100644
--- a/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp
+++ b/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,65 @@ TEST_CASE(test_gif)
     EXPECT(frame.duration == 400);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE(test_gif_without_global_color_table)
+{
+    Array<u8, 35> gif_data {
+        // Header (6 bytes): "GIF89a"
+        0x47,
+        0x49,
+        0x46,
+        0x38,
+        0x39,
+        0x61,
+
+        // Logical Screen Descriptor (7 bytes)
+        0x01,
+        0x00, // Width (1)
+        0x01,
+        0x00, // Height (1)
+        0x00, // Packed fields (NOTE: the MSB here is the Global Color Table flag!)
+        0x00, // Background Color Index
+        0x00, // Pixel Aspect Ratio
+
+        // Image Descriptor (10 bytes)
+        0x2C,
+        0x00,
+        0x00,
+        0x00,
+        0x00,
+        0x01,
+        0x00,
+        0x01,
+        0x00,
+        0x80,
+
+        // Local Color Table (6 bytes: 2 colors, 3 bytes per color)
+        0x00,
+        0x00,
+        0x00, // Color 1: Black (RGB: 0, 0, 0)
+        0xff,
+        0x00,
+        0x00, // Color 2: Red (RGB: 255, 0, 0)
+
+        // Image Data (8 bytes)
+        0x02, // LZW Minimum Code Size
+        0x02, // Data Sub-block size (2 bytes)
+        0x4C,
+        0x01, // Image Data
+        0x00, // Data Sub-block Terminator
+
+        // Trailer (1 byte)
+        0x3B,
+    };
+
+    auto plugin_decoder = TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::GIFImageDecoderPlugin::create(gif_data));
+    EXPECT_EQ(plugin_decoder->frame_count(), 1u);
+    auto frame = TRY_OR_FAIL(plugin_decoder->frame(0));
+    EXPECT(frame.image);
+    EXPECT_EQ(frame.image->size(), Gfx::IntSize(1, 1));
+    EXPECT_EQ(frame.image->get_pixel(0, 0), Gfx::Color::NamedColor::Red);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE(test_not_ico)
 {
     auto file = MUST(Core::MappedFile::map(TEST_INPUT("png/buggie.png"sv)));
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/GIFLoader.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/GIFLoader.cpp
index 22e0f085a3..22dbdf6140 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/GIFLoader.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/GIFLoader.cpp
@@ -240,20 +240,26 @@ static ErrorOr<void> load_header_and_logical_screen(GIFLoadingContext& context)
     context.logical_screen.width = TRY(context.stream.read_value<LittleEndian<u16>>());
     context.logical_screen.height = TRY(context.stream.read_value<LittleEndian<u16>>());
 
-    auto gcm_info = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
+    auto packed_fields = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
     context.background_color_index = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
     [[maybe_unused]] auto pixel_aspect_ratio = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
 
-    u8 bits_per_pixel = (gcm_info & 7) + 1;
-    int color_map_entry_count = 1;
-    for (int i = 0; i < bits_per_pixel; ++i)
-        color_map_entry_count *= 2;
+    // Global Color Table; if the flag is set, the Global Color Table will
+    // immediately follow the Logical Screen Descriptor.
+    bool global_color_table_flag = packed_fields & 0x80;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < color_map_entry_count; ++i) {
-        u8 r = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
-        u8 g = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
-        u8 b = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
-        context.logical_screen.color_map[i] = { r, g, b };
+    if (global_color_table_flag) {
+        u8 bits_per_pixel = (packed_fields & 7) + 1;
+        int color_map_entry_count = 1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < bits_per_pixel; ++i)
+            color_map_entry_count *= 2;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < color_map_entry_count; ++i) {
+            u8 r = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
+            u8 g = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
+            u8 b = TRY(context.stream.read_value<u8>());
+            context.logical_screen.color_map[i] = { r, g, b };
+        }
     }
 
     return {};