diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 1364a70f..7a75bb77 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Requires libvips v8.10.0
 * Ensure `stats` can be calculated for 1x1 input.
   [#2372](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/2372)
 
+* Ensure animated GIF output is optimised.
+  [#2376](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/2376)
+
 ### v0.26.0 - 25th August 2020
 
 * Prebuilt libvips binaries are now statically-linked and Brotli-compressed, requiring Node.js 10.16.0+.
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index 2163b55f..3081c336 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -782,6 +782,8 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
           sharp::AssertImageTypeDimensions(image, sharp::ImageType::GIF);
           VipsArea *area = VIPS_AREA(image.magicksave_buffer(VImage::option()
             ->set("strip", !baton->withMetadata)
+            ->set("optimize_gif_frames", TRUE)
+            ->set("optimize_gif_transparency", TRUE)
             ->set("format", "gif")));
           baton->bufferOut = static_cast<char*>(area->data);
           baton->bufferOutLength = area->length;
@@ -925,6 +927,8 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
           sharp::AssertImageTypeDimensions(image, sharp::ImageType::GIF);
           image.magicksave(const_cast<char*>(baton->fileOut.data()), VImage::option()
             ->set("strip", !baton->withMetadata)
+            ->set("optimize_gif_frames", TRUE)
+            ->set("optimize_gif_transparency", TRUE)
             ->set("format", "gif"));
           baton->formatOut = "gif";
         } else if (baton->formatOut == "tiff" || (mightMatchInput && isTiff) ||