diff --git a/vips/image.go b/vips/image.go
index 4d6b382f..770983f8 100644
--- a/vips/image.go
+++ b/vips/image.go
@@ -950,7 +950,9 @@ func (r *ImageRef) ExportWebp(params *WebpExportParams) ([]byte, *ImageMetadata,
 	}
 
 	paramsWithIccProfile := *params
-	paramsWithIccProfile.IccProfile = r.optimizedIccProfile
+	if r.optimizedIccProfile != "" && params.IccProfile == "" {
+		paramsWithIccProfile.IccProfile = r.optimizedIccProfile
+	}
 
 	buf, err := vipsSaveWebPToBuffer(r.image, paramsWithIccProfile)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/vips/image_test.go b/vips/image_test.go
index 5a76322e..b1d1fe1a 100644
--- a/vips/image_test.go
+++ b/vips/image_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ func TestImageRef_WebP__ReducedEffort(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestImageInbuildIcc_WebP(t *testing.T) {
+	Startup(nil)
+
+	srcBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(resources + "jpg-24bit-icc-iec.jpg")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	img, err := NewImageFromBuffer(srcBytes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, img)
+
+	params := NewWebpExportParams()
+	exportedWebpBytes, _, err := img.ExportWebp(params)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, exportedWebpBytes)
+
+	// Check if the exported webp has the same ICC profile as the original image
+	exportedImg, err := NewImageFromBuffer(exportedWebpBytes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, exportedImg)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, img.GetICCProfile(), exportedImg.GetICCProfile())
+}
+
 func TestImageRef_WebP__NearLossless(t *testing.T) {
 	Startup(nil)