diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index ebe88344..68b6e986 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ Requires libvips v8.14.0
   [#3470](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/pull/3470)
   [@ejoebstl](https://github.com/ejoebstl)
 
+* Respect `fastShrinkOnLoad` resize option for WebP input.
+  [#3516](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/3516)
+
 * Reduce sharpen `sigma` maximum from 10000 to 10.
   [#3521](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/3521)
 
diff --git a/src/pipeline.cc b/src/pipeline.cc
index 6430a7d3..15ab9103 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.cc
+++ b/src/pipeline.cc
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class PipelineWorker : public Napi::AsyncWorker {
           if (jpegShrinkOnLoad > 1 && static_cast<int>(shrink) == jpegShrinkOnLoad) {
             jpegShrinkOnLoad /= 2;
           }
-        } else if (inputImageType == sharp::ImageType::WEBP && shrink > 1.0) {
+        } else if (inputImageType == sharp::ImageType::WEBP && baton->fastShrinkOnLoad && shrink > 1.0) {
           // Avoid upscaling via webp
           scale = 1.0 / shrink;
         } else if (inputImageType == sharp::ImageType::SVG ||
diff --git a/test/unit/webp.js b/test/unit/webp.js
index ab7fc4c4..fbbb7ad2 100644
--- a/test/unit/webp.js
+++ b/test/unit/webp.js
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ describe('WebP', function () {
       )
   );
 
+  it('should produce different file size with/out shrink-on-load', async () => {
+    const [shrunk, resized] = await Promise.all([
+      sharp(fixtures.inputWebP).resize({ width: 16 }).toBuffer(),
+      sharp(fixtures.inputWebP).resize({ width: 16, fastShrinkOnLoad: false, kernel: 'nearest' }).toBuffer()
+    ]);
+    assert.notStrictEqual(shrunk.length, resized.length);
+  });
+
   it('invalid effort throws', () => {
     assert.throws(() => {
       sharp().webp({ effort: true });