diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/album.py b/instagrapi/mixins/album.py
index fbf11142..fd9a492e 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/album.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/album.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def album_upload(
         children = []
         for path in paths:
             path = Path(path)
-            if path.suffix.lower() in (".jpg", ".jpeg"):
+            if path.suffix.lower() in (".jpg", ".jpeg", ".webp"):
                 upload_id, width, height = self.photo_rupload(path, to_album=True)
                 children.append(
                     {