diff --git a/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py b/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py
index f77a245c035..2c815501bb8 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py
@@ -127,11 +127,14 @@ def test_write_animated_metadata(tmp_path):
                 exif=exif_data,
                 xmp=xmp_data,
             )
+        assert "xmp" not in frame1.info
+        assert frame1.getxmp() == {}
 
     with Image.open(temp_file) as image:
         assert "icc_profile" in image.info
         assert "exif" in image.info
         assert "xmp" in image.info
-        assert iccp_data == image.info.get("icc_profile", None)
-        assert exif_data == image.info.get("exif", None)
-        assert xmp_data == image.info.get("xmp", None)
+        assert iccp_data == image.info["icc_profile"]
+        assert exif_data == image.info["exif"]
+        assert xmp_data == image.info["xmp"]
+        assert xmp_data == image.getxmp()
diff --git a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
index e3c19db3dbf..9801d411635 100644
--- a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ def _getexif(self):
             return None
         return self.getexif()._get_merged_dict()
 
+    def getxmp(self):
+        return self.info.get("xmp", {})
+
     def seek(self, frame):
         if not self._seek_check(frame):
             return